On Display

By Betsy Isaacson
Players: 6
Genre: Steampunk romance
The
lovely, reclusive Lady Roksana remains as yet unmarried. Tonight, though, she’s
opened her castle to the most eligible of the Empire’s nobility. It’s a curious
thing: her party starts at dusk, and she says that she’ll choose a spouse by
midnight. Of course, this has attracted the sort of people who are willing to
risk life, livelihood, and reputation for the sake of making a grand romantic
gesture. But tonight is not a night for romance alone. Each suitor has much
cause to speak and scheme with his fellows. Secluded parties, after all, are
where Empires rise and fall…
Outsize
ambition, abhorrent obsession, and the mundanities of museum politics grind
against mad science, threats of illegal sorcery, and a very ill-timed visit
from the Emperor. Will the Lady Roksana’s party survive the chaos of its
guests? And will the Lady Roksana herself manage to marry well? Or ever?
On
Display is a comedy of courtship set during an Age of Wonder that never was –
dinosaur bones have just been found in the ground, clockwork automatons are all
the rage, and mad science butts heads with political pragmatism. The conclusion
of that tale is up to you.
Six
participants are required, as well as an out-of-character Orchestrator to
manage and oversee the experience. Four players become Lady Roksana’s suitors –
solicitous, absurd and occasionally sinister. Of the two remaining players, one
becomes the Lady’s spunky baseborn sister, and one becomes the Lady herself.
The
game lasts for ninety minutes, and is guaranteed to be packed with romance and
courtly intrigue.
Cost: $US10
Available from: http://www.paracelsus-games.com/theatrical-experiences/on-display
Previous NZ runs
Wellington 2016
Category:Betsy Isaacson
Category:5-10 player
Category:Steampunk
Category:Romance