Howdy! I'm not quite ready to start yet, but this seems like the best time to get the discussion thread going. There are a few things I want to get figured out.
First of all, this will be a bit of an experiment for me. I've run a few Paizo APs in the past, but this will be much more free-form than I'm used to. I'll basically be making the plot from scratch, perhaps drawing "inspiration" from some of plot-point campaigns published by Pinnacle. It mostly depends on the type of Weird West game you guys would like. From what I've seen, Stone and a Hard Place is a true spaghetti western with a few twists, while The Flood is more focused on Chinese culture (including martial arts, of course) and even has some naval elements. I'm open to whatever.
I'm assuming that you guys have read (or at least have access to) the Savage Worlds core rulebook and Deadlands Reloaded. Depending on what PPCs we end up using, I can share those with you. (Don't tell anyone where you got 'em!)
We only have three players at the moment. If that's cool with you guys, I'll try to tune the encounters appropriately. Otherwise, I could try to recruit a fourth here on Paizo.
Finally, here are some houserules that Rynjin and I agreed on:
- For initiative, and any other use of playing cards, I will draw the cards and post the results. I promise not to abuse this power.
- We won't use Fate Chips. Too much of a hassle for PbP. We'll just use regular Bennies.
That about covers everything. Post your aliases here when ready, all that good stuff.
First of all, this will be a bit of an experiment for me. I've run a few Paizo APs in the past, but this will be much more free-form than I'm used to. I'll basically be making the plot from scratch, perhaps drawing "inspiration" from some of plot-point campaigns published by Pinnacle. It mostly depends on the type of Weird West game you guys would like. From what I've seen, Stone and a Hard Place is a true spaghetti western with a few twists, while The Flood is more focused on Chinese culture (including martial arts, of course) and even has some naval elements. I'm open to whatever.
Considering this was my character for Stone and a Hard Place, the dichotomy is not so clear cut. =)
The guy I'm inviting was my British brother in bashing.
WHEN I SAY SQUAT, YOU SAY THRUST!
SQUAT!
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Charming.
I'm not saying you can't be a martial artist in Stone or a classic gunslinger in Flood. On the contrary, that just makes things more interesting! I'm just trying to get a feel for the type of setting you guys want, if you even have a preference.
Also, welcome, Emissary!
I'd like a campaign that delves into the weirder aspects of Deadlands. So with a tone closer to a very, very dark rendition of Wild Wild West.
So, the Dark Tower meets Wild Wild West? I can get behind that.
Yesterday I had a flash of inspiration and started sorting through stuff.
In the end I had in my hands Iñigo Tomás Lopez Quevedo, former spanish missionary turned lawdog.
A quick, charming and tough desperado.
I'll see what I can do. Rest assured that sooner or later, I plan to send you plunging headfirst into the madness of the West. >:D
Emissary, that sounds cool. Are you planning to make him a miracle caster, or just an average everyday badass?
I might make a Doc Holiday styled Huckster, myself.
Good question, oh Mighty and Misterious Cube.
I thought about making him a blessed, but in the end I chose the mundane badass. Too much stuff, too many advances. Plus mundane desperado against manitous sounds rad.
Reporting in! Still undecided on what I want to do, I need to look over the rulebooks one more time and see what pops out at me.
Can you make a Gameplay to dot into so I stop losing track of this thread?
Sure.
So how's progress?
Not as well as I'd have hoped. School is kicking my ass right now.
Well f!+% me with a cactus. School is kicking my ass WAY harder than I expected. And at the end of each day, when I've gotten through as much of the course work and studying as I can handle, I don't have the energy to do anything except play video games.
Sorry, guys. I'm pulling out the old Idiot Cube Axe once more. I hoped it wouldn't come to this...again...like it always does. But I can't see myself moving this along at a reasonable pace right now.
Maybe in the future I'll have my university life straightened out enough to pick this up again. But for now, consider it dead.