Once upon a time in the weird west12/23/2023 Cover design by Yeon Kimĭoug Engstrom definitely has one of the more original debuts of the month with Corporate Gunslinger, a new-future adventure tale in which…. New Treasures: Corporate Gunslinger by Doug Engstrom New Treasures: Corporate Gunslinger by Doug EngstromĬorporate Gunslinger by Doug Engstrom (Harper Voyager, June 2020). It’s always a pleasure to discover a new writer, and it’s doubly so when you have the chance to hear a skilled entertainer perform their own work. I was at his reading at Worldcon last month (from his upcoming novel The Middling Affliction), and it was easily the most entertaining of the dozen or so I attended, a raucous and funny tale of an exorcist/con man who winds up over his head in a tangled supernatural mystery. I’m especially excited to see Alex Shvartsman’s contribution. These books are a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to the newest with anticipation. Martin, Alastair Mayer, Alex Shvartsman, Patrick Swenson, Elizabeth Moon, and Michael L. Gunfight on Europa Station arrives on January 25, and comes packed with new fiction by an impressive list of contributors: Alan Dean Foster, Jane Lindskold, Wil McCarthy, Gini Koch, Martin Shoemaker, Cat Rambo with J.R. His newest takes the series in a different direction - deep space! - but keeps the six shooters and saddle spurs. I’ve been enjoying David Boop’s weird western anthologies for Baen ( Straight Outta Tombstone, Straight Outta Deadwood, and Straight Outta Dodge City). Gunfight on Europa Station (Baen Books, January 25, 2022). Deadlands‘ small but loyal fanbase enthusiastically rallied to support the new Kickstarter campaign, and it blew through its $10,000 goal, with 4,973 backers pledging a whopping $568,636.įuture Treasures: Gunfight on Europa Station edited by David Boop Future Treasures: Gunfight on Europa Station edited by David Boop Emboldened by that success, last year they tried something much more ambitious: Deadlands: the Weird West, a massive box set containing a complete system relaunch using the Savage Worlds core rules. In 2017 Pinnacle stuck a toe in the waters with a reprint of the 1999 edition, Deadlands 20th Anniversary Edition, funded by a crowdfunding campaign. Talk wasn’t enough to keep it alive though, and for long stretches of the last 25 years the game has sadly been unavailable. Created by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group in 1996, the horror/steampunk game was a huge artistic and creative success, easily one of the most talked-about RPGs of the 90s. Kickstarter has brought those systems a whole new lease on life - and an explosion of new content.ĭeadlandsis fine example. I’ve been playing RPGs since 1979, and in all those years I’ve seen countless new and innovative game systems fail because they couldn’t grow beyond a small but dedicated fan base. It’s the de facto launch platform for the hobby gaming industry these days, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time soon. Kickstarter completely transformed board gaming a decade ago, and over the last few years it has thoroughly reinvigorated role playing as well. Deadlands: the Weird West (Pinnacle Entertainment Group, April 2021)
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