tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post1608053221059358998..comments2023-05-21T05:03:53.578-05:00Comments on Iowa City Gaming: Preparing to be Reloaded in DeadlandsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-47991883094177222222007-06-25T16:25:00.000-05:002007-06-25T16:25:00.000-05:00I actually don't remember my second character very...I actually don't remember my second character very well, the one who had been at Gettysburg. I played him longer, and more recently, so you'd think I'd remember him better than the other, but no.leptopushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04164258545794450746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-53718475007029099062007-06-24T17:38:00.000-05:002007-06-24T17:38:00.000-05:00Ha, I would have had to go to 160 xp if I had actu...Ha, I would have had to go to 160 xp if I had actually wanted to have all the spells I used to have. But the lack of said spells doesn't bug me so much. Jackson Cassidy had three defining characteristics. He was a decent hexslinger and a very good gambler, but his most defining characteristic was that he was unbelieveably fast and a dead shot with a pistol. He was supposed to be pretty good with a knife but lousy with his fists, which you can't really do in Savage Worlds. I thought I simulated his ill health well enough by leaving him at a d4 Vigor, which makes him Mr Glass Jaw, and that's okay.Bozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884047437099005701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-32574187577600340302007-06-24T17:12:00.000-05:002007-06-24T17:12:00.000-05:00JUST 120 Brad? Why not go 2x legendary and 160? J...JUST 120 Brad? Why not go 2x legendary and 160? <BR/> <BR/>Just ribbing you a little bit. :) Actually, my approach to converting between systems is different. I don't even care about looking at my Deadlands Classic Sheet. I'd just make a character in the new system that was like the old one. <BR/> <BR/>For example. Shawn, your character is a scary badass Ranger. I'd just make that, not try to match up everything on the character sheets.Locnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870993443682620008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-29760182174591417382007-06-24T00:01:00.000-05:002007-06-24T00:01:00.000-05:00Well, I actually do have my old character sheet wh...Well, I actually do have my old character sheet which I dug up. It has been chewed up by a cat, but is mostly intact and I transitioned it over to Savage Worlds. I ended up spending 120 xp to get the character up to somewhere approximating the old Deadlands character. By approximate, I mean the stats are about exactly what I think they should be, the skills are pretty damn close, the edges are reasonably close, and his magic powers are good but he has about half as many as he used to. The character also had 2 white, 2 red, and 3 blue chips, so if I had spent those he would be even cooler. <BR/><BR/>I will bring the sheet to gaming on Monday along with the old sheet.Bozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884047437099005701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-41687918111674961372007-06-23T20:52:00.000-05:002007-06-23T20:52:00.000-05:00I had been under the impression that it had been r...I had been under the impression that it had been required Brad. We had all seen our share of craziness... the only character which I would have guessed as not having it would have been Nigel's kid, but that kid had lived through Gettysburg so I know that he had it.<BR/><BR/>As for the edge, it wasn't as much the negative charisma mods that I wanted it for, but the increased mods to the Intimidation... to which you are correct, the smaller scale does allow for the bonus to be sufficient in this case.<BR/><BR/>I might not have been very clear, but I am pretty pleased with the transition experience from my end... I just know that YMMV for everyone else, particularly Brad with the Huckster (ne mage) character.<BR/><BR/>I also suspect that there are shooting edges that I am not remembering from the previous character, but I could certainly re-build to those with more spends.<BR/><BR/>I am curious as to how everyone else fares in this little exorcise.<BR/><BR/>Pun intended *grin*Delphinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673085537016441847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-2764660491028050272007-06-23T19:47:00.000-05:002007-06-23T19:47:00.000-05:00I don't believe Andy actually REQUIRED we take vet...I don't believe Andy actually REQUIRED we take veteran of the weird west, it was just an option. I know I did take it, but I can't remember what bad thing I got for it. I have to go find my character sheet which I know I have in a box somewhere.Bozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884047437099005701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-74270430146851357852007-06-23T17:27:00.000-05:002007-06-23T17:27:00.000-05:00Ahh, i had forgotten that we took VoTW before. ...Ahh, i had forgotten that we took VoTW before. <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>That animal edge is Beast Bond, which is not as cool, but still works. <BR/><BR/>Well, the bonus from "Strong Will" is probably pretty similar to a +4, since the scale is smaller. You could take another minor hindrance that affects your charisma if you want to keep the same level of....scariness. :)Or you could take bloodthirsty as your major hindrance, that's a -4 to your Charisma right there!Locnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870993443682620008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-5700465247604824062007-06-23T17:08:00.000-05:002007-06-23T17:08:00.000-05:00You are correct, Andy does have choices.However, I...You are correct, Andy does have choices.<BR/><BR/>However, I remember him specifically indicating that our hero's were required to take VotWW on the previous start... as it happens it just allowed me to make the character closer than without it.<BR/><BR/>Both "The Voice" and "The Stare" were +2 to Intimidation rolls and -2 to Charisma modifiers in the previous system... making them a total together of +4 and -4 to Intimidation rolls and Charisma rolls respectively.Delphinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673085537016441847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421542.post-58555897486813516792007-06-23T16:36:00.000-05:002007-06-23T16:36:00.000-05:00Just a few thoughts. Andy has a couple of choices....Just a few thoughts. Andy has a couple of choices. He could use VotWW, or he could just give us X number of XP. Secondly, there's nothing to stop Andy from giving you the Horse Edge, even if it's supposed to be Legendary. (Alternatively, you could take the animal companion edge from SW, which escapes me right now.) <BR/> <BR/>Remind me: what does "The Stare" do again? Is it a lot different than Intimidation?Locnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870993443682620008noreply@blogger.com