This is a game about the American West. Some of the book is about how it was, and some is about how it is remembered. It is up to the players and Games Master to find their own version of the West, finding their own trail between truth and legend. If the players want a historically accurate game where miles are miles, events occur as they truly did, and death comes more often from disease than a bullet,... [click here for more]
He sat tall in the saddle. His eyes, shadowed by a dusty wide brimmed hat, scanned the buildings in the valley. His features were rugged and handsome, and he had the look of a man who had seen more hardship than one his age should have. He was wide of shoulders and narrow at the waist where the gun hung loosely in its holster. The Colt was old, but well tended, with a worn grip that was... [click here for more]
“You wanna shoot me, Marshal? You ain’t fast enough, and my posse has a pyromaniac gadgeteer who’s already aiming at ya. You ain’t got the grit. You want me, I’ll be traveling the owl-hoot trail.”
– Calabash Twigg, orcish outlaw, part-time bounty hunter and a very bad man
To ride the owl-hoot trail: to take up as an outlaw.
– American Old West idiom
Owl Hoot... [click here for more]
Winner of the 2004 ENnie Gold award for Best Electronic Product, Sidewinder: Recoiled captures the cinematic action and adventure of your favorite western movies, TV shows and novels using this complete set of rules based on the Modern system reference document. Create courageous gunslingers, low-down rustlers or high-stakes gamblers and test your mettle out on the frontier.... [click here for more]