The core book for players, with the original rules and setting that started it all. Deadlands is an awardwinning roleplaying system set in an alternate history weird west, blending elements of the wild westhorrorand steampunk. Im generally not that enamoured with weird western settings that are so infested with weird tech. Doomtown or bust rpg supplement also has a lot of information. The journey into the weird west of deadlands started around twenty years ago.
Over the past few weeks, since the launch of our kickstarter for deadlands. October 25th, 2011 devils night adventure released pinnacle entertainment has released devils night, a free 12page deadlands adventure for use with the horror companion. Mar 08, 2020 inside the deadlands, weird west, dime novel, the great rail wars, smith and robards quickly became close minimum reload time, the gun crew leader must. Discussion of rules, story, groups currently or previously playing the game are all welcome. Were heading for gomorra, and its doomtown or bust doomtowns story is fairly straightforward for the most part. Deadlands is a genremixing alternate history roleplaying game which combines the western. The faust family of fausts livery stable made a deal with the devil. The weird west, the first book in the deadlands classic line, but was not identified until the road to hell. Its the time of the wild west, but with weird science inventions, undead harrowed, horrific monsters, and various forms of magic. Appendix 5 creating weird gizmos making gadgets that defy common sense is easier than some might expectfor a new scientist at least. The weird west players guide is the first in a series of roleplaying game books set in a twisted alternate take on the american west, circa 1877.
Someone is smashing mining and new scientific equipment owned by the residents of elsbethtown. Some of the user generated adventures have the actual adventure while most list a few notes about said adventure. The winter of our dismemberment pdf solo adventure 2. Deadlands is a great rpg, lots of fun, and the content of the books is wonderful. Hell on earth logo, the pinnacle logo, and the pinnacle starburst are. Its not just a means of making a living although it can be mighty useful that way, too.
The adventure was released as a free pdf and requires the savage worlds horror companion. California is shattered by the great quake quake of 68, a superfuel called ghost rock revealed in the new channels and cliff faces. Deadlands, from pinnaclegreat white games, is possibly the most original roleplaying setting of the decade. Deadlands, weird west, dime novel, the great rail wars, the deadlands logo, and the pinnacle starburst are smith and robards quickly became close. November 1st, 2011 deadlands trail guide weird white north now available. Look for another bundle soon for our dime novels, comics and fiction, d20 material, deadlands. Originally released in the 1990s by pinnacle entertainment group, deadlands. Here is a master list of many of the monsters that can be found in the weird west and parts beyond. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. There was a second edition of deadlands classic that advanced it to 1898. The weird west roleplaying game, players take on the roles of hexslinging hucksters, mad scientists armed with weird, steampunk gizmos, deadly gunfighters, fearless indian braves, and wizened shamans.
Deadlands classic bundle pinnacle entertainment group. In 2001, deadlands was licensed to wizards of the coast for a d20 system version, and to steve jackson games for a gurps version. Look for another bundle soon for our dime novels, comics and fiction, d20 material, deadlands reloaded, and more. Horror at headstone hill boxed set, and one deadlands the weird west pawns boxed set. The game was originally released using its own custom rules, and has since been published using the d20 system, gurps and savage worlds rules. Mysterious beings called the reckoners have given life to monsters and magic, causing history to divert from july 4th, 1863 forward. The weird west, published by pinnacle entertainment group. Reloaded servitor plot point campaign pdf bundle, the deadlands classic dime novels bundle, and the. The canonical, basic setting is referred to as the weird west due to the juxtaposition of the western. This book contains everything you need to play deadlands. The cackler is an ancient harrowed in search of a very particular blood relative for a nefarious and mysterious ritual that could change the world of deadlands forever the texas rangers and agency have invoked the twilight protocol to unite against the cackler and are doing everything they can to stop him. Use them asis, change their names and backgrounds, or tweak their traits and gear however you desire. When i was at origins 98 and first getting into deadlands, i heard a younger gamer talking to a. This book does not require savage worlds or deadlands reloaded to play.
The deadlands reloaded players guide is not a complete game. No, its their gateway to the hunting grounds, a nightmare realm of arcane power and their means of manipulating the demonic. The list is far from complete and players could even make a hybrid of many of the archetypes such as a an excultistgunslinger. Denver pacific depot doctor mcclellans electric stage stop 27. In the great rail wars miniature game, players pit heroes and posses against each other in tabletop battles to determine the fate of the weird west and possibly the entire world. Bought with the deadlands fate chips above you get the original complement for the fate pot. System, savage worlds 2 this book is essentially an equipment catalog for deadlands, full of mad deadlands reloaded. The players guide is the core rules book for player of deadlands reloaded. Deadlands classic the original weird west rpg beyond the.
You receive pdf copies of the deadlands the weird west core rulebook and all digital assets created for this kickstarter, including deadlands boxed set pdfs, horror at headstone hill boxed set pdfs, deadlands pawns boxed set pdfs, and all digital stretch goals. In order to play the game, this book and its companion, the weird west marshals handbook are required, though there are many, many other products available to. The weird west roleplaying game by shane lacy hensley. It includes everything thing a cowboy needs to begin his journey into the weird west. If referring to the classic system and books, add classic at the beginning of the subject line. See the wiki tab, under house rules will detail rule changes. The same table was on the pinnacles old deadlands website which seems to be gone now.
Hell on earth logo, the hell on earth sublogo, the pinnacle starburst, and the pinnacle logo. The maze reaach as far inland as 80 miles and as shallow as 10 miles but on average about 50 miles. Shanes inspiration for the background has been told before, but here for the first time ever is the story of an equally important part of the storythe tale of the amazing art that has shown us this savage world of sixguns, sorcery, monsters, and magic. The journey into the weird west of deadlands started around twenty. Shane hensley, for creating the worlds of deadlands and a dozen other reasons.
History is the same up until an event during the war called the reckoning. Deadlands classic also uses traits, edges, and hindrances. A simplified, stripped down version of of classic was created as a minis game called the great rail wars. I did end up latebacking dark trails though, a dccbased weird west game from which the one weird techbased class is easily ignored or toned down. Average rating ratings for hucksters, poker is a way of life.
Encounters these are few prewritten random encounters to use while traveling around the weird west. Deadlands the weird west companion pdf deadlands the weird west companion pdf deadlands pawns figure flats sounds like crowes audible adventure pdf 12 archetype cards 2nd set pdf wildcards marshals notes pdf solo adventure 1. The rules were very detailed to the point of being. Edition info, pinnacle sixguns, and watch your back, pardner. The weird west mark is used to distinguish the primary game setting from the various other settings. Outlaws rob banks and trains, pursued by hardfaced lawmen who are only separated from them by a badge and a sense of honour. Use the layers to turn off the dice, background, turn on printerfriendly text, and more. Deadlands, hell on earth, wasted west, dime novel, weird web, the deadlands. The players guide is the core rules book for players of deadlands classicthe original game that started it all. The great rail wars a tabletop wargame with miniature figures. First published in 1996, the original deadlands classic system won countless awards and its bold, bright orange books are still a striking and valuable addition to gaming shelves the world over. Jeremy rated it really liked it jan 03, this amount is subject to change until you make payment. We deliver pdf materials through the pinnacle website and.
Weird west player s guide deadlands the weird west pdf pdf. There are five steps that a deranged inventor must complete to create a weird gizmo. Discussion on the classic rule system, reloaded, and savage worlds. No, we dont have any plans to bundle deadlands d20, weird wars, or our other. The list attempts to cover the the breadth of different occupations and concepts that exist in the weird west. Pinnacle entertainment group and shane hensley have brought the savage worlds adventure edition of deadlands to kickstarter. Kickstarter for deadlands the weird west funded morrus. Deadlands classic pinnacles flagship product is deadlands, a horrific journey into the weird west.
This occurred in july of 1863 when a bunch of durty injuns, lead by a sioux medicine man calling himself raven, started up some mumbojumbo raindance to get rid of all the palefaces. The game was originally released using its own custom rules, and has since been published using the d20 system, gurps and savage worlds rules the deadlands world was expanded with a postapocalyptic setting entitled deadlands. Adventures an index of all adventures avalible in this deadlands. A new edition of the classic roleplaying game deadlands came out blazing today on kickstarter. What is the difference between deadlands classic and savage. The savage worlds ruleset eventually gave us deadlands noir, an interquel that takes place after the taming of the weird west in deadlands but before everything was blown up into the wasted waste of hell on earth. Apr 22, 2020 those books in addition to the deadlands core rules are the boxed set pdf, horror at headstone hill and weird west pawns. So its an alternate history that didnt just veer from ours, it did a 720 spin and shot down a manhole cover into one wild ride. Jun 25, 2019 the maze reaach as far inland as 80 miles and as shallow as 10 miles but on average about 50 miles. Cut along the dotted line and hand out to each of your players. There is some pedigree between deadlands commonly called deadlands classic and savage worlds. The ranger reward level combines one deadlands the weird west boxed set, one deadlands the weird west.
The weird west mixes the supernatural, occult and horror with the harsh reality of the western genre. The core rulebook of the original deadlands rpg, introducing its innovative playingcardbased mechanics and the popular weird west setting. A community dedicated to the deadlands suite of games weird west, wasted west, and way out west. A sourcebook for the town described in the game was released under the title doomtown or bust. In 1863, a vengeful warband called the last sons unleashed the manitous upon humanity, and nothing has been the same since. Deadlands classic was a standalone roleplaying game with its own setting. Oct 15, 2005 i seem to recall that there was a big veteran of the weird west table in the marshals guide or in the quick and the dead, if youre using 1st edition. Ime it makes them feel like a theme park rather than the wild west. Theyre joined by morgan lasha former wichita witch whos shed her dark. Download deadlands noir the deadlands noir companion. Now this great background will be explored in a series of gurps worldbooks.
May 11, 2020 tombstone epitaph guide to the weird west. This is a list of the publications released for the roleplaying game deadlands. First published in 1996, the original deadlands classic system won countless awards and its bold, bright orange books are still a striking and valuable addition to. The deadlands setting is a weird west genre game, set in 1876 usa in that lost generation after the american civil war. The critters from the reloaded material will reference where they can be found within the books while classic, transplants, and original varmints with have complete descriptions. The wasted west peg shane lacy hensley, ron spencer, charles ryan on free shipping on qualifying. It combines the romance and action of the old west with the horror of invading things man was not meant to know. Powerful rail barons strive to complete a transcontinental railroad. The tombstone epitaph if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. It includes new rules for shootouts at high noon, new edges, hindrances, and powers, and everything thing a cowpoke needs to begin his journey into the weird west. Because his role ingame is to defeat heroes who threaten the reckoners, the deadlands classic books suggested that a marshal send stone to defeat a posse that had become too powerful.
A pdf bundle for the deadlands collector of everything released for deadlands classic. Pinnacle entertainment group is looking to crowdfund the weird west rpg while updating and adapting the setting to the savage worlds adventure edition. A sourcebook for the town described in the game was released under the title doomtown or. Players and marshals read the front and the marshal reads the last half to figure out what makes the west so weird.
Deadlands weird west, wasted west, and way out west. Deadlands, weird west, wasted west, hell on earth, the deadlands. The weird west was the first setting in what would become a trilogy. East texas university archetypes provides the busy dean with twelve fullcolor. Its a fastplaying and easytolearn skirmishlevel game set in in the richly detailed and exciting background of the hit deadlands roleplaying game.
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