Episode 0

Episode 0 of Elegant Suffering originally streamed on May 7th, 2020 on the GGameknights' Twitch channel.

The Facilitator, Sid, ran the four players through the process of character creation and settling on the Collaboration. Everyone agreed the tone of the story would be a Romantic Comedy, that historical accuracy would be Somewhat Important, that there would be no gender power balance, and there would be no hidden information among the players.

The players came up with their Major Characters, some initial relationships among them, their Desires, and each character's Connections.

Savannah created Countess Rosamund Spice, the Heiress, from the Peerage background. Her Desire is to "Marry [her] secret fiance," which the players agreed would be RJ's character. Her Connections were her father, the Marquess Mortimer Spice and foremost suitor Vernice Keating, controlled by Sid and Sean, respectively.

Sean created Raleigh Addison, the Hedonist, from the Old Money background. His Desire is to "Best or humiliate [his cousin] in every matter, and win [his] uncle's inheritance." The players decided that RJ's character would be the aforementioned cousin. His Connections were his uncle Myles Hammer and partner in crime Aurora Keating, controlled by Alex and Sid, respectively.

RJ created Theophilius Wilmott, the Dependant, from the Humble Origins background. His Desire is to "Convince [his] parent to accept [him] as their legitimiate child, and declare [their] relation to all the world." Theo is the illegitimate son of Myles Hammer, putting him in conflict with Raleigh. He is also the Countess' secret fiance. His Connections were his aunt Mildred Addison (Raleigh's mother) and the Reverend Samuel Hammond who ran the orphanage Theo grew up in; Savannah controls Mildred while Sid controls the Reverend.

Alex created Grover Shelton, the Careerist, from the New Money background. His Desire is to "Bolster [his] love interest's reputation, and then win [his] parent's permission to marry them." Grover works as a painter, with the Countess serving as his patron. His Connections were his mother Annette Shelton and his business rival Erasmus Cockburn, controlled by Sid and RJ, respectively.