Re: [DL] Experience in DL and D20 comment

[balance@tubas.net]

On Monday, February 18, 2002, at 02:01  PM, Doug Dawson wrote:

>>> Oh, does anyone have an original Deadlands release to go from? One
>>> player said a joker draw from that edition could give you a free 
>>> Arcane
>>> background, but that seems to have been removed from the current
>>> edition. I don't doubt her, but it seems... odd. I assume it was 
>>> changed
>>> to something more interesting in later editions.
>
> Yep; that's what you get if you drew a nine following the joker.

Thanks. I think this was a good one to remove. It's easy to get no 
bad-side out of it, unlike most joker options. At least the draw that 
gives you a harrowed power means you've had an ancestor make a faustian 
deal and the special effects attached to using the power may be dramatic!
--
Brett

LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER 
MAN? (Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett)