History VideoGame / FallenLondon

* CoolShades: The Set of [[FictionalColour Cosmogone]] Spectacles, the unique item for the [[DreamWalker Glassman]] profession. They give quite a large boost to Persuasive and Dangerous.

* DreamLand: Parabola is a dreamlike realm populated by strange creatures and featuring impossible geography. Those who enter into it disappear from the physical world for the duration of their stay and can reappear in other locations. The dreams of those living in the Neath have some influence over the geography of Parabola.

** In the Lab, Student Disgruntlement is a quality that starts appearing if you continue to work with your Students once they're at max level, representing their frustration at continuing to work under you when they are ready to graduate. Except that at least two of the students, if one read their flavour texts, (the Profound Student (who's very apathetic and slow and as such does not want to leave a position he likes) and the Gifted Student (who, as a noble, can't respectably indulge in her passion for science on her own)) are most certainly ''not'' in a hurry to leave your Lab and actually prefer staying under your tutelage.

** In the later stages of the Heart's Desire Ambition, [[spoiler:Mr Pages does everything it can to make you lose focus, such as turning off gas and water to your house, dumping fertilizer on your lawn, and informing you that a ''railway'' is being constructed where it's standing.]] The problem with this, however, is that to reach this point in the story you have to have bought a five-card lodging, making their actions highly improbable for a number of reasons: A Suite at the Royal Bethlehem is run by the Revolutionary, anti-Master Manager, A Sanctum at the Brass Embassy is headed by the Devils, and A Spire-Emporium of the Bazaar is managed by the Masters, [[spoiler:which would mean that Pages would be driving a railway ''through his own home too''.]]

** The ''Salon Scandal!'' exceptional story requires you to be a seasoned Londoner to make sense, but it can be played right at the start of the game. [[spoiler: Should you complete it, you will buy an expensive item at an auction, even if you are currently penniless].] Most of this except the spoiler can be chalked up to FlashForward (see above).

* FlashForward: ''Salon Scandal!'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character that is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a richer, future version of your character talking about events that happen in your present character's timeframe. That being said, [[spoiler: [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the reward you get from this story is still available once you go back to the present]].]]

* FlashForward: ''Salon Scandal!'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character that is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a richer, future version of your character talking about events that happen in your present character's current timeframe. That being said, [[spoiler: [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the reward you get from this story is still available once you go back to the present]].]]

* FlashForward: ''Salon Scandal!'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character that is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a future version of your character talking about events that your present character is experiencing right now.

* CoolPet: Many of the higher-level animal companions definitely count. Even the low end of pets are talking rats and unusually knowledgeable ravens; at higher tiers, you can even just keep a talking tiger as a pet and no one will bat an eye. And then there's the more esoteric creatures, like the ones hatched during Whitsun; those creatures will happily help you break reality and still lie down for a pet with you.

* FlashForward: ''Saloon Scandal'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character that is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a future version of your character talking about events that your present character is experiencing right now.

* FlashForward: ''Saloon Scandal'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character that is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a future version of your character talking about events that happen around the same time your current character is in now.

* FlashForward: ''Saloon Scandal'' is framed as a recounting of your character's early days in London, even if you have a new character and is still in those early days. In this case, the story technically features a future version of your character talking about events that happen around the same time your current character is in now.

* BombThrowingAnarchist: The Revolutionaries, naturally. Their faction opportunity card states, "Some call them the dynamite faction, [[BaitAndSwitchComparison but they're very far from united." A Dangerous training option on that very same card states that [[ZigZaggedTrope even though the press likes to portray every anarchist as carrying a baker's dozen of bombs at all times, explosives are rare and difficult to use.]]

* OpiumDen: The Honey Dens of Veilgarden bear a certain resemblance. Prisoner's Honey doesn't ''quite'' wrack the body as badly as Opium does, but it's still pretty addictive, so you can often find Bohemians and lost souls just losing themselves to their dreams as they send themselves into them with Honey again, and again, and again... the only organized crime they support are those that [[spoilers:use Parabola to travel around and operate in others' dreams]], thankfully.

The game draws its atmosphere and structure from classic literature, particularly the works of Creator/TSEliot and Creator/JorgeLuisBorges, but also more comedic writers such as Creator/PGWodehouse. Much of the gameplay consists of figuring out exactly what the plot ''is'', and how VictorianLondon came to be situated so very far below the surface. There are four stats a player can choose to improve on as they continue their story down in the Neath: Dangerous (fighting prowess and intimidation); Watchful (perception and mental acumen); Persuasive (charm and wit); and Shadowy (stealth and cunning). Exploring London improves one or more of the stats, and further quests are revealed to the player as they progress in their explorations. The player gradually learns more about the world and uncovers its secrets, and players are free to explore any of the paths in any order they like, or simply all at once.

* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The archetypal WeaponOfChoice for revolutionaries. A later storyline points out that no matter how strong the association, the modern revolutionary prefers dynamite.

** You go on a expedition to Hell using a forgotten passageway known as Devilbone Road during the Exceptional Story [[spoiler:''Tauroktonos'']].

** You go on a expectation to Hell using a forgotten passageway known as Devilbone Road during the Exceptional Story [[spoiler:''Tauroktonos'']].

** Getting banished from the Empress's Court is required to unlock the Foreign Office and Heartscross House, but it used to permanently lock you out of the Court (in older versions of the game, there was no way to get back) so you had had better complete all the tales and romances you want to in there before you start wrecking your reputation.

* PunnyHeadlines: One opportunity card has you meeting a [[PungeonMaster Paronomastic Newshound]], whose headlines "locate him in a dangerous territory: the hinterland between Increased Circulation and Editorial Defenestration". You can help advise him on a headline: "[[{{Spoonerism}} A BAT ON THE PACK]]", about the cryptozoologists at the University using trained bats to track marsh-wolves.

* PunnyHeadlines: One opportunity card has you meeting a [[PungeonMaster Paronomastic Newshound]], whose headlines "locate him in a dangerous territory: the hinterland between Increased Circulation and Editorial Defenestration". You can help advise him on a headline: '''A BAT ON THE PACK''', about the cryptozoologists at the University using trained bats to track marsh-wolves.

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Taken UpToEleven; the premise of the ''Frequently Deceased'' Exceptional Story is that the governess to a family of extraordinarily troublesome children has gone missing after [[DeathIsCheap dying]] for the third time while looking after them and the Harassed Mother desperately wants to get her services back as no one else can last for more than ten days with her children.

** The Infinity+1 Companions are the Overgoat and the Bifurcated Owl: the former bestows, among others, a massive boost of 20 to Watchful and costs 11712.8 Echoes in the Bazaar, the latter provides 4 BDR (the highest of any companions) and is the culmination of the Theological Husbandry story, which requires 45 Fate (20 for the Empyrean Redolence Formula and 25 for Flute Street) to complete. There is also an Infinity Plus ''[[UpToEleven Two]]'' Companion in the form of the Übergoat, which provides a bonus of 30 Watchful and 4 BDR. It's obtained by [[spoiler:breeding two Overgoats together]]. Subverted with the [[spoiler:Heptagoat, which requires breeding [[ArcNumber seven]] Übergoats together plus an Impossible Theorem. It is more of a CosmeticAward than an Infinity+7 Companion, as it lacks the Watchful/Bizarre/Dreaded bonuses of the Overgoat and Übergoat.]]

** At the core of it, the Marvellous is just a game of cards. Except certain matches take this trope and go wild with it. [[spoiler:Your game against the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel takes place in his Garden of Nightmares, where he sics his own Nightmares onto you to throw you off your game. You in turn toss your own Battalion of Obedient Dreams right back at him. All this, to wear down your opponent psychologically just so you can beat them at cards. The final game against [[FinalBoss the Monkey]] takes this and turn it [[UpToEleven up to eleven]]. The match lasts possibly weeks or months, with the Masters and the Bazaar itself watching on, rapt. Throughout the match, you can accept visions from the Bazaar, acting as borderline supernatural powerups.]]

* RealityIsOutToLunch: The Neath does not adhere strictly to the laws of nature. [[spoiler:This is because sunlight is what enforces cosmic laws, and down here our light source is the Mountain of Light instead, who does not care to or cannot fully enforce reality as the surface world understands it.]] And then we have [[DreamLand Parabola]] and [[UpToEleven the Iron Republic]].

%% insufficient context * MakeUpIsEvil: The Quiet Deviless invites you into her chambers to confidentially show you her cosmetics.

%% insufficient context * OpiumDen: The Honey Dens of Veilgarden bear a certain resemblance.

%% insufficient context ** If Dr Schlomo's theories are correct, [[spoiler:the Correspondence can be used to do this]].

%% insufficient context * RecurringDreams: The Dreams qualities measure your recurring dreams.

%% insufficient context* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The ''Nemesis'' ambition.

%% insufficient context * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The Wry Functionary.

%% * StoryBreadcrumbs
%% * StrawmanU: The University has ''two'' on the same campus - secular, liberal Benthic College and Anglican, upper-class Summerset College.
%% * StreetUrchin: A whole bunch of gangs of them.

%% insufficient context * TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:The Countess.]]

%% insufficient context * WasOnceAMan: This sometimes happens to those who strike deals with the PowersThatBe. Examples include [[spoiler:the Cantigaster]] and [[spoiler:the King with a Hundred Hearts]].

%% insufficient context * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In one mission, you are attempting to trail a target through the carnival. If you fail, this happens.

%%* BadassBoast: If you're sufficiently Connected with the Masters, one of the possible options for entering the House of Chimes involves this.

%% insufficient context ** The ending of [[spoiler: the Finder of Heiresses storyline]] is pretty bad.
** The description of what the Cantigaster actually is during one of the later Watchful quests defines this. [[spoiler:You can find out that the Cantigaster was ''once'' a man...]]

%% insufficient context * CityOfAdventure: London, naturally.

%% insufficient context ** [[spoiler: Playing as a Clay Man. Until you remember...]]

%% insufficient context * CoolBoat: The Zubmarine and Majestic Pleasure Yacht...if you're willing to pay exorbitant costs to build them.
%% insufficient context * CoolPet: Many of the higher-level animal companions definitely count.

%% insufficient context * EatenAlive: [[spoiler:If you're Seeking Mr Eaten's Name, it is possible to do this to your pets.]]
%% insufficient context * DaEditor: The player character, once you have created your own newspaper.
%% insufficient context * EldritchAbomination: A great many, including but not limited to the Masters, the Rubbery creatures and Flukes, the Eater-of-Chains, the Vake, and more denizens of the Labyrinth of Tigers than have yet been named.

%% insufficient context * FluffyTamer: The Labyrinth of Tigers is full of these, and you'll need to learn their ways if you want to make any sort of progress inside.

%% insufficient context * InsistentTerminology: ''[[BerserkButton Don't]]'' call him "Smiles."

%% insufficient context * JigsawPuzzlePlot: And oh boy are there lots of pieces.

%%* KingOfTheHomeless: The Topsy King.

%% insufficient context * LackOfEmpathy: The Heartless Quirk measures this.

%% insufficient context * LovecraftLite: The game's genre has been described by its creators as [[{{Pun}} Comic]] [[CosmicHorrorStory Horror]].