Re: [[DL] RE: Suggestions for a New Guy]

[Celia <dactyle@usa.net>]

"Chuck Pyle" <thepyles@airmail.net> wrote:



> Keep in mind that Deadlands has three different themes (in my mind.)
>
> Western (self explanatory, provided by characters and setting. This one is
> the most important, it's the reason why no one can build a howitzer.)
> Horror (this is the interesting one and it's totally your responsibility.

This one is the one that drives me to research, but it's also what makes
this game so distinctly american, which appeals to me.


> The Reckoners don't want everyone to know. I wouldn't always do "Boogey
Man"
> stuff. The human condition and the way people treat other people is worse
> sometimes than if the Reckoners directly controlled them. Isn't that
> nasty-there are people that forward the Reckoners plans just because they
> are bad. Plus, it makes things that are really ugly and nasty, much more.
> Abominations shouldn't be commonplace. Last, you can tease the posse and
> make them think that it is when it isn't.
>

Horror can be difficult -I still haven't found a copy of that "Nighmares
of Mine" book which has been reccommended so many times here.

the weirdness to me is part an parcel to the horror, but I think that
element could have a strong philosophical twist esp. when combined with
the alternate timeline.  It would come into play more in BE or european
campaigns with a posse interacting with some of the intellectual giants of
the age.

The History channel has been having a very interesting program on lately
about the history of drug abuse.  Night before last I think, it was
talking about Freud's little fascination with cocaine.  Very interesting.
 Don't need any wacky elixers really for your snake oil salesman -just use
the real stuff...


> Camp This one is a little tougher, but come on, this whole setting, the RPG
> thing is a little silly. A little humor is a good thing.
>


This is the one element I would never worry about at all.  Just having
people talkin in a western accent and the natural nuttiness of the folks I
game with takes care of that completely.

;)





"Hah! I'm no longer just a cup of hot water waiting for that teaball of evil!
I've blown out the pyschic red lantern, I've closed the proverbial *pyschic
legs* so GET SNUFFED!  and then we'll talk."


Danielle (Cup o' Hot water) Morneau

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