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You WILL REQUIRESeveral Players, one of whom is Beatrice
Henrietta Bristol-Smythe,DBE. Applications for the prospective
Gentleman Companions.
LET IT BE KNOWN THATBeatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBEis
accepting applications toaccompany her on her latestAerial
Adventure into the Unknown. Allthose players who are not Beatrice
Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBEshould fill out an application for
their prospective
GentlemanCompanions. She will choose one. As you can clearly
see, heraeroplane will not hold more. Those Gentleman that are
notchosen should be resigned to portraying the Natives.
Now,properly introduce yourselves. No, not you, theNatives.
THE AEROPLANE CRASHAs Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe,
DBEsaeroplane does not havelanding gear, your adventure begins with
an aeroplane crash ofsuch excitement that it would not be Suitable
for a Lady, exceptingan Adventuress of such Quality and Distinction
as Beatrice
Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBE. Panicked, the Gentleman
Companionshould ask a Question, which Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe,
DBEwill of course answer with Confidence and Aplomb.
QUESTIONSBeatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBEsGentleman
Companionwill nodoubt at periods in the Adventure be Troubled, and
Concerned.Or perhaps he is simply Confused about the Particulars of
hisSituation. At these times he should ask Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe, DBEa Question (about the Adventure, for because
theGentleman Companionwould not be so Rude as to ask a
PersonalQuestion of a Lady such as Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe, DBEwe need not include it in the Rules As Such),
which Beatrice
Henrietta Bristol Smythe, DBE will answer with Confidence
andAplomb. She is always and in all ways Correct.
AFTER THE CRASHAfter the Crash, the Gentleman Companionshould
ask Where arewe? or Some Variant Thereon. Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe,DBEwill then Answer with Confidence and Aplomb, as
she is
Familiar from Past Experiencewith all Parts of the World
(exceptingthe United States, which, due to an Excess of IRISHMEN,
isUnsuitable for aLady of her Social Class.)
ResponsibilitiesThroughout the adventure, theNativesdescribe the
environmentSurroundings, Condition of the Gentleman Companionand so
onincluding the presence and actions of any Native Inhabitants
othis Distant Land.
For his Part, the Gentleman Companion describes his actionsand
asks Questions.
For her part, Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBEdescribes
herown actions and condition and makes
Assertions.
ASSERTIONSThree timesduring the Adventure, Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-SmytheDBE, may make an Assertion without first being asked
a QuestionThis is in all ways the same as an answer to a
Question.
ADVENTURES NOW OCCUR
REMEMBERBeatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBE, is an
Experienced
Adventuress, and thus is Always and in all ways Correct inher
Answers and Assertions. If her Answers Contradict theExperience or
Expectations of the Natives, most especiallyregarding their own
Savage Practices, she is Correct and they areMistaken. Futher,
Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBEthroughoutthe Adventure is in
no Real Danger. She will not be Harmed orKilled or Injured. The
Gentleman Companion, on the Other Handmust Fend forHIMSELF.
AT THE END OF THE ADVENTUREWhen Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe, DBE, and her GentlemanCompanionextract themselves
from their immediate Predicamenand head back toLondon, the
Adventure is Over. The Gentleman
Companion must now either Ask for Beatrice Henrietta
BristolSmythe, DBEs Hand in Holy Matrimony, or he must Walk offin a
Huff. Regardless, this Gentlemen Companionmay never againAccompany
Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBE.
If Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBE, accepts the Proposal
of herGentleman Companion, she must Stop her Winsome and
Adventurousways until such time as she is Tragically Widowed.
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eing a role-playing game on the topic of theHigh-Flying
adventuresof Beatrice Henrietta Bristol-Smythe, DBE, daring
Aviatrix andaccomplished Exploratrix, and her Gentleman
Companion,who for a Modest Fee, accompanies Beatrice Henrietta
Bristol-Smythe, DBE, when the Occasion warrants her an Escort.
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