Pyramid 74: Wild West
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It's Our "Most Wanted" Pyramid Yet!
There's a strange newcomer in town... one that promises to shake things up for outlaws and marshals alike. It's this month's Pyramid - the PDF magazine for roleplayers! In this issue¸ we turn our steely focus toward Wild West gaming. The gold mine that awaits you includes:
- "Ashiwi County¸" an in-depth look at the Ashiwi (or¸ as the Spanish called them¸ the Zuni) of late 19th-century New Mexico. This guide from Matt Riggsby - in a similar vein as the GURPS Hot Spots volumes he's penned - offers information on the history¸ religion¸ government¸ and more of this Native American culture. It also features two color maps of their central settlement.
- "Outlaws and Arrows¸" a guide to porting GURPS Action to the Wild West¸ including two new templates¸ new lenses¸ and a boomtown of adventuring tips.
- "Steamboats and Locomotives of the Old West¸" this month's Eidetic Memory offering from GURPS Spaceships author David L. Pulver. It provides info and GURPS vehicle stats for two quintessential modes of Western transport.
- "A Westward-Shambling Horde¸" a dozen potential Western-themed zombie scenarios from GURPS Zombies author Sean Punch.
- "Famous Wild West Gunfights¸" a second-by-second dissection of six famous gunfights (real and fictional) in GURPS terms from Hans-Christian Vortisch¸ using the ideas and terminology from Hans' own GURPS Tactical Shooting.
This issue also includes a Random Thought Table that breaks down the Western genre into some of its component gears. Saddle up for adventure; this issue of Pyramid is the best in the West!