Charlie Jane Anders over at io9 has a great round up of the recent spate of Weird West novels. Check it out here: http://io9.gizmodo.com/wild-west-novels-have-suddenly-gotten-a-whole-new-excit-1754137416 Wild West Novels Have Suddenly Gotten A Whole New Exciting Lease on Life Lately, the Western novel has been getting really fun again. Most of us …
Out now: The Sixth Gun Role-Playing Game https://www.peginc.com/product-category/sixth-gun/ The Sixth Gun is a comic-book of the supernatural wild west, Pinnacle is the company that brought us Deadlands… a perfect match made in the weird west. “During the darkest days of the Civil War, wicked cutthroats came into possession of six …
Grimslingers~ kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314069658/grimslingers-a-card-dueling-game Grimslingers: A Card Dueling Game “Cowboys, Magic, Duels! A strategic sci-fi fantasy western where everyone’s turn happens at once, 2-4 players.” About this project You are a Grimslinger, a magically imbued westerner being forced by the mysterious Iron Witch to duel other Grimslingers. 2-4 players, 20-40 minutes, Ages …
Se sei vivo spara – Giulio Questi – 1967 Giulio Questi’s 1967 spaghetti western Se sei vivo spara (“If You Live, Shoot”, but best know as Django Kill) is violent, occasionally surreal, and flavored with hints of gothic horror. After watching it multiple times over the weekend I think …
Just watched: The Burrowers (2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burrowers The Burrowers is a gritty, grim (*very* grim) horror western in which no one comes away clean. If you’re sick of horror movies filled with pretty young people that get a pat happy ending this is a film for you. It would make a …
New to the VAE Library: Owl Hoot Trail http://www.pelgranepress.com/?p=11883 “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 …
New to the VAE Libarary: GURPS Deadlands http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/deadlands/
New to the VAE Library: Spellslinger http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/58966/spellslinger “Publisher Blurb: This self-contained d20 mini-RPG takes you to the Territories, a land of elves, dragons, and dix-shooters. While you’re there, cash in on the gold rush, battle the twisted creatures of the Gray Hills, and uncover age-old secrets lying beneath the earth. …
New to the VAE Library: D&D Masque of the Red Death & Westward Two packages came in the mail today, one a blast from the past, the other a new gem! First off: I FINALLY managed to replace my Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft~ Masque of the Red Death and …
Reviews from R’lyeh: Owl Hoot Trail Reviews from R’lyeh takes a look at Owl Hoot Trail here: http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/way-out-weird-west.html Way Out Weird West Just when you think that Pelgrane Press has made an awfully big bang with its re-energising of the d20 System and Dungeons & Dragons-style gaming in the form …