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Headless horrors and local writers: Backwards: Regional American Gothic Horror

October 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Backwards Tabletop publishes the 5-star rated Backwater: Southern Gothic Horror Tabletop Roleplaying and has expanded it once through Kickstarter.

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Pay as little as you want for the Backwater SRD and quickstart

September 6, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Humanity started to rebuild itself, albeit wretched and forlorn. Survivors salvaged what they could of government in the form of the American Lands.

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What Great Writers Do

May 27, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Most of us have heard the saying–whether from tabletop game creators, Aaron Sorkin, or T. S. Eliot– “Good writers borrow, great writers steal.”

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Exploration horror: Backroads – City of the Arch summons forth American-gothic post-apocalyptic tabletop drama

May 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Southern Gothic Horror tabletop RPG where saying alive requires careful thought and are making it more challenging with the City of the Arch.

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Southern Gothic Horror spreads down Backroads to the City of the Arch

May 15, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has some exclusive preview material for Backroads: City of the Arch. It’s a post-apocalyptic setting that uses Backwater Games’ own game system, which you can get as a Name Your Own Price Quickstart on Itch.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backwater, horror, previews

Where horror writes itself: Backwater – Southern Gothic Horror

January 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Humanity is rebuilding, characters are Wardens, people tasked with keeping order at civilization’s southern reach. Staying alive requires careful thought.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, backwater, horror, kickstarters

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