Prinzinger Exploration, an obscure American mining company, has announced a world-changing discovery in the desert highlands of the Inka Empire and has invited the world to their great unveiling.
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When Prinzinger Exploration asked the Inka Empire for permission to prospect in the Atacama Desert, the grandees of the court saw no reason to say no. That same company’s recent announcement of a "world-changing" discovery in that desolate place has surprised everyone. The powers and corporations of the Steampunk World of Brass & Steel have reluctantly sent representatives to see what the fuss is about. The company promises a reveal the like of which no one has seen before, but since no one has heard of Prinzinger until now, the attendees' mindset varies from incredulous to cautiously optimistic.
The Prince of Monaco has invited the world's greatest drivers & socialites to a fantastic race, rally, & gala. You are invited to join the many colorful characters who will converge on Monaco.
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The city-state of Monaco will be hosting a grand celebration of all things elegant and automotive. The streets will be turned into a fantastical racecourse, and the hotels, palace, and casino will be prepared to cater to the most famous and colorful characters in the world of Brass & Steel. Characters may be racers or racing aficionados, but most will be drawn by the splendor of this lavish event, and by the opportunity to pursue daring capers, settle old grudges, and enjoy the hospitality provided by this most exclusive of principalities. The glittering elegance of this European Jewel conceals a hundred secret plans, sharpened daggers, and discrete poison-laced inheritance rings. Join us to celebrate, but be wary, for the most elegantly attired of serpents have the most extravagantly deadly venom.
In exotic British India, the great and good gather from within & surrounding the Raj. Use your resources - airships, troops, spies, assassins & more - to emerge victorious from the Jaipur Crisis!
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The Amber Palace, near Jaipur, Rajputana Agency, British India, March 1907 - - The British Agent of the Princely States of central India has just been installed at his magnificent palace on the shore of Lake Maotha near Jaipur. The event has drawn grandees from across the subcontinent and beyond, including representatives of both the Shah of Persia and the Russian Tsar. The stately halls of the Amber Palace susurrate with whispers of convention and alignments, revolution and war. Players will represent some of the mightiest powers on Earth, gathered in luxury to play The Great Game. Colonel Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth and Agent of Rajputana, finding himself in a role above even his pay grade, must be brilliant to avoid being outmaneuvered in his own keep.
Nicholas II has gathered the elite of Russia to celebrate the anniversary of victory at Poltava. There will be intrigue, high fashion, vodka, half-mad futurists &, of course, Rasputin.
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Two hundred years ago, the armies of Peter the Great triumphed over the Swedish at the Battle of Poltava. The Russian Imperial court is planning a vast celebration to commemorate the bicentennial of the great victory. The leading figures of the court will attend – Grand Dukes and Duchesses – as will their followers and hangers-on. They have invited commoners as well, and a selection of the most interesting men and women from throughout the Empire. The Russian Empire is torn between east and west, Britain and Germany, and the different factions will share canapes and biting remarks, while dark schemes unfold in hidden corners, and Rasputin… well, is Rasputin.
The Mistick Krewe of Comus invites you to their annual Mardis Gras masked ball for 1908. Dress in your carnaval best & dive into the currents of intrigue. Be wary, lest you be pulled under.
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New Orleans is the last French-governed territory in North America. It is situated at the crossroads of three nations - the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Great Plains Federation - and vital to the trade and commerce of each. In this most cosmopolitan city, the secretive Mistick Krewe of Comus, oldest and most prestigious of the city’s Carnival organizations, hosts a masked ball each year on Fat Tuesday. The event is very exclusive; invitations are highly sought after and rarely obtained. You have either been invited or “acquired” an invitation. Guests from all strata of society attend the bal masqué and struggles for supremacy between and among the city government, the mercantile companies and the underworld simmer just under the sophisticated, genteel surface. Join us at the Théâtre de l'Opéra in your formal steampunk best for a night of merriment and intrigue.
Midnight in the North Atlantic. The sea, like glass, perfectly reflects the starry night. 20 souls awaken on a luxury ocean liner to find themselves alone but for a crew of clockwork automatons.
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Midnight in the North Atlantic. The sea, like glass, perfectly reflects the starry night. Twenty souls awaken on a luxury ocean liner to find themselves alone but for a crew of silently efficient clockwork automatons. How did they get here? Where are the rest of the passengers? Where is the ship bound? When will they reach their unknown destination? The answers can be found by those with the courage to ask these and other, more dangerous, questions.
The will of the wealthy Augustus Endicott is to be read tonight at his sprawling mansion near Boston. Take on the role of a potential heir and fight for your rightful share of the estate.
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Augustus Endicott died one of the wealthiest men in the United States. His last will and testament is to be read tonight by his attorney. Friends, family, and assorted vultures have descended on Endicott House to witness the event. Who will inherit and who will be cut out? What are you prepared to do to get your rightful share?
Diplomats, luminaries and assorted scoundrels converge on the Sky City of Casablanca for the dedication of the League of Nations HQ...unfortunately the League’s charter has yet to be drafted.
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Following the groundbreaking diplomatic accord reached at the 1906 MIlan Exposition, the intent to form a League of Nations was declared and the headquarters to be built on the soon-to-be-launched Sky City of Casablanca. Casablanca has been aloft for over a year now and the League Hall has been completed but the League’s charter has not. The founder of Casablanca, Minerva Rathbone, has invited leading diplomats and luminaries from around the world to celebrate the dedication of the League Hall. She plans to use the occasion to force the attending diplomats to finish work on the League Charter. Many other, less diplomatic, power players will be in attendance. They will use the occasion to further their own agendas. The currents of power and intrigue run fast and deep on the floating city. There will also likely be a chocolate fountain.
A gala ball to celebrate the opening of the 1906 World Expo in Milan. Celebrities, politicians, and the well-connected from all over Italy and the world gather for the inauguration of the fair.
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A gala ball to celebrate the opening of the 1906 World Expo in Milan. Celebrities, politicians, and the well-connected from all over Italy and the world gather in the Grand Exhibition Hall of the Milan Expo grounds. The Triple Entente of Great Britain, France, and Italy seems increasingly fragile. Italian diplomats are muttering about their country’s vulnerability, what with Austria and Hungary peering hungrily across the Alps. Diplomats from the member states of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Russia converge on the Milan exposition to woo the Italians away from the British and French. Celebrities, journalists, adventurers and fashionistas converge as well, all determined to revel in the lavish entertainments on offer in Milan. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi will be on hand to demonstrate his latest technological marvel. There may be cake.
You’re some of the most civil and respectable lunatics in the British Empire. Have fun with some odd characters and delve into mysterious events at the genteel Royal Earlswood Hospital.
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The Royal Earlswood Hospital is an example of the better sort of mental institution. You, for a variety of different reasons, have been consigned to live within its well-appointed, if padded and secured, halls. Your lives have settled into a comfortable routine over the years, but recently, a new doctor arrived, and things have begun to change around the hospital… and you’re certain that the third ward is quieter than it used to be… You’ll have a chance to roleplay some unusual characters, and also to get to the bottom of what’s going on at the Hospital.