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Howdy.

I've recently [not that recently actually] played a game by the name of 'Hard West', and I have to say that it left a rather solid impression on me about the possibilities outside of a standard cowboy roleplay. I'll not dive into the details of the video game itself, but the inspirations it has instilled within me are those of madness, horror, and the supernatural in the framework of the old west. A few other small nods to the game might exist, but it will not be a roleplay attempting to recreate the game intentionally. Maybe I won't be able to separate my inspirations enough from the source, but that's not the goal here.

This is a sparse interest check, for sure, however I simply wanted to see if this type of idea would hold water before I did any serious legwork. I tend to be an overachiever and anxious perfectionist, hence the precaution.

Essentially I intend to present a somewhat typical old west setting, likely [just for the sake of ease] planting it in a nameless stretch of Texan/Mexican border desert following the US civil war. Themes of the supernatural, magic, horror, and madness will be the modus operandi of my ideas, meaning you folks would be able to employ all manner of crazy and fun character ideas with relative ease.

Want to be a native shaman who calls upon spirits? Sure thing, go for it. Want to be a revenant of the civil war, a man who should've died but can't seem to bite the bullet for longer than a day at best? Go for it. Want to be a perfectly normal cowboy who gets dragged into the chaos and madness seeping into the world and just wanted to have some peace and quiet? Also fine.

The mystic and wondrous are very much real, if subdued at the start, but the general idea will be that as time goes on insanity and madness spread across the land and more and more queer and odd things will become commonplace. I value character/player driven plots and will tend to craft my 'plot' ideas around character goals and inspirations, so let that weigh in here. I'm not a railroad GM by any stretch, I will react and respond to what the players give out. That doesn't mean I won't storycraft, but that I take into consideration characters/players quite heavily.

I'm looking for a small group, initially, but depending on the attention received and volume I could consider accepting a larger group.
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This sounds pretty awesome. Is the setting more along the lines of "dark/horrible/magical things lurk in the shadows and most people don't even know they're there"? Or is it closer to "dark/horrible/magical things are everywhere"?
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More subtle, less apparent to start out with. A stylized focus on grit and realism, with elements of the supernatural.

To use your words- 'lurks in the darkness, mostly unknown, but not completely unheard of.'
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Down like four flat tires.
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Excellent. This is nearly enough people for me to feel motivated. Nearly enough interest for me to set up an OOC thread.
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Occult Western being one of my most favorite but least seen genres, I'm very interested.

I'd really like to write up a good necromancer (fighting the stereotype) that's moonlighting as the town/city undertaker.
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Occult Western being one of my most favorite but least seen genres, I'm very interested.

I'd really like to write up a good necromancer (fighting the stereotype) that's moonlighting as the town/city undertaker.


https://youtu.be/so2s-NZVXZA
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As an aside three folks is likely enough to convince me to start crafting a proper OOC. i shall begin doing so.
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Heya!

Interest! Right here!

But I'm having issue with free time this month so just want to know what your post up frequency is?

And just to be certain, how historically correct is this going to be ie. slavery and treatment of 'Indians' and its place in America's history, or is that inferred in the 'Hard West' title? I'm not trying to stir shit, really, but I just want to set clear limitations/expectations is all.
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Because I'm very bored on this train, a brief character concept outline:


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Heya!

Interest! Right here!

But I'm having issue with free time this month so just want to know what your post up frequency is?

And just to be certain, how historically correct is this going to be ie. slavery and treatment of 'Indians' and its place in America's history, or is that inferred in the 'Hard West' title? I'm not trying to stir shit, really, but I just want to set clear limitations/expectations is all.


Oi ya git quit stirring that shit, we need it for my plot ideas.

Jokes aside, excellent questions.

Ones which I will surely answer one day!... That day being today. (Forgive my early morning 'i woke up eith a cold' sense of humor will ya)

Post frequency? Bring it on, i ain't a stickler. The preference would be for transparency about holdups and time frames, but I ain't about to boot someone for not posting within a few days. I suppose if I had a six shooter to my skull I'd like once a week, but again so long as folks be vocal about progress and goings-on I won't fret at things taking a minute to get done.

God knows I've got a track record of delays myself, which I will also be extremely vocal about.

As for historical correctness- I didn't click the historical tag for a reason, as I don't want historical correctness to hinder character creation or creativity. That being said, as a setting yes- natives will have the customarily bad relations with the US folks that the setting dictates, but that hostility and horribleness may be bent from time to time for the sake of fun. Basically don't be afraid of making a native character for fear of historical hostilities my dudes.
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I would consider this if I wasn't already overbooked (and outpaced) on engagements. Not going to lie, though, firing off a few rounds in a new town does have an appeal to it. But I can't let people who depend on me down back home, you know?
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Because I'm very bored on this train, a brief character concept outline:



Funny how the perfect picture for an idea always seems to exist.

I like what you have here so far. At the worst I'll have a proper character sheet for you folks presented later today so you bored types can go ahead and get cracking at a proper sheet.

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Title update; OOC in the works.

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I dig the title.

Below is my work in progress CS, posting it here as I find it keeps me motivated knowing that people can see how terrible my WIP is:

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I'd be interested
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@WaitingCynicism

Welcome aboard! OOC will either be up shortly, or tomorrow morning.
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.interest

am I gonna see the return of the secret font color
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I think I'll wrap up physical appearance and biography tomorrow, but I've had a lot of fun writing thus far, so thanks for that. :)
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