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'm reading a collection of Gogol short stories, and I now very badly wish to play a Burning Wheel campaign set in 1700s Russia. Eli, if you're reading this, read this short story to understand the vibe: St. John's Eve
A group of petty thieves in csarist Russia get into a series of misadventures while fleeing from a devil who has come to collect. Each of the thieves believes he might be the one the devil is after, but hopes it is one of his companions. Featuring miracles, witches, Orthodoxy, monsters, saints, icons, donkeys, Cossacks, poets, farmers, snow, and mud.