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Post by jmccann on Oct 31, 2012 23:41:53 GMT -6
For some months I have been thinking of starting up a Boot Hill campaign. There was a brief gunfight PBP a year or two ago that made me think something like this could work well as PBP. It would be episodic in nature, and should be able to withstand players coming and going. I wouldn't expect it to hold people's attention all the time but I would consider it successful if a handful of people participate for a couple of weeks or so a few times a year. I have never played Boot Hill before so this will be a learning experience for me. I plan to start with a few fairly simple scenarios to figure out the mechanics of gunfights and set up the situation, and then just see what develops.
Basic ideas of the campaign:
* Pulpy, loosely historical western themes (no weird west type stuff) * Episodic play, not continuous * Boot Hill 1st Edition * Use a sub-forum in the PBP area of OD&D 74 board
Please respond to this thread if you would be interested in playing in the first episode. If there is enough interest, I'll get the subforum set up, set up an informational website and let everyone know how to create characters.
We have just bought a new house and so I'll be busy moving and so on for a few weeks. As long as there is sufficient interest I'd like to get started over the holiday period.
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Post by thorswulf on Nov 1, 2012 19:29:59 GMT -6
I'm definately interested! Count me in!
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Post by makofan on Nov 1, 2012 20:04:26 GMT -6
I seem to have heard of that brief gunfight PBP ... Deal me in, pardner!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2012 20:07:50 GMT -6
Deal me in, ya' thievin' varmint!
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Post by battlebrotherbob on Nov 2, 2012 11:53:32 GMT -6
How much difference is there between 1st ed and 2nd ed(the boxed set). Ebay prices on 1st ed Boot Hill are stupid crazy.
If I can play with the boxed set rules Im in.
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Post by jmccann on Nov 2, 2012 16:21:48 GMT -6
Glad to see we have some interest in this! Now I have to convert my scribbled notes into something playable.
After reviewing a few options, I think I'll use Obsidian Portal for maps & other permanent artifacts and OD&D 74 for actual play and timely notifications.
I'm OK w/ 2nd edition for playing - does anyone object? I don't want to lose a player over edition wars.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2012 16:22:24 GMT -6
1st or 2nd is fine by me, no preference either way.
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Post by thorswulf on Nov 3, 2012 18:21:39 GMT -6
Works for me. Are we all going to be working together, or will we be competing against each other or as groups?
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Post by jmccann on Nov 3, 2012 21:53:48 GMT -6
I want to start out w/ the players in one group and just do a simple shootout or two to get the mechanics down. After that I'll let play develop more loosely. I plan to let the players set the tone quite a bit within the limits of the simple campaign setup.
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Post by jmccann on Nov 18, 2012 13:23:03 GMT -6
just a quick note - I am packing up right now preparing to move. I'll be too busy this weekend to get the campaign background out or any characters. I will also be without internet (except at work) for a day or two, and I am busy w/ work. I want to get a simple round of play in before the holidays though.
Looking at makofan's shootout, I have decided I will roll up 20 or so characters and let people pick and name a character from the list.
The campaign will be set in Wyoming in the late 1870s in the area around Jackson's Hole. I'll try to have some maps and some more background for next weekend.
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Nov 18, 2012 17:25:47 GMT -6
Sounds like a heck of a rootin' tootin' good time. I wish I had the consistent time to participate!
I still have a hobbit frozen in game play in Simon's Delving Deeper PBP that I need to send into the fray.
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Post by jmccann on Nov 18, 2012 18:04:26 GMT -6
Sounds like a heck of a rootin' tootin' good time. I wish I had the consistent time to participate! I hear that. I'll get excited about something then work will flare up (well, at Amazon at this time of year it is just expected to be crazy) and whatever I'm working on grinds to a halt. I hope that by emphasizing "episodes", people will be able to play a round or two then drop out and it won't affect anything.
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Post by battlebrotherbob on Nov 18, 2012 20:48:23 GMT -6
Sounds like your life is just as crazy as mine is at this time. Im in. Ill find time, if I wait till I have free time I wont play anything.
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Post by thorswulf on Nov 18, 2012 23:03:49 GMT -6
So the question remains.... Are we the Owlhoots or the fast hands of Justice?
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Post by waysoftheearth on Nov 19, 2012 2:30:20 GMT -6
I got me a copy o' Boot Hill that wants dustin' orf.
(it's a 2nd print I think).
I'd love to have a go, and the short format would be most welcome!
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Nov 19, 2012 7:45:27 GMT -6
"Aw, heck," he says, reaching down and flicking the spur on the back of his boot with a glove. "If there's gonna be a posse to bring them varmints back dead or alive, I want a piece of that."
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Nov 19, 2012 7:48:17 GMT -6
If'n you ain't seen the 1st edition of that there dusty rule book, drop me a PM partners and I'll see if'n: can get some cattle in yer stall.
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Post by jmccann on Nov 24, 2012 18:24:02 GMT -6
I just got connected to the internet after our move (thanks Century Link, only a 4 day outage) and will try to get something out on this before the end of the weekend.
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Post by jmccann on Feb 5, 2013 21:57:25 GMT -6
All right, it appears that this campaign is somewhat delayed. The problem is that the computers are in an unfinished, unheated area of the basement and coming down here is normally pretty unpleasant and cold. We have some contractors coming out this week to see about finishing it, putting in wires and walls and whatnot. After that I'll get back to reading and posting here, and get the Boot Hill campaign going.
The good news for the campaign (maybe?) is that I have been doing some more background work. You are in a town called Whiskey Creek in Wyoming in the 1870s. There is a U.S. Army fort nearby, occasionally marauding Indians, ranchers, miners and farmers. The Reno, Phoenix, Gygax (nearby town) & Western Railroad is planning on building a rail line past the town to some mines in the nearby mountains. Plenty of opportunities for law-abiding citizens to make a decent living. Plenty of opportunities for the other kind of living too. The Whiskey Creek Boys cause a lot of trouble and several of them have large prices on their heads.
Anyway, I need to get back upstairs before my fingers freeze. I just wanted to let everyone know that this is still going to happen.
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Post by waysoftheearth on Feb 6, 2013 3:10:35 GMT -6
Looking forward to it... might have to dig out my copy for some inspiration ;D
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Feb 6, 2013 5:32:32 GMT -6
Sounds good, Jim, I'm looking forward to it!
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Post by scottenkainen on Feb 6, 2013 9:11:00 GMT -6
I aim to get me on the waiting list for this here game.
~Scott "the Kid" Casper
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Post by makofan on Feb 6, 2013 9:31:37 GMT -6
Wow, sounds awesome!
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Post by sulldawga on Feb 11, 2013 12:16:29 GMT -6
Will definitely be lurking on these boards and watching the action!
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Post by battlebrotherbob on Feb 12, 2013 7:44:30 GMT -6
Very glad to hear this is still a go. Hope the finishimg goes well. Are we using 1st or 2nd ed. I have the boxed 2nd ed only. I dont know the differences in edtions, might be able to fudge if using 1st.
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Post by scottenkainen on Feb 12, 2013 9:08:50 GMT -6
I'm not familiar with the differences between editions of Boot Hill, but surely they aren't so great that one could not roll up a gunslinger in a later edition and have the referee retro-convert them to original edition?
~Scott "-enkainen" Casper
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Feb 12, 2013 12:17:58 GMT -6
The only real mechanical differences between 1e and 2e is simply the "fleshing out" of the system. The core is basically the same .
3rd edition is nearly a different game altogether.
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Post by jmccann on Feb 12, 2013 21:52:59 GMT -6
I'll be using 2nd ed. Initially I was thinking of using 1st but was convinced that 2nd is better fleshed out without being overly heavy.
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Post by rjkuntz on Feb 17, 2013 20:20:40 GMT -6
Good luck and good gaming with this. If I had the time I'd reprise my role as the "Moonwaltz Kid" who eventually died in the BH play-tests.
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Feb 17, 2013 21:48:44 GMT -6
Good luck and good gaming with this. If I had the time I'd reprise my role as the "Moonwaltz Kid" who eventually died in the BH play-tests. Here I pictured the "Moonwalk Kid" and saw Michael J Fox sliding across the saloon floor....
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