[Grammaticus]

Welcome to Werewolf, the Three Musketeers. I’m looking at starting the game with a weekend day one cycle. If there are challenges with that, then we can start on Monday, I’m open to input. The game will be over by December 20th, Wednesday prior to the Christmas holiday.

The game will be intermediate in complexity, with an unconventional rule component adding a hint of RPG. Nothing too crazy.

This game should accommodate new players very well.

BACKGROUND:

The Religious wars of Sixteenth century France decided little in the bitter religious struggle of Catholic versus Protestant, and though the edict of Nantes in 1598 granted tolerance to the Protestant Huguenots, both sides knew the issue of religion had not been solved, just postponed. The crown and the majority of people remained staunch Catholics, while Calvinism took hold in small areas and classes of French society.

The heart of the Huguenot movement remained at La Rochelle, one of Frances major ports. The city’s vast defenses had held off large armies in the prior religious wars. The King had been forced to treat the city almost as a separate nation.

The Protestant cities arrogance and power grew. It became a rallying point for violent Protestant actions, including destroying Catholic churches and harboring pirates that preyed on French ships. In order to reduce the bloody conflict, the King and his advisor Cardinal Richelieu have decided to take La Rochelle once and for all.

It is the tenth of September 1627, La Rochelle is backed by England and their champion George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham has been sent to assist the Rebels!

French Loyalists currently hold the key military fort at the mouth of La Rochelle’s harbor known as St. Martin. The English must take St. Martin to open the harbor in order to resupply the Protestants within La Rochelle.

Cardinal Richlelieu is within a week or so of arriving with the French Army to help reinforce the fort and King Louis XIII is arriving shortly after that with more forces. Buckingham has arrived and is laying siege to St. Martin.

You are all members of the Cardinals Guard, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting the Cardinal and to do his bidding. You have been sent ahead to enter St.Martin and assist holding the fort until the Cardinal arrives.

The beautiful Anne of Austria, the Queen of France is known to be one of the most captivating women in the world. It is rumored that Buckingham has a great love for her and she may have the same for him. It is also rumored that Cardinal Richlelieu has designs for Anne. Is this battle over religion or a woman?

Your Commander Captain Grenier has advised there is a special company of the Musketeers that specializes in espionage, known as the Black Musketeers. It has been confirmed that members of this unit have been tasked with assassinating the Cardinal. Apparently the King or the Captain of the Musketeers has decided the Cardinal has too powerful a hold on the kingdom, making the King appear weak. This along with the rumors of the Cardinals, ahem, relationship with the Queen…… The Musketeers have apparently infiltrated this unit of the Cardinals Guard. There are Musketeers among us and we must eliminate them in order to save Cardinal Richelieu. We have been sealed in St. Martin until the vile Musketeers have been eliminated!