u/SabreG

OK, so... I have been asked to run a one-shot at an '80s-themed event. The players will be from a local gaming club and have at least some familiarity with TTRPGs, though not necessarily the game being run.

But what should I run? Should I go with something from the actual '80s? Something '80s-themed? Or just run whatever? I am completely stumped. The event is in 6 weeks and I don't have a lot of work, so I have more than enough time to learn a new game. The most recent games I have run were Wildsea, Blades In The Dark and Vaesen, if that helps.

"... which one of you lily-livered, yellow-bellied, flea-bitten curs stole my horse!?"

The room is silent.

The gunslinger continues. "Alright! Here's what's going to happen! I'm going to buy a beer, drink it, and then I'm going back outside! And if my horse isn't there, I'm going to have to do here what I did in Agua Fria! I don't want to, but if I don't get my horse back... you aren't really giving me much of a choice!"

The gunslinger gets his beer, drinks it, and walks outside, only to find his horse at the watering trough. As he gets into the saddle, the bartender comes out and nervously asks: "So... what did you do in Agua Fria?"

"Walked out of town and never went back."