In the Light of a Setting Sun: Tombstone Edition
A downloadable TTRPG
This is an ashcan and does not represent the final product.
In the Light of a Setting Sun is an adventuring tabletop roleplaying game for western adventures; take on the role of a Cowpoke, a fighter who must rely on their gumption to make their way in an uncaring world.
- Created by Jon Davis
- Developed & Edited by Fiona Geist
This game kills fascists!
This project is also itchfunding!
$100 USD - I'll be able to afford developmental editing for the book.$300 USD - I'll be able to afford copy editing for the book.- $800 USD - I'll be able to afford layout for the book.
- $1,500 USD - I'll be able to afford a print run of a zine version.
- $4,000 USD - I'll be able to afford an initial print run of a hardcover version.
Play with it, ruminate on it, improve it.
Tell me your thoughts in the official Setting Sun discord.
Purchase
In order to download this TTRPG you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Development Update68 days ago
- $300 Goal Reached71 days ago
- $100 Goal Reached81 days ago
- First Rules Update82 days ago
Comments
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Another in a short campaign for the folks over at The Weekly Scroll:
The continuation in a short campaign I ran for the folks over at The Weekly Scroll:
The first in a short campaign I ran for the folks at The Weekly Scroll:
Can you elaborate as to the differences between the different versions? I feel like you must've somewhere but I don't know where. I see this, the Tombstone Edition, and I also see Bonanza and Saddlebag editions.
Shifts in tone and mechanics as I grew as a games writer. The original pamphlets and Saddlebag edition definitely read as first attempts, whereas Bonanza edition reads as someone gaining their footing. Tombstone edition is the culmination of six years of work and reflects that. It has some mechanics from previous versions, as well as some new mechanics I felt needed to be included.
Here's a fun read-through that Todd over at Hexed Press did: