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Saturday, 30 October 2021

Western Horror 0.85 / $2.00

Western Horror 0.85 / $2.00: Publisher: Andrey Bell

WESTERN HORROR

It all started with a preparation for a one-shot session  in my gaming group's favorite DeadLands setting. Unfortunately, after playing a lot of PBTA games, I found it nearly impossible to switch back. Having done my research, I was not able to find  Pbta in the western genre, and I wanted a system designed specifically for one-shot games or short campaigns - with high risks, madness and DeadLands flavor.

In the end, I used the work of Horror Movie World and other Pbta's and after 9 months (what a symbolism!) of testing and tuning the system turned out quite playable. Not without its flaws of course: 
♠ Like any Pbta it is genre specific, and you are unlikely to be able to rebuild it easily.
♠ There's no help in the book for creating backstory, atmosphere or historical facts - but it's entirely possible to use all the DeadLands' work or come up with everything yourself.
♠ The book is very minimalistic, I purposely tried to fit everything into 25 pages of text, so you will need experience in other pbta, as there are very few examples and explanations for the Master.
♠ Each character has a limited number of Moves, however you can easily combine them to create a character for one session who is focused on the primary goal - playing a mystical horror game. 


The game version 0.85 is an open beta test.

Western Horror 0.85Price: $2.00

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