Re: [DL] Thoughts on Old Pete {Spoilers}

["Stryfe Mac.com" <saintstryfe@mac.com>]

On 04/13/2003 4:18 PM, "Jeff Shoffner" <shoffner@esper.com> wrote:

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> Okay, this is in response to someone saying Stone in D20 is weaker than
> Stone in Classic and some such deal with having a bunch of 16th level
> characters putting a bunch of lead in said Stone, yada, yada, yada....
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> How would Stone deal with all this damage?  Easy, assuming this is in D20,
> Stone simply makes a Vamoosin' roll (how's he gonna miss that), Ghost his
> entire body to let the bullets go through with NO effect, then do a Ridicule
> roll against all the players to make them take massive amounts of penalties,
> breathe fire onto the whole group, and oh, then maybe think about shooting
> the survivors.  Stone's harrowed abilities are a major thorn in the posse's
> side.  Stone being able to do just about everything exceedingly well, is
> another thorn.  As stated, his only weakness is his overconfidence.

Easiest thing:

Don't stat Stone, make him an undefeatable monster and let him come back in
his most terrorizing form - the one he can't be beat in.

Stone is the blow off for a Deadlands campaign - not the next conquest for
the treasure whores.

-Stryfe