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Ever.: A Look Inside the New Deadlands KickstarterTommy Brownellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-87600946836717805152020-05-28T07:52:35.353-05:002020-05-28T07:52:35.353-05:00Concerning Hucksters, I'm gonna assume they ca...Concerning Hucksters, I'm gonna assume they can still opt to form poker hands to cast without spending PP?<br /><br />If so, has this been balanced better than in Reloaded?<br /><br />There, you pull 5+Grit+Extra cards to form your hand, where Grit is equal to Rank(plus bonuses from edges) and Extra coming from specialized Huckster edges.<br /><br />You can raise Grit to like 7 I think(Legendary Rank, True Grit, Harrowed) and get another 2 cards from edges(Improved High Roller) which, combined with the 5 base hard allows for a draw of (5+7+2)=14 cards...which basically gives you a 90%+ chance to cast a 4PP hex for free with impunity.<br /><br />For Hucksters, taking Rapid Recharge, Power Points, Whately Blood or anything else to do with PP was effectively almost pointless(there's still some cases where PP are nice to have, but not many).<br /><br />With Grit(the single largest source of cards for Dealing with the Devil) being removed, do Hucksters get more extra card draw from other mechanics/edges, or is their card draw far more restricted than in Reloaded?<br /><br />The latter would be a good thing in my opinion, as DwtD wasn't much of a gamble and more of a source of easy free PP for many players in Reloaded.FallenAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118559046882958578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-22105857060416911202020-04-27T08:20:54.992-05:002020-04-27T08:20:54.992-05:00It was changed in a revision to the SWADE PDF at t...It was changed in a revision to the SWADE PDF at the beginning of April.Tommy Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-12410150664197000472020-04-26T23:15:31.337-05:002020-04-26T23:15:31.337-05:00Are you sure you’re reading Conviction in SWADE ri...Are you sure you’re reading Conviction in SWADE right? You can add a d6 to *a* roll, not *all* rolls for the round (unless it’s been changed for Deadlands).Joe Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575012465649701618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-26518078383175069242020-04-25T22:34:22.356-05:002020-04-25T22:34:22.356-05:00Can confirm.Can confirm.Tommy Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-67576337096825540832020-04-25T22:25:14.687-05:002020-04-25T22:25:14.687-05:00If you can answer, was the Whateley Blood for Huck...If you can answer, was the Whateley Blood for Hucksters in the preview of the book you go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-66166661212403873202020-04-25T12:56:56.740-05:002020-04-25T12:56:56.740-05:00Can't go into details, but some of the concern...Can't go into details, but some of the concerns I raised are already being looked into, or so I'm told (and Pinnacle does quality work, so I have no reason to doubt it).Tommy Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-70485196824240672792020-04-25T12:55:37.520-05:002020-04-25T12:55:37.520-05:00For some reason, I was thinking the "not soak...For some reason, I was thinking the "not soaking wounds" was part of the old rules, but it apparently wasn't. That's your trade-off: No more bonus damage, but no more soaking wounds when the guns go off in the duel.Tommy Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-91147339694791087972020-04-25T12:53:48.400-05:002020-04-25T12:53:48.400-05:00I hear tell that most of the concerns I raised in ...I hear tell that most of the concerns I raised in this review are already being addressed, for what it's worth.Tommy Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180619896434787529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-78901733439476330852020-04-25T12:07:14.424-05:002020-04-25T12:07:14.424-05:00The whole 1869 thing strikes me as somewhat weird ...The whole 1869 thing strikes me as somewhat weird as well. I mean, these days still better than the CSA still being around (and I say this as somebody who's played Deadlands since Classic and has had a few PCs from the Confederacy), but I dunno, if it's two years from when they lose why have it in the first place?<br /><br />Eh, my two cents.<br /><br />Now, onto gameplay.<br /><br />I accept the Fate Chip thing, honestly, the writing's been on the wall for a long time, and Conviction sees like a solid substitute for it, going by the latest version of it in SWADE. <br /><br />While I'll need to read it myself to say for sure, Dueling is something I think I really like the new version of. Not being able to soak wounds is killer and actually was a house rule I was considering for the old Reloaded version myself. Though, without the extra poker hand damage, I suppose oneshot kills might be at the mercy of exploding dice. <br /><br />Have to admit, the ABs from what you said have actually made me more nervous about the new edition than I was three days ago. I did not expect Voodists to be folded back into Blessed, given that just a few years back they were folded out and Deadlands Noir (which is eventually getting an update) has them as core while Blessed are not to boot. I was honestly looking forward to potentially seeing them as a stretch goal for the Companion. Still, that alone wouldn't have been enough to really put a damper, but Hexslingers going back to being a Huckster Edge again too is a bummer. Especially because the preview earlier before the Kickstarter made it seem like it'd be in the Core as a full AB, even if it never explicitly said such. <br /><br />Still, I'm happy that Chi Masters are still a full on AB, and one that in theory sounds much more actually playable out of the gate. The martial artist in the last Reloaded Campaign I ran took Veteran of the Weird West, and even with that they were stretched thin. <br /><br />Finally, Black Magic getting stronger with Fear Level? That's freakin' brillaint. <br /><br />I'm trying not to sound too negative, because overall I'm still looking forward to this project, but I have to admit, I'm actually a bit less hyped than I was before. Still, I'm on High Roller anyway, so not like I'm the type to change, and I don't wanna sound too negative. Plus, hey, this is all secondhand and from a WiP, so who knows, things can potentially change, and if they don't maybe I'll find that the decisions were, despite my initial reaction, actually really good moves on Pinnacle's part. <br /><br />Anyhow, thank you very much for the review! It's super appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-44595668170981309652020-04-25T10:24:31.837-05:002020-04-25T10:24:31.837-05:00Dueling - it's been a while since I looked but...Dueling - it's been a while since I looked but wasnt the point of the poker hand to add damage dealt when the shooting begins? <br />But! I like the idea of making it quicker. A duel, which takes a few seconds, should not take ages at the table. <br /><br />Voodoo - Not a big staple in the West, so I can understand why they are dropped and the room used for other things. As you say, easy to hack back in if so inclined. <br /><br />Harrowed - getting an Edge increase at the next (at time of writing) stretch goal :)<br /><br />Mad Scientists - if it's going to raise a lot of questions might a rewrite be in order?<br /><br />Grit - no more grit? :(Al "Lunchmoney" Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303743539128838069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653336650226595656.post-75348434126304283592020-04-25T10:14:51.128-05:002020-04-25T10:14:51.128-05:00Good to read about the upcoming changes, thanks :)...Good to read about the upcoming changes, thanks :)Al "Lunchmoney" Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303743539128838069noreply@blogger.com