Halloween is coming up, and I am a big fan of running seasonal one-shots. They both allow you to try new game systems, and also flex some muscles with new DMing techniques. Last Halloween I ran a western horror one-shot, using the Alien RPG game. And I loved it! I thought I could tell you about it. First up, mood is very important in Halloween games! We went all in. Low lights, candles, creepy western music (the Hateful Eight and Bone Tomahawk soundtracks are excellent for this). It was great! For the adventure itself, I retrofitted the example adventure from the Aliens rules: Chariot of the Gods. Yes, a sci-fi adventure run as a western. It was surprisingly easy, but a lot of things had to change from the original adventure. However, the Alien world is pretty much just a western in space with some added horror. The key ingredients in the Alien movies are: a remote location with no chance to call for help, an unknown and weird danger that hunts people, rivalry and betrayal within ...