DeckMe Wild West is in Development
by The Masked Ferret 2023-07-03 · DeckMe / Front Page
I admit the art is simplistic. Because it is simplistic, as the graphics here are just glyphs available in the font I am using. DeckMe Wild West is actually the first version of DeckMe that I started working on, before #PocketQuest2023 announced the theme as “Space“.
DeckMe Wild West is a cinematic risk-taking poker card-based tabletop roleplaying game (RPG). You and your friends gather to tell a tale of heroes and villains in the American South West in the 1850s. Your choices determine how the tale is told.
Your character generally starts the game with the full deck of poker cards – 52 normal cards and 2 Jokers. As you go through the game and overcome obstacles, you will have to discard and burn cards. If your deck ever runs out of cards, your character may die. You can advance your character with a currency called chips.
Excerpt for Chapter 3: Backgrounds
Backgrounds describe where your character came from. They provide some skills and a Passive Boon.
College Graduate
Skills: Culture +1, Deception +1, Knowledge [Literature] +1, Knowledge [Mathmatics] +1
Educated Boxer: Uses Mind for Fisticuffs rather than Strength, if so desired
Farmer
Skills: Athletics +1, Long-Gun +1, Knowledge [Farming] +1, Profession [Farmer] (Resilience) +1
Till Them Fields: Farmers can use double their Toughness when resisting damage from Fatigue
Soldier
Skills: Athletics +1, Intimidation +1, Long-Gun +1, Profession [Soldier] (Toughness) +1
Weapons Training: When learning Weapons Skills, it costs 1 less Chip per Rank.
