Maybe's Daughter

Maybe's Daughter
Position	Chief Engineer
Effects	+6 x Veils +3 x Iron +100 x Engine Power
Promotions	Nobody's Daughter Maybe's Rival

Maybe's Daughter is a potential Chief Engineer crew member. She has the unnerving habit of playing chicken with the fourth wall.

Character description

A smile, a wink, a butterfly tattoo. An intense and detailed knowledge of weaponry and engines.

Obtaining

Maybe's Daughter can be recruited in London by doing the A new recruit! action and having a A New Recruit? value of 6 or 7. Alternatively, she can be recruited in Mangrove College for free.

Promotions

Maybe's Daughter can be promoted to Maybe's Rival or Nobody's Daughter by following her storyline.

Interactions

Speak to Maybe's Daughter

Perhaps you don't entirely trust her, but she keeps the engines turning, and she's hard to dislike.

Actions	Requirements	Effects	Notes
Increase your Veils She'll tell you her secrets if you her yours. Game note: Spend a Secret to improve your Veils, if it is no higher than 100.	Secret ≥ 1  Veils ≤ 100	Complex knowledge She's serious once she gets talking. There's hard edges under the bluff and banter.  -1 x Secret  +1 x Veils
Invite her to dine with you "That's a lovely idea. How about a fish dinner? ...I do have quite particular tastes in fish."	Learning About: Maybe's Daughter ≤ 0  Strange Catch > 0  Supplies > 0	A knowing smile "I've heard about you. You like to invite your officers to dinner - learn their secrets. Well, you don't need to dig far to find my secret. I wanted to talk to you about it, actually." "I've never met my mother. (I know my father. I'm a countess on his side, actually.) I'd like to find her. She's somewhere out at zee. If only..." "Really? You'd help me? That's too kind. If you insist. Here: it so happens that I made a list, earlier tonight."  -1 x Strange Catch  -1 x Supplies  +1 x Secret Maybe: Port Carnelian Maybe: Naples Maybe: The Chelonate Maybe: Whither Maybe: The Isle of Cats Maybe: Khan's Shadow Maybe: Irem Learning About: Maybe's Daughter = 10 [Apparently you've agreed to find the mother of Maybe's Daughter]	Game note: Her mother will be found in one of these places: Whither, the Isle of Cats, Irem, the Chelonate, Khan's Shadow, Port Carnelian or the Surface port of Naples. Review this in your journal, under Learning About: Maybe's Daughter
About her mother... What exactly is the story with her mother?	Learning About: Maybe's Daughter ≥ 10 and ≤ 11	"I don't know" "We've never met. So we were never close. But I'm not close to many people. Honestly, I think that's her fault: I think she sold something of what I was." She sighs. "My family is very, very complicated. I don't like any of them. But I think I like her the least." Learning About: Maybe's Daughter = 20	Game note: You can see any ports you've already searched in the 'Maybe' category in your Journal.
Proposition Maybe's Daughter "What a coincidence. I was about to suggest the same thing." Game note: She has no interest in tediously sincere lovers. Ensure your Veils is at least twenty points higher than your Hearts.	1 x Maybe's Daughter Romance: an Affair with... ≤ 0 Veils ≥ Hearts + 20	Something new The Daughter disrobes you with efficiency and delighted enthusiasm; bares a shapely shoulder; winks. "Oh yes," she says, "I have other tattoos. Let's see what we can find." Game note: Opportunities for other trysts will occur while you're at sea, substantially reducing Terror. However, if you have a lover in port, they might find out.  Romance: an Affair with... = 7 [You have begun an affair with Maybe's Daughter]  Romance: Love in the Dark = 1 to 100  -5 x Terror
Answer questions about your past You've kept your secrets long enough.	Your Past = 1 [A Past Wreathed in Shadows]	Triggers event:  Revealing your Past	Game note: Unmask yourself! This will allow you to select a Past, Ambition, and form of preferred address - also providing you with a specialist ability bonus.

Videos

Obtaining and Promoting Maybe's Daughter