Character Creatin n Jawin

Howdy. I'll post a little bit of one of them there prelogs so as knows what yer in fer. Then y'all can git yer creatin started.

Expect horror and action, because it's the Deadlands.

Barlowe Station, Kansas

Barlowe Station is just that: a rail station on Black River’s main line and really nothing more. It serves primarily to replenish the water supplies on locomotives. The facilities are limited to a small office and a water tower, and the station was staffed by a single person. Few, if any, passengers ever get off at Barlowe, and even fewer board there.

Whether on a train yourselves or on horseback, your posse is the arrives at Barlowe. Upon arrival you find it eerily empty of human life. Close inspection tells you it has not been long abandoned.

The adventure involves motivated individuals attempting to determine what happened to the town of Barlowe Station, and rectify the situation. Well properly set that up once we have the characters made.

Guessin' Harrigan is at a con today. KCC has got his new book, and must constantly wipe away the drool lest the pages curl. @Nezzeraj, do you have access to the book? I'm certain that Windy does.

I ordered this game in a boxset, and had them throw in a physical copy of the core book, too, but I've got copies of everything from a couple Kickstarters.

I will post the pregens, too, just so you see an example of what the authors were expecting. Of course, by all means make your own, unless one of these fits the bill. Here's a link to the character sheet template.

As astute player will note that the Archetypes provided have been advanced to a Rank of Seasoned (i.e., by adjusting them with four Advances, with those listed at the bottom of the sheets).

If you're playing an Archetype, then you need do nothing further. If you're creating a character from scratch, then make it fully as per the rules (which would be a Novice) then add four Advances.

Sure, who doesn't love train rides!

No problem at my end.

Don't forget to share your sheet! 🤣

We only need decide one thing before starting:

Choose for your character. If you don't all choose the same then we'll start you off as two groups, for the first post or two anyway.

Suggest we bury him if we have time, or wrap him up and leave him somewhere out of the sun.

If the train has room / a cargo car, we should wrap him up and take him with us to the next stop.

Interesting development, while Varney Mercantile is described well in the text, it's not on the map. So I placed it on the bottom right of the map, where the wooden sidewalk kind of leads between the saloon and Gentry's Guns to nowhere.

Not that it matters, just curious.

That's the plan. If you decide you're going to rescue the townsfolk, then Harrigan has said he will make a new character to volunteer. If you say no, then there's no need for him to do so.

If Nezz is up for it too, perhaps a townie who's lost a kid or loved one to the train full of vampires?

The adventure as written doesn't list any names for that, but I can give you a few sample citizens to choose from.

Approved for posting.

Yup, but can we pick up some chaw first?

Yep I'm all for pressing on.

I'm not loving the Reverend, but I'm game if everyone else is. Might trade in the old guy ...

I am no good at playing holy men / women, and I should not try. ;)

I'll set up the next section and we'll get er going when able.

Alrighty, then, pardners. I'll get this night train back on the tracks today.

Spirit ad notice up one die to d8 apiece.

So the Advance could be used to add a new Edge or raise an Attribute, correct? Skill-wise, increase one above its cap, or two if they are both below? If so, I increased Ridin' and Notice.

Edit: boy I hate rolls baked into sheets. ;)