The demo/quickstart for Specters & Spurs: Tales from the Weird, Wild, and Wicked West is now available for download! It has been an absolute whirlwind of writing and layout getting this together, but I'm excited and proud to share it with the world! The Specters & Spurs quickstart contains all the basic rules needed to play, including all 13 playbooks, and some tips for getting started for tables not familiar with PbtA games.

Designwise, I've tried to make sure every player option is interesting. They might not all be balanced — and I'm happy to hear feedback on that, see below — but I tried to make sure that even moves that give simple mechanical bonuses do so by setting up narrative beats or encouraging certain modes of play, to keep the game moving. Player choices should be impactful and resonant with the fantasy offered by the playbook and the game itself.

The full book is in development, and will include details on all the player options, gear and magic item lists, guidelines for town and mystery creation, example towns and mysteries, and other goodies you might expect from a PbtA game. I'm also working on the team Reputation sheet, which will offer the players the chance to customize their group and gain slight bonuses as their posse continues to take down monsters and saves the day.

I'm hoping the full book won't take too long, as I intend to keep it fairly barebones (as I am just one person, after all). Check back here for updates, and please feel free to send me feedback on the quickstart, especially with regards to balance, text that needs clarification, or the layout and design. Positive feedback is also good, so I know where I'm succeeding. (You can leave feedback on the Community discussion board or DM me on Twitter.)

Thanks so much for your interest, and have fun in the Weird, Wild, and Wicked West!