Re: [DL] Knack question *SPOILER*

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> In the old-old Deadlands knacks were an edge that could be bought by the
> players, but it seems that in the revised Deadlands they're now a
mysterious
> past. While I've been able to find out the details on most of the
> differences between the versions of Deadlands, I haven't been able to find
> where knacks fit in to determining (which card gets you which knack)
> mysterious pasts. Would anyone be able to send me this information? That
way
> instead of buying an additional copy of the of the revised (and mostly
> redundant) rulebook for myself, I could spend the money on Lone Stars.
>
> I ask because I have a couple of players who were interested in knacks,
but
> I understand why a Marshal wouldn't want to have his Huckster's start
buying
> "Born on All Hallow's Eve" as a default edge. Still I'd like to have a way
> to introduce knacks into the game.

It replaces the Arcane Background, IIRC.

Nick Zachariasen
Editor Emeritus
Trojan Times