Monday 15 August 2005

Five and Twenty Ponies -The Conclusion

By Steve Cast.

Well, here it is, the conclusion of "Five and Twenty Ponies ". The calendar has run its course and time has run out. However, I did feel (hat there was probably a few more campaign weeks left but 1 think enough has been done to draw it to a close.

I would firstly like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for participating in what turned out to be an amusing campaign.

As per usual it didn't turn out as planned and there were a lot of random events that never got used. For example, the Smugglers will never receive the message from the count of Anjou pleading for them to assist him in his escape from the French authorities in Calais. Sarah Warwick, falsely accused of stealing a loaf of bread, will never be hung and the subsequent riots will never trouble the Militia or the customs. But, alas, things went in different directions and these events shall stay hidden in the mists of time.

The campaign encompassed any event that either did or could have occurred in the 18th and early 19th centuries, so I had bags of things to choose from. Even though everyone involved was given objectives these weren't the be all and end all of the campaign. There were things going on in the background that I was hoping people might be able to tease out of the clues that that I left behind. However, as would happen in real life, the clues weren't all discovered by the same person and could not therefore be connected. You all played your parts very well indeed and acted in the best interests of the characters you played. However, if I list the clues below, and as you read through the following conclusion, you may be able to piece things together.

The clues were, and not necessarily in this order:

The spy
Farmer Pickles
The French raid
The "Quadrangle"
Sir Percy Stanmoor