The Would Be Gentleman (hereafter referred to as WBG) is an historical role-playing simulation of the French court in the early modern era (c.1500-1789). It combines being immersed in the court politics of the French royal court with the fun/agony of shameless social climbing. The goal is to get prestige through acquiring allies, favorable marriages, titles, church offices (for unmarried sons), and status through conspicuous consumption of clothes, luxuries, and your palace. In order to do this