Afterword§

I owe a lot to many people, games, and books. This game wouldn’t exist without the following games:

• Apocalypse World, by D. Vincent and Meguey Baker
• Psi*Run, by Meguey Baker
• Masks: a New Generation, by Brendan Conway
• Monsterhearts, by Avery Alder

Thanks also to Zoe Bloom for “how to spot a scene end”.

I also owe not just the authors and designers above, but a number of people in my life who have listened to me talk about, fret about, and dream about this game for far too long, and have provided a lot of useful advice and input when I needed it:

• Allie McCarthy, who has given me infinite patience and enthusiasm.
• Julie Pearson, who put in the effort to make sure I could get over the finish line.
• Kate Ridgeway, who helped me maintain the endurance I needed.
• Brie Sheldon, who suggested to me that when one and three had failed, I could try two.
• Austin Bookheimer, who was always there when I needed to try out a system.
• Paul Beakley, who helped me tear down complexity and check my assumptions.
• Khaled Allen, who showed me what the game could do if it led people out of their comfort zones.
• Amir Touray, who helped me sail out of home waters and into something deeper and stranger.

Finally, I owe some books a great debt. These include:

• Jane Austen, Game Theorist, by Michael Chwe
• A Jane Austen Education, by William Deresiewicz
• Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly
• What Matters in Jane Austen, by John Mullan
• All of the works of Jane Austen herself
• And finally and most importantly, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and The Ladies of Grace Adieu, by Susanna Clarke

I hope this game inspires you.