I've read through the rules for Fistful of Lead--Reloaded in preparation for the Wild West Miniatures session I want to do. (See Recent Dr. Skull's Workshop Entries). Here are my impressions:
Initiative/Activation:
Just like Savage Worlds, except no Joker, Aces are wild. Special Bonuses for certain cards (e.g., if you get a Queen of Heats you can heal one wound). Should be smooth.
Turn:
Each figure can do 2 things, e.g. Move and Move, Move and Shoot, Shoot and Shoot, Aim and Shoot, get off Horse and Shoot. Also smooth.
Shooting:
Roll d10, 5 or better to hit, close range, 8 or better to hit, long range. A handful of modifiers nothing hard. Roll a "1" when shooting means you ran out of bullets.
Wounding:
Hits can result in PIN, WOUND, or DEAD: Pin works similar to SHAKEN in Savage Worlds. Wound gives -1 penalty and knocks you down. 3 wounds or a dead result means dead. If roll a "1" when trying to get up from PIN or WOUND means you run off in terror.
There are some extra rules for TNT and Gatling Guns and for some minor unit customization and campaign play. It is free of in-game record keeping and should be fast and fun. It was a good choice I think
Should I wrap up the Wilderlands of Hack campaign on the Website? Need a new Wiki for Fistful of Lead?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I'm doing a campaign of Fistful, right now I just planning to do a one-shot. It is a miniatures game, not an RPG. If it's a lot of fun in practice maybe we'll do a short series. We may even go back to Wilderlands.
ReplyDeleteI really like these rules! Very simple, but it will give us all the "flavor" of the situation. It makes me want to build a saloon or general store or something. Or a mine!
DeleteI've gotten a saloon to assemble, and there's a jail, general store and bank on the way. They're laser-cut wood.
DeleteAlso, I have a plastic barn and church that I had had on my shelf for years. I actually will have a 6-building town when all is finished.
DeleteSounds good. I've got my own take on D&D I'm working on in my downtime as well. I've already got way too much written, and I'm probably going to be writing more as my kids start to get into more activities and I've got more time on my hands just sitting around not wanting to make small talk with the other parents who are half my age.
ReplyDeleteWas I correct that you are off to theatre after this weekend?
ReplyDeleteIt will probably be closer to November before I'm not able to make it, but She Who Must Be Obeyed may want me to stick close to home on Sundays since I'm kind of booked all other weekdays. So...maybe I've got one more on October 9th.
DeleteCool, never played a wild west game.
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