====== Julia Ashburn's Plans ====== This is a list of active and future plans as well as todo's for [[ic:Julia Ashburn]]. * **Ambition**: Become a harpy * See about being useful for the Clan * Find a lady's maid who is at least somewhat interesting * Decide on the current candidates Or draft up a proposal: [[ic:Hilde Thames]] * Host a party for socializing with clanmembers * Build a Herd to ensure sustenance * Ask Lady Sue for help * Owe a favour to Lady Sue in return * Visit Lord and Lady Northal to look at the estate they want to sell (by explicit invitation of Lord Northall) * Try to see if there is something else they'd like instead of pounds * Estate :1:; Mansion, three floors, optimal location in the City; asking price 1000-1500 £ * Deze estate heeft nog een naam nodig: [[ic:18 Maiden Lane]] * Deze estate moet nog op de wiki * Visit Lord Exter to discuss the matter of the Greek collection * Subtly show off command of Greek language * Convince Lord de Winter to sell his collection * Inform Lord Exter * See about Lord Exter's attention to reward for assistance (not a favour repayment) * Lord Exter owes me a favour for arranging the sale of Lord de Winter's collection * Hire and Agent to manage estate: Hired [[ic:Angus McFlite]] * Decide upon ghouling agent: yes, as he has proven capable * Player choices: Favoured ability and two Attributes to receive +1. This player choice is based on information that I do not yet have: * If Mr. McFlite delegates the dirty work OR is already proficient in the dirty work (e.g., Dex ≥ 3 and Security ≥ 2) OR lacks the necessary social savvy (e.g., Manipulation ≤ 2 and Expression ≤ 2) then:\\ **Favoured ability: Expression, Increased Attributes: Wits, Manipulation** * If Mr. McFlite handles the dirty work himself AND the other conditions mentioned above are not applicable then:\\ ** Favoured ability Security, Increased Attributes: Wits, Dexterity** * Investigate the problems in [[ic:Kew gardens]] * Prevent further masquerade violations * Reward for efforts: [[ic:Jeannette Iredale]] will arrange for an introduction to any one person in the Clan * Reinvest wealth in * A country estate for base income (includes an Estate :2/0:) * Design in progress: [[ic:Bridewater Manor]] (based on Langrish House) * A luxury coach-making business to be ran in London proper, and in direct oversight of Mr. McFlite * See [[ic:Reskin & Co.]] * Get a well-appointed estate in London city (an Estate :3/0:) * Ask around at the masked ball * Design in progress: [[ic:Halpine House]] (Based on [[wp>Lansdowne House]], which has a very nice size roughly matching [[ic:rest]]; With reduced floorplan as seen in [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Shelbourne_House_1765.jpg|Shelbourne House floorplan]]) * Determine where to hang "Botanical Beauty"(6 successes) by [[ic:Romano di Grimani]] * Grow social circle * Get a few fellow neonates in social circle * Get [[ic:Eleanor de Beauvoir]] in social circle * Get a harpy ([[ic:Griselda Billington]]) in social circle ==== Education & Personal influence ==== * Train Linguistics :3: (5xp, 4 days): * Learn Farsi * Learn Sanskrit? (Many occult works from India are in sanskrit, and London has strong ties with India) * Train Medicine :2: (2xp, 2 days) * Grow herd to :3: (4xp, needs plan & effort) * Train Stewardship :3: (3xp, 3 days) * Increase Wealth to acceptable level (through :2: to :3:, preferably) * Get contact from Father Lloyd: Animalism (8xp, ? days) * Owe favour to Lady Belladonna * Get Lord Hertford to teach me about Presence ( 8xp, ? days) * Find trainer for Refined Palate (7xp, ? days) * Train Poetry speciality in Linguistics (with Frederick Gray) to :3: (2xp, 3 days) * Put Frederick Gray on the wiki ==== Ongoing ==== * Write first column on economics, and find a paper that is willing to publish it under a pseudonym * Think up an interesting and recognizable male Pseudonym * Await reply * Write a column every week, send in draft before monday, get feedback and final before wednesday