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STATE OF PARIS.
What's going on in Paris? Glad you asked!
Two incredibly popular new issues of political magazines have been published.
The L'Ami du peuple (friend of the people), famously written by Jean-Paul Marat, is calling for blood, loudly exclaiming that all French royalty and nobility currently alive in France should be executed immediately.
Le Père Duchesne (The Old Man Duchesne), written by someone calling themselves Pere Duchesne (obviously a pseudonym, no one knows who really writes this) is calling for the death or exile of the royal family. The language is incredibly vulgar. It's also calling for the immediate emancipation of all slaves in France's slave colonies.
Both these magazines, and the subjects they discuss, are being loudly discussed all over France.
Coffee shortages still abound, and while there aren't any more massive riots, small ones break out sporadically across various parts of Paris, usually in the poorer areas.
Work is being interrupted, and many stores are being abandoned when it looks like things are about to become violent.
That said, if you're quick, or fond of climbing around rooftops, it's not hard to escape the chaos... if you're fast enough. (Read: it's up to you if you want your character to get caught up in the upheaval or avoid it entirely.)
There is, somewhat unsurprisingly, another riot near the Tuileries. The guards posted at the gate don't let anyone through, but their attempts to calm the mob are a little half-hearted. The people of France begin to chant and argue that they should be able to vote on the fate of the king, though many simply call him 'Louis Capet'. Some throw things.
Very few people throw food. Shortages and whatnot. If you're nearby, you might get hit by a shoe.
This month is going to be short on 'big logs' everyone can respond to, but we intend to keep everyone abreast of what's going on in the setting so everyone can react to it at their own pace with logs and network posts. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Two incredibly popular new issues of political magazines have been published.
The L'Ami du peuple (friend of the people), famously written by Jean-Paul Marat, is calling for blood, loudly exclaiming that all French royalty and nobility currently alive in France should be executed immediately.
Le Père Duchesne (The Old Man Duchesne), written by someone calling themselves Pere Duchesne (obviously a pseudonym, no one knows who really writes this) is calling for the death or exile of the royal family. The language is incredibly vulgar. It's also calling for the immediate emancipation of all slaves in France's slave colonies.
Both these magazines, and the subjects they discuss, are being loudly discussed all over France.
Coffee shortages still abound, and while there aren't any more massive riots, small ones break out sporadically across various parts of Paris, usually in the poorer areas.
Work is being interrupted, and many stores are being abandoned when it looks like things are about to become violent.
That said, if you're quick, or fond of climbing around rooftops, it's not hard to escape the chaos... if you're fast enough. (Read: it's up to you if you want your character to get caught up in the upheaval or avoid it entirely.)
There is, somewhat unsurprisingly, another riot near the Tuileries. The guards posted at the gate don't let anyone through, but their attempts to calm the mob are a little half-hearted. The people of France begin to chant and argue that they should be able to vote on the fate of the king, though many simply call him 'Louis Capet'. Some throw things.
Very few people throw food. Shortages and whatnot. If you're nearby, you might get hit by a shoe.
This month is going to be short on 'big logs' everyone can respond to, but we intend to keep everyone abreast of what's going on in the setting so everyone can react to it at their own pace with logs and network posts. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Questions? Comments? Concerns?