Comments on: Dungeons & Dragons: A Western

By: Swords of Cydonia Class: The Monk | Robertson Games

Swords of Cydonia Class: The Monk | Robertson Games — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:35:07 +0000

[...] with my usual conventions for playing D&D and explore some other sources of inspiration, like the Western, and game material I haven’t made much use of before. While looking through my AD&D books [...]

By: D&D Campaign Rules: Under the Burning Sun | Robertson Games

D&D Campaign Rules: Under the Burning Sun | Robertson Games — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:51:08 +0000

[...] RSS feed for updates.Since the D&D campaign I’ve been working on is partly inspired by Westerns more than the usual Magical Medieval Europe, I wanted to have the environment reflected in the [...]

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:59:40 +0000

I’ve been meaning to read The Gunslinger for ages. It’s always mentioned whenever I look up anything about “Weird West” online.

By: thekelvingreen

thekelvingreen — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:54:54 +0000

Oh, as a follow-up, I should warn you that the series is not brilliant, but it is a quick read, and the feel is right, so they're useful as inspiration. I would recommend The Gunslinger, Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla if you're going to pick and choose.

By: thekelvingreen

thekelvingreen — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:51:53 +0000

If you haven't already, check out Stephen King's Dark Tower series. He set out to write an American fantasy, drawing on the myths of the US as inspiration, just as Tolkien drew on north/west European myth for his world. And the Western is as potent a mythological source as Des Nibelung. So you have knights recast as gunslingers, but it's still recognisable as fantasy.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:30:45 +0000

Hmm… I should probably add a contact form.

You can send me email at. Stuart AT RobertsonGames DOT Com.

By: kiltedyaksman

kiltedyaksman — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:42:22 +0000

Hey Stuart, do you have a contact email on your site somewhere?

By: Nameless

Nameless — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:46:16 +0000

That was the best video ever! I will now start a campaign modeled after this very video. My life has been deeply enriched. Thank you.

By: rmckee78

rmckee78 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:40:41 +0000

I embraced the Westerness of D&D for a Forgotten Realms campaign I ran a few years ago. I set it in the plains to the east where settlements are spread out. I really played up the fact that some times the players were the closest thing to the law in town. I also had plenty of rival adventuring groups to feud with, there were a few showdowns on dusty streets at high noon.

By: Timeshadows

Timeshadows — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:35:55 +0000

Thanks for turning me on to the group.
–I wish you well in your Western D&D efforts. I’ve had a blast in the bast with that, although it was Celtic Western with Fields of the Nephilim as the background music.