Pyramid Reviews: The Agency: Men in Black Dusters / Ghost Busters (for Deadlands)

Pyramid Reviews

The Agency: Men in Black Dusters (for Deadlands)

Written by John Goff

128 pages; $20.00

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Ghost Busters (for Deadlands)

Written by Lucien Soulban

$15.00

Both Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group

The Agency: Men in Black Dusters, by Pinnacle Entertainment Group's John Goff, details the history, workings, and equipment available to members the Agency, Deadlands' secret United States government organization directed to contain and cover up supernatural occurrences. Ghost Busters, by Lucien Soulban, is an adventure that begins following the near-destruction of Gomorra. The Ghost, the head of the Agency's western bureau, has disappeared and the players are charged or hired to find him. While neither of these books requires the reader to own the other, the two do form a coherent piece when used together. Both books are of high quality and of great potential use for many (but not all) Deadlands players and for some players of other horror or conspiracy-based games.

The Agency provides players and gamemasters with a close look at the successor organization to the Pinkerton Detective Agency and how it operates. The book provides an interesting mix of history, operational procedure, and 24 pages of new equipment for Agency operatives. There is information on training and advancement for operatives and guidelines for work in the field. This provides not only roleplaying opportunities for players but gives gamemasters a greater sense of . . .

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Article publication date: December 22, 2000

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