The Yellow Salon
 Companion? | Your activity |
|---|---|
| No | You move among the pieces, considering in each in turn. |
| Yes | You and your [companion] move among the pieces, considering in each in turn. |
| A player-created Guide is available for this content: Helicon House (Guide) |
| Spoiler warning! This page contains details about Fallen London Actions. |
There's always a selection of paintings and sculptures on display; and here, in contrast with the Prussian Salon, a polite hush is generally expected. It is a place to observe and contemplate, not to argue.
(see table above)
Unlocked with 
2
Storylet appears in 
Options:
Admire the work of the Nocturnal Landscape Painter
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Bazaarines, The Celestians, The Mycologenes, The Terpsichoreans, or You reject all labels and associations!
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
The tracks in progress
Watchful is increasing…
You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House- You've gained 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Failure
The tracks in progress
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Study the Portrait of the Tentacled Entrepreneur
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Celestians, The Mycologenes, The Terpsichoreans, or You reject all labels and associations!
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Failure
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Admire a piece of Rubbery art
- Spoiler Unlocked with
6
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
Matryoshka
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Failure
Curious
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Display your own painting
- Spoiler Unlocked with
, 
80
Success
Unexpected
Your 'Completed Painting' Quality has gone!
Your 'Painting: Incendiary' Quality has gone!
Your 'Painting: Luminosity' Quality has gone!
Your 'Painting: Nostalgic' Quality has gone!- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
Inspired... is increasing… (+(
) CP)
You've gained 125 x Hinterland Scrip- You've gained (
) x Fitting in at Helicon House - You've lost (
) x Fitting in at Helicon House
Wiki note: The last two changes will be combined into a single status message reflecting the difference between the qualities. It will be a Gain for
^ Incendiary paintings, a Loss for Nostalgic ones, and no changes if they are equal, including if they are both 0.
- Spoiler Unlocked with
, 4
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
A lesson in art history
Persuasive is increasing…- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- Inspired... is increasing… (+8 CP)
Rare Success
A lesson in art history
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
You've gained 1 x Confident Smile (up to 12)- Inspired... is increasing… (+? CP)
Failure
Dismissed
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Your popularity this evening has just suffered a setback. (Removes 1 x
) - You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
Variations by 
Poetic School
Each of these options will replace one of the regular ones if you identify with the appropriate school.
Admire the work of a fellow Nocturnal artist (Nocturnal)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Nocturnals
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
The tracks in progress
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Rare Success
Coming and going
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
You've gained 1 x Sudden Insight (up to 12)
Failure
The tracks in progress
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Study the Portrait of the Tentacled Entrepreneur (Nocturnal)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Nocturnals
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Failure
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Study the Portrait of the Tentacled Entrepreneur as a work of Bazaarine art (Bazaarine)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Bazaarines
Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
Rare Success
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- You've gained 1 x Sudden Insight (up to 11)
Failure
A recognisable style on an unfamiliar face
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
- You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
