Three-in-one tome — Player's Guide · Dealer's Guide · Compendium & Bestiary
Everything a player needs to saddle up
The complete player-facing rulebook: setting, stats, factions, classes, decks, chips, gear, and combat. You can run a full character and fight a duel with only this volume.
High Nooniverse lore intro — pull from WorldAnvil (Garrett, Saratoga, Floralita)
Explains the card-resolution engine and chip economy before any rules
The six attributes plus the full skill-check system: named checks, tiered outcomes, opposed checks.
8 factions (hex chips): Bandit, Bounty Hunter, Law, Native, Ninja, Rebel, Samurai, Soldier. Stat bonuses + Lvl 6/12 milestones.
5 classes: Gunslinger, Sharpshooter, Martial Artist, Physician, Omni. Special Card Points system.
Level 1–12 table, Level Points + Special Card Points, chip costs
12-card deck, hand 5, HP 3, level-up trade-in rules, card cost curve
Spot/Ascertain/Intimidation/Thievin/Strength/Conjure Up + tiered outcomes
Mirrors the base High Noon core rulebook (recovered). Elevation + errata folded in.
Pistols/rifles/shotguns/ammo/consumables/equipment — full item tables
Running the table — for The Dealer only
The GM is The Dealer. This volume covers campaign management, encounter building, the NPC Color-Number threat tier system, pacing, and the sample campaign arc through the High Nooniverse.
Philosophy of running High Noon RPG. "The Dealer runs the table." Voice and tone guide.
Using Color-Number NPC cards to design fights and scenes. Threat balancing.
Red/Blue/Green 1–3, A/D variants. Full tier guide + stat construction.
Scene structure, combat-free sessions (murder-mystery template proven in "Mystery" test), reward economy
Gold, bounties, inventory rewards. Bounty Hunter faction economy.
Full narrative arc pulling from the High Nooniverse (WorldAnvil). Deputies, Tom, Rose, Julius, Guards, Buster & Ralph.
The rogues gallery + High Nooniverse
The master card set for every NPC, creature, and faction notable in the High Nooniverse. Every enemy The Dealer might drop on the table — statted, illustrated, and ready.
Deputy Gates, Garrett, Tom, Rose, Julius, Buster, Ralph + others from WorldAnvil
The full pre-built NPC set: Red/Blue/Green 1–3, A/D variants. The Dealer's drop-in toolkit.
Non-human threats in the frontier. Wild animals, supernatural, etc.
Named figures from each of the 8 factions. Mix canon WorldAnvil + newly invented.
Locations, events, factions in brief. Ties the book to the larger High Nooniverse canon.