Age of Enlightenment Hero

[tkdguy]

I've been interested in running a game set in 18th century around the time of the French Revolution, perhaps a few years before. My inspirations are a couple of television series: Nicolas le Floch, based on the novels, and Anno 1790. There will be some swashbuckling action, but much of the setting will include politics and detective work. There won't be any supernatural or magical elements in this game.

 

Characters would be standard heroes. Characters would have skills rather than powers. Some combat ability would be handy, as would detective skills and the High Society skill.

 

Here are a couple of videos of the series to give you an idea of what I'm trying to do:

 

 

[tkdguy]

I just remembered Shelly's Regency HERO work. I think I'll find some useful ideas there.

[assault]

A few decades earlier, but still relevant: Barry Lyndon.