- Location
- Israel
[X] Plan: A Wide Net
Evermark Underground: RPG Brothel Management
- Thread starter Evenstar
- Start date
- Original Mature Fantasy
- Pronouns
- They/Them
I'm reading through and it's pretty interesting, but the lack of a character sheet (or rather a consistent Brothel sheet or whatnot) makes it hard to follow, when combined with the lack of reiteration of what vote won unless you go back and read page by page.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] Plan: A Wide Net
Ivy 1904
Evenstar
Triple Jump Unlocked
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- She/Her
"Filia, did you get the leaflets from Innumerable Aspect?"
She nods. "All bundled up and ready to distribute, Mistress."
"And the ones we were sending to the Succubus Liberation front?"
Edie speaks up. "I made sure they got there myself."
You nod. "Alright then. Edie, how did your search for contacts in the city go?"
"I got in touch with a grocery wholesaler who'd be willing to sell you everything from eggs to artichokes."
You rub your chin. "Sounds like there might be some opportunities there. Good work.
"Now Filia, what about your search along the waterfront? Anything I should be concerned about?"
"Not unless you're concerned about me selling off recipes on the sly. I got in touch with one of the local restaurants."
"Was there anything interesting to find?"
"Not that Edie hasn't already one-upped me on."
"Alright then, we'll move on. Varielle, what about acquiring more stock for the magic shop?"
"I tried to, but nobody would deal with someone who wasn't Guild Licensed. I looked into acquiring one, but they're damn expensive - 500 Æther per year! So I decided to ask you. Should the magic shop get licensed by the magic guild, or not?"
Edie looks at you. "We could always supply the place under-the-table, but people might wonder where all the stock was coming from. Paying the exorbitant fee makes me grind my teeth, but…"
Varielle nods. "It's up to you."
[ ][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
[ ][License] Don't buy one.
Your dance with Leah is a familiar routine by now, a smooth rhythm of steps and turns and smiles. You don't comment on your recent date in front of the band, but you do share more than a few knowing looks with Leah.
Eventually, the room fills with the familiar silver mist. But rather than simply dissipate like usual, the silver mist is drawn to your Essence Pearl jewellery, and sinks into it.
When you examine the pearl fragments closely, you find that the setting for your ring is straining against the slightly-bigger jewel inside it.
"I think we may have just found a way to scale up."
The Steamborne Revolution 10/10
Mother of Pearls 0/25
Between your silk and your furs, you have enough materials to put in quite a considerable order to the tailor's. Dye, pattern, and accessories are all up to your desire. It's time to give yourself a wardrobe worthy of a noblewoman.
Furs:
[ ][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur dress made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a felt top hat made. 1 Fur Bolt, 50 Æther.
Silks:
One silk dress costs 1 Bolt Silk per color used and 30 Æther. Use the following order form for color and pattern:
[ ][Color] Red
[ ][Color] Orange
[ ][Color] Gold
[ ][Color] Green
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Color] Purple
[ ][Color] Pink
[ ][Color] Black
[ ][Color] White
[ ][Color] Write In
[ ][Pattern] Swords
[ ][Pattern] Gears
[ ][Pattern] Stars
[ ][Pattern] Pearls
[ ][Pattern] Fire
[ ][Pattern] Water
[ ][Pattern] Flowers
[ ][Pattern] Leaves
[ ][Pattern] Feathers
[ ][Pattern] Write In
Before attending the Summer Ball, you take a few minutes in your rooms to consider both your attire and your tactics.
What do you wear to the Merchants' Summer Ball?
[X][Dress] Your dress of midnight stars.
And for jewellery?
[ ][Jewellery] Nothing.
[ ][Jewellery] The stainless steel rat you got from the former Rat leader.
[ ][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] Leah's sapphire ring.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl ring.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
What about your tactical approach?
[ ][Tactics] Try to get a word in with the established investors and merchants.
[ ][Tactics] Speak to the Guild officials, particularly the higher-ups, and feel them out.
[ ][Tactics] Focus on looking for those of revolutionary sentiment and gathering them together.
[ ][Tactics] Focus on the younger and more radical merchants to try and find recruits.
[ ][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
After basic interviews with all your staff, you've compiled This Spreadsheet regarding them.
Upgrades:
Tier 3 Wards
Tier 3 Silken Wonderland
Tier 2 Warded Strongboxes
Tier 2 Signage
Tier 2 Escort Beauty
Tier 2 Steamy Atmosphere
Tier 1 Landscaping
Tier 1 Renovated
Tier 1 Exclusive
Treasury:
40 Discretion
23 Scandal
830 Clean Æther
2515 Dirty Æther
1 Small Essence Pearl
1 Essence Pearl Pendant
1 Essence Pearl Ring
1 Pair Essence Pearl Earrings
1 Stainless Steel Rat
1 Sapphire Ring
1 Steamborne Talisman
1 Silvermist Consecration
7 Healing Potions
3 Suffragist Favours
1 All Faiths Favour
10 House Galero Favours
2 Months Till Recruiting Drive
2 Months More Merchant Membership
50 Libertine Pamphlets
50 All Faiths Pamphlets
50 Suffragist Pamphlets
50 Innumerable Pamphlets
11 Silk Bolts
5 Fur Bolts
Current Monthly Income:
135 Clean Æther from Tea
350 Dirty Æther from Sex
5 Clean Æther from Cooked Books
5 Clean Æther from Fine Cuisine
10 Clean Æther from Ostmarkian Tea
25 Clean Æther from Hotelry
50 Clean Æther from The Band
35 Clean Æther from Apothecary Deal
230 Dirty Æther from VIP
110 Clean Æther from VIP
100 Dirty Æther Enchantress
250 Dirty Aether Harbour Tribute
120 Clean Æther from Harbour Laundry
25 Clean Æther from Magic Shop
1 Bolt Silk Silk Shop Tribute
Current Monthly Expenses:
-25 Clean Æther Room Service
-5 Clean Æther Weekly Checkups
-5 Dirty Æther Cooked Books
-10 Clean Æther Bouncers
-20 Dirty Æther Harbour Laundry
-80 Dirty Æther Gang Sponsorship
-10 Clean Æther Chef
-15 Clean Æther Gardeners
-10 Clean Æther Exclusivity
-10 Dirty Æther Exclusivity
-5 Clean Aether Cosmetics
-25 Clean Aether Etiquette Teacher
-50 Dirty Aether Apothecary Deal
-1 All Monthly Timers
Current Monthly Net:
305 Clean Aether
665 Dirty Aether
1 Silk Bolt
-1 All Monthly Timers
Control under Holly:
[ ][Control] Build another back of house room, at a cost of 75 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Call in a favour with the Libertines and have a room built on the cheap. Cost: 30 Clean Æ, 1 Libertine Favour
[ ][Control] Search for more contacts who sell goods & services under the table. (IE, that you can pay in dirty money.)
[ ][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
[-][Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 20 Bolts Silk, 200 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Distribute your leaflets covering revolutionary topics. (Opens menu for where to send leaflets.)
[ ][Control] The Suffragists' Union is dedicated to political and mercantile equality. Go see what they're doing.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
Charm under Edie:
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts among the Ceverra.
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts in the city.
[ ][Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
[-][Charm] Buy out the fishmarket next door so that the smell of fish won't disturb the customers. 1000 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Renovate the courtyard to add a fountain. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Purchase some pieces of statuary for the garden. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Investigate the grocery wholesaler's for lines on food.
Intrigue under Filia:
[ ][Intrigue] Continue Filia's education in Markish and Tradecraft.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
[ ][Intrigue] You've grown accustomed to the underworld here, but more contacts are always a good thing. Cultivate more criminal contacts.
[ ][Intrigue] Continue cultivating contacts along the local waterfront. Surely there's something more interesting than the fish market next door?
[ ][Intrigue] The Succubus Liberation Front claims that the succubi are badly mischaracterized. Attend a monthly meeting and keep your ear to the ground.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an anonymous donation to charity. 100 Dirty Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an under-the-table donation to the cause. 100 Dirty Æ becomes 1 Libertine Favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a further "donation" to the struggling House Galero. 250 Dirty Æ becomes one House Galero favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Buy another tenth-share of House Galero's debt. 1,250 Dirty Æ, +5 House Galero favours.
[-][Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You know the etiquette, but you need more dresses before the Court will take you seriously.
Lore under Varielle:
[ ][Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
[ ][Lore] Having witches and wizards on your side can only ever help. Try to make more contacts in the magical community.
[ ][Lore] Innumerable Aspect seeks to promote freedom of Orbite, encouraging the unbanning of proscribed Aspects. Go to their monthly meeting and keep an ear to the ground.
[ ][Lore] The Progressivists' Guild advocates for the free development of new magic and technology, and the reversal of laws that ban specific technologies. Contact them and stay in touch.
[ ][Lore] Purchase a smuggled load of succubus artifacts in order to research them. 100 Dirty Æther, success has a chance at unique items.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Lore] Have Varielle brew some healing potions, just in case. 100 Dirty Æther should suffice for a batch for six.
Faith under Leah:
[ ][Faith] Send Leah to attend this month's meeting of All Faiths Harmonious and keep her ear to the ground.
[ ][Faith] Reach out and try to connect with the local preachers, temples and shrines.
[ ][Faith] Idols, Magical Girls, and the radio broadcasters who make them famous can all be found here in Gradentine. Try to get closer to that brilliant glamour.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and practice its use as a channel for Steamborne power.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and try to produce an Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Faith] Try to organize another dance between the Kalinsha and Marielle.
[ ][Faith] Spend more time experimenting with the Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Look into the Coppergold faith of the Ceverra.
Personal:
[ ][Personal] Take more time alone to cultivate your Aura and Orbite.
[ ][Personal] Personally teach your Redcaps some more Broken Fang Way.
[ ][Personal] Spend time overseeing one of the major business areas. (Write in a stat; Control, Charm, etc.)
[ ][Personal] Take some time to get to know one of the staff. (Write in a name.)
[ ][Personal] Spend some time relaxing and unwinding in the gardens.
[ ][Personal] Experiencing your own business from time to time can generate real insights. Take tea at Harbour Tea.
[ ][Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
[ ][Personal] Take Edie aside and try to talk her out of succubus liberation. It's just a bad move.
[ ][Personal] Go to the adventuring store and purchase supplies or weaponry from them.
[ ][Personal] Go to the Progressivist Jeweller's and see what he has in stock. (Opens jewellery store event; likely to cost a few hundred Dirty Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the local magic shop and see what trinkets and doodads they have on sale. Perhaps they'll have a radio or a record player? (Opens magic store event; likely to cost a few hundred Clean Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the proscribed apothecary and haggle over lines on spices, teas, medicines and potions. (Opens apothecary event; likely to cost a few hundred dirty Æ)
[ ][Personal] Try to find somebody selling silk, so that you can renovate the second floor with it as well. (Opens silk merchant event; likely to cost a few hundred clean Æ)
[ ][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
[ ][Personal] Go to the transmuter to have something duplicated.
[ ][Personal] Go have some silk or fur made into dresses.
She nods. "All bundled up and ready to distribute, Mistress."
"And the ones we were sending to the Succubus Liberation front?"
Edie speaks up. "I made sure they got there myself."
You nod. "Alright then. Edie, how did your search for contacts in the city go?"
"I got in touch with a grocery wholesaler who'd be willing to sell you everything from eggs to artichokes."
You rub your chin. "Sounds like there might be some opportunities there. Good work.
"Now Filia, what about your search along the waterfront? Anything I should be concerned about?"
"Not unless you're concerned about me selling off recipes on the sly. I got in touch with one of the local restaurants."
"Was there anything interesting to find?"
"Not that Edie hasn't already one-upped me on."
"Alright then, we'll move on. Varielle, what about acquiring more stock for the magic shop?"
"I tried to, but nobody would deal with someone who wasn't Guild Licensed. I looked into acquiring one, but they're damn expensive - 500 Æther per year! So I decided to ask you. Should the magic shop get licensed by the magic guild, or not?"
Edie looks at you. "We could always supply the place under-the-table, but people might wonder where all the stock was coming from. Paying the exorbitant fee makes me grind my teeth, but…"
Varielle nods. "It's up to you."
[ ][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
[ ][License] Don't buy one.
Your dance with Leah is a familiar routine by now, a smooth rhythm of steps and turns and smiles. You don't comment on your recent date in front of the band, but you do share more than a few knowing looks with Leah.
Eventually, the room fills with the familiar silver mist. But rather than simply dissipate like usual, the silver mist is drawn to your Essence Pearl jewellery, and sinks into it.
When you examine the pearl fragments closely, you find that the setting for your ring is straining against the slightly-bigger jewel inside it.
"I think we may have just found a way to scale up."
The Steamborne Revolution 10/10
Mother of Pearls 0/25
Between your silk and your furs, you have enough materials to put in quite a considerable order to the tailor's. Dye, pattern, and accessories are all up to your desire. It's time to give yourself a wardrobe worthy of a noblewoman.
Furs:
[ ][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur dress made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a felt top hat made. 1 Fur Bolt, 50 Æther.
Silks:
One silk dress costs 1 Bolt Silk per color used and 30 Æther. Use the following order form for color and pattern:
[ ][Color] Red
[ ][Color] Orange
[ ][Color] Gold
[ ][Color] Green
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Color] Purple
[ ][Color] Pink
[ ][Color] Black
[ ][Color] White
[ ][Color] Write In
[ ][Pattern] Swords
[ ][Pattern] Gears
[ ][Pattern] Stars
[ ][Pattern] Pearls
[ ][Pattern] Fire
[ ][Pattern] Water
[ ][Pattern] Flowers
[ ][Pattern] Leaves
[ ][Pattern] Feathers
[ ][Pattern] Write In
Before attending the Summer Ball, you take a few minutes in your rooms to consider both your attire and your tactics.
What do you wear to the Merchants' Summer Ball?
[X][Dress] Your dress of midnight stars.
And for jewellery?
[ ][Jewellery] Nothing.
[ ][Jewellery] The stainless steel rat you got from the former Rat leader.
[ ][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] Leah's sapphire ring.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl ring.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
What about your tactical approach?
[ ][Tactics] Try to get a word in with the established investors and merchants.
[ ][Tactics] Speak to the Guild officials, particularly the higher-ups, and feel them out.
[ ][Tactics] Focus on looking for those of revolutionary sentiment and gathering them together.
[ ][Tactics] Focus on the younger and more radical merchants to try and find recruits.
[ ][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
After basic interviews with all your staff, you've compiled This Spreadsheet regarding them.
Upgrades:
Tier 3 Wards
Tier 3 Silken Wonderland
Tier 2 Warded Strongboxes
Tier 2 Signage
Tier 2 Escort Beauty
Tier 2 Steamy Atmosphere
Tier 1 Landscaping
Tier 1 Renovated
Tier 1 Exclusive
Treasury:
40 Discretion
23 Scandal
830 Clean Æther
2515 Dirty Æther
1 Small Essence Pearl
1 Essence Pearl Pendant
1 Essence Pearl Ring
1 Pair Essence Pearl Earrings
1 Stainless Steel Rat
1 Sapphire Ring
1 Steamborne Talisman
1 Silvermist Consecration
7 Healing Potions
3 Suffragist Favours
1 All Faiths Favour
10 House Galero Favours
2 Months Till Recruiting Drive
2 Months More Merchant Membership
50 Libertine Pamphlets
50 All Faiths Pamphlets
50 Suffragist Pamphlets
50 Innumerable Pamphlets
11 Silk Bolts
5 Fur Bolts
Current Monthly Income:
135 Clean Æther from Tea
350 Dirty Æther from Sex
5 Clean Æther from Cooked Books
5 Clean Æther from Fine Cuisine
10 Clean Æther from Ostmarkian Tea
25 Clean Æther from Hotelry
50 Clean Æther from The Band
35 Clean Æther from Apothecary Deal
230 Dirty Æther from VIP
110 Clean Æther from VIP
100 Dirty Æther Enchantress
250 Dirty Aether Harbour Tribute
120 Clean Æther from Harbour Laundry
25 Clean Æther from Magic Shop
1 Bolt Silk Silk Shop Tribute
Current Monthly Expenses:
-25 Clean Æther Room Service
-5 Clean Æther Weekly Checkups
-5 Dirty Æther Cooked Books
-10 Clean Æther Bouncers
-20 Dirty Æther Harbour Laundry
-80 Dirty Æther Gang Sponsorship
-10 Clean Æther Chef
-15 Clean Æther Gardeners
-10 Clean Æther Exclusivity
-10 Dirty Æther Exclusivity
-5 Clean Aether Cosmetics
-25 Clean Aether Etiquette Teacher
-50 Dirty Aether Apothecary Deal
-1 All Monthly Timers
Current Monthly Net:
305 Clean Aether
665 Dirty Aether
1 Silk Bolt
-1 All Monthly Timers
Control under Holly:
[ ][Control] Build another back of house room, at a cost of 75 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Call in a favour with the Libertines and have a room built on the cheap. Cost: 30 Clean Æ, 1 Libertine Favour
[ ][Control] Search for more contacts who sell goods & services under the table. (IE, that you can pay in dirty money.)
[ ][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
[-][Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 20 Bolts Silk, 200 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Distribute your leaflets covering revolutionary topics. (Opens menu for where to send leaflets.)
[ ][Control] The Suffragists' Union is dedicated to political and mercantile equality. Go see what they're doing.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
Charm under Edie:
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts among the Ceverra.
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts in the city.
[ ][Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
[-][Charm] Buy out the fishmarket next door so that the smell of fish won't disturb the customers. 1000 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Renovate the courtyard to add a fountain. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Purchase some pieces of statuary for the garden. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Investigate the grocery wholesaler's for lines on food.
Intrigue under Filia:
[ ][Intrigue] Continue Filia's education in Markish and Tradecraft.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
[ ][Intrigue] You've grown accustomed to the underworld here, but more contacts are always a good thing. Cultivate more criminal contacts.
[ ][Intrigue] Continue cultivating contacts along the local waterfront. Surely there's something more interesting than the fish market next door?
[ ][Intrigue] The Succubus Liberation Front claims that the succubi are badly mischaracterized. Attend a monthly meeting and keep your ear to the ground.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an anonymous donation to charity. 100 Dirty Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an under-the-table donation to the cause. 100 Dirty Æ becomes 1 Libertine Favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a further "donation" to the struggling House Galero. 250 Dirty Æ becomes one House Galero favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Buy another tenth-share of House Galero's debt. 1,250 Dirty Æ, +5 House Galero favours.
[-][Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You know the etiquette, but you need more dresses before the Court will take you seriously.
Lore under Varielle:
[ ][Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
[ ][Lore] Having witches and wizards on your side can only ever help. Try to make more contacts in the magical community.
[ ][Lore] Innumerable Aspect seeks to promote freedom of Orbite, encouraging the unbanning of proscribed Aspects. Go to their monthly meeting and keep an ear to the ground.
[ ][Lore] The Progressivists' Guild advocates for the free development of new magic and technology, and the reversal of laws that ban specific technologies. Contact them and stay in touch.
[ ][Lore] Purchase a smuggled load of succubus artifacts in order to research them. 100 Dirty Æther, success has a chance at unique items.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Lore] Have Varielle brew some healing potions, just in case. 100 Dirty Æther should suffice for a batch for six.
Faith under Leah:
[ ][Faith] Send Leah to attend this month's meeting of All Faiths Harmonious and keep her ear to the ground.
[ ][Faith] Reach out and try to connect with the local preachers, temples and shrines.
[ ][Faith] Idols, Magical Girls, and the radio broadcasters who make them famous can all be found here in Gradentine. Try to get closer to that brilliant glamour.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and practice its use as a channel for Steamborne power.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and try to produce an Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Faith] Try to organize another dance between the Kalinsha and Marielle.
[ ][Faith] Spend more time experimenting with the Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Look into the Coppergold faith of the Ceverra.
Personal:
[ ][Personal] Take more time alone to cultivate your Aura and Orbite.
[ ][Personal] Personally teach your Redcaps some more Broken Fang Way.
[ ][Personal] Spend time overseeing one of the major business areas. (Write in a stat; Control, Charm, etc.)
[ ][Personal] Take some time to get to know one of the staff. (Write in a name.)
[ ][Personal] Spend some time relaxing and unwinding in the gardens.
[ ][Personal] Experiencing your own business from time to time can generate real insights. Take tea at Harbour Tea.
[ ][Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
[ ][Personal] Take Edie aside and try to talk her out of succubus liberation. It's just a bad move.
[ ][Personal] Go to the adventuring store and purchase supplies or weaponry from them.
[ ][Personal] Go to the Progressivist Jeweller's and see what he has in stock. (Opens jewellery store event; likely to cost a few hundred Dirty Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the local magic shop and see what trinkets and doodads they have on sale. Perhaps they'll have a radio or a record player? (Opens magic store event; likely to cost a few hundred Clean Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the proscribed apothecary and haggle over lines on spices, teas, medicines and potions. (Opens apothecary event; likely to cost a few hundred dirty Æ)
[ ][Personal] Try to find somebody selling silk, so that you can renovate the second floor with it as well. (Opens silk merchant event; likely to cost a few hundred clean Æ)
[ ][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
[ ][Personal] Go to the transmuter to have something duplicated.
[ ][Personal] Go have some silk or fur made into dresses.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
I think this should be part of votes. We still have a Scandal of 23, so we might want to tamp that down.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
I can't remember, have we done this recently? I know they refused before, but...
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
Also, this! A religion can't be just two people, if we're going to scale up, we need to... well, scale up.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
I wonder if we should perhaps start to cross-pollinate. We introduced three of them to each other, why not the other three to each other, to set up the, like, combined Campaign Leaflet. Or something!
I think this should be part of votes. We still have a Scandal of 23, so we might want to tamp that down.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
I can't remember, have we done this recently? I know they refused before, but...
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
Also, this! A religion can't be just two people, if we're going to scale up, we need to... well, scale up.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
I wonder if we should perhaps start to cross-pollinate. We introduced three of them to each other, why not the other three to each other, to set up the, like, combined Campaign Leaflet. Or something!
- Location
- Sol III
- Pronouns
- She/Her
!!!
[X] Plan The Times They Are A-Changin'
-[X][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
I think this will be a worthwhile investment.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
The dress just sounds tacky, and the hat is too masc for my taste.
-[X][Color] Orange
-[X][Color] Gold
-[X][Pattern] Water
Fire and water: a Steamborne dress.
-[X][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
-[X][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
Note the new dress won't be done in time for the ball, so we're wearing this with the stars.
-[X][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
Let's see what happens.
-[X][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
-[X][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
I agree with the Laurent on this.
-[X][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
I'm tempted to go for Galero, just because we have more (dirty) money than we know what to do with, but with the recruiting drive on the horizon I want to strengthen our Revolutionary ties.
-[X][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
We're going to need more information on inscribing Orbite.
-[X][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
Scaling up!
-[X][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
I really, really want to distribute inter-cause unity leaflets before the recruiting drive. Please.
[X] Plan The Times They Are A-Changin'
-[X][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
I think this will be a worthwhile investment.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
The dress just sounds tacky, and the hat is too masc for my taste.
-[X][Color] Orange
-[X][Color] Gold
-[X][Pattern] Water
Fire and water: a Steamborne dress.
-[X][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
-[X][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
Note the new dress won't be done in time for the ball, so we're wearing this with the stars.
-[X][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
Let's see what happens.
-[X][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
-[X][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
I agree with the Laurent on this.
-[X][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
I'm tempted to go for Galero, just because we have more (dirty) money than we know what to do with, but with the recruiting drive on the horizon I want to strengthen our Revolutionary ties.
-[X][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
We're going to need more information on inscribing Orbite.
-[X][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
Scaling up!
-[X][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
I really, really want to distribute inter-cause unity leaflets before the recruiting drive. Please.
- Location
- USA
I lean towards different choices for [Intrigue], [Lore], and [Personal], but I can see it's 6-of-1, half-dozen of the other, so I can roll with your choices.
I would push for a different [Control] option. I think it's time to invest in a Bay Run. Hang out with the established investors and merchants again and invest in a Bay Run seem to go together, and we should get results around recruitment time and getting introduced in court. It would be a nice feather in our cap to be introduced as a successful business-woman and investor.
We also need three fancy dresses to get introduced at court, so we need two more silk designs (I agree with you on no fur dress!)
[ ][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Color] White
[ ][Pattern] Pearls
[ ][Color] Gold
[ ][Color] Orange
[ ][Pattern] Gears
[ ][Color] Black
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Pattern] Stars
[ ][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
[ ][Tactics] Try to get a word in with the established investors and merchants.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
I would push for a different [Control] option. I think it's time to invest in a Bay Run. Hang out with the established investors and merchants again and invest in a Bay Run seem to go together, and we should get results around recruitment time and getting introduced in court. It would be a nice feather in our cap to be introduced as a successful business-woman and investor.
We also need three fancy dresses to get introduced at court, so we need two more silk designs (I agree with you on no fur dress!)
[ ][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
[ ][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Color] White
[ ][Pattern] Pearls
[ ][Color] Gold
[ ][Color] Orange
[ ][Pattern] Gears
[ ][Color] Black
[ ][Color] Blue
[ ][Pattern] Stars
[ ][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
[ ][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
[ ][Tactics] Try to get a word in with the established investors and merchants.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
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- Location
- Somewhere in the area
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
[X] Plan Literal Hours Spent Solely on Dress Designs
-[X][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
We're making enough that a Guild License is worth not having to worry about the legitimacy of the Magic Shop.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
I shudder to think of a dress only made of furs would look like, though I doubt it's what the option is. Having a couple of shawls and a coat made sound much more appealing.
-[X][Color] Red
-[X][Color] Silver
-[X][Pattern] Gears
A dress for the Steamborne Religion, the passion/vibrancy of Red complements the silver gears that symbolize our religion really well.
-[X][Color] Pink
-[X][Color] Onyx
-[X][Pattern] Flowers
A libertine connection, or a connection to the redcap's uniform?
-[X][Color] Indigo
-[X][Color] Violet
-[X][Pattern] Waves
A wine-dark sea may only exist in Homer's works, but it definitely haunts my mind when I think of colors and the ocean. I'd say its something suitable for the Harbour's newest Queen.
-[X][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
-[X][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
-[X][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
Like I said last time, I want to see what's inside the mystery box.
-[X][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
-[X][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
-[X][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
-[X][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
-[X][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
-[X][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
This should be our second VIP room on the second story iirc. Further reducing the cost of doing the rest wholesale. Spending 500 clean aether just to get 600 two months later doesn't seem like a good deal to me, I'd rather save up the last bit of money necessary to buy the fish market next door.
While I'd like to look further into the grocery, it's a good idea to work on or scandal/discretion as we approach the recruitment event.
The Sharks were having internal problems last we checked, it's time to see if their problems are going to become our problems. With all the noise that the recruitment event will cause, the last thing we need is for the Sharks to add on to the potential chaos.
The Magical girls helped identify what the essence pearl was, they might have some ideas how best to use them if we aren't going to be selling them to the noble houses.
Speaking of the essence pearls, we can't upscale production with only two pairs of dancers. The side effect is that we'll also have a lot of Steamborne followers who listen to us, which may open possibilities....
Finally, I understand the urge to make unity pamphlets, but we'd end up distributing them either right before, or during the recruitment event. Which already is something where multiple causes are contributing to the revolution as a whole. It would end up just being redundant with everything going on. I'd rather take the time to get a feel for how the Port Authority part of the Sharks is handling the internal divisions, as well as spending our dirty aether on some uncommon/rare items for our operations. That crate of repeating rifles was what made kicking out the Mob possible after all.
-[X][License] Purchase a Guild License. -50 Clean Æther/month.
We're making enough that a Guild License is worth not having to worry about the legitimacy of the Magic Shop.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur coat made. 3 Fur Bolts, 30 Æther.
-[X][Fur] Have a fur shawl made. 1 Fur Bolt, 10 Æther.
I shudder to think of a dress only made of furs would look like, though I doubt it's what the option is. Having a couple of shawls and a coat made sound much more appealing.
-[X][Color] Red
-[X][Color] Silver
-[X][Pattern] Gears
A dress for the Steamborne Religion, the passion/vibrancy of Red complements the silver gears that symbolize our religion really well.
-[X][Color] Pink
-[X][Color] Onyx
-[X][Pattern] Flowers
A libertine connection, or a connection to the redcap's uniform?
-[X][Color] Indigo
-[X][Color] Violet
-[X][Pattern] Waves
A wine-dark sea may only exist in Homer's works, but it definitely haunts my mind when I think of colors and the ocean. I'd say its something suitable for the Harbour's newest Queen.
-[X][Jewellery] A Steamborne pendant.
-[X][Jewellery] The Essence Pearl earrings.
-[X][Tactics] Go stand at the buffet table.
Like I said last time, I want to see what's inside the mystery box.
-[X][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
-[X][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
-[X][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
-[X][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
-[X][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
-[X][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
This should be our second VIP room on the second story iirc. Further reducing the cost of doing the rest wholesale. Spending 500 clean aether just to get 600 two months later doesn't seem like a good deal to me, I'd rather save up the last bit of money necessary to buy the fish market next door.
While I'd like to look further into the grocery, it's a good idea to work on or scandal/discretion as we approach the recruitment event.
The Sharks were having internal problems last we checked, it's time to see if their problems are going to become our problems. With all the noise that the recruitment event will cause, the last thing we need is for the Sharks to add on to the potential chaos.
The Magical girls helped identify what the essence pearl was, they might have some ideas how best to use them if we aren't going to be selling them to the noble houses.
Speaking of the essence pearls, we can't upscale production with only two pairs of dancers. The side effect is that we'll also have a lot of Steamborne followers who listen to us, which may open possibilities....
Finally, I understand the urge to make unity pamphlets, but we'd end up distributing them either right before, or during the recruitment event. Which already is something where multiple causes are contributing to the revolution as a whole. It would end up just being redundant with everything going on. I'd rather take the time to get a feel for how the Port Authority part of the Sharks is handling the internal divisions, as well as spending our dirty aether on some uncommon/rare items for our operations. That crate of repeating rifles was what made kicking out the Mob possible after all.
ThatGuyWithIdeas
Treize died for our sins
- Location
- Romania
[X] Plan Literal Hours Spent Solely on Dress Designs
- Location
- Sol III
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Don't we already have one a lot like this?
...I love it.-[X][Color] Pink
-[X][Color] Onyx
-[X][Pattern] Flowers
A libertine connection, or a connection to the redcap's uniform?
[X] Plan The Times They Are A-Changin', v2
-[X] As {Plan The Times They Are A-Changin'}, but with the addition of a second dress:
-[X][Color] Pink
-[X][Color] Onyx
-[X][Pattern] Flowers
@Vocalend, is this good with you?
- Location
- Israel
[X] Plan Literal Hours Spent Solely on Dress Designs
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] Plan The Times They Are A-Changin', v2
- Location
- Somewhere in the area
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
No joke, 75% of the time making the plan was on this dress. Literal hours spent arguing with myself on which shade of indigo or violet worked better for my mental image until I realized I could just have both colors work together.-[X][Color] Indigo
-[X][Color] Violet
-[X][Pattern] Waves
A wine-dark sea may only exist in Homer's works, but it definitely haunts my mind when I think of colors and the ocean. I'd say its something suitable for the Harbour's newest Queen.
- Location
- Sol III
- Pronouns
- She/Her
We'd distribute them next month, when there's one month remaining: so, the month before. Maybe that's what you meant by right before.
Are multiple causes already on board? Even if yes, having a unified message and plan could go a long way. The last thing we need is to have everyone tripping over each other's feet.
- Location
- Somewhere in the area
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
Libertines, All Faiths, Suffragist, and Innumerable Aspect are all on board, since those are the pamphlets being distributed. Innumerable Aspect has had a whole year to coordinate and plan with the different causes so they don't interfere with each other's efforts. Pushing our own message, one month before it happens, without even seeing what their current plan is, will only cause confusion.
Rider 1904
Evenstar
Triple Jump Unlocked
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- She/Her
A few weeks after you submit your order to the tailor's and ship off a large crate of furs and silks, a series of neatly-bundled packages returns. You have them carried up to your personal rooms for you to examine in private.
The first bundle contains your new fur shawl, coal-black and soft as anything. You set it aside for now.
The second holds your fur coat, the same rich black. You slip it on for a moment just to feel the warmth of it, then take it off again. It can wait till winter.
The third package holds the first of your dresses. You stand up and shake it out. Holding it up against your body, you examine the fine detailing of the interlocking gear pattern, a low silver sea that rises just shy of your waistline. An additional cluster of deep red gears marks your sternum, as if you had a mechanical heart. The effect is quite striking, if perhaps a trifle unsubtle.
The second of your dresses is black with pink flowers, a simple abstract pattern that dyes the whole dress in layers of shade and hue. Instead of matching your uniform, the tailor has worked to express the full range possible in the color palette, ranging from deep magenta to the palest blush pink.
The third and last of your dresses is deep violet and indigo, the colors of the night sky applied to dark waves and waters. Though the deep colors bring out each other's hues quite well, when the dress is in shadow it all fades away into darkness. It's a subtle piece, and well-suited to current Court fashion last you heard.
Overall, the shipment is lovely. It's just a question of what to wear first!
"How did the ball go, Estellé?"
"Well enough. I mostly stood at the buffet table and saw who approached me. A few people recognized my Steamborne amulet and came to speak with me quietly, including one of the servants, who knew a remarkable amount about the petty secrets of the richest merchants. I managed to avoid scandal while gathering more favours and blackmail material, so it was one of my better outings in the end."
Holly nods. "Alright."
"The renovations went well on your end?"
He nods. "No issues at all. We're ready to open the new VIP suite."
"That's our seventh, yes?"
"It is."
"Only three left, then?"
"Indeed."
"Keep up the good work."
Holly smiles. "Yes, Mistress."
"Now Edie. What about the charitable donation?"
"It's been delivered."
"Good to hear. Filia, what did the Sharks have to say?"
"The Sharks don't exist anymore, at least not the way they did before. The Sharks are just the sailors now; the street rats and the dockhands have split off, each into their own little gangs again, and they're sniping at each other. There's opportunity there for us, for sure."
You tap your fingers on the table. "I see. We'll have to investigate more. Good job, Filia."
You turn to Varielle. "Now, what about the contract magicians?"
"They were very interested in our gaining access to a stock of essence pearls, and were quick to volunteer to make them into orbites, but they don't know much about manipulating the raw stuff of Essence Pearls themselves. They had one or two inscription techniques, and that's all."
You nod. "While I'm with you, what about the Mage's Guild licence?"
"Done and dusted. I'm ready to start stocking all kinds of unusual items."
"Good. Now Leah, what about gathering more dancers for Essence Pearl production?"
"Well, since each pair has to consist of a fire-type practitioner and a water-type practitioner, so far as I can tell, it's been a bit difficult. We can recruit from the libertines for fire and from the Ceverra for water, but even then finding good pairings is difficult. So far, I've found four pairs."
"Do what you can, Leah. I know you're trying hard."
"Yes, Estellé."
Mother of Pearls 2/25
"Well," the Port Authority man says as he opens up the crates, "We don't have much this week, but what we do have, I think you'll like. A large cargo of silk and some very fine jewellery. What do you say?"
[ ][Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
[ ][Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
[ ][Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
After basic interviews with all your staff, you've compiled This Spreadsheet regarding them.
Upgrades:
Tier 3 Wards
Tier 3 Silken Wonderland
Tier 2 Warded Strongboxes
Tier 2 Signage
Tier 2 Escort Beauty
Tier 2 Steamy Atmosphere
Tier 1 Landscaping
Tier 1 Renovated
Tier 1 Exclusive
Treasury:
45 Discretion
19 Scandal
875 Clean Æther
2515 Dirty Æther
1 Small Essence Pearl
1 Essence Pearl Pendant
1 Essence Pearl Ring
1 Pair Essence Pearl Earrings
1 Stainless Steel Rat
1 Sapphire Ring
1 Steamborne Talisman
1 Silvermist Consecration
7 Healing Potions
4 Suffragist Favours
2 All Faiths Favour
1 Progressivist Favour
10 House Galero Favours
1 Month Till Recruiting Drive
1 Month More Merchant Membership
50 Libertine Pamphlets
50 All Faiths Pamphlets
50 Suffragist Pamphlets
50 Innumerable Pamphlets
2 Silk Bolts
1 Fur Bolt
Current Monthly Income:
135 Clean Æther from Tea
350 Dirty Æther from Sex
5 Clean Æther from Cooked Books
5 Clean Æther from Fine Cuisine
10 Clean Æther from Ostmarkian Tea
25 Clean Æther from Hotelry
50 Clean Æther from The Band
35 Clean Æther from Apothecary Deal
260 Dirty Æther from VIP
120 Clean Æther from VIP
100 Dirty Æther Enchantress
250 Dirty Aether Harbour Tribute
120 Clean Æther from Harbour Laundry
25 Clean Æther from Magic Shop
1 Bolt Silk Silk Shop Tribute
Current Monthly Expenses:
-25 Clean Æther Room Service
-5 Clean Æther Weekly Checkups
-5 Dirty Æther Cooked Books
-10 Clean Æther Bouncers
-20 Dirty Æther Harbour Laundry
-80 Dirty Æther Gang Sponsorship
-10 Clean Æther Chef
-15 Clean Æther Gardeners
-10 Clean Æther Exclusivity
-10 Dirty Æther Exclusivity
-5 Clean Æther Cosmetics
-25 Clean Æther Etiquette Teacher
-50 Clean Æther Mage Licence
-50 Dirty Æther Apothecary Deal
-1 All Monthly Timers
Current Monthly Net:
265 Clean Aether
695 Dirty Aether
1 Silk Bolt
-1 All Monthly Timers
Control under Holly:
[ ][Control] Build another back of house room, at a cost of 75 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Call in a favour with the Libertines and have a room built on the cheap. Cost: 30 Clean Æ, 1 Libertine Favour
[ ][Control] Search for more contacts who sell goods & services under the table. (IE, that you can pay in dirty money.)
[ ][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Distribute your leaflets covering revolutionary topics. (Opens menu for where to send leaflets.)
[ ][Control] The Suffragists' Union is dedicated to political and mercantile equality. Go see what they're doing.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
Charm under Edie:
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts among the Ceverra.
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts in the city.
[ ][Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
[-][Charm] Buy out the fishmarket next door so that the smell of fish won't disturb the customers. 1000 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Renovate the courtyard to add a fountain. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Purchase some pieces of statuary for the garden. 500 Clean Æther.
Intrigue under Filia:
[ ][Intrigue] Continue Filia's education in Markish and Tradecraft.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
[ ][Intrigue] You've grown accustomed to the underworld here, but more contacts are always a good thing. Cultivate more criminal contacts.
[ ][Intrigue] Continue cultivating contacts along the local waterfront. Surely there's something more interesting than the fish market next door?
[ ][Intrigue] The Succubus Liberation Front claims that the succubi are badly mischaracterized. Attend a monthly meeting and keep your ear to the ground.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an anonymous donation to charity. 100 Dirty Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an under-the-table donation to the cause. 100 Dirty Æ becomes 1 Libertine Favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a further "donation" to the struggling House Galero. 250 Dirty Æ becomes one House Galero favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Buy another tenth-share of House Galero's debt. 1,250 Dirty Æ, +5 House Galero favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
Lore under Varielle:
[ ][Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
[ ][Lore] Having witches and wizards on your side can only ever help. Try to make more contacts in the magical community.
[ ][Lore] Innumerable Aspect seeks to promote freedom of Orbite, encouraging the unbanning of proscribed Aspects. Go to their monthly meeting and keep an ear to the ground.
[ ][Lore] The Progressivists' Guild advocates for the free development of new magic and technology, and the reversal of laws that ban specific technologies. Contact them and stay in touch.
[ ][Lore] Purchase a smuggled load of succubus artifacts in order to research them. 100 Dirty Æther, success has a chance at unique items.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Lore] Have Varielle brew some healing potions, just in case. 100 Dirty Æther should suffice for a batch for six.
Faith under Leah:
[ ][Faith] Send Leah to attend this month's meeting of All Faiths Harmonious and keep her ear to the ground.
[ ][Faith] Reach out and try to connect with the local preachers, temples and shrines.
[ ][Faith] Idols, Magical Girls, and the radio broadcasters who make them famous can all be found here in Gradentine. Try to get closer to that brilliant glamour.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and practice its use as a channel for Steamborne power.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and try to produce an Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Faith] Try to organize another dance between the Kalinsha and Marielle.
[ ][Faith] Spend more time experimenting with the Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Look into the Coppergold faith of the Ceverra.
Personal:
[ ][Personal] Take more time alone to cultivate your Aura and Orbite.
[ ][Personal] Personally teach your Redcaps some more Broken Fang Way.
[ ][Personal] Spend time overseeing one of the major business areas. (Write in a stat; Control, Charm, etc.)
[ ][Personal] Take some time to get to know one of the staff. (Write in a name.)
[ ][Personal] Spend some time relaxing and unwinding in the gardens.
[ ][Personal] Experiencing your own business from time to time can generate real insights. Take tea at Harbour Tea.
[ ][Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
[ ][Personal] Take Edie aside and try to talk her out of succubus liberation. It's just a bad move.
[ ][Personal] Go to the adventuring store and purchase supplies or weaponry from them.
[ ][Personal] Go to the Progressivist Jeweller's and see what he has in stock. (Opens jewellery store event; likely to cost a few hundred Dirty Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the local magic shop and see what trinkets and doodads they have on sale. Perhaps they'll have a radio or a record player? (Opens magic store event; likely to cost a few hundred Clean Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the proscribed apothecary and haggle over lines on spices, teas, medicines and potions. (Opens apothecary event; likely to cost a few hundred dirty Æ)
[ ][Personal] Try to find somebody selling silk, so that you can renovate the second floor with it as well. (Opens silk merchant event; likely to cost a few hundred clean Æ)
[ ][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
[ ][Personal] Go to the transmuter to have something duplicated.
[ ][Personal] Go have some silk or fur made into dresses.
The first bundle contains your new fur shawl, coal-black and soft as anything. You set it aside for now.
The second holds your fur coat, the same rich black. You slip it on for a moment just to feel the warmth of it, then take it off again. It can wait till winter.
The third package holds the first of your dresses. You stand up and shake it out. Holding it up against your body, you examine the fine detailing of the interlocking gear pattern, a low silver sea that rises just shy of your waistline. An additional cluster of deep red gears marks your sternum, as if you had a mechanical heart. The effect is quite striking, if perhaps a trifle unsubtle.
The second of your dresses is black with pink flowers, a simple abstract pattern that dyes the whole dress in layers of shade and hue. Instead of matching your uniform, the tailor has worked to express the full range possible in the color palette, ranging from deep magenta to the palest blush pink.
The third and last of your dresses is deep violet and indigo, the colors of the night sky applied to dark waves and waters. Though the deep colors bring out each other's hues quite well, when the dress is in shadow it all fades away into darkness. It's a subtle piece, and well-suited to current Court fashion last you heard.
Overall, the shipment is lovely. It's just a question of what to wear first!
"How did the ball go, Estellé?"
"Well enough. I mostly stood at the buffet table and saw who approached me. A few people recognized my Steamborne amulet and came to speak with me quietly, including one of the servants, who knew a remarkable amount about the petty secrets of the richest merchants. I managed to avoid scandal while gathering more favours and blackmail material, so it was one of my better outings in the end."
Holly nods. "Alright."
"The renovations went well on your end?"
He nods. "No issues at all. We're ready to open the new VIP suite."
"That's our seventh, yes?"
"It is."
"Only three left, then?"
"Indeed."
"Keep up the good work."
Holly smiles. "Yes, Mistress."
"Now Edie. What about the charitable donation?"
"It's been delivered."
"Good to hear. Filia, what did the Sharks have to say?"
"The Sharks don't exist anymore, at least not the way they did before. The Sharks are just the sailors now; the street rats and the dockhands have split off, each into their own little gangs again, and they're sniping at each other. There's opportunity there for us, for sure."
You tap your fingers on the table. "I see. We'll have to investigate more. Good job, Filia."
You turn to Varielle. "Now, what about the contract magicians?"
"They were very interested in our gaining access to a stock of essence pearls, and were quick to volunteer to make them into orbites, but they don't know much about manipulating the raw stuff of Essence Pearls themselves. They had one or two inscription techniques, and that's all."
You nod. "While I'm with you, what about the Mage's Guild licence?"
"Done and dusted. I'm ready to start stocking all kinds of unusual items."
"Good. Now Leah, what about gathering more dancers for Essence Pearl production?"
"Well, since each pair has to consist of a fire-type practitioner and a water-type practitioner, so far as I can tell, it's been a bit difficult. We can recruit from the libertines for fire and from the Ceverra for water, but even then finding good pairings is difficult. So far, I've found four pairs."
"Do what you can, Leah. I know you're trying hard."
"Yes, Estellé."
Mother of Pearls 2/25
"Well," the Port Authority man says as he opens up the crates, "We don't have much this week, but what we do have, I think you'll like. A large cargo of silk and some very fine jewellery. What do you say?"
[ ][Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
[ ][Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
[ ][Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
After basic interviews with all your staff, you've compiled This Spreadsheet regarding them.
Upgrades:
Tier 3 Wards
Tier 3 Silken Wonderland
Tier 2 Warded Strongboxes
Tier 2 Signage
Tier 2 Escort Beauty
Tier 2 Steamy Atmosphere
Tier 1 Landscaping
Tier 1 Renovated
Tier 1 Exclusive
Treasury:
45 Discretion
19 Scandal
875 Clean Æther
2515 Dirty Æther
1 Small Essence Pearl
1 Essence Pearl Pendant
1 Essence Pearl Ring
1 Pair Essence Pearl Earrings
1 Stainless Steel Rat
1 Sapphire Ring
1 Steamborne Talisman
1 Silvermist Consecration
7 Healing Potions
4 Suffragist Favours
2 All Faiths Favour
1 Progressivist Favour
10 House Galero Favours
1 Month Till Recruiting Drive
1 Month More Merchant Membership
50 Libertine Pamphlets
50 All Faiths Pamphlets
50 Suffragist Pamphlets
50 Innumerable Pamphlets
2 Silk Bolts
1 Fur Bolt
Current Monthly Income:
135 Clean Æther from Tea
350 Dirty Æther from Sex
5 Clean Æther from Cooked Books
5 Clean Æther from Fine Cuisine
10 Clean Æther from Ostmarkian Tea
25 Clean Æther from Hotelry
50 Clean Æther from The Band
35 Clean Æther from Apothecary Deal
260 Dirty Æther from VIP
120 Clean Æther from VIP
100 Dirty Æther Enchantress
250 Dirty Aether Harbour Tribute
120 Clean Æther from Harbour Laundry
25 Clean Æther from Magic Shop
1 Bolt Silk Silk Shop Tribute
Current Monthly Expenses:
-25 Clean Æther Room Service
-5 Clean Æther Weekly Checkups
-5 Dirty Æther Cooked Books
-10 Clean Æther Bouncers
-20 Dirty Æther Harbour Laundry
-80 Dirty Æther Gang Sponsorship
-10 Clean Æther Chef
-15 Clean Æther Gardeners
-10 Clean Æther Exclusivity
-10 Dirty Æther Exclusivity
-5 Clean Æther Cosmetics
-25 Clean Æther Etiquette Teacher
-50 Clean Æther Mage Licence
-50 Dirty Æther Apothecary Deal
-1 All Monthly Timers
Current Monthly Net:
265 Clean Aether
695 Dirty Aether
1 Silk Bolt
-1 All Monthly Timers
Control under Holly:
[ ][Control] Build another back of house room, at a cost of 75 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Call in a favour with the Libertines and have a room built on the cheap. Cost: 30 Clean Æ, 1 Libertine Favour
[ ][Control] Search for more contacts who sell goods & services under the table. (IE, that you can pay in dirty money.)
[ ][Control] Upgrade a business room into a VIP room. 3 Bolts Silk, 30 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
[ ][Control] Distribute your leaflets covering revolutionary topics. (Opens menu for where to send leaflets.)
[ ][Control] The Suffragists' Union is dedicated to political and mercantile equality. Go see what they're doing.
[ ][Control] Invest in a Bay Run. 500 Clean Æther; returns 600 Clean Aether in 2 months, with a small chance of disaster.
[ ][Control] Attend the Merchants' Midsummer Ball.
Charm under Edie:
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts among the Ceverra.
[ ][Charm] Search for contacts in the city.
[ ][Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
[-][Charm] Buy out the fishmarket next door so that the smell of fish won't disturb the customers. 1000 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Make a public donation to charity to improve the business' good name. 100 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Renovate the courtyard to add a fountain. 500 Clean Æther.
[ ][Charm] Purchase some pieces of statuary for the garden. 500 Clean Æther.
Intrigue under Filia:
[ ][Intrigue] Continue Filia's education in Markish and Tradecraft.
[ ][Intrigue] Talk to the Sharks and get a better idea of what the gang is doing.
[ ][Intrigue] You've grown accustomed to the underworld here, but more contacts are always a good thing. Cultivate more criminal contacts.
[ ][Intrigue] Continue cultivating contacts along the local waterfront. Surely there's something more interesting than the fish market next door?
[ ][Intrigue] The Succubus Liberation Front claims that the succubi are badly mischaracterized. Attend a monthly meeting and keep your ear to the ground.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an anonymous donation to charity. 100 Dirty Æther.
[ ][Intrigue] Make an under-the-table donation to the cause. 100 Dirty Æ becomes 1 Libertine Favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a major under-the-table donation to the cause. 500 Dirty Æ becomes 5 Libertine Favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Make a further "donation" to the struggling House Galero. 250 Dirty Æ becomes one House Galero favour.
[ ][Intrigue] Buy another tenth-share of House Galero's debt. 1,250 Dirty Æ, +5 House Galero favours.
[ ][Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
Lore under Varielle:
[ ][Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
[ ][Lore] Having witches and wizards on your side can only ever help. Try to make more contacts in the magical community.
[ ][Lore] Innumerable Aspect seeks to promote freedom of Orbite, encouraging the unbanning of proscribed Aspects. Go to their monthly meeting and keep an ear to the ground.
[ ][Lore] The Progressivists' Guild advocates for the free development of new magic and technology, and the reversal of laws that ban specific technologies. Contact them and stay in touch.
[ ][Lore] Purchase a smuggled load of succubus artifacts in order to research them. 100 Dirty Æther, success has a chance at unique items.
[ ][Lore] Talk to the magical girl contract magicians and see what they have to say.
[ ][Lore] Have Varielle brew some healing potions, just in case. 100 Dirty Æther should suffice for a batch for six.
Faith under Leah:
[ ][Faith] Send Leah to attend this month's meeting of All Faiths Harmonious and keep her ear to the ground.
[ ][Faith] Reach out and try to connect with the local preachers, temples and shrines.
[ ][Faith] Idols, Magical Girls, and the radio broadcasters who make them famous can all be found here in Gradentine. Try to get closer to that brilliant glamour.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and practice its use as a channel for Steamborne power.
[ ][Faith] Dance with Leah and try to produce an Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
[ ][Faith] Try to organize another dance between the Kalinsha and Marielle.
[ ][Faith] Spend more time experimenting with the Essence Pearl.
[ ][Faith] Look into the Coppergold faith of the Ceverra.
Personal:
[ ][Personal] Take more time alone to cultivate your Aura and Orbite.
[ ][Personal] Personally teach your Redcaps some more Broken Fang Way.
[ ][Personal] Spend time overseeing one of the major business areas. (Write in a stat; Control, Charm, etc.)
[ ][Personal] Take some time to get to know one of the staff. (Write in a name.)
[ ][Personal] Spend some time relaxing and unwinding in the gardens.
[ ][Personal] Experiencing your own business from time to time can generate real insights. Take tea at Harbour Tea.
[ ][Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
[ ][Personal] Take Edie aside and try to talk her out of succubus liberation. It's just a bad move.
[ ][Personal] Go to the adventuring store and purchase supplies or weaponry from them.
[ ][Personal] Go to the Progressivist Jeweller's and see what he has in stock. (Opens jewellery store event; likely to cost a few hundred Dirty Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the local magic shop and see what trinkets and doodads they have on sale. Perhaps they'll have a radio or a record player? (Opens magic store event; likely to cost a few hundred Clean Æ.)
[ ][Personal] Go to the proscribed apothecary and haggle over lines on spices, teas, medicines and potions. (Opens apothecary event; likely to cost a few hundred dirty Æ)
[ ][Personal] Try to find somebody selling silk, so that you can renovate the second floor with it as well. (Opens silk merchant event; likely to cost a few hundred clean Æ)
[ ][Personal] Go down to the docks and purchase "lost" or confiscated cargoes from the Port Authority on the sly.
[ ][Personal] Go to the underground printer's and have some leaflets commissioned.
[ ][Personal] Go to the transmuter to have something duplicated.
[ ][Personal] Go have some silk or fur made into dresses.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Oh, shouldn't the Sharks option be changed, then? I think what we want is to get the Dockhands and the sailors on our side. The street rats we can recruit last.
Something something Dockworkers Union, something something Disco Elysium.
Something something Dockworkers Union, something something Disco Elysium.
[X] Plan Getting to Court
- [X] [Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
- [X] [Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
- [X] [Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
- [X] [Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
- [X] [Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
- [X] [Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
- [X] [Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
With this plan, we should get a good amount of upgrades and scaling up done, along with some kinda needed discretion. I could also argue for passing over the silken wonderland upgrade so that we can spend all our Clean AE on buying out the Fish Market and instead doing a contact search action for Control. I want to keep up our relationship with Leah seriously, even as we ramp up.
- [X] [Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
- [X] [Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
- [X] [Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
- [X] [Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
- [X] [Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
- [X] [Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
- [X] [Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
With this plan, we should get a good amount of upgrades and scaling up done, along with some kinda needed discretion. I could also argue for passing over the silken wonderland upgrade so that we can spend all our Clean AE on buying out the Fish Market and instead doing a contact search action for Control. I want to keep up our relationship with Leah seriously, even as we ramp up.
- Location
- Somewhere in the area
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
[X] Plan Getting to Court
- [X] [Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
- [X] [Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
- [X] [Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
- [X] [Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
- [X] [Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
- [X] [Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
- [X] [Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
Basically what I would have for my plan, other than maybe looking into the various shark splinter factions.
- [X] [Cargo] An ammolite pendant, flashing all the colors of the rainbow. 750 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A sapphire and silver pendant. 200 Æther.
- [X] [Cargo] A large cargo of 15 silk bolts. 375 Æther.
- [X] [Control] Upgrade the entire second floor to a silken wonderland. 14 Bolts Silk, 140 Clean Æther.
- [X] [Charm] Start targeting and looking for noble clients.
- [X] [Intrigue] Ask that you be introduced to Court. Costs 10 House Galero favours and requires that you both have appropriate attire for Court and know the proper etiquette. You have the influence, you know the etiquette, and you have the wardrobe. You're ready for Court.
- [X] [Lore] Search for more stock for the magic shop.
- [X] [Faith] Try to gather more pairs of dancers capable of making Steamborne mist.
- [X] [Personal] Take time out of your schedule to go on a date with Leah.
Basically what I would have for my plan, other than maybe looking into the various shark splinter factions.
The street rats might know some of our former Rats, though I agree that the dockhands and sailors are the most valuable groups pf the splinter factions.
- Location
- Sol III
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Same, though my except-for would've been making a public donation.
[X] Plan Getting to Court
Could we get an option at some point to look into making time for Leah a part of the regular schedule, with some other cost/tradeoff than taking up the [Personal] slot?