Weird Wild West
Campaign Background
Campaign name:
Starting year:
Genre: Steampunk
Realistic or cinematic? Grittematic™
General theme of campaign:
Are there multiple planes of existence?
Campaign World: Earth
Campaign’s base city, nation, empire, or planet:
Society/government type:
Control Rating: CR3
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Tech level: TL5+1
- Exceptions to general TL:
General mana level: None
- Do areas of higher/lower mana exist? No
Brief description of important neighboring powers, political/economic situation, etc.:
Information for PCs
Starting point value allowed for PCs: 175
Disadvantage limit (including Quirks): -75
PC races allowed: Human
Especially appropriate professions: Art Appraiser. Barber. College professor. Dancer. Experimental chemist. Fashion designer. Gadgeteer. Historian. Investor. Jeweler. Kickboxer. Ludographer. Mercenary. Newspaper reporter. Occupational therapist. Private investigator. Quiz show champion. Researcher. Stunt performer. Thief. Undertaker. Veterinarian. Writer. Xylographer. Yoga instructor. Zoologist.
Starting Wealth:
Starting Wealth levels allowed:
Starting Status levels allowed:
Starting TLs allowed:
Languages available:
Cultural Familiarities available:
Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills
Required advantages, disadvantages, and skills:
Especially appropriate Advantages:
Especially appropriate Disadvantages:
Especially appropriate Skills:
Disallowed advantages, disadvantages, and skills:
Appropriate Patrons, Allies or Contacts:
Special Abilities Allowed for PCs
Exotic/supernatural traits:
Cinematic skills:
Are PC mages allowed? No.
Are PC psis allowed? No.
Are PC gadgeteers allowed? Yes.
Are there special limits on gadgeteering?
Unusual Background cost(s) for these abilities:
Legal or social restrictions on these abilities:
Rulebooks and Resources
GURPS Basic Set 4th edition (required).
See also
- What is Weird Science?. Pyramid article written by the GM. Click here to buy the very useful and full-of-secrets Weird Science issue of Pyramid Magazine.
- Steampunk. Wikipedia article.