Renaissance Intrigue

Art, poison, and the politics of princes

Intrigue in the courts and studios of the Renaissance: poisonings, patronage, religious upheaval, and genius at risk.

Styles: Novel · Literary · Pulp · Noir, or Random
Aisle: Historical

Begin with

The Painter's Apprentice
In Florence, you grind pigments for a famous painter. His newest portrait commission hides a coded message, and the patron who ordered it has just been poisoned.
Your role: A painter's apprentice
The Queen's Lute Player
You play the lute for the queen of England. Musicians hear everything, and tonight you heard a plot against her.
Your role: A royal court musician
The Banker's Ledger
You keep the books for a powerful banking family. You discover they are secretly funding both sides of a war, and the other side has found out.
Your role: A banking clerk

Start a premise as written, or make it yours with your own hero, style, tropes and intensity. Every scene after the first is written around your choices.

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