*comment Here we go

*title The Eagle's Heir
*author Jo Graham and Amy Griswold
*scene_list
  startup
  midnight_attack
  aeropile_race
  lions_of_england
  airship_attack
  $ the_old_eagle_on_his_crag
  $ phantoms_at_the_opera
  $ to_serve_a_prince
  $ the_funeral
  $ the_grand_ball
  $ the_passing_of_an_age
  $ ending

*achievement worstpilot visible 15 Worst Pilot in France
  Crash an airship.
*achievement bestpilot visible 30 Best Pilot in France
  Become a racing champion.
*achievement swords visible 15 Swords before the Throne
  Fight a duel with Franz at the Tuileries.
*achievement swashbuckler visible 40 Swashbuckler
  Win more than one duel.
*achievement pacifist visible 40 Pacifist
  Finish the game without drawing your sword or firing a shot.
*achievement audacity visible 15 Audacity, Audacity
  Have romances with two NPCs.
*achievement libertine visible 25 Libertine
  Have romances with three NPCs.
*achievement menage visible 25 Ménage à Trois
  Have a threesome at the Tuileries.
*achievement name visible 50 In the Name of Love
  Persuade Alexandre to abandon his throne to be with you.
*achievement ancien visible 15 Ancien Régime
  End the game with Franz on the throne.
*achievement liberte visible 20 Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
  End the game in a republic.
*achievement closerun visible 20 A Damn Close-Run Thing
  End the game with Alexandre on the throne.
*achievement consort visible 30 Prince Consort
  See Alexandre become prince consort of Great Britain.
*achievement ambassador visible 50 Ambassador of the Republic
  See Alexandre become the ambassador to Great Britain.
*achievement marble visible 100 I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
  See Victoria become Empress of France.

*achievement peoples visible 20 The People's Princess
  See Eugenie become Empress of France.

*achievement beignets visible 15 Beignets, Anyone?
  Flee to New Orleans.
*achievement eagle visible 20 Grand Eagle
  Be awarded the Legion of Honor.
*achievement barricades visible 30 Down from the Barricades
  Prevent Cassius's death if his revolution fails.
*achievement empty visible 100 Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
  Make a last stand at the Hôtel de Ville and survive.
*achievement starcrossed visible 50 Star-Crossed Lovers
  Persuade Victoria to elope with Alexandre.
*achievement legitimize visible 25 The Polish Son
  Persuade Napoleon to legitimize Alexandre.
*achievement first visible 50 Napoleon, the First and Last
  Persuade Napoleon to declare a republic.
*achievement olive visible 50 Olive Branch
  Reconcile Alexandre and Franz.
*achievement diplomacy visible 25 Diplomacy by Other Means
  Kill Amalia.
*achievement country visible 25 For King and Country
  Kill Franz.
*achievement life visible 20 Life Preserver
  Save Franz's life.
*achievement backstab visible 25 Backstab Is Such an Ugly Word
  Kill Alexandre.
*achievement fall visible 25 A Little Fall of Rain
  Die saving Alexandre's life.
*achievement guillotine visible 15 Madame la Guillotine
  Be guillotined for your crimes.

*comment These track the PC's personal characteristics:
*create name "name"
*create malename "name"
*create femalename "name"
*create mother "mother"
*create racingname "name"

*comment These are personality traits (values):
*create honor 50
*comment Are you a true lady or gentleman, or are you a scoundrel?  An honorable character fights fairly, keeps their word, and defends their reputation against insults.
*create idealism 50
*comment How far will you go to serve your prince? A loyal character follows Alexandre's orders and defends Alexandre against all dangers…and at all costs.
*create loyalty 50
*comment Will you carry the torch of revolutionary fervor? An idealistic character fights for liberty, equality, and fraternity—ideals that many citizens now nervously associate with the sound of guillotine blades being sharpened.

*comment These are skills:
*create mechanics 25
*comment engineering, piloting, and skill with machines
*create athletics 25
*comment climbing, running, riding, brawling
*create charm 25
*comment flirtation, dance, etiquette, persuasion through emotional appeal
*create dueling 25
*comment combat skill with sword or pistol
*create intrigue 25
*comment politics, diplomacy, persuasion through rhetoric
*create stealth 25
*comment moving soundlessly, disguise, sneaking

*comment These are secondary stats:
*create fame 25
*create scandal 25
*create racing_success 25

*comment These track support for Alexandre by various factions:
*create napoleon_for_alexandre 50
*create popular_for_alexandre 50
*create revolutionary_for_alexandre 50
*create england_for_alexandre 25
*create austria_for_alexandre 25

*comment This tracks Alexandre's engagement or marriage to Eugenie or Victoria:
*create alexandre_fiancee "none"
*create empress "none"

*comment This tracks the future ruler of France after Napoleon's death:
*create napoleon_heir "none"
*create ruler "none"

*comment These track relationships:
*create rel_grandmother 75
*create rel_alexandre 75
*create rel_eugenie 50
*create rel_cassius 25
*create rel_constance 25
*create rel_julien 25
*create rel_amalia 25
*create rel_franz 25
*create rel_napoleon 50

*comment These track whether the PC has met various NPCs:
*create metjulien false
*create metamalia false
*create metfranz false
*create metconstance false
*create metconroy false
*create metcassius false
*create metdominique false

*comment These track the progress of romances with NPCs:
*create romancealexandre "maybe"
*create romanceeugenie "maybe"
*create romancecassius "maybe"
*create romanceconstance "maybe"
*create romancejulien "maybe"
*create romanceamalia "maybe"
*create romances 0

*comment These track Alexandre's traits (values):
*create alexandre_honor 50
*create alexandre_loyalty 50
*create alexandre_idealism 50

*comment These track whether key characters are alive or otherwise removed from play:
*create claude_alive true
*create amalia_alive true
*create amalia_banished false
*create franz_alive true
*create alexandre_alive true
*create pc_alive true
*create cassius_alive true
*create julien_alive true

*comment Creating genderpresentation-based variables:
*create gender "undetermined"
*create tempgenderpresentation "undetermined"
*create genderpresentation "undetermined"
*create genderpresentationoptionsset false
*create genderpresentationvaries false
*create heshe "he"
*create himher "him"
*create hisher "his"
*create hishers "his"
*create title "Monsieur"
*create manwoman "man"
*create gentlemanlady "gentleman"
*create gender_discomfort false

*comment These track possession of certain objects:
*create pocket_pistol true
*create pistol_loaded true
*create dueling_pistol false
*create dueling_sword false
*create revolver false

*comment Miscellaneous variables:
*create usedviolence false
*comment Set in chapter 2:
*create revenantunseen true
*create gryphonunseen true
*create britanniaunseen true
*create enginesdamaged false
*create nameknown false
*create employerknown false
*create met_julien_as "none"
*comment Set in chapter 3:
*create servant "none"
*create met_constance_as "none"
*create victoria_decision "none"
*create duelsfought 0
*comment Set in chapter 4:
*create clean_escape false
*create wounded false
*create Amalia_involvement_known false
*create Victoria_captured false
*comment Set in chapter 5:
*create goal "none"
*create emperor_plan "none"
*create spoke_for_franz false
*create alexandre_agreed_to_meet false
*comment Set in chapter 6:
*create parade_disaster false
*comment Set in chapter 7:
*create culpritknown false
*create resolution "none"
*comment Set in chapter 8:
*create franzleft false
*create dress "intact"
*comment Set in chapter 9:
*create franzimprisoned false
*create alex_revolution "opposes"
*create ship "none"
*create destination "none"
*create fled_alone false
*comment Set in chapter 10:
*create austriawar false

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  Defend Napoleon's heir in this steampunk alternate history game of political maneuvering, airship adventure, and romantic intrigue! Will you bring liberty to France, or plunge Europe into bloody war?

  "The Eagle's Heir" is a 200,000 word interactive novel by Amy Griswold and Jo Graham. It's entirely text-based, without graphics, or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

  Since Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, seventeen years ago, Europe has enjoyed an uneasy peace. While the great empires of Austria, Russia and England have tried to stem the tide of revolution, France has mastered steam power to conquer the air and sea. Now, Napoleon’s health is failing, and France is torn between his legitimate heir, Franz, and his illegitimate son Alexandre.

  Luckily, Alexandre has you, his loyal bodyguard and childhood companion, skilled in the arts of the duel and the ballroom, and ready for anything from diplomacy to airship combat!

  It's brother against brother as you choose who will rule France, and how. Will France have a king, an emperor, or become a republic? Can you guide your lifelong friend Alexandre to the throne, and keep not just your prince but his revolutionary ideals alive? Or will you throw your weight behind his half-brother Franz? Will you defeat France’s enemies with the thunder of airship guns or forge a marriage alliance in gaslit ballrooms?

  • Play as male, female, genderfluid, or non-binary; gay, straight, or asexual[n/]
  • Race airships across the English Channel[n/]
  • Find romance with a journalist or a lady's maid, or ménage a trois at the Tuileries Palace[n/]
  • Join a motley crew of actors in the revolutionary cause, or spy on them for your allies[n/]
  • Duel aristocrats to preserve your and Alexandre's honor[n/]
  • Plan a scandalous elopement which sends Europe into an uproar

  When swords cross before the throne, who will be the Eagle's Heir?

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