The return of the Noman

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Last year was the first time I made a Noman in Fallen London. The storyline was both fun and poignant.

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I made another Noman this year. Because I'd already achieved the Noman Tattoo, I felt like I could be a bit more relaxed about the process this time. So I created it early on, hoping for it to maybe last long enough to impart the Elemental Secret.

I thought I may as well try to boost Noman's Friend as high as I could with the resources I had on hand, which were only a few Vials. But I had terrible luck with the RNG, and the Vials were used up almost straight away.

I also had terrible luck with drawing the Noman's Progress card from the deck, even though it's supposed to be Abundant Frequency. So I didn't get anywhere near the requirements for the Elemental Secret, before my Noman's last day.

However! I discovered it was possible to take your Noman to Helicon House, as your invited companion for the evening. There were some nice bonus interactions you could have, including an artist asking to paint the two of you:

It was your profile that did it

You and your Noman have been standing in front of very flattering drapes. You can't blame this young artist for wishing to immortalise your appearance.

They explain, rather urgently, what they can afford to pay: they're plainly stretching their budget just as far as it will go. They try to make up for it in wine.

Your Noman stands very still, occasionally dripping.

A kind of immortality after all?

Goodbye, Snowbell, your stay was much too short.


Stats:

14 January 2025: Noman created starting with 100 Noman's Friend
14 January 2025: Noman's Friend boosted to 136
20 January 2025: lost 33 (new total 103)
27 January 2025: lost 54 (new total 49)
3 February 2025: lost 49 (new total 0) - Noman melted

Pails used: 0
Vials used: 3
Noman Knows: 3 or 4