csyphrett Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 The Weird West I feel like we have done a similar draft before but this draft is all about cowboy heroes versus monsters. Whether it's Jonah Hex versus the Walking Dead, or The Lone Ranger versus the Wolfman, this draft is all about cowboys versus monsters. The draft will start on April 2 at 5pm Eastern Standard. The first pick is location. The picks after this can come in any order. One monster/eldritch abomination/ or fiend of your choice. Five cowboys of your choice. Victorian heroes such as Sherlock Holmes may be picked, but nothing after 1900, and only published heroes set in the time period. Masked heroes are restricted to Zorro, the Lone Ranger, Two-Gun Kid etc Three options are there for special weapons, more monsters, more heroes or villains. I think that about does it. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Time and date to start should be in the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 May we have characters who have time-travelled to the period in canon? Marty McFly, assorted Star Trek crews, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, death tribble said: Time and date to start should be in the post It is in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 57 minutes ago, Sociotard said: May we have characters who have time-travelled to the period in canon? Marty McFly, assorted Star Trek crews, etc. If you want to option those, I guess that would be okay. I don't remember any crews from star trek, but Marty McFly and Doc Brown would be at the edge of that. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 How about legendary versions of real people (Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Porter Rockwell, etc.)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pariah said: How about legendary versions of real people (Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Porter Rockwell, etc.)? If they had a comic book/television show/movie etc. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 (Most of the others are holodeck or omnipotent-alien recreations. This episode was straight up time travel. They met Jack London and Samuel Clemens. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, csyphrett said: The draft will start on April 2 at 5pm Eastern Standard. Eastern Standard you say. So 4pm Eastern Daylight. Is that what you meant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 So, can the options be gunslingers from other eras and/or non-West type sources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Does the monster have to be from the Victorian period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 23 hours ago, Doc Shadow said: On 3/27/2018 at 1:23 PM, csyphrett said: The draft will start on April 2 at 5pm Eastern Standard. Eastern Standard you say. So 4pm Eastern Daylight. Is that what you meant? We're on Daylight Savings Time now, csyphrett. So once again, is this what you meant? Is it 4 or 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Doc Shadow said: We're on Daylight Savings Time now, csyphrett. So once again, is this what you meant? Is it 4 or 5? What I meant is five o clock, my time, where I live on the Eastern Seaboard. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 @Sociotard If you want to do do time travelers, they have to be either the villains, or an option for your team. Your main team should be regular cowboys. @Badger I will allow heroes that operate in this time period such as Guns Blaze West, or Kung Fu, or Burt Gummer's grandfather, but not John Wick. @Pattern Ghost Since a lot of monsters can slotted in they don't ideally have to be Victorian, like Grabboids and Chutulu are the basis of pulp and modern horror, but they are used in the old west also. Plus there are already mythological monsters present. Remember Monday, April 2, Five PM my time is the start. That's a whole weekend for you guys to come up with something. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 I assume this is a "no", but we can't do a Neo-Western, can we? EDIT right there in the rules, nothing after 1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnicholsusa Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 It's The Weird West, but the first pick is location. I don't believe in stretching, too much, but perhaps restrictions on the size and specificity of the location are needed. I mean, it could truly be called 'The Weird West' if the cowboys and monsters were in the West End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 minute ago, clnicholsusa said: It's The Weird West, but the first pick is location. I don't believe in stretching, too much, but perhaps restrictions on the size and specificity of the location are needed. I mean, it could truly be called 'The Weird West' if the cowboys and monsters were in the West End. The West End of what? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says that's kind of the point - could be the West End of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnicholsusa Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 Really, I'm just trying to get away with the visual of having daleks chase John Wayne and Gabby Hayes through Piccadilly Circus. Speaking of which, when you say monster would that be single creature or just a species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 6 hours ago, clnicholsusa said: It's The Weird West, but the first pick is location. I don't believe in stretching, too much, but perhaps restrictions on the size and specificity of the location are needed. I mean, it could truly be called 'The Weird West' if the cowboys and monsters were in the West End. That's a good point. I assumed that everyone would know the area west of the Mississippi River just after the civil war was the target of the draft. Is that too restrictive? CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 6 hours ago, clnicholsusa said: Really, I'm just trying to get away with the visual of having daleks chase John Wayne and Gabby Hayes through Piccadilly Circus. Speaking of which, when you say monster would that be single creature or just a species? A single creature but you can option minions CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 hours ago, csyphrett said: That's a good point. I assumed that everyone would know the area west of the Mississippi River just after the civil war was the target of the draft. Is that too restrictive? CES I was hoping to use the Siberian setting from the Clair Huffaker Western, The Cowboy and the Cossack. Lucius Alexander Not planning to draft a palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted April 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 Start up is in 50 minutes. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Location: Tombstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Location: Daxpitcheeaasáao aka Devils Tower, Wyoming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Location: Hell on Wheels. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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