Publisher: Wagon Wheel Publishing

About This Document

This free PDF is a design statement and release outlook from Wagon Wheel Publishing & Games.

It explains the philosophy behind our games, how our current lines relate to one another, and what players and GMs can expect from us going forward. This document exists to provide clarity, transparency, and long-term context for anyone considering or already playing our games.

This is not a rules supplement or playable content.

What We Build

At Wagon Wheel Publishing & Games, we design tabletop roleplaying games focused on pressure, consequence, and long-term play.

Our games are not about power fantasy or perfect outcomes. They are about decisions made under uncertainty — and what those decisions leave behind.

This document outlines how that philosophy is applied across our current lines:

• Ash & Oath
  A deeper, long-form fantasy survival system built for slow mastery and extended campaigns.

• Saloons & Outlaws
  A grounded frontier survival game focused on scarcity, reputation, and consequences that linger.

• Rum & Rogues
  A survival game at sea about crews, visibility, escalation, and knowing when to walk away.

Why This Is Free

This document is provided as a free download to answer common questions:

• How do these games differ?

• Which line is actively supported?

• Is any line being abandoned or replaced?

• What kind of release cadence should players expect?

Rather than answering these questions repeatedly or through marketing language, we’ve put our answers in one place.

🔜 WHAT’S NEXT

• Rum & Rogues launches as a complete three-book system within the next 72 hours.

• Saloons & Outlaws continues active development, including:

  • Working the Land (campaign-scale supplement), releasing later this month

  • A new Frontier Job (released this week)

  • A new Frontier Story (releasing Sunday)

• Ash & Oath continues along its long-form development arc, with future releases focused on depth rather than volume.

Some content releases digitally first. Some appears later as collected print editions. This approach allows us to maintain quality, sustainability, and consistency across our catalog.

We are building a studio — not chasing trends.

Who This Is For

• Players deciding which of our games fits their table

• GMs wondering how supported each line is

• Existing customers looking for clarity about future releases

• Anyone interested in pressure-driven, consequence-focused RPG design

— Wagon Wheel Publishing & Games