Frontier Scum (OSR) RPG One-Shot - The Infernal Bounty of Lockchester "Maw" Key

Lucrative bounties attract the bravest and the most daring scum. But some bounties are so dangerous that anyone who attempts to pursue them are written off as insane and foolish. Lockchester “Maw” Key is the bounty that only entices the fools. Worth more dead than alive, he stands accused of gruesome repeated murder and being a demon. Sheriff Faulkner Pitts and his deputies were the first ‘fools’ to try and put an end to Lockchester and it cost the deputies their lives and the Sheriff his arm. But this has not stopped the sheriff from calling for action to end Key’s murder spree.

For those familiar with the grim-dark blackened metal in a TTRPG format Mork Borg this is its acid western cousin Frontier Scum where you play not as heroes but as scum who will do anything to survive. It is a d20 system where your rolls are based on four abilities. While there are different “backgrounds” that are the equivalent of classes, there are no advantages or disadvantages to whichever background you pick. It is whatever flair you bring to the character! What does differentiate the backgrounds are the skill prompts and items. I will bring pre-generated characters as well as blank character sheets for anyone interested in seeing how the character creation process works.

Being of the OSR style and of the same deadly vein as Mork Borg, Frontier Scum is a highly lethal game. So try not to get too attached to your character and take all the chances and take plenty of risks!

Players should bring a standard set of seven dice, pencils and paper. No experience is necessary! I will make sure to go over all the rules and mechanics before we start and provide everyone with a rules overview sheet for reference.