[2]: 256 How We Came to Live Here has what Shannon Appelcline describes as "an evocative southwestern setting — something that was near to Taylor's heart due to his youth spent growing up in Tucson, Arizona.

There's lots of background on the culture and life of the Pueblo People; Taylor builds on that by including myths in the rules text itself.

The actual conflict is played out through players choosing dice from their rolls and then narrating the results — a system that was clearly inspired by Dogs in the Vineyard.

Resources come into play when players choose to refresh traits and otherwise improve their chances at winning a contest — but in doing so give the GMs dice to use in the future.

"[2]: 257 The game is predicated on a rich relationship map that defines both individuals and potential sources of trouble within a village.