Education is slowly becoming one of the tenants of becoming a fully aware and proper Southern Belle. Previously, the most formal education that was needed was the necessary arithmetic that was required to properly run a Southern Plantation. As the North pushes more and more of its women into factory jobs, the prominence of a …
USS Volunteer State
January 1866 The Union Steamship, USS Volunteer, was set to sail north along the Mississippi and return to the Union port in Cairo, Illinois. The ship departed New Orleans, but never reached its destination in Illinois. The Confederate states claim that the ship never left New Orleans and that the Union never had any intent of …
Bullets and Belles Military Information
Branches of the Military This is the easiest thing to remember; there is only one branch of the military- The Military. To maximize connections between players, the game has done away with the separation of the various military branches. All Military men and women are enlisted in one unified military. Each Nation has its own …
Bullets and Belles Religious Composition
For general information purposes, when you are planning and writing character back stories, you may want to consider the following religious composition of the game setting. Also, while the numbers correlate heavily with racial composition, its not an exact correlation. Missionaries have been somewhat successful in the South after many years of operation and conversion. Religious …
Ghost Rock and the Great Quake
In April of 1863 a massive earthquake rumbled from Mexico across the West and into Canada. The quake caused sharp ravines to open. Additionally, mines and caves both formed and collapsed. Lakes and rivers flooded their banks and many religious individuals were certain that the end times were beginning. Criminals made use of these catastrophic …
Character Organizations
The following organizations are available for players to join. Chances are, that if the GMs put them on this list- there might be plots that tie to them directly- so… make of that what you will. Additionally, you may want to keep an eye on this post because as player backgrounds come in and the …
Bullets and Belles Timeline of Events
Historical Events 1585: The Spanish establish a mission to convert Natives to Christianity. 1625: The French arrest control of the Spanish settlement and rename it Rock Creek. Haitian laborers are shipped in to tend fields of sugar, coffee, and tobacco. 1630-1730: Rock Creek changes hands between the French and the Spanish numerous times. 1738: Rock …
Bullets and Belles Notable Town Locations
The GardeniaThe Gardenia fell into ruins before the war broke out. This old estate hasn’t been operational in some time. No one from the family has stepped forward to claim the land and as such, it’s currently on record as abandoned. The estate also has a reputation for spooky happenings and none of the locals …
A Nation of Nations
The State of the Union, and the ConfederacyThe war of Southern Independence came to an end in April of 1865 when northerners accepted the surrender of General Robert E. Lee in Virginia*. Northern aggression continued in the South for an additional seven months until the North was able to capture the CSS Shenandoah. The end …