====== Weird Weird West ======
===== System Details =====
System available at -> [[https://tmcgry.itch.io/weird-weird-west]]
  * Powered by the Apocalypse (2d6 + Stat)
    * GM may grant Advantage (3d6 keep highest 2) or Disadvantage (3d6 keep lowest 2)
  * Single page character sheet
  * No leveling
  * Trauma slots instead of HP
    * Minor
    * Moderate
    * Major 
  * Gain luck points on rolls of 6- (pg 10)
    * Luck is spent to increase rolled value. 1 luck is +1 to rolled value
    * Only lost when spent, a move calls for, or GM says
  * No wealth tracking
    * Barter and Haggle move is used to purchase new equipment (pg 10) 
  * No mechanical encumbrance, fiction based.
==== Players Should Read Pages ====
  * 4, 5-13, 24-28, 31

===== Character Creation =====
  - Pick Playbook
  - Assign Attributes
  - Pick Background and starting items
  - Answer backstory and background questions
    - [[https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/cowboy-names.php|Name Generator]]
  - Name and describe your horse
    - [[https://perchance.org/ww-horse|Horse generator]]

==== Backstory Questions ====
**How'd you get those scars (d6):**
  - An accident as a child that I don’t quite remember.
  - A fist fight with someone bigger and meaner than me… but they had it coming.
  - A misfire from a rifle, that has misfired ever since, no matter the wielder.
  - A group of thugs beat me up outside a saloon, screaming something about heresy and death.
  - An operation from when I was a teenager - my parents said it was to cure my “talking in tongues”.
  - War, plain and simple. The price of doing my duty, a price I’d gladly pay again.
  - Custom

**Unfortunate Family (d6):**
  - A grandparent suffered from a rare blood disease, and a ravenous hunger.
  - A cousin was known to commune with spirits, devils, and vagabond entities.
  - A sibling unwittingly sold their a part of their soul to an otherworldly beast… and mentioned you by name.
  - An uncle committed the wrong sin, and there is now a black mark against your family.
  - A parent is from an ancient bloodline, and you sometimes see your ancestor’s memories in your dreams.
  - A family friend harbored secret, forbidden knowledge, and was hunted for it.
  - Custom

**A dark and violent past (d6):**
  - You killed in self defense, when a dark stranger spoke unspeakable words to you.
  - You killed for love, after a blackened soul tried to steal them away.
  - You killed for passion, when you realized the power coursing through your veins.
  - You killed for greed, for desire, for lust; you want it all and you’re not ashamed.
  - You killed in desperation, backed into a corner, doing what you had to do.
  - You killed for duty, for honor, because you know your place; some fingers give the order, and some fingers pull the trigger
  - Custom

**Where did you get that gun (d6)?**
  - Won it in a card duel against someone who almost seemed to want to lose.
  - Found it buried in a chest at the base of the tree in your childhood home.
  - A gift from an old employer, bribing you into silence.
  - Stolen from a corpse, who self-evidently couldn’t use it properly anyway.
  - A prize from an enemy, who died cursing your name and screaming at hell.
  - Bought, fair and square… with blood on your hands and someone else’s money to spend.
  - Custom

**Think about the person they’ve become.** Think about the description of the Play Book you’ve chosen.
  * What would make your character become that sort of person?

**Think about why your character travels.** It’s assumed your character travels with the other characters in the group. 
  * Are they running from something?
  * Are they searching for something?

**Think about the supernatural things they’ve experienced since.**
  * What have they seen, in the corners of their eyes?
  * What keeps them awake at night?
  * What have they overcome that someone else would never believe?

**Think about what gave them their Weird Ruination.**
  * How did they become afflicted? 
  * What trauma did they go through? 
  * How do they feel about how their weirdness makes them? Do they resent it?
  * Are they grateful for it?

**Think about the groups they might have come in contact with.**
  * What happened to their family?
  * What happened to the strangers they’ve met on the road?
  * Are they in trouble with the law, or with overly zealous preachers?
  * Which groups of people in the world are their friends, and which are their foes?