Re: [DL] Newbie Question

["Ogy Joe" <ogyslists@mail.midtnn.net>]

> I just got into Deadlands and I have a question.  I am using the first
> edition rules (picked it up at a game store without realizing there 
was a
> revised book out - grrrrr).
> 
> Anyway, I am confused about the task resolution in Deadlands.
> 
> 1.  If I had a stat, say Deftness of 2D6 and a Shootin' aptitude is 
1.  When
> shooting at some varmit, do I roll 2D6? 1D6? or 3D6?  Can someone 
explain
> this to me.  Its the main confusion I have with the game.
> 
> 2. Has anyone come up with a system to remove the cards mechanic from 
the
> game.  I love the idea but my players are traditionalists and balk at
> anything that isn't a purely dice game.  I am still trying to 
maneuver them
> but I need a backup plan. I wanna play Deadlands!
> 
> Stephen Esdale (sesdale@cable.redden.on.ca)
> 
> Cry woe, destruction, ruin, and decay:
> The worst is death, and death will have his day.
>                           -  William Shakespeare
>                               Richard II, Act 3, Scene 2

If you don't want to use cards, you could always try Deadlands D20.  
Otherwise, you could devise a mechanic to represent the cards on dice.

Ogy Joe
"How can you expect to succeed if you don't risk failure?"