A Weird-West Psionic Horror RPG

The Veil & Lead

The frontier ain't right. Ain't been right for longer than any soul can say. This is a land where the sky hangs wrong, where rivers crawl uphill to spite nature's laws, and where a man can fire bullets wrought from pure thought... if he's willing to pay the price in blood and memory.

Start with the Introduction →

This is the companion reference for The Veil & Lead, a tabletop role-playing game of weird-western psionic horror. The core rules, characters, gear, and a first look at the Frontier and its threats live here, linked together and searchable.

New to the Frontier? Start with the Introduction: the tone, the world, and the cost at the heart of the game. Build a Survivor Chapter 1 walks through Origin, Tragedy, Calling, and the Memory Palace step by step. Character Sheet A fillable seven-page PDF with the combat quick-reference tables built in. Type into it or print it blank. Look Something Up Conditions, keywords, and reference tables for mid-session questions. Or use the search bar above.

8 pages of core rules

The Rules

The Player’s Codex in full: dice, combat on the Cylinder, psionics, and the cost of power. Previews of the Marshal’s and Threat Codices.

Origins · Tragedies · Callings

Characters

Every survivor carries a Root Memory and a Scar. Pick yours, then build out from there.

225 Talents

Talents & Disciplines

Mundane techniques honed with practice, and psionic powers paid for in Strain and memory.

Weapons · Armor · Explosives · Gear

Equipment

Cold iron for what bleeds. Salt for what shouldn’t. Dynamite for everything in between.

The Five Powers · Regions · Settlements

The Frontier

The Consortium’s rails, the Vultures’ wastes, the Redeemers’ pulpits, and the towns clinging on in between.

13 sample threats

Bestiary

Humans with badges, Veil-Born horrors, and the constructs that should not be.

41 tables · 20 conditions · 16 keywords

Glossary & Tables

Every number the game needs at the table: modifiers, tempos, travel, economy, and progression.