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A Short Treatise

on the Role-Playing Game

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WHISTWhen a player attempts some action, and anotherplayer opposes that action, you have a con ict. When acon ict happens, the objecting player plays a card fromtheir hand.

Then the other player in the con ict has three op -tions:

1) Follow Suit by playing a card of the same suitas the rst card played, but of higher value. (Thereon,the other player must follow suit, trump or forfeit.)

2) Play Trump by activating their Ability. To dothis, they need to explain how their ability aids them insome way. Then they play any card from their hand; thesuit of that card becomes the Trump suit for the con ict.The opponent must either play a higher card of the samesuit or forfeit the con ict. Further plays for this con ictmust be of that same suit.

3) Forfeit and fail at their task.Each card played must be of the leading suit or

(once trump is played) of the trump suit, and each cardplayed must be of higher value than previous cards.( Aces are High. )

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Back-Ground Y ou are not really Torrence Swiney. Your real name is Eliza-beth Sellman and you are a 25 year old runaway bride disguised as amale soldier. Six years ago you married someone who you thought

was a good man. But as time went on, he proved to be a drunkard andalways in debt. One night a ter he tried to beat you, you took a set o his clothes to wear and ed northwards.

Y ou needed a job that didn’t require an education, and neededto get out o Maryland ast, so you disguised yoursel as a man and joined the colonial army. You just expected the army to eed you andclothe you; they have not lived up to their end o the bargain.

C an avoid your chores, keep your gender a secret and keeprom getting shot when the fghting happens?

Motive:Shirk Your Duties.Y ou never really wanted to be a soldier, and you are not very

disciplined. You spend most o your time on guard duty sneaking intothe ood supply to fll your hungry stomach.

Key:Secretly a Woman

S o ar, you have been mostly success ul in hiding this secretrom your comrades. Hit your key when the hints o your emininenature arise or i your secret gender causes you problems.

Ability:Years of Practice Lying O nce during the game, you can declare trump on a con ict by

declaring how your deceit ulness or misdirection aid you.

Languages:English

Dramatis PersL t. Col. George Washingtonis the new leader o the British

orces in the region. Let’s hope he is better than the old one. You met Washington once back in Maryland, be ore you le t your husband. I you’re not care ul, he might recognize you, which means being knownas a woman, which likely means being kicked out o the military andsent back to your drunkard husband. Do whatever you can to ool Lt.Col. Washington.

M ajor William Trent is the disgraced ormer commandero the British orces. Trent is the one who surrendered Fort PrinceGeorge to the French, orcing you to retreat to Fort Necessity. Youalways did your best to avoid his orders, and now you can reely ignorehim.

R aspberry Girl is a Delaware woman who married a Britishdeserter named Ignatius Jones. Jones was recently caught and will betried or desertion.

“F rench Margaret” Montour is a competent outdoors- woman, and makes you think that it might not be so bad to be a wom-an o the rontier. But you lack Margaret’s extensive survival skills.

S hingas the Terrible terrifes you. You heard that he eats young children o the Indian tribes that he conquers.