[DL] Pinkerton and Agency questions

["Casey McGirt" <cmcgirt@hotmail.com>]

Howdy, folks.  After a long hiatus (which includes a move to the great state 
of Colorado), I'm running Deadlands again.  Granted, it's only a one-shot, 
but it could lead to bigger and better things.

I have some questions about the Pinkertons and the organization that 
replaced them, the Agency.  I own Men In Black Dusters, so no problems 
there.  There's a few spoilers for those who don't have the Agency book, so 
here's the requisite spoiler space:
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Question 1:  Now that the Pinkertons have lost their government contract, do 
their detectives still have Gatling Pistols as standard equipment?

Questions 2 and 3:  The current Deadlands game year is 1877, and the Agency 
was formed in January.  Given that the Pinkertons has/had roughly 8000 
members (A: MiBD pg 16), and the Agency only has 900 (only some of which 
came from the Pinkertons), how much of the Pinkerton organization is aware 
of the Event?  Were Pinkerton operatives with exposure to the Event required 
to swear the same oath required of those leaving the Agency?

Question 4:  Can an Agency operative use their badge effectively in the 
Disputed Lands?  Given the Pinkerton and Agency presence, Denver seems to be 
a Union city, despite its location.  It'd be interesting to know what 
higher-level law enforcement is present in the Disputed Lands (beyond the 
local officials).

Question 5:  If an Agency operative wants to permanently add certain pieces 
of equipment to his bag of tricks (such as the duster), is there a way to 
purchase it from the Agency?  Some items seem fairly simple to replace (such 
as Hollow Fountain Pens and Blackjacks), and could probably be bought 
outside of the Agency if needed.

Question 6:  With a single Agency operative in an ongoing campaign, the 
posse will eventually find the Weird in the Weird West, no matter how 
vigilant the agent.  How is EO 347 to be interpreted in this instance?  Does 
the operative actively deny the obvious, such as the Headless Horseman that 
killed two posse members before finally being put down?  Or does he accept 
the fact that the posse knows these things, focusing instead on keeping them 
from telling others?

Question 7:  This is more of a generic rules question, but it does involve 
the Gatling Pistol.  With the new rules, I don't see what makes the Gatling 
Pistol special.  It can fire a 3-shot burst once per round, requiring 2 
raises to hit with all three bullets.  In contrast, a double-action pistol 
can fire twice, with each shot hitting on a standard attack roll (without 
requiring an extra +5 or +10 to hit with both shots).  Has there been any 
errata to address this?
(I fixed it in my home campaign by making a double-action act as a 2-shot 
autofire, instead of two separate shots.)

-Casey

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