Re: RE: [HoE] Junkman Cometh/Huckster ?

[Steve Wallace <ceesrw@cee.hw.ac.uk>]

<huge snippage>
 
> Interestingly, the one thing you left off your list is Harrowed.  In that 
> case, you might get into something similar and I might agree with you.  But 
> we were discussing (well, I was discussing) the ability of powers to 
> backlash and take out comrades.  Basically, as far as I can tell and other 
> folks I have talked to that I game with feel, the risks of Huckster backlash 
> far outweigh those of Doomsayer, or Syker backlash.  Harrowed "backlash" 
> well...maybe, although from what I've seen, as long as a Harrowed is willing 
> to spend the chips and the Marshall doesn't get too lucky, and with the 
> restrictions of the manitous within to remain fairly subtle, the risk A) 
> falls within the playable range, and B) is still less than that of the new 
> AB: Huckster modifiers.

Harrowed are bad enough in Deadlands, never mind in HoE.  
I'm always tempted to bump up the manitou's Spirit by a die 
type when making them...

My last post on the huckster topic - Junkers, Templars, 
Sykers and Doomsayers all get a HoE book because they're 
major AB's in the setting.  Hucksters get a couple of 
inches of column space in TJC.  Even the dimmest player has 
to realise that there's something wrong there...

I'm going to stick with TJC rules for now and see how they 
play out.  In previous experience, backlash hasn't happened 
too often in the games I've marshalled/played in.  It might 
be the playing style of those involved, or it migth be luck 
of the draw.  Who knows?  The thing is, I'm going to see 
how it goes.  If every huckster in a HoE game turns himself 
and his companions into chutney by accident every couple of 
sessions, I'll see about rules mods.  Some of it may depend 
on the revised huckstering rules, though.  I'm going to see 
hat happens.  Should be interesting, mind.  The Posse I'm 
playing in at the minute is about due a return trip to HoE 
(they already ended up there one...).  I'll see what 
happens to my huckster there.  Of course, I might start 
drawing cards now in anticipatin of the worst happening...

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Outside in the dark when you can't sleep
The ghost of your father, always watching
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Steve Wallace
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