Railroads and cattle kings clash in 1873 New Mexico, where greed and gun smoke rule the frontier—and the West is bought in blood.
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Bi-weekly Sundays – 10:00 AM EDT (UTC-4)
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Duration: 3–3.5 hours
Platforms: Discord | Foundry VTT
Style: Sandbox Western • Frontier Survival • Political Intrigue • Open-World Drama
$25 per seat
7 seats • 5 seats left
No experience needed
Pre-generated characters available
Rules taught at the table
Tales of the Old West uses the Year Zero Engine: a fast, story-driven d6 dice-pool system where every 6 is a success, and pushing your luck can bring glory, stress, injury, or worse.
“Hot wind off the Jornada, gun smoke on the air, and no law worth the name for a hundred miles. Folks say this territory’s wide open—but truth is, it’s already spoken for. You just gotta decide whose name you’re willing to sign it under.”
THE KING OF SANTA FE
The railroads are coming, the cattle kings are circling, and every man with a badge—or a gun—claims to speak for justice.
In the dry heart of New Mexico, 1873, the frontier stands on the edge of change, where ambition burns hotter than the desert sun and every choice can shift the fate of a town. From the bustling saloons of Steaming Rock to the dust-choked streets of Jornada Springs and the lawless canyons of Carson’s Folly, the land is ripe with promise and poisoned by greed.
You and your companions ride into this crucible as drifters, lawmen, settlers, or outlaws—each chasing something the desert might never give back.
BACKGROUND
The New Mexico Territory is a land claimed by empires but ruled by no one. The Civil War’s scars still linger, and the railroads cut deeper every day. Cattle barons build kingdoms from stolen land, miners carve fortunes out of sacred hills, and politicians in Santa Fe sell justice to the highest bidder.
Amid it all, whispers tell of a rising power: an ambitious merchant empire seeking to unite the territory under its banner of profit and control. Townsfolk call its leader The King of Santa Fe, though no man wears the crown for long.
Every ranch war, rail contract, and bullet fired in anger ties back to that shadowed throne—and whether you fight to claim it, serve it, or tear it down, your story will be written in dust and blood.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Whether you ride for justice, profit, or vengeance, The King of Santa Fe delivers a sweeping Western saga of corruption, consequence, and the price of ambition.
Expect frontier survival, dangerous negotiations, hard choices, rival factions, violent grudges, desperate towns, tense standoffs, and the kind of moral pressure where drawing a gun may solve one problem while creating three more.
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Tales of the Old West uses the Year Zero Engine, a fast and accessible d6 dice-pool system. Roll your dice, count successes, and decide whether to push your luck when the stakes are high. It is simple to learn, rich in tension, and built for cinematic Western storytelling.
Players balance Health, Grit, and Reputation as they face gunfights, betrayal, harsh weather, political pressure, and moral tests that cut deeper than any bullet. Every roll shapes your legend, and every scar tells how far you are willing to go to survive.
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