Gunsmoke & Dread Quickstart

2026 · Quick Start / Fast Play Rules

Gunsmoke & Dread Quickstart

A Weird West cosmic horror campaign for the Daggerheart system, set on a frontier where something older than the railroads begins to awaken. Players take the roles of ordinary people—including a gunslinger, doctor, preacher, or shaman—as they face outlaws and forces that threaten both body and mind. The quickstart includes streamlined Weird West rules, a Mental Fortitude sanity system, six pregenerated characters with personal ties to the horror, two complete adventures, a bestiary, and print-and-play Scene Cards.

Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc)Level Based (Earn XP and level up)Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc)

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