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I agree at the escalating price being a problem unless the game is more or less complete within the grand $50 book. Although I don't plan on buying it, Spycraft 2.0 seems to fulfill this criteria. And you can usually always get a book for less than MSRP online.

I'll actually be out-of-touch from mid-day Friday through this weekend. Next Monday forward looks free and clear.

Just editing on the fly. If you use just one on character sheet, use the first one (jpg title "...-1").

Is a machete a simple weapon?

Final: Joshua Hambrick Name: Joshua Hambrick Background: Joshua Hambrick grew up in Appalachia, the son of a well-to-do family of horse breeders. Restless, he went off to war as a mounted scout. Disillusioned after the war, he went to a seminary, rejected his birthright, and is now a...

I've got to pack up my Bible and my hoglegs and giddyup out of here. Signing off until tomorrow. Happy Trails.

No, the same ammo will perform better in the rifle's longer barrel. Per GT: .44 revolver 2d6, .44 rifle 2d10. This assumes a longer round in the rifle. Per me: .44 revolver 2d6, .44 short-round using rifle 2d8. I'd give it a little more, but not as much as a Sharp's Carbine in .40+ caliber...

I know we've mentioned the "pistol-sized" ammo, but per GT, a .44 "rifle" would do 2d10, IIRC. This would be appropriate for a .45-70 sharps. Realistically for the '73/.44, I'd say 2d8 (longer barrel & sight radius makes carbine outshine any handgun). Wulf?

In the Real World(tm), there's little you can do to improve black powder performance--it just doesn't burn fast enough. You could use bigger rounds for the rifle, but then you make them unlikely to fit in a revolver frame. If you want cinema, I'm sure some clever Victorian, Nemo-like genius...

The Martini rifle would vastly outrange a Win '73 in any "pistol-length" cartridge. You'd have to go to a rolling-block, bolt action, etc. type rifle to match such a military arm. To get a potent lever-gun, you have to go to the '86 Win in .45-70 & heavier black powder cartridges or the '95...

A very common practice. Both the Winchester '73 & Colt '73 SAA were available in .44-40. [Historical note: The Win '73 was not available in .45 Colt. Its straight walls wouldn't function reliably with black powder. The .44-40 has a slightly tapered neck.] Sorry, shutting up ... :o

I'm sorry to stereotype, but what about a Chinese railroad worker with some secret training. Then there was that story about a Eurasian Shao-Lin monk fleeing to America because of a murder wrap ... :)

No problem--annoy away. I usually annoy my wife with my gun-nut technical critique during a film. Believe me, I've learned to know when to shut up. :\

Sorry to be a hopeless nitpick, but there's no such thing as a "speed-loader" for a Colt SAA revolver. They have loading gates (1 cartridge is removed or inserted at a time). The whole cylinder can be removed, but not quickly. In "Pale Rider", Eastwood used blackpowder Remingtons. I don't...

Re Eastwood fan: Who isnt? Re feat: thanks, I'll edit. Re horse: whatever works. I'm not looking for an advantage, just a character concept. I also need to buy skills.

I agree. It sounds like John revels in his soldiery while Joshua is troubled by his. He may try to "enlighten" John. I just noticed the name similarity of the characters (John Haskins, Josh Hambrick). This was a coinidence. Do you want to keep as such for irony or would you prefer that I...

Joshua Hambrick's gear GEAR (note—he basically carries everything he owns on person or in saddlebags): trail clothes, black suit (1 worn, 1 in bedroll, depending) horse w/appropriate tack & saddlebags Bible pocket knife pocket watch pair of revolvers w/ammo (usually kept in saddlebags, for...