*title Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
*author Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse
*scene_list
  startup
  OpeningScene
  ComingOfAgeParty
  Masque
  Tokens
  Politics
  GrandBall
  Proposals
  Marriage
  WrapUp
  PrepScene
  Episode2
  $intrigues SceneA
  $intrigues SceneB
  $intrigues SceneC
  $intrigues SceneD
  $intrigues SceneE
  $intrigues SceneF
  $intrigues SceneG
  $intrigues SceneH
  $intrigues SceneI
  $intrigues SceneJ
  $tildeath MendosaRecap
  $tildeath MendosaWands
  $tildeath PersonalPolitics
  $tildeath Sickness
  $tildeath Assassins
  $tildeath AssassinsCounterAttack
  $tildeath WanderingEyeRedux
  $tildeath MeetTomas
  $tildeath TomasPowWow
  $tildeath OffWithHerHeadHCA2
  $tildeath TheKingIsDead
  WrapUp
  $intrigues SceneADirect
  $intrigues SceneBDirect
  $intrigues Episode3
  $tildeath EpilogueRicardo
  $tildeath MendosaRecapDirect

*product intrigues
*product consort
*product tildeath
*product lifemage
*product juanita

*create sex "female"
*create surname "Gonzalez"
*create given_name "Maria"
*create given "None"
*create physical 50
*create booksmart 50
*create charm 50
*create subtle 50
*create magic 50
*create wealth 25
*create reputation 50
*create hair "black"
*create eyes "brown"
*create relking 50
*create reltorres 50
*create relmendosa 50
*create relvega 50
*create alive true


*create gown "gown"
*create don "Dona"
*create he "she"
*create his "her"
*create him "her"
*create brother "sister"
*create mateo "Magdalena"
*create nephew "niece"
*create gentleman "lady"
*create gentlemen "ladies"
*create girl "girl"
*create men "women"
*create man "woman"
*create man_opp "man"
*create men_opp "men"
*create widow "widow"
*create bow "curtsy"
*create lord "lady"
*create wife "wife"
*create conde "condesa"
*create duque "duquesa"
*create lad "lass"
*create bride "bride"
*create monarch "Queen"
*create queen_same "Queen"
*create samesex false


*create he_pref "he"
*create his_pref "his"
*create him_pref "him"
*create don_pref "dona"
*create he_pref_opp "he"
*create his_pref_opp "his"
*create him_pref_opp "him"
*create man_pref "man"
*create men_pref "men"
*create gown_pref "coat"
*create husband_pref "husband"
*create hidalgo_pref "hidalgo"
*create bows_pref "bows"
*create father_pref "father"
*create mother "mother"
*create king "King"
*create queen "Queen"
*create agustin "Agustin"
*create ines "Ines"
*create carlos "Carlos"
*create gabriel "Gabriel"
*create luis "Luis"
*create hm "His Majesty"
*create gentleman_pref "gentleman"
*create gentlemen_pref "gentlemen"
*create marriedtorres false
*create marriedmendosa false
*create sleptwithking false
*create marriedking false
*create sahrawar false
*create borderrebellion false
*create killqueenbydeathmagic false
*create declawaguilar 25
*create rellifemages 25
*create declawsahra 25
*create declawjuanita 25
*create stopwanderingeye 25
*create lifemagekid 25
*create promisevega false
*create vegalifemageinfo false
*create mateolifemageinfo false
*create vegaadelitarumors false
*create vegajuanitarumors false
*create metwithfamily false
*create getpoison false
*create getdeathmagic false
*create juanitaletters false
*create argument 0
*create keptpromise false
*create promiseeffective false
*create investigatequeen false
*create lifemagelocation false
*create acceptramirezproposal false
*create loweredprice false
*create coercedramirez false
*create betrayedramirez false
*create leavewithking false
*create jdead false
*create adead false
*create fdead false
*create rdead false
*create mdead false
*create queenexecuted false
*create lifemagespell false
*create sahrahasjuanita false
*create sahrahastomas false
*create aguilarhasjuanita false
*create aguilarhastomas false
*create antoniolifemage false
*create heirannounced false
*create juanitatreason false
*create heir "none"
*create noparttwo false


*create mendosaally false
*create vegaally false
*create don3 "felix"
*create mendosawon false
*create gotrod false
*create affair false
*create ongoingaffair false
*create lover "none"
*create theworldhaswands false
*create antonioalive true
*create earlywarning false
*create he_lover "he"
*create him_lover "him"
*create his_lover "his"
*create tomaswidowed false
*create lucio "lucia"
*create luciamistress false
*create kingalive true

*comment  true if you have overthrown the King
*create revolution false 
*create toldtomassecret "none"

*comment  true if you know the King is controlled
*create kingcontrolled false 

*comment  true if you agree to marry Tomás
*create engagedtomas false 

*comment  true if you cast a death curse on Tomás
*create failedtomascurse false 

*comment true if you spread rumors about Tomás's mother
*create tomasweakened false 

*comment true if you tried the ritual to break Tomás's control of the King unsuccessfully
*create failedfreeking false 

*comment true if you know how to break mind control
*create knowhowtobreak false 

*comment true if you know who Tomás has mind control over
*create investigatetomas false 

*comment true if Tomás has figured out you're conspiring against him; makes success harder
*create tomasaware false 

*comment true if you've freed some of Tomás's slaves
*create freedslaves false 

*comment false if you've killed Tomás, directly or indirectly
*create tomasalive true 

*comment false if de Vega dies
*create vegaalive true 

*comment false if Mendosa dies
*create mendosaalive true

*create RecapNeeded false

*comment true if you told Mendosa you'd sign a Magna Carta
*create MagnaCarta false

*comment True if you cast a Death Curse at Tomás
*create CursedTomas false

*comment DGF True if you're using de Vega for sex
*create UsingVega false

*comment DGF If you failed to kill Tomas during the revolution
*create FailedRevolutionTomas false

*achievement wizardsjoust visible 10 Wizard's Joust
  Compete in the wizard's joust and win convincingly.
  Competed in the wizard's joust and won convincingly.
*achievement respectablemarriage visible 10 A Respectable Marriage
  Marry a respectable, conservative suitor.
  Married Torres.
*achievement happilyeverafter visible 10 Happily Ever After
  Marry for love, not power or wealth.
  Married de Mendosa.
*achievement royalvenom visible 25 Royal Venom
  Use poison to secure your position.
  Poisoned the Monarch's spouse.
*achievement royalcalumny visible 25 Royal Calumny
  Spread rumors to secure your position.
  The Monarch's spouse was beheaded.
*achievement royalcurse visible 25 Royal Curse
  Cast a magic spell to secure your position.
  Murdered the Monarch's spouse with a forbidden Death Curse.
*achievement royalwedding visible 75 Royal Wedding
  Marry the Monarch.
  Married the Monarch.
*achievement hauntedmansion visible 10 Haunted Mansion
  Your mansion echoes with your memories.
  Died alone in an echoing mansion, wondering what might have been.
*achievement ontheblock visible 10 On the Block
  The blade whistles, and then it's over.
  Beheaded.
*achievement thesmellofgoat visible 10 The Smell of Goat
  Return home in disgrace.
  Returned home in disgrace, unable to secure a proposal.
*achievement choiceofromance visible 10 Choice of Romance
  Survive the first episode.
  Survived the first episode.
*achievement brainwashedassassin visible 10 Brainwashed Assassin
  Kill Don Felix unthinkingly.
  Killed Don Felix under mind control.
*achievement onekingdom visible 10 One Kingdom
  The kingdom stands united against invaders.
  Accept Aguilar's offer to drive back the Sahran invaders.
*achievement peaceoffering visible 10 Peace Offering
  A peace agreement with Sahra.
*achievement deathtotheprincess visible 20 Death to the Princess
  Arrange for the death of Princess Juanita.
  Arranged for the death of Princess Juanita.
*achievement plucktherosebud visible 10 Pluck the Rosebud
  Arrange for the death of Adelita Delgado.
  Arranged for the death of Adelita Delgado.
*achievement catfight visible 10 Catfight
  Declaw your competition.
  Neutralized the Monarch's interest in Adelita.
*achievement deathinthefamily visible 10 Death in the Family
  Pay for your crimes.
  Died at the hands of an assassin sent by your sibling in retaliation for your murder of Don Felix and Rosa.
*achievement choiceofintrigues visible 10 Choice of Intrigues
  Survive the second episode.
  Survived the second episode.
*achievement pelican visible 10 Pelican
  Spill your blood to save your children.
  Died heroically, sacrificing your own life to save your children.
*achievement checkmate hidden 10 Checkmate
  hidden
  Assassinated by your political enemies.
*achievement avenged hidden 10 Avenged
  hidden
  Avenged by your son Ricardo.
*achievement diedsmiling visible 10 Died Smiling
  Take your enemy down with you.
  Killed Tomás de Reyes in a suicide attack.
*achievement atstake visible 10 At Stake
  Go up in flames.
  Convicted of treason and burned at the stake.
*achievement juanitasmercy visible 20 Juanita's Mercy
  A different path to power for your son.
  Juanita named your son as her heir.
*achievement generalmurderer visible 10 General Murderer
  Murder Don Felix for personal gain.
  Murdered Don Felix de Chaves to get a Life Mage child.
*achievement yoursiblingskeeper visible 10 Your Sibling's Keeper
  How far will you go to get what you want?
  In exchange for a potion to guarantee a Life Mage child, you have killed Don Felix, Rosa, and your beloved sibling.
*achievement birdtoldme visible 10 A Little Bird Told Me
  Feign insanity to save your own skin.
  Feigned insanity to avoid execution.
*achievement beatenathisowngame visible 20 Beaten at His Own Game
  Force Ramirez to give you what you want.
  Forced Ramirez to give you a potion.
*achievement newplayerontheboard visible 100 A New Player On The Board
  A new contender to be heir to the throne.
  Antonio was born a Life Mage, putting him in line to inherit.
*achievement doubletriplecross visible 10 Double Triple Cross
  Betrayed by the man you murdered and betrayed.
  Broke your word and murdered Ramirez, who betrayed you in turn.
*achievement theheirismine visible 100 The Heir Is Mine
  Make your child the official heir to the throne.
  Antonio was officially declared heir to the throne.
*achievement powertothepeople visible 10 Power to The People
  Work with de Mendosa to change the face of Iberia.
  The world has Death Rods, thanks to you and de Mendosa.
*achievement loveandpoetry visible 10 Love & Poetry
  At last, true love.
  Found love with de Mendosa.
*achievement loveandpower visible 10 Love & Power
  At last, true love.
  Found love with de Vega.
*achievement honeytrap visible 10 Honeytrap
  The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference...
  Used sex to neutralize Luis de Vega.
*achievement protectorofthepeople visible 10 Protector of the People
  Prevent an atrocity.
  Saved all of the wrongly accused cooks.
*achievement liberator visible 10 Liberator
  Free the slaves.
  Freed Tomas's slaves from mind control.
*achievement spiderkiller visible 10 Spider Killer
  Defeat the spider in the center of his web.
  Defeated Tomás de Reyes.
*achievement freedomandrevenge visible 10 Freedom and Revenge
  Some tools can be twisted against their owners.
  Killed Tomas by freeing Amadeo and sending him to assassinate the mind-controller.
*achievement thinkagainyourmajesty visible 20 Think Again, Your Majesty
  Untangle the twisted thoughts of the Monarch.
  Freed the Monarch from Tomás's mind control.
*achievement vivalarevolucion visible 10 Viva la Revolución
  The times are changing in Iberia...
  Overthrew the Monarch with the support of commoners armed with Death Rods.
*achievement coupdetat visible 10 Coup d'Etat
  Seize power in a coup d'etat.
  Seized power in a coup d'etat.
*achievement tasteofdeath visible 20 A Taste of Death
  The Monarch must die.
  Poisoned the Monarch.
*achievement youmustnotmiss visible 10 If You Stab at the King, You Must Not Miss
  The best laid plans...
  Died trying to poison the Monarch.
*achievement tildeathdouspart visible 10 Til Death Do Us Part
  Survive long enough for the Monarch to die of natural causes.
  Survived long enough for the Monarch to die of natural causes.
*achievement perfecttogether visible 10 Perfect in Politics, Perfect Together
  Find a match who is as expert at navigating court politics as you are.
  Married de Vega.
*achievement afteralltheseyears visible 10 After All These Years, Happily Ever After
  Find true love in a marriage thought lost.
  Married de Mendosa after years as the Monarch's favorite.
*achievement crownofmyown visible 100 A Crown of My Own
  Become the ultimate power in Iberia.
  Became the Regent of Iberia.
*achievement therightfulheir visible 10 The Rightful Heir
  See your son on the throne as the rightful heir.
  Antonio inherited the throne as the rightful heir of the Monarch.
*achievement theheirpresumptive visible 10 The Heir Presumptive
  See your son on the throne despite a weak claim.
  Ricardo inherited because his claim, though weak, was better than anyone else's.
*achievement magnacarta visible 20 Magna Carta
  A new age of Iberian politics is dawning.
  Granted a Great Charter of Rights, setting Iberian politics on a new road of constitutional monarchy.
*achievement liveandletdie visible 10 Live and Let Die
  Sometimes you must make sacrifices to survive.
  Survived by betraying an ally to death.
*achievement walkedaway visible 10 Walked Away
  The greatest achievement can be the ability to choose.
  After years of playing politics, you chose of your own free will to walk away and live in country retirement.
*achievement formychildren visible 10 For My Children
  The throne should belong to your children, not to one of the Monarch's other children.
  Defeated Juanita in a power struggle over who should inherit.
*achievement yoursonformyson visible 10 Your Son for My Son
  Kill a man to save your own son.
  Killed King Tomás to save Prince Ricardo.


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  Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

  [i]Affairs of the Court[/i] is an epic interactive fantasy novel by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse. It's a tale of romance, deception and court intrigue, where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--223,000 words, without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

  Will you play as male or female? Gay or straight? Match wits with the schemers of the court, or play your suitors off each other? Will you find true love? Gain a crown? Lose your head?

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