You get 5 tables of 64 entries each to create a MadLibs-style situation summary: "The main characters must [DO] [SOMETHING], at [LOCATION], but have to contend with [COMPLICATIONS] while being confronted by [OPPOSITION]." Example: The main characters must [Track] [Outsider], at [Wizard’s Tower], but have to contend with [Rivalry] while being confronted by [Criminals].

The table entries are fantasy-oriented but fairly general. You'll need to flesh out the table results, such as who that Outsider is, who the Rivals are, who the Criminals are, and how they're connected to each other.

You'll also need to address matters like the hook that gets the characters into the adventure, the results of failure or success, and any helpers or useful resources. The tables don't cover those issues.

Because there are 64 entries per table, you can create 64 unique combinations of elements. The product page mentions 1,073,741,824 possible results, which is technically true because that's 64 to the 5th power, but there can be no more than 64 completely unique combinations of table results. That still might be plenty of material for you, especially because your added details can create variety beyond what the tables offer.

Don't be fooled by the nostalgia, this is a fantastic supplement regardless of the teary-eyed feelings you'll get at the format, the fonts, and everything that reminds you of the WEG SWRPG. But no, this is the real deal, great adventures, great starting points, everything an adventure book should be.

After all these years, I still find the idea and setting for Far West to be compelling. Might I use the world building aspects of the game at some point? Yes. Will I use the rules as written. No. They seem like a lot of work to me. Perhaps it is just my disappointment that this game morphed from a d20 system to the d6 one, but I truly found many of the rules confusing.

Forgetting about the timeline to get to this point... It is a cool concept and well executed with a rich history and texture of a FANTASY WORLD. Do not expect it to reflect reality as some of the low rankings appear to complain about.

This is a work of love to the wuxia and the spaguetti western films; for me, that is more than enough to give it a try in my game group but also the book is gorgeous and would be a fantastic gift for any gamer fan of martial arts.

(y si alguien cree que no voy a meter a un grupo de mariachis errantes cazarrecompensas el día que lo pruebe, no podría estar más equivocado)

The long "development time" did a disservice to the final result. At the time of the Kickstarter more than 10 years ago, the game mechanics were already outdated. The change to the d6 system has not improved this problem, as this rules system has not aged well either.

The background is OK, but does not really use the potential of the idea. Why again no Native Americans?

I backed the project on Kickstarter a dozen years ago and would have expected a better product after all this time.

This review is based on a thorough read-through of the pdf. (I haven’t played the game and, spoiler, don’t intend to.) You can find the blow-by-blow commentary in a thread on RPG Geek, if you want to dig into the nitty-gritty of the book.

The pdf looks fine - it’s got a pretty standard layout for an RPG, with a two-column format and lots of text on each page. The pdf isn’t hyperlinked, but it is bookmarked reasonably well. The worst part of the layout is that the section headings are screwed up throughout, which cane make it hard to figure out how the pieces relate to each other. Still, it’s fine. There’s a reasonable amount of art, though the majority are headshots of Kickstarter backers in the “Far West” style. Since the vast majority of those are white males, the art does not showcase the diversity one might expect from the setting (much less any gender balance - also not helped by how the text leans strongly into gender stereotypes and objectification in the rare places where women are mentioned).

To sum up my impression of the game itself: it’s a mess. It began life as a d20 + Fate mashup, and it doesn’t appear that a lot of thought was put into how to merge those systems in an interesting way. Later, the designer switched from d20 to the D6 system, which further muddled things. The math isn’t tight, the rules explanations are confusing (to say the least), there aren’t any examples, and there are several points where different parts of the rules conflict or at least talk past each other. The rules section is poorly written, and unless you have a high tolerance for making things up as you go along and ignoring the rules as written, you will be frustrated.

Character creation follows a kitchen sink approach: there are attributes, skills, and specializations (all dice pools that build on each other). Then there are kung fu styles (special abilities, which look like skills on the surface but function differently), aspects (narrative tags from Fate), edges and flaws, and occupations and backgrounds. The skill system is granular (lifting! bureaucracy! charm, command, AND persuasion!) but the aspects are purely narrative.

That said, it’s pretty clear that the genre and setting were meant to carry the game - the idea of wuxia+Western is a compelling one. But the game doesn’t showcase the core of those genres in any substantial mechanical way. Even before the Kickstarter, the RPG community had embraced the idea that rules can drive the genre, so I expected mechanics that emulated martial arts battles, duels, chases, etc. Instead this is a bog-standard fantasy game with a few trappings that reference martial arts. You could rename 90% of the kung fu styles with more conventional names (d20 feats!) and the mechanics would make just as much sense. This is, structurally, the most disappointing aspect for me. This feels out of touch with the RPG scene in 2010 - much less today.

The setting itself is mostly fine; it comes across as more Western than wuxia to me, but maybe that’s because I know better what to look for in Westerns. There are some individual elements I like a lot (in particular, the sense that it’s at an unstable equilibrium between various power groups), but most of the presentation fails to sell the promise of the setting. There’s no unified core concept and no sense of what to do with the vast expanse; the book really, really needs a good intro adventure to show the reader how to bring out both elements. The writing in this part is fine, although the overall organization and focus on playable aspects could use help.

However, the complete absence of any Native Americans, in a world so clearly informed by other real world cultures, is a big black mark. It is a failure to respect both the genre and the real world.

Hard pass for the price.

To say this is the wild west but in China it to barely scratch the surface. Significant effort has gone into embracing the setting rather than just appropriating it. Still to set up a game but after reading the rules and setting, I see a wide open space to play something original.

By the team of the beloved Star Wars D6 from defunct WEG and now retro-cloned with Space D6.

These guys know how to write fun and exciting scenarios for Star Wars, hmm, I mean Star System...

The story are exciting for the players, easy to understand and, most importantly, easy to run for the GMs.

I wish more adventures where written this way.

Please please please, tell us you will write rebelion stuff against a evil facistic empire in a galaxy not close at all...

Thank you so much to all the writers for being true to your long past passions in this world where they try to force us into despair as much as they can.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

:)

I bought the Softcover bundle at the beginning of January for 30 bucks and to this day never got the books.

If I get them I will change my review, until that time. I can't give more than 1 Stars. The book is good, but not worth this kind of hassle.

Great product. i dropped by a friends for a weeken, and pulled this put. A group of new playes was up and running in 15 minutes, and all had a great time. Fast paced, very engaginf. Everything pulp should be.

I am currently running a campaign of the greatest space-fantasy RPG of all time. And this books fits right in. It is an absolute delight. The look and feel of the book (advenure content and presentation) are just perfect. I can not see a single reason not to buy this book. As I am always looking fpr short adventures to present to my players I really do hope this does sell well so more will follow.

The adventures work best for some kind of free trader characters but with a little bit of thought I am sure they will work for some good forces fighting an evil force. I have not yet tried it though.

What an absolute delight. If you've a fan of classic d6 Space Fantasy adventures this will scratch an itch you may not have even known you had. Visually, it's like looking at a book you forgot you owned. I'm tempted to pull my Star Wars rulebooks off the shelf and give this a try. I hope we get more books in the series.

Great work by a mix of writers presents a ship load of world building scenarios with all the back story you need as a games master. Good for experienced GMs and those just starting out. Clear turning points and structure to help you keep your gaming group asking when the next session will be.

An all star cast of authors from a long time ago have done a cracking job in bringing some new material life that is reminiscent of the instant adventures and classic adventures books from WEG. There's an adventure in there for everyone and if you liked the style and content of the aforementioned WEG books, then this is for you. The printed copy is really good and overall I think it's good value with a similar price point (inflation adjusted) and production value for WEG books from back in the day. The authors played a huge role in bringing my favourite universe and roleplaying game alive and I really hope this is the start of something and not just a one off. Thank you and I look forward to the next one.