RE: RE: [DL] Nimbleness and pace

["Jeffery Yates" <jyates@qlinktech.com>]

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> From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
> Behalf Of J Tolle
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:02 AM
> To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: RE: [DL] Nimbleness and pace
>
>
> On Wed, 21 February 2001, The Baron Samedi wrote:
>
> >
> > I no not of any edge letting it go up that high
> >
> Well, you can get it as a starting character, if you draw a joker
> during character creation - then draw a '10' I think.  That
> allows you access to one level of a harrowed power.
>
> Why do I know this?  Well, one of my posse members has this
> trait.  He is a former circus strongman.  I gave it a little
> hitch though - he is bald, and he MUST keep his head shaved every
> day else he loses his strength (he thinks just the bonus - but it
> will drop to a 1d4)  Sort of a reverse Sampson.  The interesting
> thing is that now he is turning towards becoming Blessed.  I
> think it would be great to work this into his blessed quest.
>
> Jeff
>
>

But this makes it a supernatural trait -- just like being Harrowed.  There
isn't an edge that I can remember either that allows a normal living human
to exceed Xd12.  Certain hexes or other magical effects might temporarily
boost a body, but nothing permanent like.

Another Jeff