Re: [HoE] A Timid Question And Some Mutants

[Charles Ryan <charles@chameleon-eclectic.com>]

>PEG just recently reorganized its reps for each system... I forget who wound
>up with HOE.  But for any basic rules question, send it to Deadlands@aol.com
>(unless you need an immediate answer).  Otherwise, I'd bother Hal Mangold
>next, then John Hopler.  Try and avoid Shane unless you desperately need a
>quick answer... poor guy must be working some kind of 26-hour day.
>
>Usually if the question is about a sourcebook, we can ask the author directly
>(Paul, Goff, etc.). For main rulebooks, I'm pretty sure the Deadlands@aol.com
>will handle that.

Hi, folks. I'm Charles, and I'm the new HOE Brand Manager. As mentioned 
above, the address for general questions is deadlands@aol.com. If you've 
got a question that absolutely, positively cannot be answered by anyone 
but me, feel free to send it directly to me, or, preferably, to post it 
to this list with a [Charles] in the subject line.

Shane, Hal and I are happy to answer questions, but please, please 
remember that we are very busy putting out great books on a tight 
schedule. We like to chat and to help, but sometimes we can be a little 
overwhelmed (at other times, we're a lot overwhelmed). Have mercy on 
us--use the deadlands@aol.com when you can. Zeke (who answers questions 
at that address) will give you a definitive and authoritative answer.

OK, all that having been said, here's one answer right off the bat:

>> Hey, I was reading all the posts about your posses and taking note of the
>>  different characters.  So far, I haven't seen a Syker/Templar character
>>  yet.  I know that would require a pretty good draw but i think that would
>>  be really cool.  You could have him/her more developed as a syker and
>>  sort of a new templar.  Has anybody tried this yet?
>
>I think the rules are pretty explicit in HOE, you can't have a character with
>more than one Arcane Background.  So you could have a Syker or a Templar, but
>not both.
>
>There is a loophole, however... non-shamans can learn favors and other stuff
>from Ghost Dancers.  A while back I posted some character ideas, called "Four
>Templars and a Junker", one of them was a Templar with an indian background
>who could call on favors. Also, Brain Burners say "Greenies" are the HoE
>version of Tempests, but I haven't heard anyone say you can't have a Tempest
>in HoE using the rules from H&H.  

There are a few other small loopholes specified in the upcoming character 
books. For example, a greenie syker (but not a full-fledge syker) =can= 
become a Templar. In general, the rule stands: you cannot have multiple 
arcane backgrounds in HOE. But there are ways for characters with one 
arcane background to have access to other arcane powers...




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Charles Ryan
Deadlands: Hell on Earth Brand Manager
Pinnacle Entertainment Group