Re: [DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20000108

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> Now to be more specific...I created a detailed print out of general
campaign
> history.  Very general stuff, to let them know the setting.  It's about 14
> pages, although more than half of that is just generic history lesson,
> because few in my group know anything about the 1800's in general or the
> West.  In my history, I slapped in lots of generic info, enough to let
them
> know that things aren't just normal.  But I avoid mentioning things like
> actual undead, or strange monsters.   I put in some hints, which when
things
> start popping up, they will go back and read and realize the significance
of
> some of the entries.

So you made a timeline of Deadlands history?  If so, could you please send
it to me?  I've been meaning to compile something like this, but I've never
gotten the time.

Nick "no quote at present" Zachariasen

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