Concept
The focus of this online game is romance - meeting that special someone(s) in a world based on Jane Austin - old houses - tea parties - and hot romance
The game itself involves social climbing, property ownership and personal advancement and quests (fighting is not major). Romance will be the most catered to in the game.
The game’s image will be hot and heavy love rather than squeaky clean - more adult and female oriented than literary - hot passion, vampires (why not?) all things racy and Victorian.
Starting
All new players start out in the city of London (Victorian era).
You can live there but the idea is to get out into the country where there are wealthy families in big houses - and tea parties, dinner parties, all kinds of parties - and get it on with someone rich!
Who are these rich people? They will initially be game characters (NPCs) - but players can become rich too and own a big house out there, in time.
System
Parties and social gatherings involving groups of players and NPCs - and a lot of social strategy - are the key to this game. Getting invited to a party requires that you complete quests.
Game characters give you missions to do. Succeeding in missions gets you closer to being invited to a party, or actually gets you invited. Missions will have a Victorian flavour to them
Parties are the best places to meet other players and form liaisons and get items of power and influence. Parties essentially replace battles as the focus of success in this game.
Once invited, you can invite another player to a party (ie a date).
Going on a date is one way of attending parties without needing to complete quests to get invited. You just have to convince another player to take you. So flirting and persuading are also skills that are useful in this game.
People can go alone to a party though - which is just as good - as you might meet someone!
Some parties may require that you have a partner though.
Other parties will have other requirements.
There may be a lot of players in the game - but there will only be so many parties. Competition is therefore going to be high to get invited or to qualify - at least to go to the good ones.
There are low level parties - like dance halls. These are easy to get into and a good place to start. The more exclusive parties require more work to get an invite.
As you rise in the game you will be able to throw parties yourself - you need a decent abode for this though. Property ownership is another task in the game. There will be exclusive events that only property owners at various levels get to attend. However you can go if someone takes you on a date.
Social climbing is a big part of the game - as is snobbery.
You can remain in the city, not climb that much and just get nicer rooms - and still be OK. The country is for higher level people - you can visit it and explore and do quests - but to get into a house you need an invite (unless you are a thief or spy)
Well thats it for now
if you are a programmer or a writer of bodice ripping Victorian romances maybe drop me a line!
