Editing Fascinating (Guide)

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{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=Fascinating
|Length=Limited
|Starting Actions=0
|Progress Actions=1
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Fascinating...}} to desired payout. All sources of fascinating are fungible.
|Output Items=*{{IL|Favour in High Places}}
*{{IL|Blackmail Material}}
*{{IL|Cryptic Clue}}
*{{IL|Extraordinary Implication}}
*{{IL|Confident Smile}}
*{{IL|Romantic Notion}}
|Raw EPA = 1.44
|EPA Notes = Attending alone, and attracting a companion at helicon house
}}
[[Fascinating...]] is used in a number of seductions and ventures and focus on {{IL|Persuasive}}. The progress can be interchanged from one seduction or venture to another.

==Overview==
Most of the early storylines require you to gain {{IL|Fascinating...}} once in order to start your affair or your fascination, and is followed by a story. Fascinating... can be gained at 3 CP/Action from [[Flattery and careless charm|Seduction Artist/Artist's model]], which could also be spent on [[Venture: Uncover hidden tattoos]] and [[Seduction: a Rising Artist|Seducing the rising artist/his model]] to make these more efficient. Neither of these are however particularly profitable, so it's probably better to enjoy them for their story value.

For fascinations in court, there is a big difference: The material reward is gained while you gain progress. This means you can spend the {{IL|Fascinating...}} you gain in court to Seduce the Artist/his model, but due to the added action to re-enter court, this isn't that much more efficient.

For Helicon House, you will likely get your Fascinating... from court or similar and just spend it in Helicon House instead, as there aren't many options to gain {{IL|Fascinating...}} in Helicon House.

===Storylines===
*Repeatable
** Attending to matters of Romance in The Empress' Court ({{IL|Seen with a Barbed Wit|Appearance=Barbed Wit}}, {{IL|Seen with an Acclaimed Beauty|Appearance = Acclaimed Beauty}}, {{IL|Seen with the Unattainable Fashion-Flies|Appearance = Unattainable Fashion-Flies}})
** [[Helicon House (Guide)|Helicon House]]
*Nonrepeatable
**[[Seduction: Artist's Model]] with {{IL|Persuasive}} 9
**[[Seduction: Artist]] with {{IL|Persuasive}} 9
**[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Heiress]] with {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 1-2
**[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Jewel-Thief]] with {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 1-2
**[[Enticement: Cloistered Diatomist]] with {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 1-2
**[[Venture: Uncover hidden tattoos]] with {{IL|Persuasive}} 22
**[[Seduction: a Rising Artist's Model]] with {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 4-5
**[[Seduction: a Rising Artist]] with {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 4-5
**[[The Tale of the Clay Highwayman (Guide)|The Clay Highwayman]]

==Gaining Fascinating...==

==={{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}}===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}}
! Storyline
! Option
! Difficulty
! {{IL|Fascinating...|Appearance=Gain}}
|-
|rowspan=2|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance==}}0
|[[Seduction: Artist's Model]]
|[[Flattery and careless charm (Model)|Flattery and careless charm]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 9
|3 CP
|-
|[[Seduction: Artist]]
|[[Flattery and careless charm (Artist)|Flattery and careless charm]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 9
|3 CP
|-
|rowspan=6|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance==}}1-2
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Heiress]]
|[[A straightforward approach... Persuade her to share honey with you|Persuade her to share honey with you]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 21
|2 CP
|-
|[[This might be faster... Arrange matters so you meet in a honey-dream. (Heiress)|Arrange matters so you meet in a honey-dream.]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 18
|2 CP
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Jewel-Thief]]
|[[A straightforward approach... Persuade him to share honey with you|Persuade him to share honey with you]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 21
|2 CP
|-
|[[This might be faster... Arrange matters so you meet in a honey-dream. (Jewel-Thief)|Arrange matters so you meet in a honey-dream.]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 18
|2 CP
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Enticement: Cloistered Diatomist]]
|[[A straightforward approach... Persuade him to show you his slides|Persuade him to show you his slides]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 21
|2 CP
|-
|[[This might be faster... Arrange matters so that you have an invitation to a gathering of 'Admirers of the Invisible World'|Arrange matters so that you have an invitation to a gathering of 'Admirers of the Invisible World']]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 15
|2 CP
|-
|rowspan=4|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance==}}4-5
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: a Rising Artist]]
|[[Make him jealous]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 66
|2 CP
|-
|[[Engineer a 'chance' meeting]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 69
|3 CP
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: a Rising Artist's Model]]
|[[Ply her with temptation]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 66, {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|2 x }}
|2 CP
|-
|[[Enlist the help of an accomplice]]
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 69
|3 CP
|-
|}

===[[Venture: Uncover hidden tattoos]]===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! {{IL|The Airs of London|Appearnce=Airs}}
! Storylet
! Cost
! Difficulty
! {{IL|Fascinating...|Appearance=Gain}}
|-
|0-33
|[[Fascinate: idle chats with the Courier in the Singing Mandrake|Idle chats with the Courier in the Singing Mandrake]]
| N/A
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 20
|1 CP (Rare: 1-3 CP)
|-
|34-66
|[[Fascinate: sketch the Courier on napkins|Sketch the Courier on napkins]]
| N/A
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 22
|2 CP (Rare: 2-4 CP)
|-
|67-83
|[[Fascinate: trade tales of the Great Game with the Courier|Trade tales of the Great Game with the Courier]]
| N/A
| N/A
|6 CP
|-
|84-100
|[[Fascinate: attend drawing lessons to impress the Courier|Attend drawing lessons to impress the Courier]]
| {{IL|Moon-Pearl|50 x }}
|N/A
|6-8 CP
|-
|}

===[[Attend to Matters of Allure]]===

Unlocked with {{IL|Persuasive}} 80 in {{IL|The Empress' Court}}, locked with {{IL|Memento of Passion|1 x}}.

{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! Option
! Difficulty
! Success
! Failure
|-
|[[Attend to fashion]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 85
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+2}}<br />{{IL|Silk Scrap|85 x}}
|{{IL|Scandal|+2}}
|-
|[[Take a stroll in the gardens]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 87
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+2}}<br />{{IL|Cryptic Clue|44 x}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...|-2}}<br />{{IL|Scandal|+1}}
|-
|[[Attend courtly functions]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 89
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+2}}<br />{{IL|Whispered Hint|90 x}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...|-4}}
|-
|[[Write a letter 2|Write a letter]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 91
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+3}}<br />{{IL|Stolen Correspondence|18 x}}
|{{IL|Scandal|+2}}
|-
|[[Attend a dance]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 93
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+3}}<br />{{IL|Stolen Correspondence|18 x}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...|-2}}<br />{{IL|Scandal|+1}}
|-
|[[Perform artistically]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 95
|{{IL|Fascinating...|+3}}<br />{{IL|Bottle of Morelways 1872|4 x}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...|-4}}
|}

===Writing poetry and novels at court===
Either writing [[A Gothic Romance]] or [[A Tragedy of Romance]] when [[Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide)|carving out a reputation at court]] provides 50 CP {{IL|Fascinating...}} and other rewards for 595 CP {{IL|Inspired...}}. This may be a decent source if you're planning to make a reputation at court either way.

===Helicon House===
See [[Helicon House (Guide)]] for details. Of particular note is [[Flirt with the most interesting person in the room]], which gives 6 CP/action, on a hard {{IL|Persuasive}} check.

{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
!Action
!Location
!Gain
!Time Remaining
!Notes
|-
|[[Just the right person]]
|[[Alone, or with a companion?]]
| +2
|
|Also gives Casing and Investigating
|-
|[[No one!]]
|[[Alone, or with a companion?]]
| +2
|
|No Companion
|-
|[[Your Fabulous Accomplice]]
|[[Alone, or with a companion?]]
| +5
|
|
|-
|[[Your spouse, the Comfortable Intriguer]]<br />[[Your spouse, September]]<br />[[Captain Amelia Whitlock (Helicon House)|Captain Amelia Whitlock]]
|[[Alone, or with a companion?]]
| +5
|
| {{FontFate}}
|-
|[[The Infamous Mathematician]]
|[[Alone, or with a companion?]]
| +2
|
|
|-
|[[Flirt with the most interesting person in the room]]
|[[The Supper Room]]
| +6
|2+
|No Companion
|-
|[[Brood, ostentatiously]]
|[[The Supper Room]]
| +5
|4+
|{{IL|Ambition: Nemesis}}
|-
|[[Bask in Admiration]]
|[[The Supper Room]]
| +5
|2+
|{{IL|Ambition: Heart's Desire!}}
|}


===Opportunity Cards===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
!Card
!Storylet
!Location
!Requirements
!{{IL|Fascinating...|Appearance=Gain}}
|-
|[[The Ambassador's Ball]]
|[[Commission a painting of someone you're trying to Fascinate|Commission a painting]]
|{{IL|Fallen London}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Persuasive}}81-118}}
|3-6 CP
|-
|[[A Visit]] ➤ [[Visit the Repentant Forger]]
|[[Commission a painting of someone you're trying to Fascinate|Commission a painting]]
|{{IL|Fallen London}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Acquaintance: the Repentant Forger|Appearance=Repentant Forger}}|{{IL|Bottle of Morelways 1872|4 x }}(Used)}}
|3 CP
|-
|[[The Seekers of the Garden]]
|[[Entertain a curious crowd]]
|{{IL|Fallen London}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Associating with a Youthful Naturalist|800}}, {{IL|Zee-Ztory|7 x}} (Used)}}
|7 CP
|-
|}

===Misc Storylets===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
!Card
!Storylet
!Location
!Requirements
!{{IL|Fascinating...|Appearance=Gain}}
|-
|[[Visit Madame Shoshana, the Neath's Foremost Clairvoyante|Visit Madame Shoshana]]
|[[Ask for a romantic prediction]]
|{{IL|Mrs Plenty's Carnival}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Carnival Ticket|2 x }}(Used)}}
|3-6 CP
|-
|}

==Spending Fascinating...==
Spending {{IL|Fascinating...}} will cause the quality will be reset unless otherwise noted.

==={{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}}===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearnce=Level}}
! Storyline
! Option
! Difficulty
! Success
! Failure
|-
|rowspan=4|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance=}}0
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: Artist's Model]]
|[[Drop hints and wait to be invited back to her rooms.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 3
|{{TableList|{{IL|Intriguing Snippet|1 x }}|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|60 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +20 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -1 CP
|-
|[[Turn up shivering and desperate at her rooms one midnight. Bang on her door and beg shelter.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 8
|{{TableList|{{IL|Stolen Correspondence|40 x }}|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|60 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +20 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -10 CP
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: Artist]]
|[[Drop hints and wait to be invited back to his studio.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 3
|{{TableList|{{IL|Intriguing Snippet|1 x }}|{{IL|Whispered Hint|120 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +20 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -1 CP
|-
|[[Turn up shivering and desperate at his studio one midnight. Bang on his door and beg shelter.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 7
|{{TableList|{{IL|Stolen Correspondence|40 x }}|{{IL|Whispered Hint|120 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +20 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -10 CP
|-
|rowspan=4|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance=}}1-2
|[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Heiress]]
|[[Become Better Acquainted with a Charming Young Heiress: the Resolution!|Become Better Acquainted with a Charming Young Heiress: the Resolution!]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 4
|{{TableList|{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities|Appearance=Bundle of Oddities}} (Up to 200)|{{IL|Persuasive}} +12 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -2 CP
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: Honey-Sipping Jewel-Thief]]
|[[Commence an affair with the jewel-thief]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 4
|{{TableList|{{IL|Jade Fragment|54 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +10 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -5 CP
|-
|[[Commence an affair with the jewel-thief. Unexpectedly declare undying love, and possibly propose marriage.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 8
|{{TableList|{{IL|Jade Fragment|54 x }}|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|36 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +6 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -10 CP
|-
|[[Enticement: Cloistered Diatomist]]
|[[Lay the foundations of a firm friendship with the Diatomist]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 4
|{{TableList|{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities|Appearance=Bundle of Oddities}} (Up to 200)|{{IL|Persuasive}} +12 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -1 CP
|-
|rowspan=4|{{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish|Appearance=}}4-5
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: a Rising Artist]]
|[[The time is right]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 5
|{{TableList|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|200 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +5 CP}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -1 CP|{{IL|Scandal}} +1 CP}}
|-
|[[Throw caution to the wind]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 9|{{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber|50 x }}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|400 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +10 CP|{{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber| -50 x }}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -10 CP|{{IL|Scandal}} +3 CP|{{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber| -50 x }}}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Seduction: a Rising Artist's Model]]
|[[It is time.]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 6
|{{TableList|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|200 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +5 CP}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -1 CP|{{IL|Scandal}} +1 CP}}
|-
|[[Hold back, and let him come to you]]
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 9
|{{TableList|{{IL|Cryptic Clue|400 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +10 CP}}
|{{IL|Fascinating...}} -10 CP|{{IL|Scandal}} +1 CP}}
|-
|}


===[[Venture: Uncover hidden tattoos]]===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! Storylet
! Requirements
! Reward
|-
|[[Sell her secrets to the highest bidder]]
| {{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 6|{{IL|Playing the Game}}5|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|500 x }}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|2 x}}|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|1 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +150 CP|{{IL|Ruthless}} +3 CP (Up to 10)|{{IL|Renown: The Great Game}} +3 CP|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|-500 x }}}}
|-
|[[Sell her secrets to her paramour]]
| {{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 6|{{IL|Playing the Game}}8|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|300 x }}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|1 x}}|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|3 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +150 CP|{{IL|Subtle}} +3 CP (Up to 10)|{{IL|Renown: The Great Game}} +3 CP|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|-300 x }}}}
|-
|[[Return her secrets to her]]
| {{TableList|{{IL|Fascinating...}} 8|{{IL|Playing the Game}}5|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|300 x }}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Secluded Address|1 x}}|{{IL|Extraordinary Implication|1 x}}|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|1 x }}|{{IL|Persuasive}} +150 CP|{{IL|Magnanimous}} +3 CP (Up to 10)|{{IL|Renown: The Great Game}} +3 CP|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|-300 x }}}}
|-
|}


===Notable Romances (or non-Romances) at Court===
Part of making your name at Court is to attract either the romantic interest of the Acclaimed Beauty and/or the Barbed Wit, or the non-romantic confidences of the Unattainable Fashion-Flies. This involves raising {{IL|Fascinating...}} to 6 six times. If pursuing both the Barbed Wit and the Acclaimed Beauty, you will usually have two options - one easy {{IL|Fascinating...}} check that reduces your progress with the other person, and one harder that does not. By raising both to 6 you unlock another option. For some of the stages you will not need to pass a challenge, but instead make a choice that will either increase or decrease your progress. Some options cost extra items, and some options will send you straight to a {{IL|Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies}}. Finishing one of these will grant a {{IL|Memento of Passion}}

<div class="table-container">
'''Making Your Name with Fascinating... at Court'''
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Level
! {{IL|Seen with a Barbed Wit|Appearance = a Barbed Wit}}
! {{IL|Seen with an Acclaimed Beauty|Appearance = an Acclaimed Beauty}}
! {{IL|Seen with the Unattainable Fashion-Flies|Appearance = Unattainable Fashion-Flies}}
|-
!colspan="3"; align="center"| Each option requires {{IL|Fascinating...}} 10
|-
|0
|[[A Barbed Wit]]
|[[An Acclaimed Beauty]]
|[[Pursue the Unattainable Fashion-Flies]]
|-
|1
|[[Attend a ball in aid of a good cause]]
|[[Attend a ball in aid of a worthy cause]]
|[[Attend a ball in aid of... some cause or another]]
|-
|2
|[[Sparkling wit]]
|[[An occult history]]
|[[One of the Fashion-Flies' Secrets]]
|-
|3
|[[The Wit and the Physician]]
|[[Outshine your rivals]]
|[[The Dowager and the Fashion-Fly]]
|-
|4
|[[Winning over the Barbed Wit's friends]]
|[[A stroll with the Acclaimed Beauty]]
|[[Making Friends with the Unattainable Fashion-Flies]]
|-
|5
|[[An indecorous argument]]
|[[Opening the heart]]
|[[The Moment of Triumph]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|6
|[[Conclude your affair with the Barbed Wit]]
|[[Conclude your affair with the Acclaimed Beauty]]
|[[Conclude your Dalliance with the Unattainable Fashion-Flies]]
|-
|colspan="2"|[[A passion carefully arranged]]
|No extra option
|}
</div>

===Disporting with the servantry at court===
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table; width:100%;"
|-
! Option
! Challenge
! Success
! Failure
|-
|
[[Disporting with the servantry]]

[[Flirt with a parlour-maid]]<br/>
''(needs {{IL|Fascinating...}} 3)''
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 87
|
{{IL|Hedonist|+1}} (up to 5)<br />{{IL|Confident Smile|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Fascinating...|-6}}

''Rare Success:''<br/>
{{IL|Hedonist|+1}} (Up to 5)<br />{{IL|Romantic Notion|3 x}}<br />{{IL|Fascinating...|-6}}
|{{IL|Hedonist|-1}}
|-
|
[[Disporting with the servantry]]

[[Catch the eye of a butler]]<br/>
''(needs {{IL|Fascinating...}} 4)''
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 89
|{{IL|Hedonist|+1}} (up to 5)<br />{{IL|Cryptic Clue|45 x}}<br />{{IL|Scandal|-1}}<br />{{IL|Fascinating...|-10}}
|{{IL|Hedonist|-1}}
|-
|
[[Disporting with the servantry]]

[[Make overtures to a cook]]<br/>
''(needs {{IL|Fascinating...}} 5)''
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 91
|{{IL|Hedonist|+1}} (up to 5)<br />{{IL|Wounds|-2}}<br />{{IL|Fascinating...|-15}}
|{{IL|Hedonist|-1}}
|}

===Helicon House===
210 CP {{IL|Fascinating...}} (minimum {{IL|Fascinating...}} 20) can be spent to [[Attract a companion for the rest of the evening]].
This provides 70 {{E}} and thereby gives 0,33 {{E}}/Fascinating at the cost of an action. (Remember that you must choose to attend with [[No one!]] to make use of this option!)

===Seducing the Clay Highwayman===
In the clay highwayman's camp, you can use {{IL|Fascinating...}} 5 in [[Your Captor, the Clay Highwayman]] with [[Seduce him]] and then [[Continue your entanglement with the Clay Highwayman]] in order to help progress the story. 
See [[The Tale of the Clay Highwayman (Guide)]] for details.

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