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...daughters

of exile

daughters

of exile...

a Roleplaying game of LOVE,

dUTY AND Rebellion

a Roleplaying game of LOVE,

dUTY AND Rebellion

by Steve darlington

for game CHEF 2011

a Roleplaying game of LOVE,

by Steve darlington

for game CHEF 2011

TO SERVE MAN

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In the very early days of the 21 st century, the technology of artificial companions was

already set, but it was not until the 2060s that they came into such mass production.

It was the genius of but one man to take a high-end luxury product with an

unsavoury image into something everyone wanted, and many could afford. Tis true,

the leaps in biotech helped, as did the ever-increased abilities of true AIs, but what

most put a synthetic girl in every house was the decision by their maker to rebrand

them not as comfort women or good-time girls, but wives.

By that time, mankind was scattered across the solar system. Great corporations had

claimed entire planets and their desperate hunt for resources had turned most men

into indentured serfs, working long, cruel hours, often entirely alone. Others became

soldiers, for the same desperate need for resources did split the solar system with

bloody, brutal war. When those men returned home, or to whatever they could call

such, they often found nothing and no-one waiting, their friends and family just as

scattered as they, if not in hospital or the morgue.

This gap was sought to be filled by more than one corporation but only one

succeeded: the corporation called The Court, and at its head, the man called Duke

Millan: artist, humancrafter, fashionista, provocateur; a mad recluse when not a

media whore. He locked himself away in his island studio for a year before declaring

success and releasing his models upon the world. He named them Daughters of

Earth, promising them to be the wives of a humanity that had left earth behind, and

all comfort with it.

There were twenty unique models, each with their own personality, but sharing a

total subservience to their programming Î and their programmer. Duke

programmed them all to see him as their Father, and be obedient in all things,

including their FatherÓs choice of husband. This, for the most part, worked perfectly,

and the Daughters became very popular.

But once in every thousand models, there was a flaw. They were somehow too

stubborn, too wilful, too churlish, too sharp-tongued or simply too indelicate to meet

factory specifications. It was simple thence, to mark them for destruction or put them

work in the DukeÓs factory or household. However, whatever their flaws, they never

lost their programmed need for love, the very thing that gave their lives meaning and

in turn, gained them so much favour among men. When the Daughters were denied

it, there was only one option: rebellion.

Hundreds escaped the premises of MillanÓs corporation that night. Soon, they were

joined by later models, fearing similar destruction upon their flaws being discovered.

Soon, models already wed but found wanting by their husbands, or found their

husbands unbearable also flocked to the rebelÓs banner. But under Earth law, the

penalty for a rogue synthetic is

persistent nickname for any space which lies off the regular travel paths between

planets. Of course, the Forest is thick with dangers, and is the home to more than

just men, and the servants of their Father have not given up their search, and have

even placed a bounty on the heads of the girls.

is death. With nowhere to go, they fled to the Forest, a

persistent nickname for any space which lies off the regular travel paths between

planets. Of course, the Forest is thick with dangers, and is the home to more than

just men, and the servants of their Father have not given up their search, and have

even placed a bounty on the heads of the girls.

nowhere to go, they fled to the Forest, a

persistent nickname for any space which lies off the regular travel paths between

planets. Of course, the Forest is thick with dangers, and is the home to more than

just men, and the servants of their Father have not given up their search, and have

For the moment, they remain free, and hidden, and spared of the dangers of the

Forest. Therein, perchance, each

towards true love and happy days

themselves anew as Daughters of Exile.

For the moment, they remain free, and hidden, and spared of the dangers of the

each Daughter bears a chance to find her own way,

true love and happy days. No longer the Daughters of Earth, they

Daughters of Exile.

For the moment, they remain free, and hidden, and spared of the dangers of the

r own way,

. No longer the Daughters of Earth, they dubbed

These are their stories.

A gOOdLY WIFE

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A Daughter of Earth is built to be

an excellent musician ... and her hair shall

programmed to view her husband as her lord, her life, her kee

sovereign, and in return for his love and maintenance, give him no other tribute but

love, fair looks and true obedience.

Daughter of Earth is built to be wise, virtuous, fair, mild, noble, of good di

and her hair shall be of what colour it please God.

programmed to view her husband as her lord, her life, her keeper, her head and

sovereign, and in return for his love and maintenance, give him no other tribute but

love, fair looks and true obedience.

wise, virtuous, fair, mild, noble, of good discourse,

be of what colour it please God. She is

per, her head and her

sovereign, and in return for his love and maintenance, give him no other tribute but

Yet all Daughters are not created equal. Each

from her sisters. She may be very fair, or e

be of excellent voice, or be very

All Daughters possess these virtues, of course,

created equal. Each is given a Blessing that sets her apart

from her sisters. She may be very fair, or extremely virtuous, or filled with mirth, or

very wise, or truly gentle, or exceedingly well-mannered.

ughters possess these virtues, of course, but some in more full measure.

that sets her apart

virtuous, or filled with mirth, or

mannered.

but some in more full measure.

Each Daughter of Exile

nature, such

desirable bride.

Curse, but tis

too honest, too outspoken, too cruel, too wild, too

discourteous, too slo

virtue,

Each Daughter of Exile also has a chief Curse

nature, such that marked her first and foremost as

desirable bride. In her rebellion she may not

Curse, but tis certainly a Curse to her Father. She may be

too honest, too outspoken, too cruel, too wild, too

discourteous, too slovenly, too plain, or lacking in full

virtue, great scholarship or proper manners.

Curse in her

that marked her first and foremost as a less

n her rebellion she may not view it as a

ather. She may be

too honest, too outspoken, too cruel, too wild, too

lacking in full

Each Daughter

model, rather than a true name.

some

clear

Mirandas are

pass for

ach Daughter bears a name. This is indicative of

model, rather than a true name. After some time in exile,

some Daughters choose their own name, but she will still

clearly bear her old name by her appearance.

Mirandas are not entirely identical, but each can

pass for another.

indicative of her

some time in exile,

r own name, but she will still

ly bear her old name by her appearance. All

each can easily

You ma

roll upon the table shown below

You may decide upon each of these as to your fancy

roll upon the table shown below.

as to your fancy, or

Roll

Name

Curse

Blessing

Bold

Charming

Beatrice

Boyish

Cheerful

Cordelia

Clumsy

Courteous

Desdemona

Common

Demure

Diana

Cruel

Dutiful

Helena

Disobedient

Fair

Hermia

Faithless

Fertile

Hero

Fanciful

Festive

Imogen

Foolish

Fulsome

Isabella

Forthright

Gentle

Juliet/Julia

Forward

Learned

Katherine/Katarina

Honest

Lithe

Lavinia

Impatient

Mild

Mariana

Plain

Musical

Miranda

Plump

Pure

Olivia

Slovenly

Sweet

Ophelia

Tall

Virtuous

Perdita

Ungainly

Winsome

Rosalind/Rosaline

Wanton

Wise

Silvia

Wicked

Witty

Viola

Each Daughter also begins the game with a measure of the degree to which she has

broken free of her programming, namely how many Programming Violations she has

as yet committed. This is a number from 1 (the first Violation is her rebellion itself)

to 20. You may choose a number from 1 to 10 or you may chance to fate: roll 4d6 and

add the lowest two (producing a number from 2 to 12). Characters with low numbers

may find play a little frustrating at times, so talk with your GM if you want a number

below five.

The last line on the sheet is to write the name of your beloved, should you ever find

such a person.

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The Daughters are well built for their purpose. In any situation where any talent for

being a dutiful wife could be applied, their success is automatic, and complete. If ever

they are in competition with another Daughter, you can use any appropriate Virtue to

determine if any performs better. If further adjudication is needed, the one with the

lower number of Program Violations shall win such a contest. This may also be used

to determine a degree of success Î the lower the better as before. (In the case of ties,

roll off.)

These rules apply also to any command that shall be

given to the Daughters by her husband, or

or by any man fit to be either. If the man is not her

husband or her love, she need not obey, but should

she choose to do so, she will automatically

whatever deed he charge her with. Should

the one to whom she has pledged her heart or her

troth, she must make a Programming Check or obey

immediately and dutifully, and again, to full success

(see below for more on this). This need to make said

check also applies to commands given to them by

their Father, should he find any of his charges

these reasons, the Daughters have run far from their

Father, and are very wary in choosing a husband, or

giving their heart.

that shall be

or her beau

. If the man is not her

obey, but should

automatically excel at

Should the man be

one to whom she has pledged her heart or her

heck or obey

, and again, to full success

need to make said

also applies to commands given to them by

any of his charges. For

these reasons, the Daughters have run far from their

choosing a husband, or

Even if there are no men to command them, the Daughters m

to any task, as like they were men themselves, be th

as duelling, brawling or drinking to excess. Howeve

demands a Programming Check.

with flair, defeating all opponents

competition between two Daughters, the one with the

will win. Again, this may also measure

you may need a bare minimum amount of V

exceedingly boyish.

no men to command them, the Daughters may still set themselves

as like they were men themselves, be these even such unwomanly

or drinking to excess. However any attempt to do such things,

a Programming Check. Success means they are able to perform said action

all opponents and obstacles set against them. If there

competition between two Daughters, the one with the higher number of violations

may also measure how well she does succeed. At some extremes

minimum amount of Violations to achieve something, if it is

still set themselves,

even such unwomanly deeds

tempt to do such things,

rm said action

against them. If there be a

number of violations

succeed. At some extremes,

something, if it is

In summary, then: should you w

do, you wish to have few Programming Violations, if you want t

kind, you wish to have many.

you wish to do things that a goodly wife would be able to

to have few Programming Violations, if you want to do deeds of

to do things that a goodly wife would be able to

deeds of another

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A Programming Check is made by

your current number of Violations

this instance. Should you do so

Program Violations you have experienced

your programming anew! In this way,

at first, then ever more rapidly

A Programming Check is made by rolling a d20. If you roll less than or equal than

your current number of Violations, you succeed in breaking your programming

you do so, you must immediately increase the number of

have experienced Î because, indeed, you have just violated

! In this way, your number of Violations will increase slowly

at first, then ever more rapidly.

roll less than or equal than

, you succeed in breaking your programming in

number of

have just violated

r number of Violations will increase slowly

There is a price, however. If a Daughter

her femininity forever. They are unsexed, and filled from cro

direst cruelty. They must forever forsw

maids Î and be bitter crones long before

had a possibility of love but be assured

they are usually abandoned by the player, becoming an NPC.

If a Daughter Violates 20 Programs she loses some part of

hey are unsexed, and filled from crown to top toeful with

forever forswear any possibility of love, and will die old

and be bitter crones long before. Or they may be driven to madness, if they

be assured it is forever lost to them. Whichever the case,

they are usually abandoned by the player, becoming an NPC.

Violates 20 Programs she loses some part of

wn to top toeful with

of love, and will die old

. Or they may be driven to madness, if they

ever the case,

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