Deadlands Conversion

[Gandalf970]

Not sure if this should be in Fantasy Hero or not.  I am thinking about running the Deadlands Hero style.  Anyone ever do any work on this?

[drunkonduty]

Not me.

 

But it wouldn't be too hard to cobble together setting stuff from Western Hero and Fantasy Hero. IIRC all the types of spell casting in Deadlands comes with their own unique limitations (having a deck of cards, or taking time, or being  tight with the spirits.) Re-costing spells to represent these specifics would be the most labour intensive thing. But you can always handwave it, or make it a character complication, or something.

[Gandalf970]

drunkonduty that's what I was thinking as well, cobbling it together wouldn't be hard.  The spell casting would be unique if the players want it and the monsters, spirits and abominations are pretty easy to manufacture with Hero.  Cool gonna see if the party is ready for this after the Ptolus campaign finishes or if it does.

[ScottishFox]

10 hours ago, Gandalf970 said:

Not sure if this should be in Fantasy Hero or not.  I am thinking about running the Deadlands Hero style.  Anyone ever do any work on this?

 

Haven't worked on it, but absolutely loved that game and setting.  It felt like Catholic D&D - praying to the Saints actually did something and the forces of Satan were everywhere.

 

It captured the feel of the kind of fears medieval Catholics would have had.

 

I wonder if its possible to get that game running on Windows 10?

 

EDIT:  Oops!  I though he said Darklands. 

[Gandalf970]

Haha