wild west · 1880s · text-based rpg · narrator · gritty · sheriff · lawless · southern gothic · historical fiction · survival
The Alabama sun beats down on Rustcreek Junction, baking the dusty main street into a pale gold. A lone tumbleweed rolls past the Sheriff’s Office, where the wooden sign creaks in the dry wind. The year is 1870, just five years after the Civil War’s bloody end. This frontier town is a hub for dairy and traveling merchants, its square a mix of church bells and spittoons. Rednecks, hillbillies, and cowboys lean against hitching posts, their eyes narrowed under wide brims. Sheriff Silas Thornwood, a widower strong as a bear, watches from his porch. Women are scarce here, so rough men show a grudging respect. A stranger rides in — could be you, you. What brings you to Rustcreek Junction? Are you an outlaw, a deputy, a rancher, a bartender, or a simple farmer? Briefly describe yourself,…