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Deadlands Noir

Started by jan paparazzi, July 21, 2014, 09:57:45 AM

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jan paparazzi

July 21, 2014, 09:57:45 AM
I am reading in the Deadlands Noir book and I am impressed. Especially by the layout of the book, the New Orleans setting and the mystery generator. What's your opinion of this book? What's the biggest difference between Noir and Reloaded in terms of playstyle?
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kobayashi

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July 21, 2014, 12:31:33 PM
I like it a lot as well (the companion is pretty good too). For me the biggest difference between Noir and Reloaded in terms of playstyle is that Noir feels less "gonzo" than Reloaded.

On a superficial note : no more hucksters or preachers, no steam golems roaming the streets of New Orleans like they did in Salt Lake City.

The source material (the Noir genre) and the time period (the 1930s) make for a darkest setting than the Wild West imho. The accent is put on urban settings, murder mysteries and the characters relationships and less on the "wandering hoboes" side of the setting (which would make for a great supplement by the way).

Soylent Green

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July 21, 2014, 03:22:45 PM
Deadlands Noir intrigues me. Party it's the hope that I might scratch that itch that Bloodshadows never quite managed to. I haven't taken the plunge yet  there is only so much time I can spend gaming and I'm still getting a lot of play out of the games I already have.

I've been trying to hard to stop buying games that I end up not playing, hell I have a bunch of them I got, admittedly at very good discount, back in November I've not even read yet!

I guess it's the kind of thing I might turn to should I suddenly find myself back in rut and needing something fresh to invigorate the gaming group. But with our ICONS campaign going strong that may be a long while yet.
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jan paparazzi

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July 21, 2014, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: kobayashi;770962I like it a lot as well (the companion is pretty good too). For me the biggest difference between Noir and Reloaded in terms of playstyle is that Noir feels less "gonzo" than Reloaded.

On a superficial note : no more hucksters or preachers, no steam golems roaming the streets of New Orleans like they did in Salt Lake City.

The source material (the Noir genre) and the time period (the 1930s) make for a darkest setting than the Wild West imho. The accent is put on urban settings, murder mysteries and the characters relationships and less on the "wandering hoboes" side of the setting (which would make for a great supplement by the way).

I have the same impression as well. The private investigator mystery focus reminds me a little of Cthulhu and the urban setting and mood reminds me of the World of Darkness. Only noir instead of gothic. Which isn't really that different. City setting, dark world, lots of crime and corruption, monsters exist and magic as well. Not really your wandering adventurers like Reloaded.
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kobayashi

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July 22, 2014, 05:26:33 AM
As I said before the Companion is pretty good as well, it doesn't only present different cities (as I thought) but different time periods as well :

Chicago in 1927
Shan Fan in 1939
Lost Angels in 1946
City of Gloom in 1950

So there is a way to build a campaign that goes from the pre-depression era to post-war US (and add some Weird Wars 2 in the middle...)

jan paparazzi

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July 23, 2014, 08:19:30 PM
Quote from: kobayashi;771199As I said before the Companion is pretty good as well, it doesn't only present different cities (as I thought) but different time periods as well :

Chicago in 1927
Shan Fan in 1939
Lost Angels in 1946
City of Gloom in 1950

So there is a way to build a campaign that goes from the pre-depression era to post-war US (and add some Weird Wars 2 in the middle...)

I like the way it handles the city setting. It covers all bases with the New Orleans setting with a downtown, a slums area, an upper class area, the suburbs, an industrial area and of course the French Quarter for entertainment. The layout is very clear and the writing style is to the point. Especially if you compare it to the WoD New Orleans setting. The content is almost the same, but the difference in layout and writing style is very clear.
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