RE: [DL] Samurai

["Jeff Yates" <jyates@primaryfunction.com>]

I just did a quick scan thru my books... mentions of samurai in Kang's
employ are present, but I found no stats.

Jeff Y. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net 
> [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] On Behalf Of Reemull
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:33 AM
> To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> Subject: RE: [DL] Samurai
> 
> I agree that there weren't any special rules for Samurai - 
> but I was sure that Great Maze box set included a  group of 
> Samurai enforcers (The Seven?) who served Kang/Iron Dragon.  
> I'm pretty sure there were stats for them too.  Not got my 
> books with me to confirm or provide page numbers - sorry.
> 
> Roy
> --- Jeff Yates <jyates@primaryfunction.com> wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] On Behalf Of rich borges
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:44 PM
> > > To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > Subject: [DL] Samurai
> > > 
> > >      Are there rules for Samurai in the classic Deadlands 
> rule set?
> >  
> > > After playing a lot of Samurai Western on the old 
> Playstation 2, one 
> > > of my posse member was asking me about it. I know they are in the 
> > > GRW, but couldn't find anything in any of my books. Just curious 
> > > now...
> > 
> > Samurai are Japanese, correct?  Well, even if I'm wrong, 
> the Deadlands 
> > Classic rules only had references of any size to Chinese 
> culture (and 
> > fighting technique), and that was in the Great Maze boxed set, 
> > supplanted by Hexarcana later.  No Samurai in either.
> > 
> > But, as was mentioned, if you only need the combat side of 
> it, there 
> > are expanded rules for sword fighting in Hell On Earth books.  
> > Templars are all about the sword.  If you are looking for 
> some way to 
> > codify and put rules to the honor system Samurai followed, 
> I'm afraid 
> > you won't find it.
> > 
> > Jeff Y.