Re: [DL] The Good, The Dead, and The Supported

[Frank <frank.wisnes@student.uib.no>]

Wow.. that's the first time I've heard of a player turning down a new game 
because it "sounds wierd". Sounds wierd ;)

On a second note, I always saw Deadlands as somewhat similar to Shadowrun. 
They both have that sudden "change of the world thing" going, with monsters 
and magic and all that follows with it. Shadowrun has the indian ghost 
dance that changed the whole world, and Deadlands have.. well, you know, 
and if you don't I'm not gonna tell you..

My spoiler policy is that I won't post anything I wouldn't want my players 
to know without adding spoiler space, and I still pretty much keep my 
players in the dark on what really happened back then.

- Frank -


>I had one just recently...  a bunch of us were looking at having a new 
>game on Monday nights, and a friend of mine from my Sunday D&D game put 
>forth my name for running Deadlands (as he knows I've got a game in the 
>works and am eager to move run it).
>
>Two of the guys (both regular members of my game group) were into the 
>idea, but the third guy (who is from their gaming circle but new to me) 
>replied with "I don't think I'd want to play Deadlands...  it sounds kind 
>of weird."
>
>We were all like...  "Well...  yeah...  it's supposed to be.  It's the 
>Weird West."
>
>The only thing I find ironic is that this same guy who thinks Deadlands is 
>"too weird" plays Shadowrun.  Maybe it's just me, but I don't see a huge 
>difference.
>
>Mac
>
>
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>I'll one better that. I've never met a gamer that I described Deadlands to 
>who didn't like the idea enough to want to play.
>
>Talison