Tales of The Old West RPG - Core Rules

Tales of the Old West is a game about making your way in the West in the 1870s written by Matthew Tyler-Jones and Dave Semark.

Published by Effekt Publishing.

“I love it. It is wild with adventure.” 

Henry Starr

On life as an outlaw,

shortly before he

was shot dead

while robbing a bank

Welcome to the Old West, where life is hard, life is short, and life don’t owe you a goddamn thing.

But you are extraordinary.

Neither race nor gender can limit what you can become. It don’t matter where you come from, it’s the West that makes you. There are no monsters but other folk, and only the dead forget the land is your enemy.

This comprehensive core module contains everything you need to create an adventure for you and your compadres in the American West of fiction, film and history. The rules expand the acclaimed Year Zero Engine to help you create diverse characters, to build your reputation, your home, your business, your family, and a thriving community. 

The Journal contains extensive guidance on creating a player focused campaign in the historical West, a whole campaign framework set in New Mexico and a full starting adventure.

This Premium module contains:

• 3 Journal Entries, comprising the Core Rulebook, Map Handouts and Foundry Lifepath.
• 324 Item entries (Weapons, Talents, Gear, etc.).
• 68 Actors (NPC Templates, Critters and NPCs for the Campaign).
• 15 Scenes.
• 33 Rolltables (Critical Injuries, Flaws and Qualities, PC Creation and Town managment).

This module requires the Tales from the Old West RPG system :  Tales of the Old West RPG

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