[HoE] [HOBLER] Junkman Cometh/Huckster ?

[Steve Crow <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

Just out of curiosity, why would anyone _want_ to run a Huckster under the 
new modified Arcane Background found in the Junkman Cometh book?

Basically, for the same three points you had to pay before, your minimum 
hand size goes up one, you get +4 to your Backlash roll, and you lose the 
benefit of Level 3+ letting you ignore backlash due to Red Jokers.

Now, I'm all for Hucksters working _differently_ in the altered universe of 
HoE, but the new system seems to make being a Huckster totally unfeasible.  
The existing system already has problems (which are being addressed in the 
upcoming Deadlands release altering the system).  If you use the current 
problem-ridden system, and try to use it in HoE, basically...no one is going 
to play Hucksters unless they're really masochistic.  I wouldn't have 
bothered using the 3 or so column inches in Hunkman Cometh for that.

Even with the upcoming revision, they really seem unworkable.  The new 
system lets you ignore red Jokers at all levels...but the HoE revision 
negates that, and gives you that +4 Backlash.  Plus making your Hexes

At best, it seems like there should be some kind of _benefit_ for the three 
additional handicaps that HoE Hucksters pick up.  The entry states that the 
manitous are more powerful:  shouldn't that mean the Hex effects become more 
powerful as well?

*shrug* It just seems like the Hucksters got kinda...neutered in Junkman.  
Why would anyone want to play them giving the revisions made?

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Steve Crow

"Worm Can Opener Extraordinare"

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