Regency Era (Pride & Prejudice, Bridgerton) RPG

I'd say several reasons might be that it's just a free fan thing, was made for the Bridgerton era (not just the Jane Austen home of tropes) and other newer media that Good Society predated a touch, and has more "game elements" like dice and discreet mini-games and events that comport to conventional tabletop experiences.

(I loved Good Society, but it was not as intuitive to run for many RPG enthusiasts and didn't quite give "character rpg" notes and flavors that may be more familiar to folks or systems to reward the Stardew crowd... like building up a Family and Estate together).

Oh, that sounds amazing!

We'll definitely be sharing those bits--I've watched them grow into something pretty fun over the many weeks of in house development. It's really it's own thing, I wish I could just say "it's like This Game or That Game"--but a lot of the work has been to make it customized enough to be it's own game game, y'know?

I'd talk about it now, but I don't want to get ahead of any of it. Just thought I'd start by seeing if people were interested, you know?

I can share that the whole thing flows like scenes in a book/movie/tv show. Acts. Chapters. Big Event minigames. No combat system (physically) to speak of (there is some, but it's very annotated and minor and doesn't account for any actual fighting); but it's got a nice fun social combat system... a game of words and positions and the like.

But, plans can fail (rolling) and execution can be good and bad and middling. Chance factors in.

I, myself, didn't know anything at all much about the Regency tropes--but I was and am the world's biggest Downton Abbey fan (for instance) and the idea of playing that stuff just excites me (as a Vampire the Masquerade super fan from the 90's and a D&D 5e publisher, even).

Oh, for sure. I know she's (the lead on it) posting up in the coming weeks about it all (there's REAMS of stuff written by the team). Author guidance and Collection/Novel/Story/Chapter rules cover all sorts of advice on a novice constructing their own story to have people play through. I don't want to step on their moments, but I was just so excited about sharing.

Balls, business, duels, gossip, prestation, schemes and matchmaking and family-building, have wistful scenes and romantic tension and conflicts between duty and personal goals, etc.

The tone would cleave to a more light-hearted Bridgerton feel. Something with it's humor and light drama--though the system could be and will have examples of more dramatic or comedic or alternate play.

The narrative structure suggested by the system (play drives major events; so sessions building TO a major event--that's the cycle... chapter, Event; chapter, Event) which helps regulate the narration and story. It's a waltz. The scenes are presented allowing for longer term goals, often resolved or confounded by the Event.

The lead designer for it is posting up her notes and preliminary game components on our site (manysideddice.com). It was/is a passion project for her, but I think we'll end up publishing a finished copy some time in the early Spring.

So far? Even as someone NOT into that sort of theme/arena? I've enjoyed the little playtests FAR more than I thought I might.

I’ll keep my eyes peeled and watch the site for updates THANKS!