Pyramid Review
Rain o' Terror (for Deadlands)
Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Written by Anthony Ragan
$15.00
(SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains some information that may reveal more about the Deadlands setting than players generally know.)
Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Rain o' Terror, by Anthony Ragan, is an adventure for an experienced posse ready to make an impact on the future of the Weird West. The adventure balances fast-paced combat with investigation and problem solving, giving almost any posse member a moment to shine. In addition, the posse will be rubbing shoulders with some of the big players of the Deadlands universe while helping to determine the political future of California. While this adventure was written for Deadlands players and Marshals, it can be easily converted to any steampunk setting. It can also be shifted to other settings with some more planning and work. No matter what the setting, however, Rain o' Terror will challenge and entertain player and gamemaster alike.
Rain o' Terror is primarily set in the tense world of post-Knicknevin California. The adventure is designed to allow Marshals to link this adventure to Ghostbusters, although it is not necessary to have run this adventure prior to running Rain o' Terror. In this adventure, the players are hired to protect The Proletariat -— the airship of Collegium mad scientist Fineas von Landingham —- and its cargo: a Ghost Rock bomb capable of creating . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: May 25, 2001
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