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Deadlands Tournament
"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!"
There are Deadlands fans, and then there are Deadlands fans. Staley and I
definitely fall into the latter category. Seeing as how this may well be
my last Polycon for a long while and how much I've always wanted to throw
a giant bash for my fellow DL fiends, I got together with Matt Staley and
we cooked up something unprecidented in the history of polycon: a
multi-format tournament:
Round One consists of four six-person table-top rpgs of 4 hours each, the
survi... uhh... winners of those rounds will advance to Round Two:
a 6 hour, 12 person double-blind game. 6 players from Round Two have even
more mayhem in store for them as they advance to Round Three: a 6 hour
LARP, where it's winner take all!
So that's what's up! Here's a little background flavor on the world and
some descriptions of Round One so y'all can make up yer mind about where
to start:
Gather 'round, folks! Have we got us a yarn fer you! You folks familiar
with the Reckoning? No? Well, I ain't got enough time to tell ye
everything that's happened in the last 13 years, but lets just say the West is a little Wierder these days: Strange Critters roamin' the prarie,
Injuns callin on the Spirits for strength in battle... and the Spirits
answerin' back, Card-Sharps incerneatin whole towns with the flash of a
poker hand... Yep things ain't what they used t'be, and that's where this
tale starts.
A few months ago, word started spreadin' through the West of a Poker
Tournament, a Tournament to end all Tournaments, where the best players in
the West would be lucky to even show up to the game, let alone walk away
with the pot, a cool half-million in gold! Now if that was the story, that
would be a darn good 'un, but that's only part of the story, see. See
whats really interesting ain't so much the game itself as who actually
showed up to play... Deadlands Tournament - Round 1A
Don't Fear the Reaper
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Friday 12:00
Length: 4 Hours
Location: 127 To: A.P. Washington Bureau, The Agency
From: The Ghost Western Division
Re: Laramie, Wyoming
Agent 135-7, stationed in and around Laramie, has gone missing. From his
last dispatches to the home office, he was investigating a strange illness
that seemed to be cropping up among the local ranch hands. Intelligence
from an outside advisor suggests the situation may be more critical than
previously thought. Due to a shortage of personell, I will be leading a
small team of Cleaners to Laramie to investigate. This message will
self-destruct in 10 seconds...
Deadlands Tournament - Round 1B
Bury Me at Wounded Knee
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Friday 18:00
Length: 4 Hours
Location: 127 Crazy Horse has called the Great Council of Chiefs. Such a thing has not
been for many moons. One of the greatest treasures of Sioux has been
taken, and Bad Fortune has fallen upon the Tribes in a way I have not seen
since the first coming of the White Man. You few brave warriors must
journey forth with the Strength of the Bear and powerful medicines. Bring
back the White Buffalo Headdress before the manitou consume the Sioux
Nation.
Deadlands Tournament - Round 1C
Ornithopters, Trains, and Steamwagons!
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Saturday 08:00
Length: 4 Hours
Location: 127 ...Word round the camfire these days is that some of the meanest, fastest,
orniest, shoot-thier-own-grandma-in-the-back-fer-a-gold-eagle cusses ever
to strap on a six shooter are gatherin together in Tombstone. Seems
they've gotten wind of one of the biggest hauls of gold ever shipped,
$500,000 worth, is gonna be movin' through there real soon and they aims
t' git it, by whatever means necessary! Deadlands Tournament - Round 1D
One Riot, One (Posse o') Ranger(s)
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Saturday 14:00
Length: 4 Hours
Location: 127 Yeah, yeah. I know I should be able to handle this myself. Hell, it's only
a small outbreak of Texas Tummy Twisters, nothin' some well placed TNT
can't take care of, but I got a funny feelin' about this one. I remember
passin' through Los Noches a few years ago and somethin' about that town
didn't seem quite right. Way to many gamblers 'round there for my taste,
and not the kind that play for penny-ante stakes. The kind that play with
the devil for thier very souls. If those spell-slingers have anything to
do with this, I'm gonna be in for a world of hurt. Looks like it's time to
send in The Marching Band.
Deadlands Tournament - Round 2A
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Sunday 09:00
Length: 6 Hours
Location: 125 Double Blind Event with Round 2B. Open to players who progress from Rounds 1. Deadlands Tournament - Round 2B
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Sunday 09:00
Length: 6 Hours
Location: 127 Double Blind event with Round 2A. Open to players who progress from Round 1. Deadlands Tournament - Round 3
Gamemaster: Matt Hanson, Matt Staley
Time: Monday 00:00
Length: 6 Hours
Location: 111, 114, 116, 129, Back Patio, Gazebo, Lobby Six Hour LARP that ends when dawn comes round! Open to players who progress from Round 2.
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