Re: [DL] Starting a Game

[Horace Black <horaceblack@yahoo.com>]

--- Elliott Wong <ferricfoot@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm looking to start a Deadlands campaign in the
> fall
> and would like some advice.
> 
> I own a copy of the original Deadlands the Weird
> West
> RPG (1996) and know that there's now a Player's
> Handbook and a Marshall's Book as well. To further
> complicate matters, I know that there is a d20
> conversion of the rules as well.
> 
> So... what should I do? Run a game with the books
> that
> I have? Get the updated rules and run that? Get the
> d20 books and go that route?

If you don't want to spend a lot of money try to find
a used copy of The Quick & The Dead and the updated
rules, which I think can be found on the web site.

> I have not actually run a Deadlands game but have
> gamed extensively with xD&D, Palladium, Twilight
> 2000,
> and Call of Cthulhu.

  If you've played or GM'd Call of Cthulhu then you
will familiar with the formula 1) The players
investigate 2)Fight some grunts and 3)Then meet the
boss.  At least that's how I usually run the
adventures.
  Remember, you can keep it simple and I recomend that
you do at least for the first few adventures, that way
everyone can become familiar with the system and
setting.
  Probable the hardest part of clasic Deadlands with
be determining damage, but like all things that will
come with time.

> My players will be relatively new to roleplay and
> will
> not know the Deadlands system at all and will
> probably
> have some knowledge of D&D 3E.
> 
> Having gone through the rulebook, I think the use of
> playing cards and poker chips is charming and adds
> character to the game (still not sure how hexes
> work,
> but I'll re-read the section). Don't know if d20
> excludes these devices but it would be a shame if
> they
> did.

  The d20 version doesn't interest me for the reasons
mentioned above, to me it just wouldn't be deadlands
with the chips and cards.  That's not a put down on
d20 that's just my opinion, for those who like d20, I
say keep on rocking.
                                  Horace Black

> Thanks in advance for the input.
> 
> 
> 
> Elliott
> 
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