Tiph,

been running all over and dont have a chance to stop and chat fior now..but was thinking more like naming the west ffrpg as \

Great Adventures of the Wild Old West

lots of intersting replies...Angie and I are working on the plot.

The ol west fashion clothes, weaponry, should stay the same. Romantic notations over historical.. lots of ideas can be expended on from wagon trains to farming to indian wars...etc etc etc...strictly fictional writing...gun slingers...wells fargo mail --ol bank robberies or hold ups on horses...more to come ...have to run now to the store. historically..sometime after civil war...between 1855-1870

Lots of stories involving Clint eastwood, and John wayne were my favorites...but even ol Doc Holiday

EASY

I think that title is too long. We try and keep the titles a little smaller so they fit well in the forums. Perhaps you can shorten it or come up with something a little catchier.

Also if you are going to run the adventure let us know if this is going to be free form, directed or controlled as per: http://www.bifrost-bridge.com/mimir-s-well-f4/2-starting-your-story-important-information-t71.htm

Please set up the plot then and create a rules page that we can review before participating. I know that Lac may share my sentiments when I say that I have always wanted to start a Western Writing story and look forward to adding to a scenario that stays true to a Western theme and the history of the time period. For me the research is part of the fun.

I am VERY interested, however, HOW this story is going to be moderated.

Yes, I too have considered a western genre that holds true to the history of those times. Although there is nothing wrong with a little literary license. Afterall every legend and myth has some truth in it. I too would be interested as to the rules and how it is to be moterated.
Very true Tiph the research is half the fun.

A fairly adequate 1866 map:

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~4225~420055:Map-of-the-United-States-and-Territ

<<<<<set up the plot and create a rules page that we can review before participating. the history of the time period. For me the research is part of the fun.>>>>



One thing AGREED on by us, we all love to add a tab of believable history in our writings...even if its about dragons or hunting trips.

you should read Johans hunting trip at HOF as authencate as possible...never hunted wild turkey before but with some
historical data and articles on the net ...I try to make the best of everything i write.

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Yeah guess you're right on the title...its bit too long. SPURS And SIX GUNS....

It jumps out at you...like Blazzin Saddles


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Spoke to Sintara...we will build a starting point...a fictional town in Arzonia...

I have 2 properties iin the high desert and one in the low desert of AZ (near Sedona, Bullhead city (western rim of the grand canyon is about 60 miles away and Tombstone). Everybody knows what happen in tombstone..i hope.

Excellent launch off for stories with a tab of history. That is if noone minds it being in Arzonia. Agreed anything west of the Mississippi. Lots of films made in AZ ...Rt 66 is south of one of my properties.

Gold rush of 1849 in California...

Even Grizzley Adams played a part in history just down the street from here. His hunting grounds were from Mt Diablo to his base camp in Corral hollow.

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Anyway...we'll work on the perimeters and the rules page...

I like the idea of free form verses rolling dice ...moderators...hmmm titter tatter......let me discuss that with Sintara and you Tiph...pros and cons...maybe we should have a mod just in case we get stuck and need to add a scenero to keep the stories rolling...that can be an afterthought.


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Im at work..so I will not be able to comment on anything until after i get home tonight.


Easy

All sounds good to me. Free Form's the best and moderation is probably not really necessary as long as every one stays historically accurate and keeps the characters true to the time. So long as that remains the 'golden rule' it will keep all of us in check.

I personally find it too difficult to develop a character in an environment that is too controlled since one often needs to manipulate a supporting cast in order to write a scene.

I look forward to learning more about the setting.

ALCON

Sin and I are working on the setting/plot and rules page.. Seeing everyone is interested...if theres something you would like to see added to the storyline pass it on to us....

Sweet, Sir Easy. I love the name Shady Gulch. Sounds totally cool. As you know I like maps, they have their uses but initially they are not really needed. A good thing to do is to start a post in the 'Theme' topic, to document locations anytime someone mentions them. People can then easily peruse the information and remind themselves where say, the bank may be located in relation to 'Sunset Sally's Saloon'. If the town ends up being a setting that stays for a few chapters and just about all the buildings have been mentioned in the story I could whip up a map at that point according to the information at hand.

I suggest you start that post, then you will have the ability to edit it. As an Admin I can add stuff to it as well when ever needed regardless of who created it.

Fire off that there six gun when you wanna get this rodeo started!

Ok...glad you like the name

...I'm still pretty new to doing a rules page and I think im going to need help with this. Sin rewrote some of this cuz my sentences were too long winded and should be shorten. So I'll need some help from you guys and gals here... Do you have a standard bio template? I started my character in on the BIO page as well just need to put together a basic story/background on my character ok...


Rules for GamePlay in Spurs and Six Guns:

A Free-Form collaborative writing story with romantic notations

1) Make a bio for your character. Clothing, weaponary, modes of transportation, etc. must be historically correct.

2) If you create a Chinese character then remember that they were the ones during this era who did laundry, worked on the railroad, and served in houses as maids and cooks. The same applies if you portray a Native American, African American, etc. Remember what timeline we are in and make your character to fit.

3) Gunfights will happen in this story, so be prepared. Only rifles, shotguns, and six shooters are allowed. WEAPONS MUST FIT THE TIMELINE!!!

4) Hand to hand fighting will happen in this story as well. Bar room or in the gold mines fighting may include bottles, bowie knifes, small pocket guns or a stick of TNT. WEAPONS MUST FIT THE TIMELINE!!!

5) Indians used straight/curved bows...no cross or compound bows. WEAPONS MUST FIT THE TIMELINE!!!

6) There will be no GodModding here. If you want to go up against another player then do so with respect to that player. You do not head out into the street, write your page with the ending being that you've gunned down the other player.

7) Modes of Transportation are of the old west. Stage Coach, horse and buggy, horseback, walking, etc. Transportation must fit the timeline!!

The setting is west of the Mississippi, somewhere in Arizona. The Civil War is going on back east, but out here, people are concerned with surving, panning for gold, the railroad, ranching, outlaws, etc.

9) And for Pete's sake, have fun!!! Follow the storyline and timeline. And don't be afraid to ask questions if you're not sure.

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Map? Thats great...

I have a map builder but its an old program on a 3.5" diskette. So agreed...I'll start working on the location of all the buildings in the town of Shady Gulch and in Coyote hills...only thing I will mentioned for now is where the jail is in relation to the bank. Then you can make a map of Shady Gulch...maybe the distance between towns for one detailed map and then maybe another larger map of the arizonia territory? What do you think?


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SIDE NOTE: DRAGON storyline MAP
Spoke to Sin on adding more detail to her Dragon story map as well, so after i send her some added details on a pdf file for her review and she makes more changes. We'll get that to you as well. Sin is looking to add the past and present compounds in addition to some new areas i'd like to add for future writings; If the other writers would like to add more detail to her dragon map...pls let them know as well.
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Easy

I need to edit my character bio if the Civil War is still going on. So the time line is 1860 to pre 1865 correct?

I too, will make the proper corrections for my character. LOL Can't wait to get started!!!

Changed my character's profile. Will make more corrections as soon as we decide exactly what year the story is starting in as well as town name if needed.

I have not seen a time line mentioned anywhere. That should be standing out in BOLD lettering. Hmmm... have to rewrite my bio too. Lac, where did you see this date? I am really not too familiar with pre-civil war history and most of the Westerns I have seen or read are almost always post-war. There are few good John Wayne flicks that take place during it but then all there is going on is the North and South conflict and its as if nothing else is going on in the States but the war. I'm game though to give it a go after I do some research and recreate my character.

So Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn was 1876, but the correct time is 1861 right? That's sort of what it seems like.

Okay, so from what I have read, Lincoln will currently be calling on all states to provide volunteers for the Union army. Basically anyone who is patriotic will be heading off to war, so how she would write our characters? I am not sure if want to submit old Buck, but he's just the kind of guy who wouldn't be headed to war, other than those men who are staying home for their families. Maybe I should make a 'John-boy' character of course the hour long 'good nights' could get rather annoying.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/TERRITORY/1860MAP.html

Seems though that Arizona was not a Union State, I am guessing because it was a territory at the time. In fact I don't see it at all on the 1860 map of the States, so it's like wild country. Then am I right to assume that people aren't going to be concerned about the war? Just want to know, because it seems to me that talk of the war would probably dominate most conversations. Even though it would not have a direct effect on Shady Gultch at the time, I am assuming the politics of the time would effect it some what. Man, I should have watched that old series, 'North and South'.

I honestly don't know if I can pull off 'civil war' writing. There are a lot of details.

Try these sites Tiph:

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html

http://americancivilwar.com/tl/timeline.html

http://www.civilwar.com/

for a time line on the civil war and events leading up to it. It would seem better to me to make it just after the civil war. The country was in a time of reconstruction of the south and many of the confederate soilders were moving west and the American Indian Wars were about to explode:

Navajo Conflicts 1849-63 Arizona and New Mexico Persistent fighting between the Navajo and the U.S. Army led to their expulsion and incarceration on an inhospitable reservation far from their homeland.

Sioux Wars 1854-90 Wyoming, Minnesota and South Dakota Moved across the Mississippi into "Indian Country," the Sioux under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse resisted waves of settlers and prospectors, to keep their hunting grounds.

Rogue River War 1855-56 Southwestern Oregon Attacks on Rogue River Valley Indian people were meant to start a war that would employ miners unable to work because of a drought. Indian survivors were forced out to reservations.

Third Seminole War 1855-58 Florida Everglades Under Chief Billy Bowlegs, the Seminole mounted their final stand against the U.S. Bowlegs surrendered; he and others were deported to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.


Apache Attacks 1861-1900 New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Mexico Rejecting reservation life, Apaches under Geronimo, Cochise and others staged hundreds of attacks on outposts. Geronimo finally surrendered in 1886; others fought on until 1900.
Ute Wars 1865-68, 1879 Utah The Ute nation rose episodically against the whites. Mormon settlers were relentlessly overtaking Ute lands and exhausting their resources and wildlife.
Modoc War 1872-73 Northern California and Southern Oregon Captain Jack and followers fled from their hardscrabble reservation to the lava beds of Tule Lake, where they held out against soldiers for six months. He was hanged.

Red River War 1874-75 Northwestern Texas William T. Sherman led a campaign of more than 14 battles against the Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne and Kiowa tribes, who eventually surrendered.

Battle of the Rosebud 1876 Rosebud Creek, Southern Montana Lakota and Cheyenne under Crazy Horse turned back soldiers commanded by General George Crook, thereby cutting off reinforcements that might have aided Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Battle of the Little Bighorn 1876 Southern Montana George A. Custer and 250 soldiers under his immediate command confronted Sioux warriors on the Little Bighorn River and were wiped out in the ensuing fight.

Nez Percé War 1877 Oregon, Idaho, Montana After fighting to keep their home in Wallowa Valley, Chief Joseph led his people on a 1,700-mile retreat to Canada. They surrendered near the border to Nelson Miles' soldiers.

The Wounded Knee Massacre 1890 South Dakota Following the killing of Sitting Bull, Big Foot took command of the final band of fighting Lakota (Sioux). They were trapped at Wounded Knee Creek and destroyed by the U.S. Army.

Also try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory

Texas Time Line:

http://www.lsjunction.com/events/events.htm

http://timelines.ws/states/TEXAS.HTML