# New Orleans in the Shadows

## Table of Contents

- [Setting Overview](#setting-overview)
- [Initial Prompt](Initial%20Prompt.md)
- [MVP Outline](MVP%20Outline.md)
- **MVP Phases**
  - [Phase 0 — Pre-production](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Pre-production.md)
  - [Phase 1 — Foundations (auth, layout, DB)](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Foundations%20(auth,%20layout,%20DB).md)
  - [Phase 2 — Core progression scaffolding](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Core%20progression%20scaffolding.md)
  - [Phase 3 — Mr. Johnson job system (the heart)](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Mr.%20Johnson%20job%20system%20(the%20heart).md)
  - [Phase 4 — Training](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Training.md)
  - [Phase 5 — Hirelings (gap-filler)](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Hirelings%20(gap-filler).md)
  - [Phase 6 — Banking + economy sanity](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20Banking%20+%20%20economy%20sanity.md)
  - [Phase 7 — MVP hardening](MVP%20Phases/Phase%20-%20MVP%20hardening.md)

## Setting Overview

"New Orleans in the Shadows" is a cyberpunk RPG set in a dystopian future version of New Orleans, where magic and technology coexist. Players take on the roles of shadowrunners — mercenaries who undertake dangerous jobs for various clients, often involving corporate espionage, smuggling, and combat against both human and supernatural threats.