En Garde! 4e: Being in the Main, a Game of the Life and Times of a Gentleman

Description

Set in the world of the Three Musketeers and Cyrano de Bergerac, En Garde! is one of the original role-playing games. This new edition is faithful to the original game and introduces a new generation to the delights of swashbuckling in seventeenth century Paris. From the Inside Flap Being in the Main a Game of the Life and Times of a Gentleman Adventurer and his Several Companions "En Garde!" is the cry – draw your sword and stand alongside d'Artagnan, Cyrano de Bergerac and Errol Flynn! Or join Flashman in the bar! In En Garde! you get to carouse in the clubs of Paris, charm the ladies, serve the King (or Queen!) and trounce your enemies. En Garde! is a swashbuckling game set in a fictional 17th century Paris. All you need to play are a bunch of friends, these rules, pen and paper and a few dice. First published in 1975, En Garde! has been popular ever since. This new edition has been re-organised, but remains faithful to the original. So, sharpen your sword, sharpen your wit, take care not to insult a small man with a large nose! All for one and one for all! Good luck, friend, and may your Swash never Buckle! Contents Introduction Birth — Creating Characters Birth Table A: Class Birth Table B: Sibling Rank Birth Table C: Father’s Position Birth Table D: Father’s TItle (if Noble) Initial Social Level Time Sequence Status Points and Social Level Support Clubs Clubs Table Carousing Toadying Toady Table Gambling Female Companionship Mistresses Mistress Courting Table Bawdyhouses Loans Duelling Cause for Duels Abilities Terminology Duelling Table A: Actions and Routines Recording Actions Revealing Actions Optional Routines Inflicting Damage Duelling Table B Optional Weapons Duelling Table C Weapons Breakage Swordsmanship Sequencing Recovery Status Duelling Table D: Status Point Gains and Losses Practice Influence Influence Table A: Influence of Social Level Influence Table B: Influence Required Influence Table C: Influence of Mistress Military Ability Regiments Regimental Table A: Application Regimental Table B: The Regiments Regimental Table C: Brigades, Friends & Enemies, and Weapons Regimental Organisation Campaign Campaign Determination Force Commitment Table Force Deployment Table Force Organisation Table Substitutions Volunteers The Royal North Highland Border Regiment Campaign Outcome Battle Results Table Interpretations Personal Outcome Table Personal Outcome Table Modifiers Poltroonery Reckless Bravery Mention in Despatches Promotion Brevet Rank Non-Player Characters Appointments Military Ability Modifiers Military Appointments Table Government Appointments Table Notes on the Military and Government Appointments Tables Titles Title Table Disgrace Investment Investment Returns Tables Playing En Garde! En Garde! Online Index Example Character / Order Sheet Blank Character / Order Sheet Reference Tables