RE: [mild spoilers] Re: [DL] The Big Picture- Tying it all together

["Jeff Yates" <jyates@primaryfunction.com>]

All true, but are we discussing what GMs are using, or what Deadlands canon
is?  If we are discussing individual games, then the American West isn't
necessarily the focal point.  If we are discussing Deadlands canon, then
Ground Zero is the American West, as printed in the rules/source books.  The
Reckoners came thru to Earth on the North American continent, and that's
where most of the action is right now ('right now' being 1870's).  Scaring
the rest of the world seems like a good Reckoner goal.

"The Big Picture" thread brought Britain into the discussion in regards to
their influence in the American West as indicated in the PEG materials.  The
Chinese are a huge power in their corner of the world, and are trying to
exert some influence in the GRW.  They hardly get a mention in this thread.

Anyway, my point?  I had one when I started...  Oh, yeah!  That this thread
started as a way to get input on the list of powers-that-be that are
documented in PEG material -- one list comprising info from many books.  The
thread has wandered away from that, and I was wondering if that part of it
was exhausted.

I myself don't diverge from Deadlands-as-published.  I add to the setting
without contradicting it.  Because I'm lazy, and don't want to work hard to
mesh my stuff with PEGs when new PEG stuff comes out ;-)  But you guys are
right, it's our game to play, each posse will have a different view of their
world.  Canon-adherence is only required if you wish to contribute to the
published materials with more published materials.

Jeff Y.
Marshal for the Dynamite Gang

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
> Behalf Of Onyxx Dregg
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:25 AM
> To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: [mild spoilers] Re: [DL] The Big Picture- Tying it all
> together
>
>
>
> I have to agree with Soothsayer
> For Me the vision of my campain world comes first,
> then the Rules and world setting, and then finaly the
> source books (if i use them).
> Every GM should have a Idea of what He or She Wants
> and incorperate material as needed. I am currently
> working on my first DL campaign, and using alot of
> other source material out side the setting for
> flavor...  For My DL game europe has basicaly the feel
> of castle falkenstien, the Seelie have not come over
> to the US and are pretty far and few inbetween in the
> UK, but thats What Europe is dealing with as thier
> part of the reconing.
> As the GM it's your world and use as much or little of
> history as you want.
>
> Dregg
>
>
>
>
> --- Soothsprayer <hercubadger@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Depends on how you run your game. In my game, I am
> > the
> > final say.
> >
> > Printed material is but an added bonus there to
> > mislead players who travel a little further into the
> > source books than their lowly status would generally
> > allow. While many concepts are carried through into
> > my
> > game, many are not. As different ideas come to mind
> > they can be slotted into place to better flavour the
> > plot.
> >
> > So in this situation I respectively disagree. The
> > printed material is but a beginning, not the be all
> > and end all. I would rather improvise and adapt as a
> > Marshal, than merely read off adventures in rote
> > form.
> > The setting isnt static, its fluid.
> >
> > America is certainly where the game is generally
> > set.
> > My own band of adventurers is walking their way
> > through southern Nevada at present.
> >
> > The original post to this thread concerned British
> > ambitions and goals. Answers to these questions
> > should
> > be tempered with more of a worldview as benefiting
> > an
> > empire (at that stage). So when looking at British
> > motives, America isnt the center of the universe.
> > They havent even managed to field a credible
> > cricket
> > team. ;-)
> >
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