Dark Highway
A ghoulish Western poetry roleplaying game for 1 player || A ghastly supplement to Gentleman Bandit
They called you the Gentleman Bandit¸ because no one knew your name.
Now they call you nothing¸ lest they conjure you from the Grim Old Grave: your ossa¸ your white pate - every sinew in your Pen-and-Pistol hand a memory but still able¸ waiting for their Coward's call¸ waiting to ride again.
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In this writing-focused RPG¸ you are the eponymous Gentleman Bandit¸ a ne'er-do-well highwayman who¸ in life¸ left 13-line poems at the scenes of his misdeeds. Now¸ your spectral Bandit wanders the Desolation Beyond¸ still composing his dark verse to haunt and harry the World of the Living.
- Card draws guide the content of each line so you can tell your Bandit's tale with dark and anguished aplomb. Tips for writing in character - and setting an ominous mood - help you express your Bandit's Life-After-Life.
- Dice rolls determine poetic device add-ons to further shape the experience and ratchet the difficulty (rules included in the original Gentleman Bandit game ).
- Rules for multiplayer versions - inspired by the Exquisite Corpse style of group poetry writing - are included in the original game for both in-room and online settings.
Your Tools
- A copy of Gentleman Bandit
- Writing implements of your choice
- A well-shuffled deck of 54 playing cards¸ Jokers intact
- One six-sided die (optional)
Mobile-ready PDF included. Layout and graphic design by John Harper¸ creator of Lasers & Feelings¸ Blades in the Dark¸ and AGON.