Great tabletop RPG setting found online: anime weird-west

August 2nd, 2007

I stumbled on an interesting campaign setting in a blog dedicated to gaming in the Philippines. The author, pointyman2000, has three posts (here, here, and here) about an anime-inspired weird west setting.

I’m giving this quick shout out for two reasons. First, the setting is a nifty blend of magic, space opera, and the Western genre with rich anime styling. Pointyman2000 gives enough description of his thoughts that I can really start to imagine running some players through an adventure on one The Fronteir.

Second, I think it’s a great example of how to put together a sketch of a tabletop roleplaying game setting description. It covers the setting at the right level of detail to inspire creative game masters, then offers details on a suggested system (he suggests Hero, but I’ll probably do it with my old favorite, GURPS), along with character creation guidelines and a set of delightful villains.

All around, a well done presentation of a promising campaign world. I may just have to add it to my ever-expanding list of campaigns I want to run.

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