Court of the Empress: An RPG Exercise

[mcroft]

A Game of Neel Krishnaswami's Court of the Empress. Rules are here.

Let us look upon the Empress's court.

It is a frosty winter's evening on the longest night of the year. The Empress Iphigenia has taken the court to her royal barge, locked in ice until the spring thaws. An orchestra performs quietly in the background and the court has been dancing, for her Imperial Majesty's pleasure, upon the surface of the frozen river. The courtiers can see each other's steamy breath and there are braziers of burning coals for heat and a bit of light. The full moon is low in the sky, behind the Empress's pedestal on her barge. A few honored servants are there with her, but most are a few steps down, on the surface of the wide, frozen river. Her Imperial Majesty is resplendent in a dazzling black gown with a stiff collar behind her. She carries the Scepter and there is a banner with the Imperial Seal behind her throne.

And now let us hear what may be said.

Comments

(frozen) Benedict Re: Fyodor Re: Firdausi Re: Fyodor

[mrsitouh.livejournal.com]

Apparently your people are also experts in circular reasoning, as demonstrated by that last sentence It is obviously the work of a master.

(frozen)

[mrsitouh.livejournal.com]

For your family's sake, I hope you possess other talents. It pains me to think of others being sent to their doom as punishment for your lack of ability.

(frozen) Scamandius

[colomon.livejournal.com]

Come, good Benedict, do not judge poor Fyodor too harshly. Many is the man who has been dazzled into incoherence by her Imperial Majesty's brilliance.

(frozen) Re: Scamandius

[mrsitouh.livejournal.com]

You are right, friend Scamandius, and I must offer my humblest apologies to both you, Fyodor, and to you, most wise and capable Majesty, for my rudeness. Pray continue, good sir.