Deadlands d20

[kingpaul]

Forgive my ignorance, but who owns Deadlands d20? I've seen a S15 that has it listed for Pinnacle and another that has it listed for FFG. Which is correct?

 

[Furn_Darkside]

Salutations,

As far as I know, PEG still owns deadlands d20-

http://www.peginc.com/

FD

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Deadlands d20 is published by Pinnacle.

I accidentally bought it last month. You buy it, cheap?

 

[kingpaul]

Re: Re: Deadlands d20

Deadlands d20 is published by Pinnacle.

Hmmm...why then does the S15 seen here show it as being copyright of FFG? Did FFG buy out Pinnacle?

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

My guess would be it is a mis-print. As far as I know FFG has not bought out PEG. Although I suppose anything is possible...

 

[trancejeremy]

My guess it's a mistake.

FFG did borrow bits of stuff from Deadlands d20 for use in the Dragonstar Starfarer's Guide.

 

[drowdude]

Deadlands d20 = Awesome setting...

Deadlands d20 *also* = Not-So-Awesome d20 Conversion



But it did provide me with a framework to build on...

 

[starwolf]

shameless plug

For western adventure w/out the hocus-pocus and zombies check out Citizen Games' Sidewinder.

 

[Belares]

Deadlands Vs. D20 Deadlands

My take on D20 Deadlands is that it is a good game..at low levels. I will say that I have not played it to higher levels but what made the original deadlands great was the 1 shot with a gun/rifle/dynamite will and can kill you. At higher levels in D20 it looks like the heros laugh at someone with a gun as in DnD when you see your opponent barely can hold a sword you know that you cannot be killed by him. In Deadlands at least there is a chance that even a neopyhte with a gun/dynamite stick/etc. can hurt you badly or kill you. Much funnier IMHO.

I really thought the system was good and with a few tweaks it will be better. I also ran the first 3 adventures for Deadwest the living city type game using Deadlands D20 rules and I really, really liked the way it ran. If you all get a chance take a look at Deadwest in your area or during a Convention.

 

[Knightfall]

While I've never played Deadlands myself, one of my friends has shown me several of the d20 Deadland books. All I can say is that they are nice references that might make it into a d20 Gamma World game if the upcoming Gamma World d20 mini-game is as good as I hope. (I think it's the one coming after Mecha Crusade, which is the next issue.)

Deadlands meet Gamma World, Gamma World meet Deadlands.

{EDIT}

I just might have to take a look at the printed version of Darwin's World too.