From the creators of Harlem Unbound, Haunted West is a Weird West tabletop roleplaying game set after the American Civil War.
Haunted West is about hope through struggle. It is a game that amplifies the voices of the often overlooked people of the Old West, the people who have been whitewashed by history. Venture into an alternate history that imagines a post-American Civil War world where Reconstruction flourishes for many years, instead of meeting its abrupt end, and imagine a new reality with greater opportunities for all who inhabit the United States.
Step out of your door into the Haunted West.
But, beware! It isn't for the faint of heart.
Created by multi-award winning game designer Chris Spivey and a diverse team of creatives and experts, Haunted West is a Weird West TTRPG about hope through struggle, set in the period between the American Civil War and the turn of the century. Founded on a wealth of historical research, Haunted West not only provides a comprehensive and full view of the time period but also amplifies the voices of the often overlooked people of the Old West who have been whitewashed out of history.
Haunted West utilizes the Ouroboros System, a modular, three-tiered system powering adventures using d100s, degrees of success, and a unique Jacks mechanic. Each group can choose how rules light or rules heavy they want to play, using the Ouroboros System or the optional and included Powered by the Apocalypse ruleset.
HISTORY BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
This corebook has everything you need to explore the Old West, including:
* An extensive historical account from prehistoric times through the last stagecoach robbery
* The Ouroboros System, a modular three-tiered system powering your adventures using d100, degrees of success, and a unique Jacks mechanic
* Haunted West: Reconstruction, an imaginative alternate history
* Robust Weird West content including magicks, creatures, mechanics, and more
* The Night of the Aerostat, a thrilling adventure set in the Weird West
* An in-depth city-building process for creating the setting you want
* Lifepath character creation to build characters firmly entrenched in the world
* Twelve Paragon categories enabling you to create any type of player character you choose
* Haunted West World, a Powered by the Apocalypse hack
“I already loved Chris’s previous book, Harlem Unbound, but Haunted West leaves it in the dust. The sheer amount of historical information and the depth of the system make it a damn fine game. But then, it had me at Bass Reeves, the real Lone Ranger. I want to get this in as many hands as we can.”
-Mike Pondsmith, founder and CEO of R. Talsorian Games, and Origins Hall of Famer
“I didn’t expect an independent company to produce an eight-hundred-page masterpiece of history, setting and game mechanics that marshal so many people’s talents.”
-Game Industry News
By Chris Spivey and Crew
800 pages
