![]() ![]() The last page is a Fighting Chart that cross-references a character's Fighting attribute against his target's Defense. The first page is its title page, with a superbly evocative illustration by Robertson that, to my mind, recalls Mike Mignola's work. ![]() ![]() Of the game's 8 single-column pages, only two are actually taken up with rules. One is a traditional 8½" x 11" booklet the other is a much smaller (4.25" x 2.75") folded "pocket mod." I'm a big fan of small rulebooks, both in terms of page count and physical size, so I was very pleased to see the pocket mod version. Before I expand on that thought, let's talk more specifically about what you get in $1 PDF.įirst off, it's worth noting that Weird West comes in two formats, both of which you get when you purchase the game. Do so and what you're left with is a nifty little game system that, frankly, could easily serve as the basis for a wide variety of roleplaying campaigns, regardless of when or where they're set. Here's the thing: it's dead simple to remove the supernatural elements from Weird West, since, in the 8-page Basic Rulebook they're actually quite few. "Not another occult Western game," you may be saying. So, when Stuart Robertson released a Western RPG of his own, I took notice.Ĭalled Weird West, Robertson describes it as a "streamlined and fast playing adventure roleplaying game for weird western worlds of cowboys, kung-fu, magic and otherworldly malevolence." Now, I'm sure some of you are already disappointed to read this description. ![]() Despite this, I've long been on the lookout for a good Western RPG and have even been toying around with one of my own over the past year ( Saloons & Shootists is its working title). That said, my direct experience with Western-themed RPGs is quite limited, with TSR's Boot Hillbeing the only one I played successfully for any length of time. Certainly I talk a great deal more about fantasy on this blog than I do about Westerns, but that's more an acknowledgment of how large fantasy looms in our hobby than it is a reflection of my personal tastes. After science fiction, I'm hard pressed to decide whether I like fantasy or Westerns more. ![]()
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