Dogs In The Vineyard

You stand between God’s law and the best intentions of the weak. You stand between God’s people and their own demons. Sometimes it’s better for one to die than for many to suffer. Sometimes, Dog, sometimes you have to cut off the arm to save the life. Does the sinner deserve mercy? Do the wicked deserve judgement? They’re in your hands.

Designer Vincent Baker has taken Dogs In The Vineyard — his tabletop roleplaying western about moral dilemmas and fantasy Mormons — out of print out of frustration with the moral implications of the setting.

Basically, Westerns can go to hell, Utah history can go to hell, and unless i extricate Dogs in the Vineyard, it can go to hell too.

I made these tools — a character sheet, rules summaries for players & GMs, and an overview of the setting — before he pulled it. They are really only useful to folks who have an old copy of the game.

One can find the delicious poker-like rules engine published as DOGS: Dice pool and mOral predicament based Generic roleplaying System.