GURPS Old West (1991): Buy or sell now
Who is this game suitable for?
If you like role-playing games and enjoy playing genres like History (American West), this game is perfect for you.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Attribute/Stat Based, Dice, Hex-based, Point Based und Skill Based
The game is published by: Steve Jackson Games
And was developed by: Ann Dupuis, Lynda Manning-Schwarz, Rob Smith und Liz Tornabene
Alternative names
"Roleplaying on the American Frontier"
From the back cover:
"The American Frontier was a legend, even as it was happening. Gunfighters, Indians, cowboys, miners and mountain men ... the "rust-eaters" who pushed the rails west ... the Pony Express ... the Texas Rangers and the outlaws they fought ... the settlers battling fire, floods, stampedes and sickness ... their adventures made the nation what it is today!"
Includes:
- All the classic character types, including the town drunk!
- Shootouts! New rules for fast-draw contests.
- Descriptions of authentic Western weaponry
- Historical maps of Western expansion
- Descriptions of Indian tribes and rules for Indian magic
- Legends of the Old West
- History of the battles that shook the west from the Indian uprisings to the American Civil War
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