Re: [DL] Hexslingers and focus-dependent

["John Goff" <JohnGoff@deadlands.com>]

Let me clear this one up...

A focus is a specific item that the huckster (hexslinger--a rose by any
other name, etc., and so forth) must have on hand or suffer a penalty to his
roll. Said penalty equals the point value of the Hindrance, from -1 to -5.
It has to be a _specific_ item--i.e., Uncle Steve's Colt Peacemaker, not any
pistol.

A hexslinger _may_ have a focus; if so, it's probably a firearm. However,
regardless of whether or not he has a focus, most hexslinger hexes are
_useless_ without a gun. That, if I understand correctly, was the very nub
of Steve's gist. :-)

Hope that answers the question(s),

John