Re: [HoE] Re: The Huckster Dilemna

[Steve Crow <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

Ah, someone who agrees with me.  Thought I was going nuts...  :)

>Here are a few things I've thought up to boost the
>power of hucksters:
>1)  They get a # of extra cards to draw equal to their
>level in a hex.  These are "safe cards," and a
>huckster can't get backlash from them.
>

Hmmm, this seems workable.

>2)  Even more powerful, the huckster's hand goes up
>one for every raise he gets.
>

You mean up one per success, _plus_ the extra cards you get to draw due to 
Raises.  Sounds a bit powerful.  Maybe if the Huckster could choose (before 
drawing cards) whether he wants to use his raises to draw extra cards _or_ 
raise a successful hex a level...?

>3)  A huckster can cast many more/all of the hexes.
>

Not sure what you mean by this.

>4)  Double or triple the strength/duration of the
>hexes.

Strength sounds a bit much, given the odd variables involved.  Did you mean 
range/duration?  Most of them are sufficient as are.  Also, I'd think more 
powerful Manitous would mean...well, blunter powers.  Don't think they'd be 
likely to contribute as much to more "delicate" things like duration.  
Range, maybe.

>(One thing in particular, I think that Infernal
>Machine should be a very easy hex to cast.  It was
>continually improved on during the 200 years between
>deadlands and HOE, and I'm sure the tech spirits would
>have no problem learning to do this.  It would
>probably look like this:
>Trait: Smarts
>Hand: Pair (all hands go down one)
>Speed: 6
>Duration: 1d4 wind/hour
>Range: Touch   )
>

I'm not familiar with this one:  where is it from?

>Anyway, there are a few of my ideas.  Personally, I
>just ignored the rules.  I have a hexslinger in my
>posse, and we just use the old rules.


Unfortunately, I'm tempted to go this route as well, at least for a Veteran 
Huckster:  he's had 200+ years to "get acquainted" with more powerful 
Manitous, and doesn't suffer their downside effects as much.

However, the overall approach that Pinnacle is taking here is what bothers 
me.  If they want Hucksters to be unviable, I wish they'd just say that, 
rather than waste space with rules that do the same thing.



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Steve Crow

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