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Fantasy Americana

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	Kenneth Hite's Suppressed Transmission column in Pyramid magazine had a recurring bit where he'd describe an aspect of American folklore — usually a Folk Hero — in game terms, and also as a counterpart to something in Classical Mythology. These included "American Hercules: John Henry", "American Phaëthon: Casey Jones", "American Dionysus: Johnny Appleseed" and "American Arcadia: The Big Rock-Candy Mountain". He also wrote columns on Fantasy Americana that didn't tie into this theme, including Paul Bunyan and John the Conqueror.		Kenneth Hite's Suppressed Transmission column in Pyramid magazine had a recurring bit where he'd describe an aspect of American folklore — usually a Folk Hero — in game terms, and also as a counterpart to something in Classical Mythology. These included "American Hercules: John Henry", "American Phaëthon: Casey Jones", "American Dionysus: Johnny Appleseed" and "American Arcadia: The Big Rock-Candy Mountain". He also wrote columns on Fantasy Americana that didn't tie into this theme, including Paul Bunyan and John the Conqueror.

	[[Shadowrun]] is literally supposed to be a [[Cyberpunk]] America after magic came back and restored monsters and [[demihuman]]s to the world. America has plenty of folklore critters running around, as well as a breakaway ~~nation~~ of Native Americans they used sorcery to acquire and defend.		[[Shadowrun]] is literally supposed to be a [[Cyberpunk]] America after magic came back and restored monsters and [[demihuman]]s to the world. America has plenty of folklore critters running around, as well as several breakaway nations of Native Americans they used sorcery to acquire and defend.

	[[Castle Falkenstein]] is set in a world shaped by the sudden arrival of the [[fey]] and [[dragon]]s into mainstream society, introducing [[steampunk]] and [[magic]] to further change the mix. America, thusly, has been ''really'' shaken up, to the point that the official map of the place goes thus: the United States of America (from the east coast to the Mississippi), the Republic of Texas, the Bear Flag Empire of California (ruled by Emperor Norton!), the Twenty Nations Confederation, and the Unorganized Territories.		[[Castle Falkenstein]] is set in a world shaped by the sudden arrival of the [[fey]] and [[dragon]]s into mainstream society, introducing [[steampunk]] and [[magic]] to further change the mix. America, thusly, has been ''really'' shaken up, to the point that the official map of the place goes thus: the United States of America (from the east coast to the Mississippi), the Republic of Texas, the Bear Flag Empire of California (ruled by Emperor Norton!), the Twenty Nations Confederation, and the Unorganized Territories.

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added a note about Labyrinth Lord's d20 to Yuma splat. Don't have a copy of this myself.

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	[[Golarion]] has a little-detailed continent called Arcadia that is clearly supposed to be its North American analogue. But even in the known world, the Shoanti tribes have a "Magical Native American" flavor to them, the River Kingdoms have a regional flavor of the Great Lakes, the nation of Andoren is basically an idealized post-British Revolution America, and plenty of critters from Native American mythology and American settler folklore show up in the [[Pathfinder]] bestiaries.		[[Golarion]] has a little-detailed continent called Arcadia that is clearly supposed to be its North American analogue. But even in the known world, the Shoanti tribes have a "Magical Native American" flavor to them, the River Kingdoms have a regional flavor of the Great Lakes, the nation of Andoren is basically an idealized post-British Revolution America, and plenty of critters from Native American mythology and American settler folklore show up in the [[Pathfinder]] bestiaries.

			[[Labyrinth Lord]] has a [[splatbook]] called [[d20 to Yuma]] that is all about adding Western trappings and elements to your OSR games, and even features some b-movie shoutouts like the Giant Gila Monster (from the cheesey monster movie of the same name) as a monster.

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-'''Weird Westerns''' are an obscure [[Setting Aesthetics]] that you get by mixing the classic [[Wild West]] setting with Fantasy and/or Horror elements. Gunslinging [[revenant]]s, [[Yog-Sothothery]] out in the boom-towns, train-riding [[vampire]]s, cardshuffling [[warlock]]s, all that sort of good stuff. With the decline of the western, Weird Westerns have faded deep into obscurity, but they still cling on.
+The '''Weird Western''' is one of the most distinctive [[Western]] subgenres, next to the [[Space Western]], and is basically what you get when you mash up the Western with Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction or Post-Apocalypse themes, or any combination thereof. Precisely why this genre exists has been attributed to the Wild West's association with liminality, which is a fancy way of saying that being out in the boonies is a great way to contrast the "real world" with whatever genre you're mixing.
-Two of the most prominent /tg/ examples of Weird Westerns are [[Deadlands]], which is a Weird Western mixed with [[Cattlepunk]] and [[Screampunk]] elements, and [[Spellslinger]], a rare example of the Wild West ported into a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting instead of a Wild Western Historical Fantasy.
+Sadly, this genre has been little explored with tabletop games; it's largely a province of literature and videogames. But that doesn't mean it's non-existent, so that's why this article exists.
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	'''Weird Westerns''' are an obscure [[Setting Aesthetics]] that you get by mixing the classic Wild West setting with Fantasy and/or Horror elements. Gunslinging [[revenant]]s, [[Yog-Sothothery]] out in the boom-towns, train-riding [[vampire]]s, cardshuffling [[warlock]]s, all that sort of good stuff. With the decline of the western, Weird Westerns have faded deep into obscurity, but they still cling on.		'''Weird Westerns''' are an obscure [[Setting Aesthetics]] that you get by mixing the classic [[Wild West]] setting with Fantasy and/or Horror elements. Gunslinging [[revenant]]s, [[Yog-Sothothery]] out in the boom-towns, train-riding [[vampire]]s, cardshuffling [[warlock]]s, all that sort of good stuff. With the decline of the western, Weird Westerns have faded deep into obscurity, but they still cling on.

	Two of the most prominent /tg/ examples of Weird Westerns are [[Deadlands]], which is a Weird Western mixed with [[Cattlepunk]] and [[Screampunk]] elements, and [[Spellslinger]], a rare example of the Wild West ported into a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting instead of a Wild Western Historical Fantasy.		Two of the most prominent /tg/ examples of Weird Westerns are [[Deadlands]], which is a Weird Western mixed with [[Cattlepunk]] and [[Screampunk]] elements, and [[Spellslinger]], a rare example of the Wild West ported into a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting instead of a Wild Western Historical Fantasy.

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'''Weird Westerns''' are an obscure [[Setting Aesthetics]] that you get by mixing the classic Wild West setting with Fantasy and/or Horror elements. Gunslinging [[revenant]]s, [[Yog-Sothothery]] out in the boom-towns, train-riding [[vampire]]s, cardshuffling [[warlock]]s, all that sort of good stuff. With the decline of the western, Weird Westerns have faded deep into obscurity, but they still cling on.

Two of the most prominent /tg/ examples of Weird Westerns are [[Deadlands]], which is a Weird Western mixed with [[Cattlepunk]] and [[Screampunk]] elements, and [[Spellslinger]], a rare example of the Wild West ported into a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting instead of a Wild Western Historical Fantasy.

[[Category: Gamer Slang]]