User Guide

Dancing with the
Governor’s Daughter
Overview
In the 17th century, balls (hifalutin’ dance parties) were the primary
form of entertainment for the upper class. Everybody who was any-
body was there, dressed in their finest clothing, flaunting their best
jewellery - the men in powdered wigs, the women sporting towering
hairstyles that were in constant danger of catching fire from the can-
dle chandeliers. Gossip was exchanged. Discrete romantic meetings
were arranged.
Young gentlemen and ladies were expected to be competent dancers
- especially if they were looking for a mate. One could not attain the
highest rungs on the social ladder if one did not cut a fine figure on
the dance floor.
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Moving Around
See the Game Controls pages for instructions on moving around
town.
Walking
This is your regular pace. You’re moving slowly and quietly, paying
close attention to your surroundings. Guards will not be able to hear
your movements (though they will see you if they’re looking in your
direction, of course).
Running
You move far more rapidly when running, but, you make a lot more
noise that may alert nearby guards. Further, you aren’t able to pay
much attention to your surroundings when running (the view closes
in so you can’t see much of what’s around), and you’re in a fair amount
of danger of running smack into a guardsman.
Climbing Fences
To climb a fence, move into the fence. Once you touch the fence
you’ll automatically climb over it. This is a good way to evade pursuit,
since guardsmen can’t climb fences and can’t see through them,
either.
Hiding
To hide, move into a hay bale. and the guardsmen will not see you.
Knocking Out a Guardsman
To knock out a guardsman, walk up behind him. When you reach
your target, you will knock him out. You can’t knock out a guardsman
if he’s facing you: he’ll see your approach and raise the alarm.
Getting Caught
If a guardsman who sees you ever gets within touching distance,
you’re caught and thrown into jail, where you’ll sit and rot until the
authorities are good and ready to release you, by the powers!
Entering an Objective Building
When you reach an objective building, you have successfully entered
the city and may conduct business as usual except when in extreme-
ly hostile Spanish ports where the merchants will not trade with you.
Escaping from Town
To walk out of town, keep moving until you reach the edge of town
(where you’ll see your waiting crewmen). When you reach your crew
you have escaped and return to the Navigation screen.
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Book Three
The Memoirs of Captain Sydney
Ye may not know it to look at me now, Laddy, but at one time
the old Cap’n cut quite the dashing figure on the dance floor. That was
before I got me this peg-leg, o’ course. And I was younger then, ‘n’ I
had more teeth in me head. And two eyes ‘n’ both hands, as well.
Them was great days. I’d be out at sea fer weeks, takin’ Spanish
ships in the waters south o’ Santiago, ‘n’ when things got too hot out
there I’d put into Tortuga fer to sell my prizes and see the governor’s
daughter.
The times we had! I’d take her out on the dance floor ‘n’ twirl
her around a couple hunnert times, ‘n’ she’d be the envy o’ all the other
high-born ladies with their fat, lazy ‘n’ cowardly beaus.
I admit she weren’t the prettiest lass in the world: Nancy, my
intended, were much prettier than her - so were Simone and Inga, my
other intendeds, come to think of it - but she was kind of nice to be
around. And every once in a while she’d give me a present: a new shirt
or fancy hat or some-such high-born gee gaw.
Yes, she were a nice kid. I heard tell she took it badly when
Theodora ‘n’ me got married in Saint Kitts.
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