[HOE] Re: 5 Grit

["Michael Maguire" <mikejmaguire@hotmail.com>]

The nice thing about HOE is a lot of the old "rules" concerning the 
Reckoners don't apply anymore.  Los Diablos is still an option, but you can 
really throw anything you want at pain in the keister do-gooders who make 
too much of a nuisance of themselves.

I like the Doppelganger idea - though it's less fun with a Cyborg than with 
some posse members, since the character in question always has its own nasty 
crawling around in his tin-plated cranium.

Alternately, try using the "ghostly voice over the radio" option from "The 
Wasted West".  Perhaps some evil vindictive spirit or a manitou lures the 
character into the domain of <insert nasty critter of choice here> - maybe 
even the spectre of one of the cyborg's past victims?

If you are really worried about power level of the cyborg in relation to 
whatever comes after him, bear in mind that you can always find a bigger 
bad.  On the extreme side, Stone makes a habit of hunting down truly pesky 
do-gooders (though sicking the ultimate Grim Servant o' Death on a posse 
member is bordering on sadistic cruelty).  Bear in mind, though, that Stone 
doesn't always come on his own - he might dig up some other hombres to do 
the job for him instead.

The only problem with the last option is once you've introduced it you have 
to deal with the problem of sooner or later the posse member dies or Stone 
comes looking to finish the job himself.  On the other hand, depending on 
your campaign, maybe that doesn't matter so much.

Some might argue it serves the brainer right for causing the Reckoners so 
much trouble.  ;-)

Mac





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