Old West Templates

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Originally Posted by jason taylor

Actually according to tradition(which is not to say facts) a horse thief is the lowest of the low, the equivalent of "nithing" because a horse could be life or death. That is probably exaggerated by legend but I read somewhere that horse theives were liable to lynching. Cattle rustlers have a variable reputation. In some circles it is almost respectable-kind of like bedouin camel rustling. Some ranchers considered it almost a game. [snip] Sometimes though cattle rustlers are considered "dirty no-good yeller-bellied varmints".

Okay, I increased the template's Disadvantage total to -30 and included a Deadly Secret as an option for cultures in which horse-thieving is grounds for summary lynching. Used the points to improve skills and add one I thought of.

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Lawman (Realistic or Mildly Cinematic) [75]:

Attributes: ST 11 [10]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 11 [20]; HT 11 [10].

Secondary Characteristics: Dmg 1d-1/1d+1; BL 24; HP 11 [0]; Will 12 [5]; Per 12 [5]; FP 11 [0]; Basic Speed 5.25 [0]; Basic Move 5 [0].

Advantages: Legal Enforcement Powers 2 [10]; Plus 40 From: Alcohol Tolerance [1]; Allies [Various]; Charisma [5/Level]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Contacts [Various]; Danger Sense [15]; Daredevil [15]; Extra Legal Enforcement Powers [+5]; Extra Perception [5/Level]; Fearlessness [2/Level]; Honest Face [1]; Luck [15/Level]; OWT (Pistol) [1]; Rank (Law Enforcement) [5/Level]; Reputation [5/level]; Signature Gear (Horse, Weapons) [Various]; Social Regard (Feared OR Respected) [5/Level]; Weapon Bond [1];

Disadvantages: Duty (Job, 12 or Less) [-10]; Pacifism (Can't Harm Innocents) [-10]; Plus -30 From: Addiction (Tobacco) [-5]; Alcoholism [-15]; Bad Temper [-10*]; Bloodlust [-10*]; Bully [-10*]; Charitable [-15*]; Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]; Dependents [Various]; Enemies [Various]; Guilt Complex [-5]; Honesty [-10*]; Intolerance (Outlaws) [-5]; Reputation [-5/Level]; Stubbornness [-5]; Truthfulness [-5*]; Vow [-5 to -15]; Wealth (Struggling or Poor) [-10 to -15];

Primary Skills: Area Knowledge (Local) (E) IQ+1 [2] - 12; Criminology (A) IQ+1 [4] - 12; Detect Lies (H) Per [4] - 12; Interrogation (A) IQ+1 [4] - 12; Law (State Criminal, Federal Criminal, or Territorial Customs) (H) IQ-1 [2] - 10;

Secondary Skills: Guns (Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun) (E) DX+2 [4] - 12; Intimidation (A) Will-1 [1] - 11; Observation (A) Per [2] - 12; Search (A) Per [2] - 12;

Common Skills: Animal Handling (Equines); Boxing; Diplomacy; Fast-Draw (Ammo, Long-Arm, or Pistol); Hiking; Lasso; Leadership; Riding (Equines); Tactics; Tracking; Wrestling;

Common Techniques: Arm Lock (Wrestling); Disarming (Guns); Mounted Shooting (Guns/Equines);

[Phantasm]

Gold & Appel: You are a godsend! I mean it! These templates of yours are exactly what I'm looking for.

About the Legal Enforcement Powers of the Lawman, why level 2, and what powers would such a lawman have? I tend to think of the county sheriff or one of his deputies when I think "lawman" in this context, so I'm curious as to your take on it.

[jason taylor]

I would think a lawman would need pretty high law-enforcement powers, considering that societies infrastructure was still being formed and he would have less support then his Eastern counterpart.

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Originally Posted by tbrock1031

Gold & Appel: You are a godsend! I mean it! These templates of yours are exactly what I'm looking for.

Thanks! :) I've been thinking about these lately anyway actually, after watching Deadwood and some movies.

Originally Posted by tbrock1031

About the Legal Enforcement Powers of the Lawman, why level 2, and what powers would such a lawman have? I tend to think of the county sheriff or one of his deputies when I think "lawman" in this context, so I'm curious as to your take on it.

I'm thinking the 10-Point version of LEP for the default "Cinematic Lawman" because it's pretty much assumed that he can act as judge, jury, and executioner in a broad variety of situations. A more realistic version would still have very little in the way of practical oversight but would probably make at least a token effort to appear to be acting in self-defense when he shoots a guy. A more-or-less autonomous gunslinging Sheriff type was the main vision there, but I tried to leave it open enough to include traveling federal agents, Pinkertons, etc also. Law enforcement types of a lesser stature than the archetypical Lawman exist of course, but all they need is 1+ points in Guns, no qualms about using it, and Legal Enforcement Powers (Deputy: Informal -50%) [3] and they're good to go.

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Gunslinger (Realistic, Mildly Cinematic, or Wildly Cinematic) [100]:

Attributes: ST 10 [0]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 10 [0];

Secondary Characteristics: Dmg 1d-2/1d; BL 20; HP 10 [0]; Will 12 [10]; Per 10 [0]; FP 10 [0]; Basic Speed 6.0 [20]; Basic Move 6 [0];

Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; Plus 40 From: Alcohol Tolerance [1]; Allies [Various]; Danger Sense [15]; Daredevil [15]; Destiny [5 to 15]; Enhanced Dodge +1 [15]; Enhanced Time Sense [+30]; Extra Speed [20/Level]; Fearlessness [2/Level]; Gunslinger [25]; Hard to Kill [2/Level]; Legal Enforcement Powers (Informal -50%) [3]; Luck [15/Level]; Perk (Any Gun-Related) [1]; Reputation [5/level]; Serendipity [15/Level]; Signature Gear (Horse, Weapons) [Various]; Social Regard (Feared) [5/Level];

Disadvantages: Pick -30 From: Addiction (Tobacco) [-5]; Alcoholism [-15]; Bad Temper [-10*]; Bloodlust [-10*]; Code of Honor (Any) [-1 to -15]; Compulsive Behavior [-5* to -15*]; Destiny [-5 to -15]; Enemies [Various]; Fanaticism (Any) [-15]; Light Sleeper [-5]; Obsession (Building Own Reputation as Duelist OR Revenge) [-10*]; Overconfidence [-5*]; Pacifism (Can't Harm Innocents OR Self Defense Only) [-10 to -15]; Paranoia [-10]; Reputation [-5/Level]; Secret [-5 to -30]; Selfish [-5*]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Trademark [-1 to -15]; Wealth (Struggling or Poor) [-10 to -15];

Primary Skills: Fast-Draw (Long-Arm or Pistol) (E) DX+5 [16] - 15; Guns (Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun) (E) DX+5 [16] - 15; Plus an additional 12 Points in the above two skills, any Fast-Draw specialty not chosen above, and/or Raised Defaults on Guns specialties not chosen above;

Secondary Skills: Intimidation (A) Will-1 [1] - 11;

Common Skills: Acrobatics; Area Knowledge (Any); Armory (Small Arms); Body Language; Boxing; Brawling; Fast-Draw (Ammo, Long-Arm, or Pistol); Gambling; Gunner; Hiking; Holdout; Meditation; Mental Strength (Gunslinger Campaign Prereq); Riding (Equines); Survival (Any); Tracking; Zen Riflery (Meditation Prereq, Rifle Skill or Studied Default 18+ and Gunslinger Campaign Prereq);

Common Techniques: Any Gun-Related.