Johannes replied to me: > More for women are roughly the same as cinematic* medieval mores, and > stricter (then usual cinematic medival mores, not strichter then for > women) for men, especially for nobles. Sex outside ones class/caste is a > very strong taboo. A multi class couple, or a bastard as child of such a > couple, would be lower in the social hierarchy, then commoners.
Hello Johannes, what are the social consequences for a noble who gets caught with a woman, says "oops, sorry," and dumps her? That's different from a noble in a long-term relationship with a mistress, with out of wedlock children raised in the castle. If the morals are designed to provide clear lines of inheritance, casual affairs might be more acceptable than serious, long-term relationships. At least for the men, who can leave their "small indiscretions" behind. Still, strict and/or hypocritical rules make credible rumor even more effective, as long as people want to believe. > The ideal outcome would be, that the priests conspiracy will be exposed by > the pcs, while the blackmailed pc manages to foit the marrige plans. I > also want to keep some plan B, where one of the priests attempts succeeds, > or anything else prevents the marrige, because a marrige would really mess > up the rest of that story arc. So maybe there should be three different plans. Plant a few very inconclusive clues to each, clear in hindsight but not enough to foil them. * The blackmailed PC will come up with her own plan. Probably it will be different from all of yours, but it might interfere with one of them, or duplicate it, so one plan gets discarded if necessary. * That leaves two different "possible" plans. Make one "active" and start planting more clues for it, so the other PCs can detect and foil it. * If the blackmailed PC seems to fail, activate the third plan by leaving a few more vague clues, and have it succeed by GM fiat. Otherwise, bury it in your notes. Attacking the fidelity of the groom would be one plan. It could have several stages, in case the young man can talk his way out of the first accusation, but it would still be one plan. Use a drunk dancing girl instead of a drunk bard for part two. The second option should more than just a mirror image of the first plot. Maybe attack the reputation of the absent son, so that part of the deal falls through. Plant evidence that the Baron knows where the son is hiding, but keeps him away for some unspecified shameful reason. Once the betrothal is sealed, the Baron will reveal him, or so he plans if he isn't stopped. Or maybe attack the bride. That would have long-term benefits for the conspirators, since just attacking the current groom would merely postpone the marriage of the heiress. How about a charge of witchcraft, necromancy, or religious heresy? Get a witch to "admit" that the bride wanted to talk to the ghost of her dead brother. Plant evidence that she dabbled in mind control magic, first to drive her brother to suicide and then to dominate any future husband, because she wants all power for herself. Such a willful girl. And daddy is sick, right? Smuggle a ninja suit and nasty, dishonest weapons into her luggage. Sending the bride on a rescue expedition would be a last-ditch option, because it could preempt other plots, but it is simple to start or stop. The bride talks to a stablebody. The bride is seen cleaning her riding leathers (herself! a scandal!). The bride enters the stable with a sword and saddle bags, and seems nervous. The bride sits next to her dad, smiling as if nothing untoward had ever crossed her mind. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
