Knifegate

So in Fallen London, there are countless storylines you can explore. But the biggest are probably the Ambitions: epic quests that define your character and take months or years to finish. There are four to choose from, and you can only choose one. (Although at any point before completion, you can reset your choice, at a cost.)

Anyway, I chose Ambition: Nemesis - a tale of love and loss and vengeance, that sounded suitably dramatic for my character. And I've been playing it on and off for ages, travelling all through the Neath, getting closer to the answers - until I hit the wall they call Knifegate.

Basically, you have to spend a ridiculous number of Echoes acquiring a ridiculous number of Skyglass Knives (or slightly more Echoes on slightly fewer Ravenglass Knives). It was sometime over a year ago, when I decided to hell with it - if I was going to do all that grinding, I was going to build the Railway first.

I'm glad I made that choice. It was exciting and motivating to build each station, and unlock the discoveries and opportunities there. It was a huge endeavour to reach the end of the line. There's still parts of it I have yet to fully explore - but it was time to get back to my Ambition.

So, after spending weeks and weeks in my University Lab, grinding out Cartographer's Hoards, waiting for the right season to sell them to the Rat Market - yesterday I finally acquired enough Skyglass Knives to attempt the challenge.

The first attempt failed.

The second attempt...

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED.

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This isn't even the end of the Ambition! But I'm one crucial step closer.