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[Adult Game] Courtesans?

Posted by RossN
RossN
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Thu 9 Apr 2015
at 10:25
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[Adult Game] Courtesans?

Is anyone familiar with the Courtesans RPG from Postmortem Studios? It is about playing a group of professional mistresses in Georgian/Victorian England.

I don't normally go in for Adult focused games, but the system and setting look pretty fun and colourful and I'd be interested in a game if anyone would be up to running one.
Elayan
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Thu 9 Apr 2015
at 11:22
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

Wow, sounds like fun! I'm interested to play in it too :D
steelsmiter
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Thu 9 Apr 2015
at 19:34
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I think it would be really interesting to either play the game straight, or modify it to suit a modern game of the Intrigues of getting into Hollywood, or political scandal.
RossN
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Thu 9 Apr 2015
at 20:21
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

That would be interesting, yes! Do you have the game?
steelsmiter
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Thu 9 Apr 2015
at 20:54
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I do. I'm reading over it now. From what I can tell, adaptation doesn't seem too difficult, but I'm only just starting on the rules.
RossN
member, 224 posts
Fri 10 Apr 2015
at 00:02
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I do sort of like the default setting, which to be fair covers a period of over two centuries.
steelsmiter
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Fri 10 Apr 2015
at 05:18
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I'd be equally likely to run or play in both games, but whether or not I ran a game would be pretty dependent on posting speed. I can't post particularly frequently, and my sleep schedule is pretty irregular.

EDIT: Just read the Fallen Ladies weak point... Oddly appropriate for a conservative politician's wife :D
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RossN
member, 225 posts
Fri 10 Apr 2015
at 15:13
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

True!

I'd probably prefer to play in a game than run one,but i'll take another look at the rules.
steelsmiter
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Sat 11 Apr 2015
at 02:13
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

Well, the advantage of a modern game is the lack of adherence to the legal consequences of sodomy (as there are none in a modern game). I'm still reading the book, and trying to get the hang of it. I'm not out of the runnings for GM yet (unless my health and/or post rate puts me there) for either game.
RossN
member, 226 posts
Sat 11 Apr 2015
at 21:05
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I don't know, I think that adds a welcome element of danger to the game. Anyway, as I said I'd prefer to play but I'll have a look through it again. :)

(There is also a sister game called Doxy which deals with lower class ladies which is also interesting but a bit darker.)
steelsmiter
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Sat 11 Apr 2015
at 21:21
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

I don't have it but it sounds like just as much if not more fun due to increased potential for lethality
RossN
member, 227 posts
Sat 11 Apr 2015
at 21:36
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

It is more lethal, though it is a pretty fun read. Basically if Courestans are quasi-respectable and potentially even powerful and rich, Doxies are common street harlots. Basically every character is some varation on the Upstart archetype from Courtesans (though they can have a lot of varierty in there.)

Doxy is very strongly set in the Georgian era of the 18th and early 19th century, probably more throughly even than Courtesans since it has rules for fighting, pickpocketing, etc. All the things that would lead to the gallows!
steelsmiter
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Sun 12 Apr 2015
at 02:41
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Re: [Adult Game] Courtesans?

Cool. What's your comfort level with Descriptions?
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