Pyramid Review
Lone Stars: The Texas Rangers (for Deadlands & Deadlands d20)
by Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Written by Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed.
$20.00
Lone Stars: The Texas Rangers, written by Christopher McGlothlin, continues Pinnacle Entertainment Group's high-quality output. Detailing the resources, organization, and resources of the Texas Rangers and the Confederate Chaplains Corp, Lone Stars provides players and Marshals alike with all the information they will need to make these organizations a part of their campaign. Those who are already have Texas Rangers or Blessed Chaplains in their posses will find this book especially useful, as it will provide additional depth and opportunities for players and Marshals while not unleashing any unexpected surprises that will require extensive reworking of their campaigns. The formatting of the book is especially user-friendly, allowing it to be integrated into a game as a prop as well as a sourcebook.
Lone Stars, like most Deadlands supplements, is divided into three sections. The first of these sections is written in the form of the Ranger Bible, providing player characters with the history, command structure, and regional commanders of the Texas Rangers. Also included is all the information that the Texas Rangers have about the horrors that populate the Weird West. This presentation of the information allows player characters to use the sourcebook as a resource during play, looking up potential . . .
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Article publication date: May 24, 2002
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