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[Cowboys & Injuns] Old West Town Planner

Started by km10ftp, December 07, 2011, 01:30:11 AM

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Gruntfuttock

#15
December 08, 2011, 03:18:00 AM
The Livery Stable can be a fine source for plots.

For a start, fine horses are valuable, and even more run of the mill nags are essential for life out west. So, where do horse thieves sell their ill gotten horses, or where do the spot the rare valuable beast (ungelded race winner maybe). Perhaps the owner is in with the gang, or at least can supply remounts for his criminal buddies at short notice.

A Livery has lots of places to hide things. If the town is big enough to have a fence (receiver of stolen goods) the stable owner might be just the man for this type of work.

Lots of people, locals and folks passing through, stop off here - another location for a rumour mill. An very useful if the livery man is part of a criminal gang.

And if you are going for a Spagetti Western style game, the livery has a big circular corral - and all Spagetti westerns finish with a final shootout in a circle - famously the graveyard in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

As for Deadwood - it might be (visually at least) more to the 'realistic' end of the scale rather than the 'cinematic', but the tropes and themes can be used in any sort of western style if tweaked to fit.
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Opaopajr

#16
December 08, 2011, 03:32:29 AM
(psst, I think he was probably thinking about the millinery and notions store... I get it when guys think about Westerns the first things that come to mind is not likely JoAnn's Fabrics. ;) They may be common in period movies placed in Western settings, but not necessarily in the "Fist Full of Dollars," "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and Spaghetti Westerns sense. However, they are a delightful source of innocent victims and hostages! :D)
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Gruntfuttock

#17
December 09, 2011, 03:41:46 AM
Yes, any location can provide a springboard for rp or action if handled right. Actually the rolls of fabric are nicely flamable around discharging black powder weapons!

The volunteer fire brigade and their water wagon - good source of comedy NPCs to lighten the tone or provide contrast to those tough hombres striking matches off their own face. Play them like the Keystone Kops.

Ah, hostages...remember the begining of The Wild Bunch?



And lets not forget the bathhouse, with all those hunky gay cowboys. [This last flippant suggestion just thown in to annoy Narf. :) ]
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km10ftp

#18
December 09, 2011, 04:05:31 AM
Quote from: Gruntfuttock;494408Yes, any location can provide a springboard for rp or action if handled right. Actually the rolls of fabric are nicely flamable around discharging black powder weapons!

Hmmm, 'Gunfight at Aunt Betsie's Pincushion Parlour' just doesn't do it for me.

And why do people keep mentioning gay cowboys? (Don't worry, if you cried at Brokeback Mountain it doesn't reflect badly on your masculinity).

Anyway at least all this talk of haberdashery and homo-eroticism has made me think of a name for my fancy house - 'The Calico Queen'! :)
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Opaopajr

#19
December 09, 2011, 06:31:55 AM
OMG, the Calico Queen! It's too good! I wanna make a Casino Hotel out of that. Can it be shaped like a converted steamboat with Vaudeville & Pudding Night Fridays? :cheerleader:

... I think I've established my new Deadlands locale.
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km10ftp

#20
December 09, 2011, 07:31:58 AM
Quote from: Opaopajr;494420OMG, the Calico Queen! It's too good! I wanna make a Casino Hotel out of that. Can it be shaped like a converted steamboat with Vaudeville & Pudding Night Fridays? :cheerleader:

... I think I've established my new Deadlands locale.

LMAO. I want to go there NOW! It's pudding night :)
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