New-Orleans-in-the-Shadows/Notes/New Orleans in the Shadows Story Bible.md

New Orleans in the Shadows

Table of Contents

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

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.