A Town Called Refuge

Authors

Ivan "Vanya" Essin, Prema Cottingham, Hamish Meads, Cameron Burns and Daphne Cohen


Characters

There will be 85 characters. Casting is being done using a questionnaire about your character preferences. The questionnaire is available here.


Costume

American old west.


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The War

The American Civil War has just reached the end of its bloody conflict, but tensions are still high between the victorious North and the defeated South, and disorder rules the town known as Refuge. Once a well known safe haven for anyone on the run from the law but with California's integration into America, Refuge and its outlaw inhabitants find themselves in territory that is no longer neutral.

The Law

Now the lawbringers have moved in, trying to impose order to a town built on chaos, and the gangs that rule the town are bristling at the bit to protect what's theirs from the law, and from the upstart new gang that's muscling in. The Sheriff and his brothers are the toughest cowboy family around and they ain't no pushovers.

The Goldrush

Gold has put this tiny town on the map, the newly discovered wealth in the hills has drawn the attention of the railroad companies and investors with an intention to clean up the town for the gold diggers, and sell her to the highest bidder.

The Women

The women of Refuge don't take kindly to all this upheaval, have banded together and picked up their guns, and looks like the saloon ain't the only place for women these days. Some still cling to the protection of the old gangs though, change won't be all that easy for the Banditas.

The Showdown

The Saloon, owned by the founding outlaws of Refuge, is hosting this year's 4th of July celebrations. An army General is here especially for the celebration, said to be hunting the local tribe Injin raiders. This is the event where the bets are, things are going to come to a showdown.


Background

A Town Called Refuge is a straight up classic western game packed with original characters for 85 players based on old favourites. Gunslingers, sassy saloon girls, investors, pioneers, crims, lawbringers, cowboys and Indians. A Town Called Refuge's standoff will be coming to a charged high noon showdown at Chimera 2010.


Photo from Chimera 2009