A TOWN CALLED ELEGANCE 

The game in short  cheated you in a poker game and you lost all your Act 2: Encounters 
In the middle of nowhere there’s a town called money; He saved your life during the war; Before starting Act 2, decide how many encounters
Elegance. And you are all going there. Each player is Step 4: Flaw  each character can do before moving on to Act 3. Each
drawn to that town for a specific reason. They each Finally, pick a flaw for your character. Again, here are player can only encounter another character no more
have their own agenda and their own reasons. It could some ideas: Hot-headed; Drunk; Vengeful; Dying; Cruel; than twice. And each character must encounter at least
be money, revenge or something else. One thing is Greedy; Insubordinate; Illiterate. one character in this act.
Step 5: Gear  Now that everyone has arrived, you can walk around
sure, there will be trouble.
You start with two of the following: A horse, a gun, a town and encounter other players’ gunslingers. The
deed for a piece of property, a bag full of money. players roleplay the encounters. The encounter ends
Creating a Gunslinger 
when one or both characters leaves the location.
Creating a character is simple. All you need is a small
Map of the town  There can be violence between characters, such as
piece of paper and a pen. Give each player 3 small
One randomly chosen player takes a blank sheet of brawls, battle of wits and even the classic shooting
tokens. These are the Drama tokens.
paper. He draws a place on it and writes down what it someone’s hat off. It’s all fair game as long as none of
 
Step 1: Archetype  is, then gives it to the player on his right, who adds the gunslingers are actually killed or moderately
Pick a basic Archetype for your gunslinger. Here are another landmark and gives it to the player on his injured by the other gunslingers.
some ideas: ​Bounty Hunter; Preacher; Gambler; Settler; right, until the map is full or until no one has anything Again, at the end of the act, each player must award a
Drifter; Outlaw; Lawman. Native american; Widow; interesting to add to the town. Let each player examine Drama token to the player they think roleplayed best.
the map and then put it in the center of the table. Act 3: Showdown 
Railroad tycoon; Doctor; Soldier; Prospector; Farmer..
Step 2: Name your character  Welcome to Elegance. This time the encounters can be violent. Any conflict is
Name your character. Maybe give your character a resolved like so: A player decides how many Drama
nickname. Playing with firearms  tokens to use. Hide the drama tokens in your hand and
Step 3: You know THAT man    reveal at the same time as the other player. If you win,
Now it’s time to establish a connection with another Act 1: Arrival  you must discard the drama tokens. The loser can
player. Give your character sheet to a random person Each player arrives in town. It can be on horseback, either keep the drama tokens in their hand or give
on the table and get a character sheet from someone on a stagecoach, on a train or even on foot. Again, feel them to another player. Eventually all characters
else. Now you have to secretly think of a strong free to be creative. Roleplay how you enter town, how would be either dead or in some sort of agreement.
memory or connection between your characters. It your character looks, how he’s seen by the townsfolk
could be positive. It could be negative. But it must be and where he heads first. Does he go into the Saloon? Act 4: The End 
strong. Here are some ideas, but be creative: ​You The Sheriff’s Office? The Church? Someplace else? Time to end your tale. Each player tells what he does
robbed a bank or a train together; He left you to die in Roleplay this and have fun. If you meet another player, after the smoke has settled. Do they ride towards the
that place and ran off with your girl; He killed your stop there and wait for the next part. sunset, buy a farm or die two weeks later from a
family; You killed their family; He’s a long lost relative; At the end of Act 1, each player must award a Drama gunshot wound? It’s all up to you now! Just have fun
He has a very important piece of information; He token to the player they think roleplayed best. and tell an interesting story.