New: The Gilded Cage (free, open-ended, www, human, historical, rpg, abstract)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:13:01 +0000

Name:		The Gilded Cage
Costs:		free
Email:		jessica zat thegildedcage.org
Frequency:		once per week
URL:		http://www.thegildedcage.org
Type:		historical, post-Civil War, Victorian, open-ended
Last-Update:		2005Nov13
Keywords: free, open-ended, www, human, historical, rpg, abstract

Description:

Set in 1866 Vermont.

The quintessential small New England town of Snow Valley lies on the
western shore of Snow Lake, which stems from the Missisquoi River. It is
as quaint and picturesque with the woodframe farmhouses, abundant
evergreen and maple trees, and wildflower fields nestled in the northern
Vermont hills, as it is modern and booming with red brick paved streets,
an expanding streetcar line and industrial complexes. It was named Snow
Valley in 1813 when the town founders discovered how much snow collected
in the winter in the Valley due to high mountains flanking each side of
Snow Lake. Cold, snowy winters bundled up by the fire do not discourage
the good people of Snow Valley from holding the annual Maple Sugar Winter
Festival over the Christmas holiday. Likewise, the summer brings boating,
swimming and fishing on Snow Lake to help alleviate hot and humid
afternoons.

Despite all of this, Snow Valley is a town still licking her wounds from
the War Between the States, which ended just over a year ago. Many
families are still missing loved ones from the battlefields and a great
deal of the gentlemen walking the streets are veterans of that war,
crippled by wounds both physical and mental. A good many Southerners,
perhaps in refugee from their destroyed homelands, have decided to make
Snow Valley their home to rebuild their lives. Northern versus Southern
sectionalism has largely been pushed aside in the face of a common enemy,
the Fenian Brotherhood, who continue to attack farms on the outskirts of
town. Snow Valley is a town full of passion, mystery and intrigue. The
stories, characters and business ventures are in your characters' hands
(within reason) and it is up to you to make Snow Valley a living,
breathing place.

Other information: We welcome anyone with a love for history, writing and
creativity. New players must submit a writing sample before membership is
approved. This is a very active group that averages between 1100 and 1500
posts a month, and between 30 and 100 posts a day. We prefer if a player
can post at least once a week to keep up with the game's timeline.

The game is played at http://groups.yahoo.com/TheGildedCage and
http://groups.yahoo.com/TheGildedCage-OOC but all of the game information
is at http://www.thegildedcage.org

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