Re: [DL] The Munchkin Twins

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On Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 02:19  PM, Grand Master Nilus of the Dark 
Angel Chapter wrote:
>> The each have a pair or Winchester rifles strapped to their backs, in 
>> some
>> sort of leather rifle scabbards. I imagine this looks like some weird
>> samurai crossed swords thing.
>
> Samurai general Carry Daisho,  A Katana and a Wakizachi on there side.  
> These guys just look like Targets for the Local Law enforcement

As a note, this is one reason my posse is currently trying to determine 
a way into Richmond during their trip back east. I did let the group's 
soiled dove get a friendly (and honest) contact who acts as an 
in//storage place outside of town, but they are hesitant about dropping 
all of their weapons off. (I warned'em about making one-dimensional 
combat munchies! thankfully they really aren't they just need to have a 
change of pace.)
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> Well Deadlands is first and Foremost a stylized Western Horror Game.  
> It more like a Movie less like real life.  So one character wielding 
> two Rifles is kinda a cool idea.  But since it sounds like these guys 
> are playing clones of each other, I would mention something to the 
> Marshal.  How cool would the Man with No Name be if there were 20 other 
> guys just like him.

Also, I've found that characters rarely need THAT many rounds with 
concentrated rifle fire. those things hurt!

> Overall Let your Marshal know that these guys might be ruining the fun 
> a bit.  Then let him handle it.  Anything from enforcing their flaws a 
> little more(I have a feeling they have the standard Munchkins 
> flaws..Blood Thirsty, Grim Servant of Death, Mean as a Rattler), To 
> disarming them(Nothing makes a Gun Guy reconsider his character a bit 
> like taking his guns away), to maybe just getting one of them 
> killed(Just hope to hell he doesn't come back harrowed, or just cheat 
> and not let him...Thats in a Marshals right)

My posse adopted -too quickly- the concept of mutliating the bodies of 
foes... They mostly stick to supernatural creatures, assuming that every 
abomination will return from undeath. Hmm. Next adventure, they are 
facing a true first-class nigh-invulnerable abomination, i think. let'e, 
know they've got to think about things sometimes...

Anyway, since my posse knows this, I guess it's safe for NPCs to act the 
same way. if they get a hold of some PC's corpse, imagine what they 
might do to it, especially if the baddy is something really nasty.

For even more fun, there's the Deadlands version of a trick my D&D GM 
pulled. dead PCs body was actually raised and sent with the counter 
attack against us! For deadlands, what if a crittter/character knows of 
a cursed place or ritual that adds to the harrowed draw, yet removes all 
dominion.

--
Brett

LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER 
MAN? (Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett)