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    The document provides an overview of the core books, dice, and character creation system for playing Deadlands using the Savage Worlds ruleset. It summarizes that players need the Savage Worlds Deluxe, Deadlands Revised Player's Guide, and Deadlands Revised Marshal's Handbook core books, dice, and character sheets. It also briefly outlines the key steps and options for character creation.

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    A Primer

    What do I need to play?


    As a group, you will need:
    Savage Worlds Deluxe (SW:D)
    Deadlands Revised: Players Guide (DLPG)
    Deadlands Revised: Marshals Handbook (DLMH)
    A Character Sheet for each PC
    Dice: 1d4, 2d6, 1d8, 1d10, & 1d12
    1 deck of playing cards with Jokers
    Why Three Books? Toolbox?
    Savage Worlds is a set of rules, but has no setting.
    Deadlands is setting, but has no rules. Frequently one
    book will reference the other and together you get one
    game with two books. There are many books dedicated
    to specific settings or expansions to specific areas of
    gamer interest. Your group is encouraged to take up
    which settings, rules, and books fit your group best, and
    leave behind the ones that do not. This is called The
    Toolbox approach to rules. This is great for players
    because you can learn one set of core rules (here called
    Savage Worlds Deluxe) and play many wildly different
    games without having to relearn different rules for the
    same thing. Also, crossover games are easily
    accommodated. Conversely, this is not good for players
    because each game may lack the level of cohesion a
    game gains when its core mechanics are custom
    designed to suit its theme.
    A note on Reskinning
    Savage Worlds provides rules devoid of story context. It
    is intended to be used, customized, and adapted to the
    idiom provided in a setting book. This means everything
    is named and described in generalities, but intended to
    be renamed and redescribed as fits your setting. For
    example, the Power Bolt might be called Magic
    Missile in a fantasy setting, or Soul Burn in an
    Elizabethan horror setting, or Mind Blast in a game
    with psyonics. All three are attacks that hit for 2d6 at
    range, but have different meanings and connotations in
    their respective settings. This applies from the ground
    up, affecting most everything in the game.

    Who is the Marshal?


    Marshal is the reskinned DM, GM, or ST. Same thing,
    different name. Move along, cowpoke.

    Core Dice Mechanic Overview


    Players have Traits and Skills, each measured in dice,
    like Strength d4 or Firearms d10. The higher the number
    of faces on the die, the better. When a check is called
    for, generally players will roll their Trait or Skill die and
    add relevant bonuses and penalties to the final total. The
    result is compared to a Target Number (TN) provided by
    the GM. The TN is usually a static 4, but some
    circumstances use alternate methods to determine the
    TN.

    Wild Die: Wild Cards (see below) always roll a 1d6


    along with their Trait or Skill roll. The active player
    chooses to use either die result (usually the higher one)
    after all roles and rerolls are completed. Wild Die can
    Ace.

    Aces: Any die landing on its maximum value is rolled


    again and has the new number added to the previous
    number. This is cumulative and repeats until a nonmaximum number is rolled. Both Wild Cards and Extras
    can Ace.

    Raises: Every 4 points by which you beat the TN of a


    roll is called a Raise. This is important to the Marshal.

    Wild Cards: All player characters and particularly


    important or powerful NPCs are called Wild Cards. This
    allows them access to a special rules like the derived
    stat Grit and the Wild Die.

    Extras: Every villain worth his spit needs minions, a


    flock of hangers-on who are no threat alone, but
    potential more dangerous in numbers. We call these
    short lived fools Extras.

    Character Creation
    SW:D pg 44-47

    1 - Choose a race
    2 - Buy Traits
    3 - Buy Skills
    4 - Determine Derived stats
    5 - Choose Hindrances & Edges
    6 - Buy Gear
    7 - Create background details

    Pace: How fast you walk in a turn. Pace starts at 6 +/Advantages and Flaws. Run = Pace +1d6. See Scale.
    Parry: How hard you are to hit in melee. Parry =
    Fighting/2 +2 +/- Bonuses from weapons and
    Advantages & Flaws. If Fighting = 0, use 2 instead.
    Round total value down.
    Toughness: Damage Threshold. Toughness = Vigor/2
    +2 +Armor. Round total value down.

    1 - Race

    Skills

    Humans only. +1 Free Edge. No Elves or Dwarves in


    Deadlands, only tough hombres made of spit and glass
    make it in the Weird West.

    *See Derrived Stats

    2 - Traits
    All Traits start at d4. Start with 5 points. -1point
    increases a Traits die type by 1. Capped at d12.
    Agility: Nimbleness, quickness, and dexterity.
    Smarts: General knowledge and mental agility.
    Spirit: Inner wisdom & willpower. Helps you recover
    from being Shaken.
    Strength: Raw physical power, fitness, & melee
    damage
    Vigor: Endurance, resistance to disease, poison, or
    toxins, and damage mitigation

    3 - Skills
    All Skills start at 0, or untrained. Start with 15 Points. -1
    point increases a Skills die type by one. The first
    purchase grants a d4. Skills purchased with a die type
    above their linked Trait cost 2 points. Linked traits are
    color coordinated above and below. Skills are capped at
    d12. Other skills, especially knowledge skills, can be
    created as needed. Some are granted by Advantages

    4 - Derived Stats
    These are much like Traits, but they are not bought.
    Their value is derived from other values.
    Charisma: your characters appearance, manner, and
    general likability. Starts at 0 and is raised/lowered by
    Edges and Flaws. Charisma is added to Persuasion and
    Streetwise Rolls. The GM can use this to determine first
    impressions for NPCs
    Grit*: This measures your heros willpower and
    experiences. Essentially, how well you keep it together
    when WEIRD stuff starts happening. Wild Cards receive
    +1 Grit/Rank. Grit adds directly to Guts rolls.

    Boating

    *Persuasion

    Climbing

    Piloting

    Driving

    Repair

    Fighting

    Riding

    Gambling

    Shooting

    *Guts

    Stealth

    Healing

    *Streetwise

    Intimidation

    Survival

    Investigation

    Swimming

    *Knowledge [X]

    Taunt

    Lockpicking

    Throwing

    Notice

    Tracking

    5 - Hindrances & Edges


    Start with 0 Points. Minor Hindrances add a point, Major
    Hindrances add 2 points. Limit 1 Major and 2 Minor
    Hindrances. Raising an Attribute or adding an Edge is -2
    points. Gaining a skill point or gaining an additional $250
    is 1 point. Human receive 1 Edge for free. Edges +
    Hindrances must = 0 at the end. See Unbalanced
    Hindrances?

    6 - Gear
    Start with $250. Buy stuff from DLPG 55-57. Its so
    simple, I almost made it on one line.

    7 - Background Details
    Name? Origin Story? Motivation? Life Goal? What
    makes you a person worthy of story, and not just a
    mook?
    Worst Nightmare
    What scares your character? What causes him to wake
    up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat? Write it
    down. Tell the Marshal. No reason

    Other Things
    Level UP!

    Using Skills

    Each session you will receive 1 - 3 XP. Character Level


    is called Rank and is judged by Total XP gained. XP
    can be spent on advancements. Each advancement
    costs 5XP. Keep track of total XP earned, and XP spent
    separately.

    Unfamiliar Skills: -2 for skills used in ways the


    character is not used to. This lasts until the character is
    familiar with the skills new use, determined by the
    Marshal.

    Gain a new Edge


    +1 to die type of one skill its linked Attribute
    +1 to die type of two skills < than linked Attribute
    +1 new skill at d4
    +1 to one Attribute die type, once per rank.

    Common Knowledge: Some knowledge is assumed to


    be present. If a roll requires a check against something
    common knowledge, roll Smart. +2 if it seems likely the
    character knows it based on background/experiences. -2
    for foreign subjects. Success yields common basic
    information. EG: This cave was carved, not formed
    naturally.

    All edges can be purchased as advancements, even


    background edges. The Marshal and player are
    encouraged to come up with any reasonable justification
    and allow the purchase.

    Ranks
    Total XP
    0-19
    20-39
    40-59
    60-79
    80+

    Rank
    Novice
    Seasoned
    Veteran
    Heroic
    Legendary

    Specific Knowledge: Anything rolled using Knowledge


    [Specific Topic] skill should provide detailed information
    on the subject, not generic overviews. They should
    provide significant impact on the game. EG: This cave
    was carved by (Race X) in (Year) and can be collapsed
    at points Y & Z.
    Unbalanced Hindrances?
    Savage Worlds assumes you will take a full complement
    of Hindrances and reap the benefits. The designers are
    aware that some Hindrances can be gamed around for
    free points. They encourage the Marshal and player to
    incorporate them into the story, but Hindrances are
    designed to help a player develop a character, not
    penalize him.

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