Re: [DL] source book question

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On Thursday, June 20, 2002, at 10:45  AM, fire bandit wrote:

> I'm thinking of running Devil's Tower trilogy pretty soon. I'm not 
> totally familiar with it right now, but isn't there a portal into HOE? 
> If so, and I was to transfer my posse into HOE, what books for that 
> setting do you thing are MUST have?

I'm running HOE at the moment... The core, to me, would be the main HoE 
rulebook and 'The Wasted West" which provides more setting. These are 
very similar to the origional edition Deadlands setup where one book 
contained the core setting and rules, and the second book expanded the 
detail.

Notice: potential (minor) spoilers ahead.

After that, I'd only buy books as needed. "The Junkman Cometh" is the 
only splatbook i feel is necessary, as it substanially changes (and 
improves) that character type, but that's all you should really have to 
deal with.

Hucksters get modified slightly in the Wasted West setting... This is, i 
think, detailed in :the Junkman Cometh." Mad Scientist becme much less 
powerful... Their source of inspiration is no longer willing. Blessed 
are uncommon, but I don't think they take any hits. There's a range of 
fun new Arcane ackgrounds, many of which are in trouble if they go back 
the other way. I'd strongly suggest going with the 'unlocking' system 
and not allowing the HoE replacement backgrounds until the posse has 
encountered the various factions and such. I.E. no Templars until the 
posse has either run through one of the adventures about them, gone to 
their HQ, or at least met with one who explained their philosophy.

The main thing (rules-wise) is that the current Deadlands combat system 
is the most current one. This is updated for HoE in "Waste Warrior" 
(which is vaguely analgous to "Law Dogs") which gets everyone on the 
same page.

Coup in HoE is slightly different: anyone can count coup. I don't know 
if anything is supposed to happen to these characters' powers if they 
then travel back to the Weird West.

Hope this helps!

--
Brett

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