D&D 5E Early Western World D&D setting?

[TheLibrarian]

Expanding on Greylord's reference to Paizo above, they also have Alkenstar. Not exactly Wild West. A bit more steampunk. But they also have gunslingers. Or at least they used to in 1st ed.

 

[bedir than]

Not D&D, but the Zweihander-powered Flames of Freedom is a dark gothic take on the American Revolution.

You may also enjoy the Orson Scott Card novel Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus for inspiration for a more powerful and significant native populace.

 

[Flicker the Flareon]

The Spanish colonized California in the 18th century. Around that time?

Yeah, I think around that time

 

[Morrus]

Yeah, I think around that time

Well I guess that answers my question too then!

 

[Flicker the Flareon]

There are PC games and board games about the Spanish Conquistador invasion of the Americas, but not a TTRPG that I can think of.

Edit: poked around for just a couple of minutes and found these:

RPGs in a Mesoamerican fantasy setting - The Overprepared GM

Recently, I was fleshing out a nation in my fantasy setting that I wanted to be mostly inspired by ancient…

overpreparedgm.com

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

The first one just lists books, and the second one... It's not free. I was looking for something free like the stuff on GM Binder. It's much better when ANYONE can enjoy content.

 

[Rob Kuntz]

O shucks! I so wanted a Witch Doctor Holiday...

 

[jerryrice4949]

A game got me interested in the western style of D&D games. However, I'm talking about the age when the West was just discovered, not the style with wagons, horses, etc. that's also a film genre. Has anyone seen an early west setting? Homebrew included. Maztica and Chult have an ancient Mexico flavor, and the Tomb of Annihilation setting (correct me if that is Chult or Maztica) has more of a southern theme. So, there's no early west official setting. Please point me toward some homebrew if existent.

Lost Lands: Tehuatl

Mesoamerican Expansion for Frog God Games' World of the Lost Lands

www.kickstarter.com

 

[Ixal]

That reminds me, what happened to Dragons conquer America (not D&D)?
It could at least be used for setting ideas.

Although it sounds to me you are looking more for a "Mayflower" like setting? That is indeed a time period not represented well in RPGs (early 17th century).

 

[Tonguez]

That reminds me, what happened to Dragons conquer America (not D&D)?
It could at least be used for setting ideas.

Although it sounds to me you are looking more for a "Mayflower" like setting? That is indeed a time period not represented well in RPGs (early 17th century).

Northern Crown with its exploration of Septentrionalis is the only one that comes to mind straight off, which is nominally set in 1666 in Fantasy East coast of the North American analogue


I’ve not played but do recall a kickstarter for a Pathfinder Wild West setting - maybe Spellslingers? whose cover had a cowboy riding a dragon

 

[Eltab]

+1 for Dragons Conquer America
Do an EnWorld search on the name; there is a thread (from 2019?) where one of the primary authors came in and did an interview.