Wild West Style: The Clockwork Cabaret | One-Shot
Monster of the Week | One-Shot
About the adventure
Yee haw! it's Monster of the Week: Wild West Style! Head back in time to a supernatural version of the Wild West as we reskin our Monster of the Week playbooks to fit Wild West tropes. Perhaps the Divine is now a God-touched preacher, the Wronged is a gunslinger with no name, the Monstrous is a Skinwalker. Let's see what happens when we take monster hunting to the Wild, Weird West! No experience necessary--learn as we play. Every game is different, so come for more than one!
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
It's the Wild, Weird West and the Jackalope Tavern in the town of Judgment, New Mexico is hosting a once-in-a-lifetime show: the Clockwork Cabaret, a traveling circus that has set up their tents outside of town in the Armadillo desert. But what powers those marvelous gear-work creations? And does the Cabaret have anything to do with the citizens of Judgment who have recently gone missing? Time to re-skin those Monster of the Week Playbooks to fit an alternate 1800s American Wild West theme and then it'll be time to skin those smokewagons and fight to save the West from the monsters. Monster of the Week: Wild West Style is gritty horror with, possibly, just a bit of humor thrown in to soften the terror. Saddle up!
5.0
(46)
4 years on StartPlaying
98 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
Game Master Reviews (46)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Teacher
Kvothe
Played 1 sessions
What a load of fun that was. I really enjoyed this little monster of the week one shot. Especially knowing it was crafted by himself I am very happy with the way the story turned out. He was able to smoothly incorporate a late joines. A patient man who was very good at explaining this new system to me. This was exactly what I wanted. And I also liked that even though it was a one shot he interacted a nice bit with the little background story I wrote for my oc. Yeah. Thanks for the game my dude. I will come back.
Pookie
Played 1 sessions
Was kind enough to let me in to the campaign even though I was late. I'm a beginner and understood the game very well and had a lot of fun! The music and visuals also made it immersive, which was nice.
Rashad
Played 2 sessions
Great storytelling, very friendly, and very knowledgeable of the game rules! Overall, It was great fun with this GM!! AAAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buzzo
Played 3 sessions
Tried monster of the week for the first time with C. Patrick and it was pretty amazing! He made an unfamiliar system very easy to understand, allowing us to easily get into the gameplay. Very good pacing and plenty of very scary action combined with the visual aids made the story feel real and frightening. Definitely recommend checking out this amazing dude of a gm!!!
Chris
Played 1 sessions
The GM was great at setting the scene and explaining the entry of the story. The introduction of the characters and detailing a rumor about one another helped get the group aligned and playing together. The intro into the story line was well developed and easy to follow along. The GM was quick to answer any questions and knew the rules. It was understood that the one-shot was developed around learn to paly, but the combat was still fun and challenging. I recommend the GM and look forward to joining a future one-shot. Keep up the great work!
Brendon
Played 13 sessions
Very reasonable GM awesome to be creative with.
Additional details
How to prepare
You'll need a computer/phone/tablet/something and a decent mic for connecting to our Discord voice channel. And you'll need to logon to Roll20 before the game (SEE Prep Materials) to choose a Playbook and create a hunter. And that's about all you'll need.
What I provide
I will bring the descriptions. Loads and loads of descriptions (though you'll have a chance at doing some of that, too), plus ambient music, imagery, and ... monsters. Lots and lots of monsters.
Gameplay details
This game will contain horror, gore, and mature themes not suitable for every gamer. That said, the GM likes to keep things PG-13 to Lovecraftian-horror R-Rated. We will also talk about, and use, gaming safety tools such as lines, veils, and the X Card.
Content warnings
• Alcohol Use
• Blood
• Body Horror
• Guns
• Murder
• Real World Religion
• Violence
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Monster of the Week is a role-playing game based on the Powered By the Apocalypse game engine. It is rules-light with easy character creation based on 'playbooks' -- character archetypes. I'll have you pick out a playbook on Roll20 beforehand (one 'type' per player, so we won't have two Monstrous, or three Wronged) and then we'll finish character creation at the beginning of the session. But if you join the Discord (SEE Prep Materials), we can talk about how to reskin the playbook you've chosen to fit the Wild West aesthetic we're going for.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Discord
• Roll20
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$15.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Once / Friday - 5:00 PM UTC
Mar 8
3-3.5 Hour Duration
0 / 4 Seats Filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+