Howdy, pardner. It's been a long while since we last played Deadlands, and even a longer while since we STARTED playing Deadlands. One of my goals this year was to wrap up some of these longer standing campaigns, and I think Deadlands will be the first recipient. I've got my last scenarios planned out and everything, but I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a look back at this very rich and entertaining campaign.
First, a very quick overview of the cast of characters. If I miss some details I do apologize, it's just a rough roundup. Just for clarification, I'm starting this roundup with The Mission - that first Deadlands scenario that was successful. There was a previous one to that, involving some coyotes with gazelle legs and a crawling hand that SOMEBODY shot, but we won't go into details about that. It was painful for all involved, mainly because the posse failed.
* Jonny Redd - Indian, killed by the Great Worm of the Glacier in front of the Overlook Hotel on December 22nd, 1877, returned to the world of the living as Harrowed. Been with the posse since the beginning.
* Rufus Prescott - Bounty hunter from Denver, been with the posse since the beginning, lost his arm to Jonny Redd in a haunted Wisconsin cabin on February 18th, 1878. Gained a mechanical arm in Salt Lake City on March 15th, 1878, from flesh-working Dr. Gash.
* Brant Rav - Mad scientist and great lover of explosions, joined the posse in Salt Lake City on July 16th, 1877, for ill-fated Haskins Expedition to the Grand Canyon. Met father (thought dead) on airship above Sacramento on April 1st, 1878, and gained possession of powerful ghost rock bomb.
* Father Charles Guiness - Irish Catholic priest from back east, holy man and faith healer. Skilled with the shotgun, been with the posse since the beginning - it was his mission into Arizona that brought the posse together.
* Corporal Nathan Greaves - Ranking Confederate soldier and Texas Ranger, Harrowed. Joins posse at various points whenever it suits his needs. Skilled gunfighter and nigh impossible to kill (being he's already dead).
* Ranger Ned Alden - Texas Ranger, been with the posse almost since the beginning. He recruited the posse to assist in the recovery of Bayou Vermillion gold on June 19th, 1877, and has shown up every once in a while to ask the posse for favors and to shoot Mexican werewolves.
* Big Momma - Large black woman, gunslinger. Joined posse early on and followed them through many escapades. Eventually met her grisly end in the City o' Ghouls on August 20th, 1877, when she wasn't quick enough to jump backwards.
* "Black" Cat Jones - Joined posse in Grand Canyon caverns, huckster by trade born under a cat's eye moon. She traveled before with the posse before being blown to smithereens by Brant Rav's dynamite blast on December 22nd, 1877, in front of the Overlook Hotel in Denver.
* Jumbiliah Rembasa - Houngan witch doctor and voodoo man from New Orleans, joined posse when they visited the Crescent City on January 20th, 1878, investigating strange murders. Scared nearly to death of fright after seeing the Harrowed Jonny Redd on February 17th, 1878, fled into Wisconsin wilderness after recovering.
* Diego Sanfilipo - Mexican gunslinger and bodyguard from an aristocratic family in Mexico City. Fled country after French invaded.
* Ghost Bear - Aged Cherokee indian shaman of the Bear totem, gathered a new posse to help rid the land of the Night Train (which was full of vampires).
* Agent Mel McGrath - Woman, member of the Agency - shadowy organization that operates under the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
* Shen Lu "Burning Lungs" - Chinese pirate, met up with posse in Shan Fan to help locate missing airship Proletariat.
* Bud Claybourne - United States military deserter from Battle of Little Bighorn, Minnesota native. Lost leg to horrible carriage accident in Sacramento.
* Hamlin Shambler (the Rambling Gambler) - Unscrupulous cardshark and skilled gambler.
* Max Perriwinkel - Reporter for Tombstone Epitaph, met with posse in New Orleans while investigating stories of random murders. Crushed to death by Hangin' Tree in the Louisiana bayou on January 23rd, 1878.
Phew! What a cast of kooky, crazy, or just plain dead characters. I think this is where I'm going to leave it for now - I'll round up the campaign events in a very near future blog. Hell, I might actually print the timeline I've been keeping in my moldy notebook. That is the only reason I have all the dates in order for events.
Let me know if I've forgotten a character who's been involved with the primary campaign. Next up - Campaign Round: Deadlands Part II - the actual campaign!
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This is a relatively small detail, as it isn't really important to anything current, but Jumbiliah Rembasa *almost* died upon seeing J. Redd but was saved on the brink of his heart attack by Brant. He just passed out, then ran away as fast as he could once he woke up again.
Good point. I couldn't remember when I wrote this last night if he died or lived, so I went with the better description. But I do recall now that you remind me of the exact details. I'll amend the round-up accordingly.
Diego is not a Spanish gunslinger, he's an aristocratic Mexican swordsman and bodyguard (who occasionally used a shotgun). I'm insulted! Also, I think Lee might have something to say about Brant's little bio; no mention of his invention of the mailbomb, for one.
Diego was one that I didn't have many details on. I'll update the bio to reflect the CORRECT information. You guys are getting picky!
Also, Shen Lu is an alcoholic.
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