[DL] Texas Ranger vs. Pinkertons/Agency (possible spoilers)

["Markus Finster" <markus.finster@chello.at>]

Hi everyone,

one of my players plays a Texas Ranger. An ex-slave black Harrowed Texas
Ranger, to be exact. (He likes to play 'threedimensional characters'.)
Anyway, he ran into a couple of Pinkertons during his adventures and was
stunned about their methods and equipments. They have gizmos, procedures,
codes - and all he has is his Ranger Bible.
So he's bugging me about what Aces the Rangers have up their sleeves.
Up to now I told him that that's just it - the rangers rely on the hearts
and minds of brave man. No further help (besides legal authority throughout
the Confederacy) deems General King and the Big Players in the CSA
necessary. Some people might even keep the Texas Rangers low on
Pinkerton-like-equipment on purpose.

What are the benefits for a Texas ranger in your campaigns (because the pay
sure isn't)? Do they have any rules to follow, or pre-arranged codes to use?
do they heave to file a report after their missions?


I just need to gather some ideas, I guess.

Thx in advance,
Markus