During the past 200 years, the Weird West has become the Wasted West. The true nature of the "wonders of science" created by ghost-rock have been revealed, as they bring about a ghost-rock-bomb holocaust. The Reckoners now walk the earth, wallowing in the fear. For those who survived the destruction, every day is a struggle just to get by, but life goes on. Junkers search the bombed-out, abomination-ridden cities for scraps of technology while the Doomsayers search for something far different—the messiah foretold to lead them to salvation. The Law Dogs and tabard-wearing Templars bring their own brands of justice to the Wasted West while professional soldiers and deadly sykers sell their services to the highest bidders. Muties and outlaws pick clean the bones of society and most normal folk hide behind their walled-in towns.