Dracula's America: Shadows of the West: A Wargame

ISBN-13: 9781472817778 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 140 str.

Jonathan Haythornthwaite;Ru-Mor

Opis

It is 1875, and Count Dracula is President of the United States of America.In the wake of the Civil War, with the country struggling to regain its balance, Dracula seized power. The Count's thralls assassinated President Lincoln and his entire administration in a single night and, in the ensuing chaos, their master made his move. Dominating the Senate, he declared himself President-for-Life, and now rules the Union with fear and an iron fist. His vampiric progeny, the Coven of the Red Hand, infest every strata of society, and enforce Dracula's will with ruthless efficiency.Drawn by the shadows gathering across the nation, secretive cults and evil creatures emerge from their lairs to thrive in the darkness of the new regime. Fleeing from the oppression and menace of the East, hordes of pioneers head to the West, hoping for a new life.Dracula's greed, however, knows no bounds, and his reach is long Dracula's America: Shadows of the West is a skirmish game of Gothic horror set in an alternate Old West. Secret wars rage across the country from bustling boom-towns to the most remote wilderness as cults and secret societies fight for power and survival. Players will throw their support behind one of these factions, and will lead a Posse of up to a dozen individual models in fast-paced, cinematic battles for dominance and survival."

O autorze

Jonathan Haythornthwaite has been an enthusiastic gamer for 26 years, inflicting countless 'home-brewed' games and scenarios on his long-suffering gaming friends in that time. He currently lives, works, and occasionally sings Classic Rock in the North Yorkshire Dales.aRU-MOR was born in Tarragona, Spain, and studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville, specializing and working on artwork restoration. She began her professional career in 2000, sculpting historical, fantasy, and science-fiction miniatures. These days she combines her work as a sculptor with her work as a freelance illustrator, and has provided illustrations for various Spanish RPGs, books, and card games.