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Thunderforge · Veteran Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 930

This past weekend, I purchased the newly released Deadlands One-shot comic from my local comic shop. I really liked it and especially thought it was cool that they had the stats for the Devil's Six Gun for DLR at the end of the comic.

However, I was a little confused about the stats and figured that some of them were probably up to interpretation. First, it says that it can only fire bullets made of ghost rock, which requires a Weird Science check to make. How do you think this should work? A success makes a round of bullets with a raise making two? I assume the Marshal would make this process take up several hours to discourage characters from hunkering down and pumping out lots and lots of bullets.

Also, it says that the owner of the pistol is subject to the effects of "ghost rock fever" once the gun has been fired. What the heck is that? I can't find a reference to it in either the Player's Guide or the Marshal's Guide. The Marshal's Guide talks about the true nature of ghost rock and its effects on pages 17-19 but doesn't mention anything about "ghost rock fever." Can somebody explain that for me?
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ValhallaGH · Legendary Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 4568

That is an odd oversight. It was quite explicit in the Classic Marshal's Handbook (see Rock Fever, page 157, if you have that book).
Basically, it's a "disease" that is contracted from prolonged exposure to ghost rock dust (at least 4 hours a day for a week). Characters suffer headaches, madness, and may spontaneously combust in extreme cases.

AH HA! I found it.
The Flood, page 36 (Setting Rules), under Rock Fever. Looks like it's about the same as the Classic version, too.
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Thunderforge · Veteran Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 930

Spontaneously combusting because you're around Ghost Rock too much? Dang!

No wonder I couldn't find it, I don't have that book. So since it's in The Flood rather than the general Marshal's Handbook, is it only something that happens when you're in the California/Great Maze area?
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Dezedor · Novice Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Posts: 5

No, it can happen everywhere. It's just that there's a lot of ghost rock in the maze, and the Flood was already listing some dieseases. I seem to remember, the fever was also mentioned in the new Smith&Robards Catalogue, to I might be wrong.

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JackMann · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:31 am Post subject:

It even has a brief mention in Hellstromme's entry in the Marshal's Handbook.

Cutter XXIII · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:15 am Post subject:

For manufacturing the bullets, you can use the Tinkering rules in the Deadlands Player's Guide.
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Thunderforge · Veteran Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 930

JackMann · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject:

It's on page 49, Tinkerin' and Manufacturin'.

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jpk · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject:

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Union1878 · Novice Joined: 17 Jul 2011 Posts: 27

I didnt even know they had a deadlands one shot comic. Might have to look into this.

VonDan · Legendary Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 3307

I've look all over for pictures and I think this is it

the devils six gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jts0xxg7P8I

Willis · Seasoned Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 157

I have the collector's edition of the book and the original pdf. I can't find any mention of tinkerin' no matter how I spell it. Are you guys referring to a newer pdf that I don't have or something? I know the book comes in two parts now, but I was hoping things in it hadn't changed THAT much.