Re: [HOE] Information for new Player

["Shawn Franklin" <john_hannibal@hotmail.com>]

Well, you can always do what I do...memorize the books verbatim and 
paraphrase the great history that is Deadlands.

First Civil War...blah blah blah...Reckoners=Four Horsemen...blah 
blah...feed on fear...world's a giant Deadland...bloobity blah blah...

Truth be told, though, there is no greater resource than the Prospector's 
story in the first chapter.  It sums everything up in a nice neat little 
package.  If it gives away too much, (Coot can be kinda chatty) paraphrase 
that with only the info your players SHOULD have.

And better still, if you have the sourcebooks for everyone's respective 
power base, (Schismatic Doomsayers, Sykers, Templars, etc.) then those 
players should definitely read the front story line in thier respective 
book.  I find that doing that assists my players in coming up with plausible 
backstories to thier characters.

But hey, the best piece of advice...do what you feel most comfortable doing.

L8R
Shawn Franklin
Loyal Marshal since 1998

"So...what does this do again?"--Ray Montgomery, Law Dog
"I'm not sure yet, but it makes the coolest noises!"--Phil Haust, junker.

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