First Impressions Of Night Owl Workshop's Gunslinger Roleplaying Game Core Rules BETA EDITION By Thomas Denmark For Your Old School Weird and Wondrous Wild West

 "Gunslinger Roleplaying Game Core Rules BETA EDITION

Welcome to the Weird and Wondrous Wild West!

Saddle up, partner, and prepare to embark on an unbridled journey through a science-fantasy adventure, inspired by the yarns of classic western lore and the pulp fiction sagas of the early 20th-century. Gunslinger, the thrilling roleplaying game, is here to send you on a white-knuckle escapade, galloping through the untamed frontiers of the Arizona territory in the era of the Wild West.

Features you won't want to miss:

• Dish out frontier justice and tame the lawless lands
• Explore enigmatic ancient ruins and unearth hidden treasures
• Unveil mind-bending horrors that defy human comprehension
• Expose sinister conspiracies that lurk in the shadows
  
  
  
  
  
  

"A unique blend of the old and the new, Gunslinger combines elements from various editions of the Original Fantasy Roleplaying game and related systems, delivering a refreshing and exhilarating gaming experience that remains true to its roots while offering a wealth of options.

10 Character Classes

• Brave
• Doctor
• Engineer
• Gunslinger
• Huckster
• Muckraker
• Arizona Ranger
• Scout
• Cavalryman
• Greenhorn (0 Level)

Unleash fantastic powers with hundreds of gadgets and highly advanced Strange Science items.

Encounter over 70 heinous critters that will challenge your wits and courage.

Embark on an exhilarating introductory adventure, and navigate through dozens of lavishly illustrated maps.

And there's so much more to discover!

Gunslinger is a stand-alone game, but it's also designed to be a companion and expansion to the Warriors of the Red Planet roleplaying game.

Please note, this is the BETA EDITION with placeholder art being offered at a discount price. We want to make sure to stomp out typos before offering the print version (let us know if you find any!), then you will get the full upgraded edition upon completion. After which this game will be made available at regular price.

Grab your six-shooter and saddle up for the ride of your life with Gunslinger"

Usually Ninety percent of the time I don't bother with Beta versions of  OSR games. However I missed the Kickstarter for Night Owl Workshop's  Gunslinger Roleplaying Game Core Rules BETA EDITION. Now tonight I went searching for this little Rpg & I was not disappointed. One thing I'm a huge Wild West rpg fan & there hasn't been a version of a Wild West game that I haven't played. So after downloading this Gunslinger I wasn't disappointed. It's a complete role playing game but it's missing pieces of it's artwork. Well alright because Night Owl has done this before with Warriors of the Red Planet. 
And Gunslinger is a dense game for one hundred and thirty two pages. Seriously Thomas Denmark packs a lot of game in here. This is a Weird West game with a difference & you can see this in the PC choices;"The basic classes are Brave (or Scout), Doctor, Engineer, Gunslinger (either Lawman, Drifter, or Outlaw), Huckster, Muckraker, Ranger, and Soldier. An optional class, the Medicine Man, is described in Appendix A: the Mystic West; use it if you want to add the supernatural into your campaign." All of this is done with the grand game of a style of Original Dungeons & Dragons. Denmark designed these classes with levels 1-10 and Gunslinger is meant to be playable along with Warriors of the Red Planet rpg. Classic ERB or Brackett Mars crossing over with Gunslinger leads to Weird Science adventures proliferating into campaigns. And the Weird Science device generation systems Denmark does are incredible. 
Character creation is both incredibly familar and yet more then a bit different then classic OD&D. Here we can see this with the the Brave class. 

For those familar with classic original Dungeons & Dragons this style of character will be familar. And this was done on purpose according to the introduction;"Gunslinger is a roleplaying game set in the Arizona territory in the late 1800’s. This game is semi-historical, but it takes a larger-than-life legendary approach to the Old West. Men are braver, outlaws more ruthless, whiskey pours freely, dollars are won and just as easily lost. It is also rooted in the real stories and our knowledge of the time to lend it some authenticity and weight. One other thing, don't tell the other players this, let it be a surprise; strange technology from other worlds has found its way here." 

Gunslinger looks really well done and I can't help think of the Red Room's Wretched Country being the perfect campaign setting powered & played with the Gunslinger system.