Editing The Chessboard (Guide)

From Fallen London Wiki (Staging)

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 24: Line 24:
 
*''{{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} 40''
 
*''{{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} 40''
 
*''{{IL|A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant}}''
 
*''{{IL|A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant}}''
*''{{IL|Society of the Three-Fingered Hand}}''
+
*''{{IL|Society of the Three-Fingered Hand }}''
 
|Raw EPA = 4.32
 
|Raw EPA = 4.32
 
|Raw SPA = 8.67
 
|Raw SPA = 8.67
Line 203: Line 203:
  
 
* If your chess skills are poor and you have {{IL|Moves in the Great Game}} to spend, you can get +1 with a move you know will work. {{IL|Vital Intelligence}} can also get you +7.
 
* If your chess skills are poor and you have {{IL|Moves in the Great Game}} to spend, you can get +1 with a move you know will work. {{IL|Vital Intelligence}} can also get you +7.
* Playing aggressively will gain you +3 on a success and -3 on a failure. A Crooked-Cross or Licentiate can use their special moves for the same benefit, risking only -1 and Wounds or a forced change of colour.
+
* Playing aggressively will gain you +3 on a success and -3 on a failure. A Crooked-Cross or Licentate can use their special moves for the same benefit, risking only -1 and Wounds or a forced change of color.
 
* If you have been {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} for a long time, his move will gain you +5 or -5.
 
* If you have been {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} for a long time, his move will gain you +5 or -5.
 
* If you have too many Weaknesses for your intended goal, playing defensively will remove one. It will not gain you any Advantages. If you are a member of the {{IL|Society of the Three-Fingered Hand}}, you can set your Weaknesses to 0 at your final move.
 
* If you have too many Weaknesses for your intended goal, playing defensively will remove one. It will not gain you any Advantages. If you are a member of the {{IL|Society of the Three-Fingered Hand}}, you can set your Weaknesses to 0 at your final move.
Line 239: Line 239:
  
 
* Spending {{IL|Vienna Opening|2 x}} will get you +8 regardless of colour, leaving 15. This will allow you to succeed using only +3 moves. If you can get {{IL|A Player of Chess}} to 8, [[Play aggressively]] is automatic.
 
* Spending {{IL|Vienna Opening|2 x}} will get you +8 regardless of colour, leaving 15. This will allow you to succeed using only +3 moves. If you can get {{IL|A Player of Chess}} to 8, [[Play aggressively]] is automatic.
* Spending 1, you can start at +5-7 unless you play Black, leaving 16-18. White will need to succeed in a +5 move. Red will need to succeed in 2, or spend {{IL|Vital Intelligence}}.
+
* Spending 1, you can start at +5-7 unless you play Black, leaving 16-18. White will need to succeed in a +5 move. Red will need to succeed in 2, or spend {{IL|Vital Intelligence}}.
 
* Spending 1 as Black, you will start at +4, leaving 19. You need to succeed in two +5 moves, or spend Vital Intelligence.
 
* Spending 1 as Black, you will start at +4, leaving 19. You need to succeed in two +5 moves, or spend Vital Intelligence.
 
* Spending 0, you can start at +2-6 unless you play Black, leaving 17-21. White still needs to succeed in a +5 move. Red needs to succeed in 3, succeed in 1 and spend 1 Intelligence, or spend 2 Intelligence.
 
* Spending 0, you can start at +2-6 unless you play Black, leaving 17-21. White still needs to succeed in a +5 move. Red needs to succeed in 3, succeed in 1 and spend 1 Intelligence, or spend 2 Intelligence.

Please note that all contributions to Fallen London Wiki (Staging) are considered to be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (see Fallen London Wiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Templates used on this page: