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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION

THESETTINGWELCOMETOINDIANTERRITORYTheBlackHills

Convergence

DeadwoodCity

TheHuntingGrounds

Animus

NEWGAMERULESTHEHUNTINGGROUNDSEnteringtheHuntingGrounds

SpiritTokens

LostintheHuntingGrounds!

SummoningintheHuntingGrounds

THEPERILSOFPOWERSpiritCreatures–ABestiary

NEWWEAPONSCloseCombatWeapons

NEWARCANEPOWERSSpiritualismArcanePowers

ShamanismArcanePowers

DiabolismArcanePowers

NEWFACTIONSTheForsaken

TheShadowDragonTong

SkinwalkerTribeThemes

NEWCAMPAIGNRULESNewSkillLists

NewGear

NewHiredGuns

VisionQuests&SpiritTotems

IndianTerritoryEncounters

TERRITORYTheTerritoryChart

StakingTerritory

YourHideout

TerritoryEvents

FINDINGANIMUSStrikingitLucky

OUTLAWSTroublewiththeLaw

OutlawPosses

BountyHunting

TakingBountyHuntingJobsBetweenGames

MERCENARIESHiringMercenaries

MercenaryDrifters

NARRATIVECAMPAIGNPLAYINGTHENARRATIVECAMPAIGNDestinyPoints

HUNTINGGROUNDSCENARIOSScenario1:TheGhostTown

Scenario2:TheKey

Scenario3:LostInTheHuntingGrounds!

Scenario4:TheHuntforCuster

Scenario5:MaximumConvergence

Scenario6:The3:10toPurgatory

Scenario7:TheSpirit-Syphon

CAMPAIGNAFTERMATH

CAMPAIGNROSTERS

CAMPAIGNAFTERMATH:ALLIANCEOFORDER

CAMPAIGNAFTERMATH:ALLIANCEOFCHAOS

INTRODUCTIONWelcome toHunting Grounds, the first supplement for theDracula’s America GothicWesternskirmishgame!

These books will contain a whole heap of new material for you to include in yourexistinggamesandcampaigns–HuntingGroundscontainstwonewFactionsandoptionalSkinwalker Tribal Themes, new Hired Guns, Weapons (including Close Combatweapons!),Gear,ArcanePowers,andabrandnewBestiaryofNPCsfromthespiritworld.

As always, the bulk of these additions are entirelymodular and compatiblewith theDracula’sAmerica:ShadowsoftheWestrulebook–sofeelfreetousethenewmaterialyoulikeandleaveouttherest–they’llslotrightinalongsidethecorerules!

As you will hopefully have realised by now, playingDracula’s America is first andforemost about having fun telling great stories on the table-top – these expansionswilltakethistothenextlevelbyincludingnewlinkedscenariosthatyoucanplayinone-offgames,orfollowfromstarttofinishasanarrativecampaign.

Butthat’snotall–thoseofyouwithevenmoreambitioncantakepartinanongoingstoryarc thatwill run throughout theseries–anover-archingstoryline thatwillexpandwith each book, and see your Posse travel to some of the darkest corners ofDracula’sAmerica…

TheWestisabouttogetawholelotweirder,myfriends,andIsincerelyhopeyouenjoytheride!

JonathanHaythornthwaite

THESETTING

WelcometoIndianTerritoryThe area known as ‘IndianTerritory’ encompasses awide region –much ofwhich hastraditionallybeensacredlandtotheNativeAmericantribeswhocallithome.

TheTreaty of Laramie had been in effect since before theCivilWar and the rise ofDracula – the tribes kept to their territory, and the US Government laid claim to thesurroundingareas.Aslongasthetribeswereleftinpeace,theywouldkeeptotheirlandandnevertroubletheGovernment.

Atleast,thatwasthetheory…

THEBLACKHILLSA sacred land to the Sioux who dwell within the Indian Territory, the Black Hills aretechnically‘off-limits’tonon-NativeAmericanpeoples.

Unfortunately, theBlackHillsalsohideabundantnaturalresources–GeorgeCuster’sBlackHillsExpeditiondiscoveredgoldin theregion.Thoughtechnically inviolationofthe Treaty of Laramie, and therefore illegal, this fact was conveniently ignored byDracula’sresource-starvedgovernmentstrugglingtorebuildinthewakeoftheCivilWar,and by the hordes of desperate prospectors that flooded the area hoping tomake theirfortune.

TheNativeAmericanretributionforthesetransgressionswasoftenswiftandbrutal,butrather than driving the greedy hordes away itmerely invited equally brutal reprisals asnewspapersprintedincreasinglyluridtalesofthese‘unprovoked’attacks.

With the discovery of the valuableArcane fundamentknownas ‘Animus’, this tensesituation became a powder-keg, ready to explode into violence with the smallest ofsparks…

TheShadowDragonTong:AnimusDealer

CONVERGENCETheir sacred lands invaded and their treatywith theUSGovernment up in flames, theSiouxcouldonlywatchinhorrorastheirterritorywasviolatedbygreedyprospectors.

White Raven, spiritual leader of the Skinwalker Tribes and a Lakota Sioux himself,desperatelysoughtarefugeforhispeople.Hefoundit, in theotherrealmknownto theNativeAmericanpeoplesastheHuntingGrounds.

This realmof spirits couldbe reachedvia temporary ‘doors’ knownasConvergence,

foundwhere theHuntingGrounds overlappedwith the physical world. From here, theSkinwalker Tribes could start a new life away from the teeming hordes, regroup, andperhapsevenstrikeoutatthehatedrailroadsfromunexpecteddirections.Itwasperfect…

However, somethingwentawrywithWhiteRaven’s ritualandhe foundhecouldnotreliablycontrol thenumber, location,ordurationofConvergences– insomeplaces, theHunting Grounds were irrevocably meshed with our own plane, allowing creatures tofreelypassfromonetotheother(oftenunknowingly).

Itwas into one of these ‘doorways’ that a desperate gold prospector known as ZekeMathesonstumbled,onefatefuldayinlate1875andmadeadiscoverythatwouldchangehislife–andthefateoftheentireIndianTerritory–forever…

DEADWOODCITYSquattingprecariouslywithin theboundsof IndianTerritory,Deadwoodstarted lifeasasmallminingtownduringtheoriginalgoldrushintheBlackHills.

WiththediscoveryofConvergencesandAnimus,anewwaveofsettlersheadingWesttoseekabetterlifesawDeadwood’spopulationexplodeoutofallproportionasthetownswiftlybecamethethrivinghubofthelucrativeAnimustrade.

The brand new rail artery, known as the Deadwood Line, now carries Animus towealthybuyersbackEast,and the independentminingsettlementhasquicklybecomeasprawlingboomtownwhoseinhabitantsareproudtocallDeadwoodCity.

Yet for all its excitement andallure,DeadwoodCity is controlledby shadowy forceswhovieforpowerwithinitsdarkunderbellyofillegalAnimusdens,bawdy-houses,andkillers-for-hire…

THEHUNTINGGROUNDS‘TheHuntingGrounds’is infact thenamegivenbytheNativeAmericanpeoplestothespirit realm – that ethereal plane of existence which runs parallel to our own physicalrealm.

Otherculturesandtraditionshavetheirownnamesforthisgloomyplace–Purgatory,Hades,Valhalla– tosome, it isa‘stopping-off’pointonasoul’s journey to itsultimaterewardintheafterlife.Toothers,itisthefinaldestination.Theetherealnatureofthespiritrealmmeansthatitisallofthesethings–andmore…

ThespiritandphysicalrealmscoexistalongsideeachotherwithinthecosmicbalanceofNature,andeachplaysasvitalaroleinthenaturalorderofthingsastheother.Thespiritrealmcanbe imaginedasa ‘mirror’of thephysical–placesandpeoplesimultaneouslyexistinboth,thoughtheirincarnationwithintheHuntingGroundsisoftensubtlytwisted–those who have walked the twilight trails liken it to looking at objects as if fromunderwater,orthroughadesertheat-haze.

Occasionally, the two realms overlap in places where the dimensional ‘walls’ thatseparate them are weakest. These Convergences – as they are known to those withknowledgeofsuchthings–allowthetwoworldstointeract,andarethesourceofmanyacampfireghoststory!

When amortal creature dies, its spirit departs this plane and fades into theHuntingGrounds,whereitassumestheformmostpleasingtoitwhilstitwasalive.Formostfolks,thisisaspectralversionofitsoldphysicalbodyanditwillretainwhateverknowledgeandpersonalityitpossessedwhilealive,oftenre-enactingpastgloriesandrelivingoldhorrors–someunfortunatesoulsevenseemunawareofthefactthattheyarealreadydead!Some,however, may reveal their inner corruption upon assuming spirit form – becomingmonstrousspiritcreatures,suchasthebestialManitou.

TheHuntingGrounds,andallthespiritsthatdwellthere,areformedofetherealenergyknown as Animus that manifests in concentrated clouds of ectoplasm deep within theHuntingGrounds.Thissubstanceishighlysought-afterbythemanypopularspiritualistswho ply their trade across America (and indeed, the world), as well as less savourydabblers in theArcane arts – for it is rumoured that this ‘spirit energy’ can be used toempowerspellsandincantationsofallkindstoadangerousdegree.

Tomostignorantpeoplehowever,theHuntingGroundsandtheuntappedenergiestheycontain are nothing more than ghost stories or theological mysteries that they willunfortunatelyonlygettoexperiencewhentheirtimeonthismortalcoilisup…

ANIMUSTheArcanefundamentknownasAnimusisconcentratedspirit-energy,orectoplasm.Itisa hitherto-untapped source of great (though unpredictable) Arcane energy found onlywithintheHuntingGrounds.

Well-to-doArcanistsbackEastwillpayhandsomelyforeventhemerestportionofthisamazing substance, since it augments a user’s own Arcane power and even unlockspreviouslydormantpowers!Despite theoccasionalspectacularaccident, thedemandformoreAnimusinsuchrarefiedscholarlycirclesincreaseswitheachmonth.Ifthiswastheonlyeffectofthestuff,itwouldbeapotentenoughforce.However,thesubstance’seffectuponthosemortalswithnoArcanesensitivityhasseenitsworthincreasetwofold!

DistilledAnimusactsasapowerfulandwholly intoxicatingopiateupon theordinaryhumanmind–sendingthehaplessuser intoadreamlikestateofheightenedperceptionsandwakingvisions inwhich theyarerenderedutterly insensitive toallpain,doubt,andfear. Considering the living nightmare that is existencewithin Dracula’s America, it issmallwonderthattherearemanywhowouldseeksolaceintheembraceofAnimus…

Needless to say,where there is demand there are always thosewilling to supply– atleast,foraslongastheycanturnaprofitfromtheweaknessandsufferingofothers!Atfirst,thediscoveryofConvergencesawthousandsofdesperate,independent‘prospectors’rush to Indian Territory in search of their fortune, driven by tales of men and womenstrikingitrichintheHuntingGroundsoverthecourseofasingleday.

Naturally,thePowersThatBewerequicktopickupontheopportunitiesofferedbythis

amazingnewresource–Draculawas,ofcourse,concernedthatthediscoverymightmeanashiftinthebalanceofpowerifalargeenoughquantityofAnimusweretoendupinthehandsofhis rivals.To this end, itwasn’t longbefore theGovernment clampeddown–hard – on unsanctioned prospecting, and an ‘Animus tax’ was levied against thoseprospectorswhocouldaffordtopaytheexorbitantfeetoattaintheappropriatelicence.

AsAnimusflowsoutofIndianTerritorytosatisfytheclamouringmassesbackEast,itmustpassthroughDeadwoodCityviathenow-famous‘DeadwoodLine’.Thisnaturallymeans that Edward Crowley and his Crossroads Cult control the supply. A fact thatCrowleyusestoeffectivelyextorttheGovernment–theGrandMagisterplayingadeadlygameofveiledthreatandcounter-threatwithDracula;thetwowickedbeingscirclingeachotherlikehungrywolves,eachconstantlytestingtheother’sstrengthofwill.

Andyet,anewpowerwatchesthesetwoalphapredatorsfromtheillicitAnimusdenshiddendownthedarkalleysofDeadwood–apowerbroughtherebyCrowleyhimself–theShadowDragonTong.

OriginallyseenascheaplabourtospeedalongtheconstructionoftheDeadwoodLineat an incredible rate, the Chinese immigrant workers brought with them this mostmysterious criminalorganization– seemingly innocentmenandwomenwhoharbouredpowers over the spirit realm, and even some who could no longer be truly countedamongsttheliving!

Desperatetocompletehisrailway,CrowleyagreedtocedecontrolofhalfofDeadwood(thepoorerhalf,naturally!)totheShadowDragons,andfurthermorenottointerferewiththeTong’svarious‘enterprises’withintheirterritory.Itwasnotlongbeforeablackmarketin illegal Animuswas thriving in the dark underbelly of Deadwood – with the Tong’swealthandinfluencegrowingaccordingly.

Crowley’sdealwiththeleaderoftheTong–theshadowyfigureknownonlyasYanluo–may yet prove to be his undoing, for in his greed for theAnimus that he hopeswillacceleratehisGreatRitual,theGrandMagisterwasperhapslesscautiousthanheshouldhavebeen.ForoneaccustomedtosealingunspeakablepactswiththediabolicaldenizensoftheAbyss,Yanluomaywellbeonedevilwithwhomheshouldnothavedealt!

HiredGun:Medium

NEWGAMERULES

TheHuntingGroundsENTERINGTHEHUNTINGGROUNDS

YoumaydecidethatanyGameistotakeplacewithintheareaofaConvergence,wherethe barriers between the physical and spirit realms are at their weakest. The followingruleswillthenapply.

All models must start the game outside the Hunting Grounds in the physical realm,unlessotherwisestatedbyaScenarioorotherspecialrule.

• AnymodelthatActivatesonaredcard(DiamondsorHearts)maydeclaretheyaremovingintooroutoftheHuntingGroundsatthestartofthatActivation–thisisfree,anddoesnotuseupanAction!

• ASpirit-Walkermayenterorexit theHuntingGroundsat thestartorendofanyActivation as described above and regardless of the card used. However, theycannot do both in the same Activation. In addition, they may take one otherfriendlymodel(mountedmodelscountasasinglemodel) that is inContactwiththemalongfortherideifyouwish.

WheneveramodelleavestheHuntingGrounds,rollaD6:onarollof1,aSpiritCreatureNPChasfollowedthemthroughintothephysicalrealm–immediatelyrollontheSpiritCreature table to seewhat it is, thenplace itD6+1” away from themodel in a randomdirection–asalways,usecommonsensewhenplacingtheCreature!

BottleCheckscanbemadebyeligiblemodelsineitherrealmandtheresultswillaffectfriendlymodelsinbothrealms.

UnexpectedEventscanonlyaffectmodelsinthephysicalrealm.

SPIRITTOKENSWhile within the Hunting Grounds, a model or other game element receives a SpiritToken(suchasacolouredglassbead)toshowtheyarenolongerinthephysicalrealm.

AmodelwithaSpiritTokencannotusuallyaffectmodelswithoutaSpiritTokeninanyway–theydonotblocktheirmovement,LOS,andcannotattackthem.Thereverseisalsotrue.

Furthermore,amodelwithaSpiritTokencanonly interactwithothergameelementsthat are designated as also beingwithin theHuntingGrounds.Thismeans they are not

affectedbyroughterrainandcanfreelypassthroughsolidobjects,butcannotclimbawallorusestairsthatexistinthephysicalrealm,andcannotcontrolObjectivesorpickupLootunlesstheseelementsexistintheHuntingGrounds.

Thismeansyouneedtobecarefulaboutwhenyoushiftbetweenrealms–forexample,ifyourmodelisstandingonthesecondfloorofabuildinginthephysicalrealmandshiftsintotheHuntingGrounds,theywillimmediatelydrop‘through’thefloorandsowillcountasfalling– if indoubtas towhathappens, talk it throughbrieflywith theotherplayersandapplyalittlelogic!

Finally,amodelwithaSpiritTokencannever leave the table,even inScenarios thatallowforthis.

AmodelcanneverendaMove‘inside’solidterrainoranothermodel.Althoughtechnicallypossible,it’ssimpler(andfarlessmessy!)todisallowthisintheinterests

ofgameplay

LOSTINTHEHUNTINGGROUNDS!In a Campaign, models that fall as Casualties or Bottle Out while they are within theHuntingGroundsruntheriskofbeinglostwithinthisdismalrealm.Putsuchunfortunatemodelsofftooneside,separatefromyourotherCasualties.

AfterrollingforInjury(ifapplicable),thesemodelsmustscoreaSuccesson1GritDieormisstherestofthisCampaignPhase.

If successful, they immediately return to thephysical realmasdescribedabove.Onamaximumpossiblescore(e.g.8onaD8)theyalsoimmediatelygain+1EXPfromtheirexperiencesintheHuntingGrounds.

SUMMONINGINTHEHUNTINGGROUNDS(OPTIONALRULE)

The dimensional walls of the Hunting Grounds are thinner than those of the physicalrealm and are easily breached by the diabolical denizens of the Abyss. SummoningEntities is therefore a much more risky proposition within the spirit realm, with anincreasedchanceofangry,roguedemonsclawingtheirwayfromtheAbyssalplane!

WhenamodelattemptstoCasttheSummonArcanePowerwithintheHuntingGroundsandfails,thentheywillaccidentallySummonanAbyssalEntityoftheGritRank,3”awayfrom them in a random direction – with the appropriate rules below – instead of theintendedSummonedCreature.

AbyssalEntitiesSummonedinthiswayare‘rogue’,andareNPCsineveryrespect!

Forexample,aNoviceArcanistdeclares theywillattempt toSummonaMinorEntitywhilewithintheHuntingGroundsandfails;andsomistakenlySummonsanNPCFiend!

LesserAbyssalEntity

HELLHOUNDBaseSize Move Grit Special

25mm 6” D6 LesserEntity.Fearsome.AnewUniqueSummoningfortheCrossroadsCult.

MinorAbyssalEntity

FIENDBaseSize Move Grit Special

25mm 4” D8 MinorEntity.Flying.Fearsome.

MajorAbyssalEntity

BEHEMOTH

BaseSize Move Grit Special

40mm 4” D10 MajorEntity.Flying.Fearsome.Hasabreath-attackwhichusesa4”FireCorridor–itwillalwaysusethisattackifitcancatchtwoormoreenemieswithintheflames–otherwiseitactslikeanormalNPC.

ThePerilsofPowerAs we have already seen, successfully Casting Arcane Powers while within an areasaturatedbyAnimusleakingthroughfromtheHuntingGroundscanbeariskyproposition– malevolent Entities are uncontrollably drawn to those with Arcane abilities, and arealways waiting for somemisstep or lapse of concentration to provide themwith some

‘entertainment’

Pitythepoorsoulthen,wholosescontroloftheirArcaneenergiesinsuchplaces…

The followingMiscast table is recommendedoptional, and is designed to replace theexistingMiscastrulesfoundintheDracula’sAmerica:ShadowsoftheWestrulebook.Allplayers should agree to the table’s use before the game begins as it can be a miteunforgiving(butoftenamusing–oratleastforthosenotsufferingitseffects)!

Whenever a model tries to Cast an Arcane Power (whether within or outside theHuntingGrounds)andtheygenerateaMiscast,rollaD10onthefollowingtableinsteadofapplyingtheusualrulesforMiscasts.

MISCASTTABLE

D10Roll Miscast Notes

1 Spirit-Eater! TheCaster’sspiritissuckedfromtheirbodyanddevouredbyalurkingentity–thismeansinstantdeathinaCampaign!

2–5 FreeatLast! AnAbyssalEntityusesthedissipatingenergytobreachthewallsoftheHuntingGrounds–rollaD3todeterminewhat:1=LesserAbyssal.2=MinorAbyssal.3=MajorAbyssal.TheAbyssalisanNPC,andisplacedD6+1”awayfromtheCasterinarandomdirection.Itusestheappropriaterulesgivenhere.IfyouareattemptingtoCasttheSummonPoweralongsidetheoptionalrulesforrogueAbyssalsgivenearlierandrollthisresult,thenfollowthoserulesandtreatthisresultasarollofPossessioninstead.

6–9 ArcaneDetonation! TheCastersufferstheusualeffectsofaMiscast(i.e.theybecomeShakenorDowned).Inaddition,allothermodelswithin3”ofthemarestruckbyablastofwildArcanepowerandmustmakea5+Save.

10 Possession! AnAbyssalEntitytakescontroloftheCaster’sbodyforabriefinstant–themodelimmediatelyperformseitheraShoot(usingthebestWeapontheyhaveifthereisachoice),orFightAction(ifithasnoeligiblerangedWeapons)exactlyasifitwereanNPC,andthenreceivesaDoneToken.RememberthatismustmakethisActionevenifittechnicallyhasnoActionsleftthisActivation!IftherearenoviableTargets,themodelwillMoveinarandomdirectioninstead.

SPIRITCREATURES–ABESTIARYRoll 1D10 on this table to determine what kind of Spirit Creature has followed youthroughintothephysicalrealm.

AllSpiritCreaturesareSupernaturalEntities,andfollowtheusualNPCrules.

SPIRITCREATURESTABLE

D10Roll SpiritCreature

1 Manitou

2 NatureSpirit

3 Mothman

4 Ghost-Witch

5 FlyingHead

6 AngrySpirit

7 Wendigo

8 Bukwus

9 Thunder-Bird

10 Spirit-Eater

SpiritCreature:Ghost-Witch

ManitouThoughoccasionallyseenprowlingthephysicalworld,Manitousareinfactresidentsof

theHuntingGrounds–wheretheyaretheundisputedapex-predator!

MANITOUBaseSize Move Grit Special

40mm 6” D10 Fearsome.Mean.Tough.

NatureSpiritNature Spirits take many forms, but usually assume a large, vaguely humanoid shapecomposedofthenaturalelementtowhichitisattuned.

NATURESPIRITBaseSize Move Grit Special

40mm 4” D8 Fearsome.

Roll a furtherD4on the tablebelow todeterminewhatkindofNatureSpirit youhaveencountered.Regardlessofthevariety,allNatureSpiritshavethefollowingbasicprofile:

NATURESPIRITTYPEGENERATOR

D4Roll Spirit

1 AirSpirit:AnAirSpirithasFlying.

2 WaterSpirit:AWaterSpiritignoreswater-basedterrainandis‘Ornery.

3 EarthSpirit:AnEarthSpiritisalwaystreatedaswearingBoilerplate,butdoesnotreduceitsMoverate.

4 FireSpirit:Allnon-Entitymodelswithin2”ofaFireSpiritattheendofitsActivationmustmakea5+Save.

MothmanSo-calledbecausetheirshadowyformmostoftentakestheshapeofavaguelyinsect-likehumanoidwith large red eyes, aMothman is a kindof ‘death-omen’whose appearancealwaysforeshadowsdoomtothoseinthevicinity.

MOTHMAN


25mm 6” D8 Flying.Fearsome.AMothmanwillalwaysmakerandomMoves,andwillneverengageorattackanothermodel–norcanitbeattacked,engagedorharmedinanyway,besidestheArcanePowerBanish.Allmodelswithin6”ofthismodelsufferanadditional-1SaveModifier.

Ghost-WitchShrieking femalephantoms,Ghost-Witches are the subject ofmany legends frommanydifferentNativeAmericantribes–yetallagreethatmisfortuneandsorrowfollowintheirwake…

GHOST-WITCH


25mm 4” D8 Ethereal.Fearsome.Tough.AGhost-WitchwillalwaysShoottheclosestvisiblemodelwithin12”insteadofmovingifapplicable.ThisAttackisnevermodifiedandcanneverJam.IftheTargetfailstheirSavetheysuffernoharmbutgainaCursetokeninstead(seetheCurseArcanePower).

FlyingHeadAlso known simply as ‘Whirlwinds’ in certain myths, Flying Heads are exactly that –unnaturallylarge,severedheadswithahungerforfreshmeatandtheabilitytosummonavortexofsupernaturalwind.

FLYINGHEAD


25mm 8” D6 Flying.Fearsome.Allmodelswithin3”oftheFlyingHeadsuffera-1DieModifiertotheirShootingTests.

AngrySpiritManySpiritshavebeendriveninsaneoverthemillennia,andhaveforgottentheirpreviouslifeasmortals.Somewereneveralive,andsimplyhaveanirrationalhatredoftheliving!

ANGRYSPIRITBaseSize Move Grit Special

25mm 4” D6 Ethereal.Fearsome.Tough.

WendigoFeralSpiritsofwinterandhunger,theWendigoarethetwistedsoulsofdesperatemenandwomenwhocommittedcannibalism in life.Now, theypossess a craving for freshmeatthatcanneverbesated–aWendigowiththescentoffreshbloodinitsnostrilsentersa

frenziedstate!

WENDIGOBaseSize Move Grit Special

25mm 6” D8 Fearsome.‘Ornery.MeanwhilstFightingaShakenopponent.

BukwusOne of the strangest undead Spirits one might encounter in the Hunting Grounds, theBukwusisthespiritofsomeonewhodrowned.Theyappearasaskeletalfiguredrapedinriver-weeds and constantly dripping water. Most horrifying of all is their ability totransformanylivingvictimintoanewBukwus!


BUKWUS

25mm 4” D8 Ethereal.Fearsome.HardtoKill.Anynon-SupernaturalmodelDownedbyaBukwusinaFightmustscoreaSuccesson1GritDieorimmediatelydie!ReplacetheunfortunatemodelwithanewBukwus(ifyouhaveamodelavailable)andremoveitfromitsowner’sRoster,followingallrulesfordeadmodels.

Thunder-BirdHuge,majesticspiritsoftheair;theThunder-Birdscreaterumblingthunderwithabeatoftheirmightywings,andcause lightning tostrike thegroundwith their shriekingcries–thoughthisisajuvenileofthespecies,itisneverthelessanawe-inspiringsight!


THUNDER-BIRD

40mm 2D6”rolled

eachtimeitMoves

* Flying.Thismodelalwaysmovesinarandomdirection,ignoringallmodelsandterrainatalltimes–itcannotbeAttackedorharmedinanyway,butmaybeaffectedbytheBanishArcanePower!Ifadouble1isrolledforitsrandommovement,itleavesplayimmediately.Allmodelswithin3”ofaThunder-BirdattheendofitsrandomMovemustmakea5+Savefromtherandomlightningboltsitgenerates.

Spirit-EaterThought by those with knowledge of such things to be entities from beyond even theknown planes of existence, a Spirit-Eater appears as an amorphous mass of shadowytendrilsthattwistandcoilaboutacentral‘maw’.ItisdrivenbyanunceasinghungerforAnimus–whetherpluckedrawfromtheHuntingGrounds,orbyconsuminglesserSpiritcreatures–however,thegreatestdelicacyforaSpirit-Eateriswithoutdoubtthesoulofalivingcreature…


SPIRITEATER

40mm 4” D10 Ethereal.Fearsome.AutomaticallySucceedsallSavesitiscalledupontomake–instead,itwillbepushed1”directlyawayfromitsattackerinastraightlineforeverySuccesstheirAttackerCanonlyscored.beremovedfromplayviatheBanishArcanePower.IftheSpirit-EatereverwinsaFightby2ormore,thelosermustSucceeda1DieNerveTestordieautomatically(that’sright–themodelisdeadandgone!)iftheyFailtheirSave.

NewWeaponsMusket(BasicWeapon,$1)

ThoughobsoleteevenbeforetheendoftheCivilWarthankstotheirslowreloadingtime,therearestillsomestubborn(ordesperate)soulsusingtheseantiqueweapons.

ThisnewWeaponcanbetakenbyanyPossefromanyFaction.

Weapon Ranges Jam Notes

S M L

MUSKET

6” 12” 18” Auto Rifle.AutomaticallyJamsaftereachshot.YourPossemayhaveasmanyMusketsasyouwish,regardlessofanyotherrestrictionsonthenumberofcertainWeaponsyoucanfield–thoughtheystilltakeup1Weapon‘slot’fortheuser.Inaddition,DarkConfederacyRevenantsmaybearmedwithaMusketinsteadofaPistol.

ThrowingWeapon(SpecialWeapon,$1)A well-aimed knife, tomahawk or throwing star has spelt the end for many anunsuspectinggunslinger!

Amodelmay have up to 3 ThrowingWeapons in total, which all count as a singleWeapon slot. Each ThrowingWeapon is one use per game, somark them off on yourRosterSheetastheyareused–itisassumedthattheownerretrievesallitsusedThrowingWeaponsattheendofthisgame,readyforthenext.

Amodelcanthrowoneoftheseweaponsupto6”attheendofanyMove,countingaspartofthatAction.ItcannotbeusedifyoumovedintoContactwithanenemy,however!The throwermakes an unmodified 1Die Shooting Test to determine if it hits, and theTargetSavesasusual.

CLOSECOMBATWEAPONSA model may only carry one Close Combat Weapon. These count as Weapons in allrespects,youmayequipanyeligiblemodelwithaCloseCombatWeaponinsteadoforaswellasanyRangedWeaponsifyouwish!

Spear($3,NativeAmericanandChinesePossesonly)Aprimitivebuteffectiveweaponconsistingofasharpbladeontheendofasturdyshaft,inthisageofgunsonlythosewhostillholdontotheoldwayswoulduseaspear!

InaFight,theusermayre-rollanyoneoftheirDiceiftheyaretheDefender.

Sword($5)Inatimewheneventhemostskilledwarriorcandietoabulletfromacoward’sgun,thereare still somewhobelievemeeting your enemyblade-to-blade is the truemeasure of afighter’sworth.WhetherwieldingacavalrysabreoraChineselongsword,theseduellistsharkenbacktoamore‘civilised’age…

InaFight,theusermayre-rollanyoneoftheirDice,whetherAttackerorDefender.

Two-HandedWeapon($7)Certainbrutalindividualsprefertoputtheirtrustinaweightyhammerusedtobludgeonrailway spikes into place, a lumberjack’s axe, or some other kind of unwieldy – yetdevastating–weapon.

ThisItemimposesa-1DieModifieronallofitswielder’sFightTestsandtheycannotalsouseaDerringer.However,anopponentStruckbyitsuffersa-1SaveModifier.

NewArcanePowersSPIRITUALISMARCANEPOWERS

ThesePowers are available to all Arcanists, and can be learned byAdvancing or eventakenasoneofanArcanist’sinitialPowersifyouwish.

Spirit-JumpDifficulty2.

Likeastoneskippingacrossthesurfaceofacreek,intheblinkofaneyeyoudisappearinto theHuntingGroundsbefore reappearing in thephysicalworld somedistanceawayfromwhereyoustarted!

TheCasterisimmediatelyplacedanywherewithin6”andLOSofitscurrentposition,but no closer than 3” to an enemymodel. Remember that it effectively remains in itscurrent realm–so if itCasts thisPowerwhile in theHuntingGrounds then itends thisActionstillintheHuntingGrounds.

Spirit-GraspDifficulty3.

Yousensethepresenceofnearbycreaturesinthespiritrealm,andwithaforcefulgraspingmotionyouwrenchthemintothephysicalplanebeforeyou.

WhenthisPowerisCastfromthephysicalrealm,allmodels(friendorfoe),and/orLootcounterswithin2”oftheCaster(butnotterrainelements)loseanySpiritTokenstheymayhaveandarenowconsideredtobeinthephysicalrealminallrespects.ThisPowercannotbeCastfromwithintheHuntingGrounds!

PlanarPortalDifficulty3.

YouweakenthebarriersbetweenourworldandtheHuntingGroundsforasplitsecond,allowingyouandthosealliesnearbytostepeffortlesslybetweentheplanes.

Place a 50mm diameter ‘portal’ centred over the Caster. All friendly models evenpartiallyunderthemarkeraretransportedtoorfromtheHuntingGrounds(asappropriate)alongwiththeCaster.

SHAMANISMARCANEPOWERSThese Powers are only available to non-HiredGunArcanists of the Skinwalker TribesFaction.

ShadowDanceDifficulty1.

Asyoufinishthesacredchant,theoutlineofyourfellowwarriorbeginstofadeandripplelike a desert heat-haze, becoming indistinct and hard to single out from theirsurroundings…

Choosea friendlymodelwithinLOSand6”of theCaster (including themselves!). Ifthis Power is Cast successfully, all enemies that Shoot at the affectedmodel suffer anadditional-1DieModifieruntiltheendofthecurrentGameTurn.However,theaffectedmodelwillnevercountastheclosestenemymodel.

CommunionDifficulty2.

Reaching out with your spirit, you enter themind of the creature before you and takecontrol–itsbodyisnowmerelyanextensionofyourwill!

If thisPowerisCastsuccessfully,chooseoneNPCmodelwithinLOSand12”of theCaster.ThechosenmodelandtheCastertheneachrolloneGritDie.IftheCasterscoresequaltoorhigherthantheTarget,youmayimmediatelyperform1legalActionwiththatmodel (usinganyof its special attacksand/orabilities) as if itwerepartofyourPosse.YoucannotmaketheaffectedmodelgoonLookout. If theCasterscores lower thantheTarget,thenthereisnoeffectandthePowerfails.

EntangleDifficulty3.

ImploringtheSpiritsofNaturetoheedyourcall,youcausethickvinesandrootstoburstfromthegroundandensnareyourenemiesintheirthornygrasp.

ChooseanenemymodelwithinLOSand12”oftheCasterthatisatgroundlevel(thatis,stoodonthetable-top itself)andnot inoron topofabuilding. If thisPower isCastsuccessfully, the affected model always counts as being in rough ground whenever itMovesuntiltheendofthecurrentGameTurn.

DIABOLISMARCANEPOWERSThese Powers are only available to non-Hired Gun Arcanists of the Crossroads CultFaction.

ThePactDifficulty3.

ChooseafriendlySummonedmodelwithin6”oftheCasterandthatisnotDown.IfthisPower isCast successfully, theTargetedmodel becomesShaken (orDowned if alreadyShaken),andtheCasterremovestheirShakentokeniftheyhaveone.Alternatively,youmay reverse the effects and have the Caster take the Damage and the Targeted modelremovetheirShakenmarkerinsteadifyouwish!

InfernalGatewayDifficulty3.

Choose a friendly Summoned model within 12” of the Caster. If this Power is Castsuccessfully, remove the Targeted model from play and then immediately place itanywherewithinLOSand3”oftheCasterthatisnocloserthan1”toanenemymodel.

DiabolicCommandDifficulty2.

Choose a friendlySummonedmodelwithinLOS and 9” of theCaster. If this Power isCastSuccessfully, theTargetedmodelmay immediatelyperform1 legalActionofyourchoiceandevenifitisalreadymarkedasDone–immediatelyafterresolvingthisAction,themodelbecomesShaken–orisDownedifalreadyShaken!ThisPowercannotbeCastonaDownedmodel.

NewFactionsTHEFORSAKEN

“I just want you boys to know – I didn’t ask for any of this! I used to be aregularfellerlikeyoubeforethisnightmarebegan…

Whoahboys,nowthere’snoneedtodothis–lowerthemguns!Look,seemyuniform – I was a Lieutenant in the 7th! I’m one of you, I swear.We didn’tmean to kill them folks back in Deadwood, it was an accident! Jus’ lemmeexplain…

…Ahc’monnow,yermakin’meangry…Andy’wouldn’t likemewhenI’mangry…”

LieutenantSamButler,formerlyofthe7thCavalry

(SecondsbeforetheBlackBullMassacre,1877)

Joining this Faction makes your Posse a rare breed – non-Native Americans with theability to transform into monstrous beasts! However, unlike true Skinwalkers, this isinvoluntary and the result of some dark curse or abominableArcane accident, and youmustconstantlystruggletocontrolthebeastwithin…

NativeAmericanPossesmaynotjointhisFaction!

FactionBenefit:AccursedInaddition, at the start of each game but beforeDeployment, randomly determine twonon-HiredGunmodelsinyourPosse.ThesemodelsareAccursedforthedurationofthisgame(afterwhich they return tonormal), replace thesemodelswith suitablymonstrousBeastFormsona40mmbase.

AnAccursedmodelisSupernaturalandhasLead-BellyandFearsomeinthisform.

AnAccursedcannotuseanyWeaponsorGear,CastArcanePowersorrideaHorse–anyunusableitemsthemodelhadwhenitbecameAccursedarenotlosthowever,andarereturnedtothemodelautomaticallyafterthegameisover(shouldtheysurvive!).

In addition, being a berserk beast, it does not count for Controlling objectives andcannotcarryLootorholdBystanders.

AnAccursedMoves6”,andinaFightitgainsa+2DieModifier(whetherAttackerorDefender).

At the start of anAccursed’sActivation inwhich it is Shaken, and before it can doanythingelse,itmustrollaD6:

• Onarollof2+,itmaybeActivatedasnormalbytheowningplayer.

• Onarollof1,itbecomesfrenzied!ThemodelcountsasanNPCforthedurationof thisActivation only, and follows all the appropriate behavioural rules as if itweretheNPCPhase–itmayevenattack‘friendly’modelsinitsmaddenedstate!

IfDowned,anAccursedremainsinitsmonstrousformandfollowsalltheusualrulesforDownedmodels.ItdoesnotrolltoseeifitbecomesfrenziedwhileitisDown.

TheForsaken:Cavalryman

FactionBenefit:FugitivesAsformermembersofthe7thCavalry,ForsakenPossesmaybuyHorses–notincludingAppaloosas–athalfcost(roundingup),andmayevenbuythemforastartingPosse.

However, they are constantly hunted by the other Factions for various reasons, soForsakenPossesarealwaysOutlawedinaCampaign(seehere),andcanneverpayBloodMoneytoremovethisstatus.

THESHADOWDRAGONTONG“StayawayfromthemthereChinese,boy–y’hearme?

Oh sure, they act real polite-like, an’ look like they wouldn’t say boo to agoose – but lemme tell ya, they’s more ‘ornery ‘n a rattler an’ twice aspoisonous!

Hey, don’ lookit me like that, boy – I’m tellin’ ya, I seen them fellas walkthroughwallsliketheywasn’tthere,appearin’outtatheshadowsfromnowhere;an’Iseenjus’oneo’themtakeonfivemenbare-handedn’leavethosetoughol’cowpokessittin’inthedustspittin’teethan’blood!

An’worse’nthat–theytookmyjobontheDeadwoodLine–workedtwiceashardasyouorI,oranyoneImetevercould,an’allferhalfthepay…An’nowthey’s got their fingers in ev’ry pie in town – all in the space o’ jus’ a fewmonths!

I tellya,boy, them folkain’tnat’ral,not likedecent,upstandin’Americanssuchasyoun’me!

…Hey,passmethatbottleaggin…”

Unknowndrunk,overheardinNuttal’sNumber10Saloon(DeadwoodCity,1878)

JoiningthisFactionmakesyourPossethemysteriousagentsoftheShadowDragonTong–asecretiveorganisationwithfingersinmanypies,andwhosewillisenforcedbylethalmartialartistswithasinisterconnectiontothespiritrealms…

OnlyChinesePossesmayjointhisFaction.

FactionBenefit:GuilaoTwo models in your Posse must become Guilao (‘Ghost-Men’) when you join thisFaction.

GuilaoMove6”,areSupernatural,Ethereal,androllanextraDieinaFightforeach‘1’rolledbytheiropponent.

However, theymayneverbegivenanyWeaponsexceptBows (even though theyarenotNativeAmericans),ThrowingWeapons,andCloseCombatWeapons.TheymaynotbegivenDerringers,theGuilaosticktotheancientmartialtraditionsoftheirancestors.

IfaGuilaodies,youmusthaveanothernon-HiredGunmodelinyourPossebecomeanewGuilao, as longasyouneverhavemore than twoGuilao inyourPosseat anyonetime.Anynow-unusableitemsarelost.

TheShadowDragonTong:Enforcer

FactionBenefit:TongTattoosWhen a Veteran or Hero member of this Posse Advances, instead of rolling on theAdvancement table they may purchase an Animus-ink Tattoo. This adds +1 to theirpersonalInfamy.YoumustalsopaytheappropriateDollarcostfromyourStash,andeachmodelmayhaveonlyoneTattoo.NoteanyTattoosalongwiththebearer’sSkillsonyourRosterSheet.

• Dragon($4):ThebearermaybreathemysticalflamesasaShootAction,oncepergame.ThisisaFireCorridorattackwithaRangeof4”.

• Monkey($2): The bearer rolls 2Dice and takes the best resultwhenmaking aSavecausedbyFalling.

• Snake ($6): If an enemymodel Disengages successfully from this model, theymustmakea5+SaveasiftheDisengageTestwasFailed.IftheTestwasactuallyFailed,theymustmakea6+Saveinstead!

• Tiger($4):Thebeareradds+2”totheirMoveratewhenonfootandifperformingaCharge.

SKINWALKERTRIBETHEMESThe Skinwalker Tribes are a loose confederation of various Native American Peoples,unitedundertheleadershipofthemysteriousShamanknownonlyasWhiteRaven–fromtheSioux,Pawnee,andCheyenneoftheplainsandprairies,totheBlackfoot,Seminoles,andCrowofthewoodlandsandmountains,andtheApacheandNavajoofthedeserts–amongstmanyothers.

These areoptional rules that allowplayerswith aSkinwalkerTribesPosse to furthertheme theirmodelcollectionsaround theseandmanyotherNativeAmericanPeoples iftheiropponentsagree.IreallydorecommenddoingsomeresearchonthevariousNativeAmerican cultures, as this is a complex and fascinating subject thatwe regrettably can

onlycover inan incredibly limited fashionhere–as always, feel free toamendormixtheserulesorevencomeupwithyourown!..

Youmustdecideonone (andonlyone!)ThemebeforebuildingyourPosse, and thiscannotbechangedbetweengamesifyouaretakingpartinaCampaign.

ThePlainsandPrairieTribesProudHorsemen

PlainsandPrairieTribesPossesmaybuyHorses–notincludingAppaloosasandsoon–athalfcost(roundingup),andmayevenbuythemforastartingPosse.

BuffaloForm

Insteadof choosing aWolf orBearForm, aPlains orPrairieTribesSkinwalkermaychoosetheBuffaloForminstead.TheyfollowallthebasicrulesforSkinwalkers,andgaintheBull-RushandToughSkillswheninBeastForm.

SpiritCreature:FlyingHead

TheWoodlandandMountainTribesSelf-Sufficient

Woodland andMountainTribeNovice andVeteranmodels treat theirGrit as oneRankbetter when making Nerve Tests (including Bottle Checks). So, a Novice counts as aVeteranifcalledupontomakeaNerveTest.

FriendstotheSasquatch

Woodland and Mountain Tribe Posses may take a Sasquatch as a Hired Gun! ThismodelfollowsalltheusualHiredGunrules,andisundertheplayer’sdirectcontrol.Ithasthefollowingrules,whichareslightlydifferenttothoseforanNPCSasquatch:

SASQUATCHToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$22 $4 Veteran

Special

40mmBase.Supernatural.Lead-Belly.Fearsome.GainsMeanand‘OrnerywhileShaken.Ignorespenaltyformovingthroughforestedroughterrain.DoesnotneedWeaponsorGear,andcannotbegivenany!RollsforInjuriesandAdvancesnormally.

TheDesertTribesElusiveWarriors

Non-HiredGunDesertTribemodels(includingBear-FormSkinwalkers)Move5”onfootinsteadof4”.

SpiritualGuidance)

ADesertTribesPossemayonlyhaveoneSkinwalkermodelinsteadoftheusualtwo.

However, oneother non-HiredGunmodelmust becomeaShaman instead and at nocharge.ThismodelbecomesanArcanist,andoneof their threechosenPowersmustbeBanish.

ShouldyourShamaneverdie,thenyoumustchooseanothereligiblemodeltobeyournewShaman.Theygain thebenefits listedabove inaddition to their existingWeapons,Skillsetc.

NEWCAMPAIGNRULESNEWSKILLLISTS

ThefollowingnewSkillListsareavailabletoallPossesfromallFactions.

RidingSkillsRIDINGSKILLSTABLE

D6Roll Skill Notes

1 ExpertRider Whilemounted,thismodelmayignoreroughterrainasitMoves.

2 Long-Rider Whilemounted,thismodelmayadd+D4”toitsMoverate,rolledbeforemovingthemodel.Onanaturalrollof‘1’ontheDie,themodelisthrownbytheirmountinstead–placeit1”awayfromthehorseandmakea5+Saveonitsbehalf.

3 LeapingDismount Whenitdismounts,placethismodelinanyviablepositionwithin3”ofitshorseinsteadofinContactwithit.Inaddition,thismodelmayDismountattheendofaMoveActionratherthanatthestartifyouwish.YoumayevenusethisSkilltoengageanenemymodel,followingallusualrules(Chargingetc)!

4 PiercingWhistle AsanAction,thismodelmaywhistleforitshorseifitiscurrentlyonfoot.ImmediatelyplacetheirhorseinContactwiththismodel,regardlessofwhereitwasonthetableatthestartofthisAction.Commonsenseshouldbeappliedregardingexactlywherethehorsecango,ifitcannotreachitsrider,itmustbeplacedascloseaspossibletotheirposition.Soyoucan’thaveyourhorsemagicallyappearonthethirdstoreyofabuilding,forexample!YoucanalsousethisSkilltobringbackyourhorseifitfledthetableearlierinthegame(thoughnotifitfellasaCasualty).

5 Trick-Rider IfShotat,thismodel(includingitsHorse!)benefitsfromCoverwhileitismounted.

6 Cavalryman ThismodelignoresallenemymodelsthatareonfootwhenitMoveswhilemounted,butcannotendaMovewithin1”ofanenemyunlessitisdeliberatelyengagingthem.Inaddition,whilemountedthismodelgainsanextra+1DieModifierwhenChargingaDefenderonfoot(forabonusof+2!).

LeadershipSkillsThese Skills are unusual, in that only your Posse’s Boss may use them. If a modelsomehowstopsbeingyourBoss foranyreasonbut isstillpartofyourPosse, then theymaynolongerusetheseSkills!

LEADERSHIPSKILLSTABLE

D6Roll Skill Notes

1 Strategist Atthestartofeachgameinvolvingthismodel,afternormalDeploymentiscompletedyoumayimmediatelyre-deployuptohalfofyourmodelsthatarecurrentlyonthetable,followingtheusualDeploymentrulesfortheScenario.WheremultipleopposingPosseshaveamodelwiththisSkill,theplayersmustRoll-Offwiththewinnerdecidingtheorderinwhichthesere-deploymentsarecarriedout.

2 Ruthless(Ifyouprefer,youcanthinkofthisas‘Beloved’!)

OnceperGameTurn,whenthismodelisAttacked(viaShootingorinaFight)andmustmakeaSave,youmayhaveanyoneunengaged,non-Downfriendlymodelwithin2”andLOStaketheSave(andanyconsequences!)instead.

3 Smarts WhilethismodelleadsyourPosse,youmayadd+1totheresultofanyandallRoll-Offsyoumakeagainsttheopposingplayer(s).Thisappliesbothbeforeandduringagame!

4 Disciplinarian ThismodelmaychoosetoautomaticallypassorFailthefirstBottleCheckitmakesonbehalfofitsPosseineachGame.

5 Motivator OnceperActivation,thismodelmayspendanActionto‘motivate’avisiblefriendlymodelwithin6”.ThemotivatedmodelimmediatelyperformsafreeMoveAction,followingallusualrulesforCharging–itdoesnotreceiveaDonemarkeraftermakingthisAction,andyoumayevenusethisSkillonamodelthatisalreadymarkedasDone.ThemotivatedmodelmaynotusetheSlickSkill,andaShakenAccursedoftheForsakenFactiondoesnothavetoTesttoseeifitbecomesfrenzied!

6 Tactician DuringeachDrawPhase,youmaydrawanextracardthannormalfromyourDeckifyouwish,aslongasthismodelisonthetableandnotDown.

TheForsaken:Sharpshooter

NEWGEARUnlessotherwisenoted,anyFactionmaySearchforand/orbuythefollowingnewGearinaCampaign.

ITEMPRICELIST

BasicWeapons CloseCombatWeapons

Musket $1 Spear $3,NativeAmerican&ChinesePossesonly

SpecialWeapons Sword $5

ThrowingWeapons $1 Two-HandedWeapon

$7

SupernaturalGear Coup-Stick* $8,NativeAmericanPossesonly

BrimstoneChalk* $6 HorsesandGear

Coup-Stick* $8,NativeAmericanPossesonly Warhorse* $15

Dreamcatcher* $25 *UncommonItem

TomeofBinding* $18 SupernaturalGearisonlyusedinaDracula’sAmericaCampaign,butisincludedhereforcompleteness.

VialofAnimus Cannotbepurchased,onlycreated

BrimstoneChalkRumouredtobecreatedfromashesgatheredfromthefirstcircleoftheAbyss,thisstickofblackchalkisshotthroughwithyellowishveinsandissaidtopossessalinktothathellishrealmandthecreaturesthatdwellthere…

AsanAction,theuserdrawsaSummoningCircleontheground–representthiswitha40mmdiametermarkercentredunderthem.TheCircleremainsinplayuntilanewCircleisdrawnbyamodelfromthesamePosse,whereuponthecurrentonedisappears.Whena

model in your PosseCasts the SummonArcane Power, theEntitymay be placed fullywithin theCircle regardless of its position relative to theSummoner – i.e., even if it ismorethan3”awayfromthemandoutoftheirLOS.

This Itemmaynotbeusedwithin theHuntingGrounds (whoknowswhatyoumightcallforth?).

Coup-StickTomost,thiswoodenstafffestoonedwithfeathersandothertrinketsislittlemorethanacuriosity. To the Skinwalker Tribes, these seemingly simple objects are imbued withpowerfulMedicinethatisthebaneofcreaturesfromtheHuntingGrounds.

ACoup-StickisaCloseCombatWeaponthatcanonlybeusedinaDracula’sAmericaCampaign.IftheuserwinsaFightagainstanEntityandstrikesthem,thatEntitysuffersa-1SaveModifier.

DreamcatcherThismysticalartefactissaidtocapturethesoulofamortalattheverymomentofdeathandreturnitsafelytoitsbody–completelyhealed!

AmodelmayonlyhaveasingleDreamcatcheratatime.If thebearershoulddie, themagicwithintheDreamcatcherreturnstheirspirittotheirbodyandthemodelsuffersnoilleffectswhatsoever.IfamodeldiesduetosufferingaduplicateLastingInjury,theyalsoignorethesecondInjury(i.e.theonethatwouldhavekilledthem).

A Dreamcatcher only has enough magic for one use, after which it is useless andremovedfromyourRoster.

TomeofBindingCopiedfromtheoriginalvolume–reputedlywrittenmanyyearsagobyEdwardCrowleyhimself – this book, bound in the leathery hide of an Abyssal Behemoth, can only befound in thepossessionof themostderangedofcultists.Within itsyellowingpagesarefound detailed descriptions of the myriad Abyssal beings the Grand Magister hasencounteredovertheyears–theirtruenames,habits,andweaknesses.Thereaderisbetterabletobindsuchentitiestotheirwill.

ThisItemmayonlybeusedbyaMagisteroftheCrossroadsCultFaction.

ItallowsthebearertohaveuptotwoSummonedCreaturesinplayatonceinsteadofone,but followingall other rules forSummoningasdetailed in theDracula’s America:ShadowsoftheWestrulebook.

VialofAnimusGathered at great risk from within the Hunting Grounds, Animus is highly-prized byArcanists and dabblers in spiritualism alike – however, such power often comes at anunexpectedprice…

A Vial of Animus is an item of Supernatural Gear which can only be given to anArcanist.Itcannotbepurchased,onlycreated,andmaynotbesoldon.

AnArcanistmayuse this Itemwhen it declares aCastAction.Theuserdiscards theVial and treats itsGrit as 1 Rank better for the duration of that Casting Test. AHero-Rankedmodelgainsa+1DieModifier instead.However, ifaMiscast isgeneratedyoumustrolltwoDiceontheMiscasttableandtakethelowestresult!

ThisitemmaybeusedincombinationwithaGrimoire,howeveryoucanonlyuseoneVialperCastingTest.

WarhorseWhetherthewell-trainedanimalsusedbytheUSCavalry,orthespiritedStallionsriddentowar byNativeAmericanBraves; aWarhorse is tough andwell-used to the chaos ofbattle.

CountsasaHorseinallrespects,buthasGritD8.

NEWHIREDGUNSUnlessnotedotherwise,anyFactionmayhirethefollowingnewmodelsinaCampaign.

BountyHunterPragmatic and ruthless individuals,BountyHunters come fromallwalks of life and all

have theirownstories to tell.ThisHiredGuncan represent agrizzledTexasRangerorscar-facedex-ConfederateOfficer,amongstotherdiversetypes!

BOUNTYHUNTERToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$18 $5 Veteran

Special

ThismodelhasrandomSkills,Injuriesandequipmentthataregeneratedimmediatelyafteryouhavehiredthem:First,randomlygenerate1GumptionSkill,andeither1ShootingSkillor1FightingSkill.ThenrollaD6todeterminetheWeaponloadouttheystartwith:1:Pistol,2:Rifle,3:Shotgun,4:TwoPistols,5:RifleandPistol,6:ShotgunandPistolFinally,rollaD4todeterminetheLastingInjurytheystartwith:1:OldWound,2:One-Eyed,3:Limp,4:Weakened

ExorcistExorcistsmaybespecialistmembersof theClergyorMedicineMenwithan instinctivepoweroverthedenizensoftheHuntingGrounds.

EXORCISTToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$11 $3 Novice

Special ThismodelknowstheBanishandSpirit-GraspArcanePowers(butisnotanArcanist).ArmedwithaPistol.

FrontiersmanMenandWomenwhofindithardtofit-inamongstthecrowdedtownsoftenchoosethehard, solitary life of an explorer out on the Frontier. They are constantly pushing theboundariesofcivilisationinsearchofnew,unspoiltterritories…

FRONTIERSMANToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$16 $4 Veteran

Special

AttheendofeachPurchasePhase(i.e.beforecalculatingyournewInfamy),youmayroll1D6onbehalfofthismodelifyouwish.Ona1theyvanishintothewildernessandareneverseenagain.Ona6youmayrandomlygenerateanewTerritory(seehere)andaddittoyourRosterifyouwishandareabletodoso.ArmedwithaRifle.

GatlingGunTheGatlingGun is amilitaryweapon that first sawuseduring theclosingyearsof theCivilWar.However,itcannowbefoundallacrossDracula’sAmerica–whetherbluntingtheattackofapackofvampirictownsfolk,ortakingdownarampagingwerebeast!

AGatlingGunanditsCrewareasinglemodelsharingone50mmbase,followingallthe normal rules for Hired Guns. In addition, the model cannot be given any otherWeaponsorGear,norrideaHorse!

GATLINGGUNTEAMToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$20 $5 Novice

Special 50mmBase,TeamWeapon,WallofLead(seetextbox).ArmedwithaGatlingGun.

GATLINGGUNSPECIALRULES:TEAMWEAPONTheGatlingGunanditsCrewcountasonemodelfor thepurposesofDeployment,Possesize(includingcalculatingBottleChecksandnumberofcardsinyourHand),Reactions, andActivations. In a Campaign, it also counts as a singlemodel whengeneratingitsInjuriesand/orAdvances.

AGatlingGunTeamcanperformanyof theusualActions,withaMoverateof3”andLOSbeing determined using the barrels of theGun itself and by the directionthey are pointing. However, a Gatling Gun can never Move to engage/Charge anenemymodel,nortrytoDisengageunderanycircumstances.ItcannotbeShoved.

Itmayneverclimborleap,nordragBystandersalong.YouwillalsoneedtoexercisesomecommonsenseregardingwheretheGunwillfit–sonomanhandlingitthroughwindowsoroverstacksofbarrels, forexample. It’saheavy-dutypieceofkit,afterall!

WhenTargeted byShooting, theGun always counts as havingCover (as theCrewinstinctivelyshieldthemselvesfromenemyfireusingthebodyoftheGunitself).

AGatlingGundoesnotsufferDamageintheusualway–instead,ithas4HitPoints.Each time it suffers a ‘Shaken’ result, it loses 1 Hit Point. Each time it suffers a‘Downed’result,itloses2HitPoints.Eachtimeitsuffersa‘RemovedasaCasualty’result,itloses3HitPoints.UponlosingallitsHitPoints,itthenfallsasaCasualty.

GATLINGGUNSPECIALRULES:WALLOFLEADAfter declaring they will fire the Gatling Gun but before resolving the attack, theplayermustfirstroll1D6:

WALLOFLEADTABLE

D6Roll Effect Notes

1 Ke-rack! TheGatlingGunsuffersacatastrophicmisfire,anddoesnotShoot–itgainstwoJammedtokensandcannotbefiredagainuntilbotharecleared.

2 Clunk! Somethinggoeswrong,andtheGatlingGundoesnotShoot–itgainsaJammedtokenandcannotbefiredagainuntiltheJamiscleared.

3+ Readytogo! TheGunfiresasnormal–seebelow.

Whenitfires,theGatlingGunprojectsaWallofLeadtoitsfront–imagineastraightlineextendingafull12”fromtheleftsideoftheGun’sbase,thendothesamefortherightside.ItmayhelptolookdownontheGunfromabovetodeterminethis.Solidobstructionsofgreaterthan2”high/wideblocktheWallofLead.

TheWallofLeadistheareainbetweenthesetwolines.

Allvisiblemodels,friendorfoe,whosecentreofbaseliescompletelywithintheWallofLeadareHitautomaticallyandmustmakea6+Save.

Any visible model within theWall of Lead but whose centre of base is not fullywithinit,orwhohavecoverof2”orlesshigh/wideinterveningbetweenthemandtheGun,areonlypotentialTargets.

TheGatlingGunTeamrolls itsGritDie foreachsuchmodel–aSuccess indicatesthatthepotentialTargethasbeenHit,asabove.

MediumAMediumisoneofthoserareindividualsactuallyabletoperceiveandcommunicatewithspirits. Though this is by no means an exact science, their ability to call upon suchsupernaturalhelpcangivetheiralliesanadvantage,andtheyaremuchindemand.

MEDIUMToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$10 $3 Novice

SpecialThismodelrollsontheVisionQuesttable–treatingarollof1asan‘Unworthy’result–beforeDeploymentineachgametodeterminewhatkindofSpirithasansweredtheircall.Attheendofthegame,theTotemSpiritvanishes.ArmedwithaPistol.

PinkertonAgentThemottoofthePinkertonDetectiveAgencyis“Weneversleep”–asthrallsofDracula,thiswasnevermoretrue!ThePinkertonsaremastersofespionage(particularlytheartofdisguise)andcounter-espionage,andiftherumoursarecorrect,arenotadversetoalittle‘moonlighting’forotheremployersbesidesthePresident…

PINKERTONAGENT

ToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$16 $4 Veteran

Special

Supernatural.Move6”.ThismodelisnotDeployednormally–instead,itisleftoff-table.StartingfromTurn3,atthestartofanyofyourSoloActivationsyoumaydeclarethePinkertonisrevealingthemselves–placeitanywhereonthetablethatisnocloserthan6”toanenemymodel–thiscountsasthePinkerton’sActivation,butcannottriggerReactions.Ifitdoesnotrevealitselfbeforetheendofthegame,thenitdoesnotcountastakingpartinthatgame!Untilitrevealsitself,themodeldoesnotcountasin-play.ArmedwithaPistol.

Spirit-WalkerASpirit-Walkermay be a talented Spiritualist orNativeAmerican Shaman –whatevertheirbackground,theypossesstheabilitytomovebetweenthematerialandspiritrealmsatwill!

SPIRIT-WALKERToHire Retainer Rank/Grit

$10 $2 Novice

Thismodelis,asthenameimplies,aSpirit-Walker.ItmayfreelypassbetweentheHunting

Special Groundsandthephysicalrealmasdescribedearlierintheserules.ArmedwithaPistol.

HiredGun:GatlingGun

VISIONQUESTS&SPIRITTOTEMSAnyonenon-HiredGunmodelinyourPosseofVeteranRankorhighermaychoosetogo

onaVisionQuestbetweengamesinthisCampaign.Justsowe’reclear,onlyoneeligiblemodelperPossemayembarkonaVisionQuesteachCampaignTurn!

ItmusthavesurvivedthepreviousgameandcannotAdvance,takepartinEncountersorSearchforUncommonItemsfortherestofthisCampaignPhase.

IntheAdvancementPhase,roll1D8onbehalfofthemodelontheVisionQuesttablebelowtodeterminewhichSpirit(ifany)becomesthemodel’sTotem–onceamodelhasfounditsTotem,itmayneverembarkonanotherVisionQuest!

NativeAmericanmodelsmaychoosetoaddorsubtract1fromtheirrolliftheywish.

Youcanwriteamodel’sTotemdownonyourRosterSheet,orplaceasuitablemodelortokenwith themduringplay as a reminder – these representationsusually haveno realpresencein-gameandcannotbeinteractedwithinanyway,nordotheycountas‘models’forgamepurposes…Butwhowouldn’twanttohaveaspectralravenorcoyotefollowingtheirmodelsaround?

VISIONQUESTTABLE

D8Roll VisionQuest Notes

1 LostintheHuntingGrounds!

Themodel’sSpiritiscastadriftintheHuntingGrounds,orisdevouredbyaravenousEntity–eitherway,themodelisdeadandremovedfromyourRoster!

2 Unworthy ThemodeldoesnotfinditsSpiritTotemthistime,butmaytryagaininfuture.

3 WolfSpirit WhenitenterstheHuntingGrounds,aWolfSpiritappearsinContactwiththismodelbutnotanyenemies.ItcountsaspartofyourPosse,butdoesnotaddacardtoyourHandorcounttowardsBottleChecks.ItdisappearsifitwouldleavetheHuntingGrounds.Ifits‘master’leavestheHuntingGrounds,itwilldisappearandreturnthenexttimethismodelenterstheHuntingGrounds–evenifitpreviouslyfellasaCasualty.Theprofileisgivenbelow.

4 BearSpirit WhenthismodelenterstheHuntingGroundsaBearSpiritappears,followingalltherulesgivenfortheWolfSpirit,above.

5 CoyoteSpirit ThismodelbecomesaSpirit-Walker.IfitisalreadyaSpirit-Walker,treatthisasarollof2.

6 RavenSpirit Whileitisinthephysicalrealm,thismodelmayseeandAttackenemymodelsintheHuntingGrounds.Similarly,whileintheHuntingGroundsitmayseeandAttackenemiesinthephysicalrealm.However,suchmodelsmayalsoseeandAttackthismodel!AllotherrulesformodelswithSpiritTokensapply.

7 AncestorSpirit ThismodelisprotectedbythespiritofanAncestor.EachtimeitsuccessfullymakesaSaveagainstaShootingorFightingattackandrollsthemaximumnumberpossible(forexample,atenonaD10),itsattackermustimmediatelymakea5+Save.

8 HorseSpirit ThismodelgainsaSpiritHorsewithaMoverateof6”.Thishorsecanneverbetruly‘killed’andisalwaysavailabletoitsownerineachgame,butfollowsalltheotherrulesforHorses.Inaddition,theHorse(anditsrider,whilemounted)countasEthereal.

WOLFSPIRITBaseSize Move Grit Special

25mm 6” D6 Supernatural.Entity.

BEARSPIRITBaseSize Move Grit Special

40mm 4” D8 Supernatural.Entity.Fearsome.

INDIANTERRITORYENCOUNTERSWhen playing in a Campaign set within the Indian Territory (as agreed upon by theplayersbefore starting theCampaign),youmustgenerateEncounters from the lists thatfollow.

TWOOFAKINDENCOUNTERSTABLE

TwoofaKind Encounter Notes

1 Raid! Screamscarrytowardsyouonthewind,andyouracetoinvestigate–youcomeuponaburninghomestead,whosebloodiedandterrifiedoccupantsareencircledbywildlywhoopingwarriors!SkinwalkerTribePossesmayjointheraid,earning+1InfamyonaD6scoreof4+.OtherPossesmayleavethevictimstotheirfate(inwhichcasetheEncounterendsnow)ortrytorescuethem.Ifarescueisattempted,1randommodelinyourPossemustrollforInjurybutyouearn$10fromthegratefulSettlers.

2 SacredGround Atinglingsensationofwildpowerfillsyouasyoucrossthisareaofwilderness.YoumusttrytoappeasetheSpiritsinhabitingthisholyplace.RollaD6,adding1totheresultifyouareaSkinwalkerTribePosse,ona4+theSpiritsarepleased–D3modelsofyourchoicestartthenextgamewithaBlesstoken(seetheBlessArcanePower).Onascoreof3orlesstheSpiritsareangered–D3modelsofyourchoicemuststartthenextgamewithaCursetoken(seetheCurseArcanePower).

3 OpenRange Aherdofcattlecomesovertheridge,accompaniedbytwotired-lookingCowboys.Theylookliketheycoulduseahand…Ifyouwish,youmaysenduptotwonon-SupernaturalmodelstojointheCowboysonthetrailinanattempttogetthesebeevestothenearesttown.Ifyoudo,choosethe‘volunteers’androllaD3.ThenominatedmodelsmustmissanumberofCampaignTurns(startingfromthenextone)equaltothenumberrolled,butforeachCampaignTurnmissedinthiswayeachmodelearnsyou$D5andgrantsthem+1EXP,addedtoyourStashwhentheyreturntoyourPosse.WhileonthisleaveofabsencetheystillcounttowardsyourPosse’smaximumsize!

4 Aftermath Youstumbleacrossthesmoulderingruinsofasmallhomestead.Thepreviousoccupantsarenowheretobeseen…Siftingthroughtheruinsearnsyou$D6.

5 LostintheHuntingGrounds!

Somehow,amemberofyourPossegetsseparatedfromtheircomradesintheHuntingGrounds.RandomlyselectasurvivingmodelinyourPosse.ThismodelmustmisstherestofthisCampaignTurnandthewholeofthenext.Thismodeldoeshoweverearn+D3EXPfortheexperience!

6 WarringTribes YourPossehasinadvertentlyfoundthemselvessweptupinagreatbattlebetweenrivaltribes!YourPossemusteitherfleelikecowards,orjointhebattleinfavourofonesideortheother.Ifyoudecidetofightyourwayoutthenthereisnofurthereffect.Ifyoudecidetoaidonesideortheother,rollaD6.IfthescoreisEven,yoursidewins–D3randommodelsmustrollforInjury,butyouearnD3+1EXPthatcanbedistributedasyoulikeamongstyourmodels.IfthescoreisOdd,yourchosensidelosesandD3randommodelsmustmakeInjuryrolls.

THREEOFAKINDENCOUNTERSTABLE

ThreeofaKind Encounter Notes

1 Convergence! YoudiscoveranareaofmajorConvergenceoutinthewilderness–thiswillgiveyourPosseavaluableedgeovertheirenemiesinthenextbattle!YoufindD3-1PortionsofAnimus.Inaddition,D3ModelsinyourPosse(ofyourchoice)maystartthenextgameDeployedalreadywithintheHuntingGroundsifyouwish.

2 WanderingMedicineMan

Agnarledoldmanhailsyouasyoutraverseawoodlandpath…RollaD6andadd+2ifyourPosseisoftheSkinwalkerTribesFaction.Onascoreof6orabove,theMedicineManofferstohelpyou–onemodelofyourchoiceremovesasingleLastingInjuryitiscurrentlysuffering.

3 CollapsedMine! WhiletravellingthrougharockyareaofIndianTerritory,youhearmuffledshoutsforhelp.Followingthesounds,youcomeacrossaraggedProspectordesperatelyclawingatahugepileoffallenstone–heshoutsthattherewasacave-inandhisfellowminersarenowtrappedsomewhereunderitall!Youcansendupto4modelsfromyourPossetohelpoutifyouwish.Eachsuchmodelshouldroll1GritDie–onaFailuretheyfailtorescueanyone–iftheyrolleda1thentheyalsocauseafurthercollapseandmustrollforInjuryinaddition.OnaSuccesstheyrescueatrappedminer–ifyourolledthemaximumpossiblescorethentheyrescuetwominers!Earn$D3foreachmineryourescue.Ifyourescue3ormoreminersintotalyoualsoearn+1Infamy.

4 GoodHunting ThisareaofIndianTerritoryisrichwithabundantgameofallkinds…Youearnanextra$D8fromhuntingthevariousanimalsfoundinthearea.Onarollof1thenarandommodelrunsafoulofaGrizzlyorsomeotherpredator,andmustrollforInjury!

5 AbyssalAttack! DuringaforayintotheHuntingGrounds,yourPosseisattackedasiffromnowherebyraveningAbyssalEntities!Afteraferociousbattle,youmanagetodrivethecreaturesaway.RollaD3.ThismanyrandomlyselectedmodelsfromyourPossemustrollforInjuryimmediately.However,eachofthesemodelsgains1EXP(shouldtheysurvive,ofcourse!).

6 LostSettlers WhileexploringtheHuntingGrounds,youcomeacrossasmallgroupofbewilderedfolkwanderinginthedarkness–theyseemtohavenoideaofwheretheyareorhowtheygothere!Youmaydecidetoabandonthemtotheirfate,orescortthemtosafetyinthephysicalrealm.Ifyouabandonthem,thereisnoeffect(thoughhopefullyyourBosslosessomesleepoverthisdecision!).Ifyoudecidetorescuethem,rollaD6:1:the‘Settlers’turnouttobeTricksterSpiritsindisguiseandD3randommodelsinyourPossehaveaCursetoken(seetheCurseArcanePowerinthemainrulebookfordetails)atthestartofyournextgame.2–3:the‘Settlers’vanishwithmockinglaughter,butthereisnoothereffect.4–5:theSettlersaregenuine,andincrediblygratefulfortherescue!Youearn$D10+2,and+1Infamy.6:the‘Settlers’turnouttobeTricksterSpiritsindisguise–takingalikingtoyourPosse,theyleadthemtoanareaofrawEctoplasmbeforevanishing–addD3PortionsofAnimustoyourStash.

FOUROFAKINDENCOUNTERSTABLE

FourofaKind Encounter Notes

1 Trainwreck Followingathickplumeofoilysmoke,youcomeacrossaterriblesceneofdestruction–alocomotiveliesruinedonitssidebybuckledrails,andtatteredbodiesarestrewnaboutthewreckage.Youmaysendupto3modelstoinvestigatethewreck–rollaD6foreachto

seewhattheyfind:1:Nothingofvalue.2–3:Sundrysmallgoodsworth$D6.4–5:Valuablecargoworth$D8.6:Asurvivor–uponescortingthemtosafetyyouearn$D10fromtheirgratefulfamily!

2 NewTerritory! YourPossehasfoundanancienttrailleadingtoanunspoiltareanotyetmarkedonanymap!ImmediatelyrollaD6togenerateanewTerritory(seehere),arollof1indicatesBadlands,a2–5indicatesFarmland,anda6meansyoudiscoveranewClaim.

3 CuriousSpirit. AsyourPosseventuresintotheHuntingGrounds,acuriousSpirittakesasuddenandinexplicableinterestinoneofyourcomrades…RandomlyselectamodelinyourPossethatdoesnotalreadyhaveaSpiritTotem.RollontheVisionQuesttableforthatmodel,re-rollingresultsof1or2untilyourolla3orbetter–theyimmediatelygaintheappropriateSpiritTotem!

4 NativeAmericanSettlement

Non-SkinwalkerPossesmustrollaD6–iftheresultisanOddnumber,orregardlessofyourrollifyouareaCrossroadsCultPosse,thenthelocalstakeexceptiontoyourintrusionandchaseyouaway.IftheresultisEven,thevillagersarehappytotrade.YoumaySell-OnuptothreeunwantedWeaponsatfullpriceratherthanhalf(forexampleyoucansellaRiflefor$5ratherthan$2).IfyouareaSkinwalkerPossethenyoumayalsoPurchaseoneofthefollowingitems/WeaponsathalfthenormalCost(roundedup):AppaloosaHorse,Bow,Coup-Stick,Dreamcatcher,Warhorse.

5 RailwaySurveyor AsyoucrossanespeciallywildareaoftheTerritory,youencounteranindustriouslookingmanfestoonedwithchartsandmaps.Afterabriefconversation,heofferstopurchasesomeofyourlandonbehalfoftheRailroad!Youmayremoveanynon-RailroadTerritoryyoucontrolfromyourRosterandearn$D10x5.IfyouareaSkinwalkerTribePosseyoumaykilltheSurveyorinsteadandearn+1Infamy.

6 RawEctoplasm InanespeciallydarkandforbiddingareaoftheHuntingGrounds,yourPossestumblesuponapulsingcloudofrawEctoplasm–averyvaluablefind!YoumaysendasinglesurvivingmodelofyourchoicetoharvesttheEctoplasmifyouwish.AddD6PortionsofAnimustoyourStash–ifyourolla1,themodelfallsvictimtoaSpirit-Eaterlurkinginambushnearbyandisdead–needlesstosay,noAnimusiscollected!Ifyourolla6,themodelcollectsenoughEctoplasmtoallowyourPossetokeepsomeforthemselves.AddaVialofAnimustoyourStash,inadditiontothe6Portions!

TerritoryOuton theFrontier, amanorwomanmust fight forevery scrapof land theycanget–whether against jealous rivals, Native tribes or just the harsh elements themselves,Territory is not just a place to live. It’s a symbol of status and a measure of yourdeterminationtosurvivewhateverthecost!InDracula’sAmerica,itcanalsorepresentanewlife;anewbeginningawayfromthewarandhorrorstalkingtheNation…

Small wonder, then, that folks will gladly put their lives at stake to protect what istheirs!

GeneratingTerritoryEachPosserandomlygeneratesfiveTerritoriesatthestartofaCampaignbyrollingaD10five times on the table below. It is possible to generate multiple copies of the sameTerritory.

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THETERRITORYCHARTTERRITORYCHART

D10Roll Territory Worth Notes

1 Badlands 0 Itmaybeaninhospitablespitofland…Butit’syourland,dammit!

2 Farmland 1 Notanearthlyparadisebyanymeans,butalittlehardworkwillbringreward…

3 Ranch 2 Aniceparcelofland,withplentyofopenrangefor

thecattleandhorses!

4 StagecoachRoute D3 Anicemoney-maker–ifitweren’tforalltheOutlaws!RollforeachStagecoachRouteyoucontrolattheendoftheCampaigntocalculateitsWorth

5 Outpost 3 Alittleoffthebeatentrack,butsomebody’salwayspassin’through.

6 Railroad D4 Ah,thewondersofsteam–ain’tprogressgrand?!RollforeachRailroadyoucontrolattheendoftheCampaigntocalculateitsWorth.

7 Settlement 4 Small,butperfectlyformed…

8. Claim D5 Onedaysoonyou’regonnastrikeitrich…Youjustknowit…RollforeachClaimyoucontrolattheendoftheCampaigntocalculateitsWorth.

9 Town 5 Nowwe’retalkin’!Alwaysnewfolkaroundtown,bringin’theirmoneywith‘em

10 Mine D6 Themotherlodeisrightbeneathyourfeet–youcanalmostsmellthewealth!RollforeachMineyoucontrolattheendoftheCampaigntocalculateitsWorth.

STAKINGTERRITORYBefore eachgame, everyplayer takingpartmustStakeoneTerritoryon theoutcome ifabletodoso.

Thewinnerof thegamekeeps theirTerritoryandalso takes1otherTerritoryof theirchoicethatwasStakedbyanopponent,addingthistotheirRoster.

InaTeamgameallPosses involvedStakeaTerritory,andeachPosse in thewinningTeamgetstochooseaTerritoryStakedbyanopposingPosse.Roll-Offtodecidewhogetsfirstpickofthespoils!

If there are not enoughTerritories Staked by the losers, then thewinners should justrandomlygenerateanewTerritoryfromthetable.

IfyouloseyourlastTerritory,youmustimmediatelygenerateanewoneatrandom.

ThemaximumTerritories a Posse can control at one time is ten. If youwould evercontrolmorethanthis,youmustchooseTerritoriestodiscarduntilyouhaveten.

WorthAttheendoftheCampaign(i.e.afterthefinalInfamycalculationsaremadeinthefinalCampaignTurn,butbeforeanoverallwinnerisdetermined)eachPossealsogainsbonusInfamyforthetotalWorthofallTerritoriestheycontrol,asfollows:

TotalWorthofTerritoriesyoucontrol BonusInfamyatendofCampaign

0–5 0

6–10 1

11–15 2

16–20 3

21–25 4

26+ 5

TerritorieswitharandomWorth(e.g.D6foraMine)rolltodeterminetheirvalueatthispointandnotbefore!

YOURHIDEOUTOne(andonlyone!)TerritoryonyourRostermustbechosenasyourPosse’sHideout.Ifyou loseyourHideout foranyreason, it isdestroyedandnotkeptbyyouropponent (iftheytooktheTerritoryoffyou).YoumustthennominateanewHideoutifpossible.

IfyouhavenoTerritories, thenext timeyouclaimone itbecomesyournewHideoutautomatically.

YoumayaddUpgradestoyourHideoutfromthelistbelowduringanyPurchasePhase.EachUpgradecanonlybetakenonceperHideout,andaHideoutcanhaveamaximumoffourUpgrades.

HIDEOUTUPGRADETABLE

Upgrade Cost Notes

Drinkin’Hole $15 Itmaynotbethemostsalubriousestablishmentintheworld,buteveryonelikesadrinknowandthen!ThemaximumnumberofmodelsallowedinyourPossebecomes12,ratherthan10.

Gamblin’Den $20 Fortunes(andlives)canbelosthere,ontheturnofacard…OnceperIncomePhase,youmaygambleupto$10fromyourStash.Shuffleadeckofcardsandrevealthetopone.Nowcall‘Higher’or‘Lower’(Acesarehigh),drawandrevealthenextcard,andcompareitsvaluetothefirst–ifyoucalledcorrectlyordrewanAce,youdoubleyourmoney!IfyoucalledincorrectlyoryoudrewaJoker,youloseyourmoney.

Tradin’Post $4 You’dbesurprisedatthekindofgoodsthatfindtheirwayouthereontheFrontier!IfyourBossSearchesforUncommonItemsinthePurchasePhase,theyalwaysfindatleastone.

Jailhouse $20 Whateversideofthelawyoufindyourselfon,havingasturdygaolinwhichtoholdprisonersisauseful–andoftenlucrative–asset.AllowsyoutoholduptofourCapturedenemiesandtakeBountyHunterJobsbetweengames(seehere).

Sawbones $8 Ifyou’refeelingpoorly,atriptotheDocswillsoonsortyouout–ifyousurvivetheexperience.YoumayvisittheDocwithasinglemodelsufferingaLastingInjuryineachInjuryPhase.Roll1D6–a6cancelsthatInjury,a1meansthepatientisDead.Anythingin-betweenhasnoeffect.

Contacts $12 Whetherit’srichfolksbackEastorshadydealersinbackalleys,youalwaysknowwhotogotogetwhatyouwantandattherightprice.OnceperPurchasePhase,youmayreducethecostofaWeaponorotherItemby$D3(minimum$1).

TelegraphOffice

$6 ThewondersofmoderntechnologymakesreachingoutacrosstheCountryaquickand(mostly)reliableprocess.Youmayre-rolltheDiefordeterminingyouravailableRecruitsduringthePurchasePhase.

LocalRag $12 Whenindoubt,alwaysprintthelegend!RollaD6onceperInfamyPhase–ona1,loseoneInfamy.Ona6,gainoneInfamy.Anythingin-betweenhasnoeffect.

Storehouse $20 Ausefulplacetostoreyourill-gottengains…Anytimeafriendlynon-HiredGunmodeldiesorleavesyourPosse,youmayaddtheirWeaponsand/orGeartoyourStash–itisnotlosttoyou!

TERRITORYEVENTSAftertheAdvancementPhase,andimmediatelybeforeresolvingtheIncomePhase,eachplayerwithtwoormoreTerritoriesrolls2D8.Ifanydoubleisrolled,aTerritoryEventhasoccurred.

Lookupthedoublerolledonthetablebelow

TERRITORYEVENTSTABLE

DoubleRolled Event Notes

1 NaturalDisaster! YourTerritorieshavebeenshatteredbyanEarthquakeorHurricane!Roll1D6perTerritoryyoucontrol.Onarollof1thatTerritoryisremovedfromyourRosterandreplacedwithaBadlands.IftheTerritorycontainsyourHideout,allUpgradesarelost,andyoumustchooseanotherTerritoryfromthoseremainingandstartanewHideoutthere.

2 Abandoned Harshconditions,restlessNatives,andmanyothercausescanleadtoTerritorybeingabandoned…RandomlyselectoneTerritoryyoucontrol,notincludingBadlandsortheTerritorycontainingyourHideout.ThatTerritoryisremovedfromyourRosterandreplacedwithaBadlands.

3 Raid! Yourenemieshavelaunchedasurpriseattackonyourbaseofoperations–thoughyoufightthemoffsuccessfully,thedamagemayalreadyhavebeendone!Roll1D6foreachUpgradeyourHideoutpossesses.Ona1thatUpgradeisremovedfromyourHideout.

4 Shortages Whetherit’sduetoabadharvest,aworker’sstrike,oralackofcustomerseasilypartedfromtheircash,timesareleaninyourTerritories…WhengeneratingIncomeinthefollowingPhase,yourollonelessDiethannormal.TheeffectsofthisEventlastonlyuntiltheendofthisCampaignTurn!

5 MarchofProgress Fewcanstandinthewayoftherelentlessadvanceoftherailroads…Randomlyselectonenon-RailroadTerritoryyoucontrol,andreplaceitwithaRailroad.IfthisTerritorycontainsyourHideout,simplytransferittothenewRailroad.

6 Settlers Afreshinfluxofhardyfrontier-folkseesthepopulationofyourTerritoryexplode.Randomlyselectonenon-TownTerritoryyoucontrol,andreplaceitwithaTown.IfthisTerritorycontainsyourHideout,simplytransferittothenewTown.

7 GoldRush! Therereallyisgoldinthemhills!Randomlyselectonenon-Mineornon-ClaimTerritoryyoucontrol,andreplaceitwithaClaim.IfthisTerritorycontainsyourHideout,simplytransferittothenewClaim.

8 NewFrontier AgentsinyourTerritorieshavediscoveredanewareathatisripeforexploiting.RandomlygenerateanewTerritory.Ifyoualreadyhave10Territories,thisEventhasnoeffect.

TheForsaken:TheAccursed

FindingAnimusMuch of the trouble currently consuming the Indian Territory can be attributed to thatwondroussourceofArcanepowerknownasAnimus.SinceZekeMatheson’sdiscoveryofthismiraculousnewfundament,thosewealthydabblersintheArcaneArtsbackEasthavebeenwillingtopayalmostanypriceforeventhemerestdropofAnimus.

STRIKINGITLUCKY

DuringthisCampaignthePossesareconstantlyonthelook-outforpointsofConvergencethatleadintotheHuntingGroundsand,hopefully,anew‘seam’ofrawAnimus.

WhenrollingforIncome,ifyougenerateanEncounteryoumayalsomanagetogatherone or more ‘Portions’ of Animus, which is added to your Stash before resolving theEncounter. The number of Portions found depends on whether you rolled two-, three-,four-,orevenfive-of-a-kind(alwaysusethehighestduplicate):

MultipleRolled Two-of-a-kind Three-of-a-kind Four-of-a-kind Five-of-a-kind

AnimusPortions 0 1 2 3

Forexample,Tonyrolls for Incomeandscores4,4,2,2,2.Thisgenerates$14Incomeandatotalof1PortionofAnimus.Hemustthendecidetoresolveeitherthe‘Aftermath’(double4)or‘WanderingMedicineMan’(treble2)Encounter.

SellingAnimusAnimuscanbesoldinthePurchasePhase.However,theexactamountitisworthvariesdependingonhowfloodedthemarketsarebackEast,andhowmuchofitaccruesthenew‘Animus tax’ imposed by the Government! The tax can always be circumnavigated ofcourse–butblackmarketeershavebeenknowntotakeanequallylargecutofadealer’sprofits, so selling the stuff (whether legally or illegally) is always fraught withuncertainty…

TosellyourAnimus,firstdeclarehowmanyPortionsyouwillsell,andmarkthemoffyourRoster.YoucanselluptotenPortionsinasinglePurchasePhase.

YoushouldthenrollaD10andmultiplythescorebythenumberofPortionsyouareselling–thetotalistheamountofDollarsaddedtoyourStash.

UsingAnimusInsteadof sellingAnimus, youmaydecide toprepare it for useduring agame.This isdone immediately after resolving Encounters in the Income Phase – simply remove aPortionofAnimusfromyourRosterandaddone‘VialofAnimus’iteminitsplace.

AnyamountofAnimuscanbepreparedinthiswaybetweengames,andeachPortionusedmakesoneVial.

OutlawsInfamy can be a double-edged sword – themore notorious a Posse becomes, themoregrudgingrespectandoutright fear theycreate in their rivals–and themoreeveryone isouttotake‘emdownapegorthree!

TrulyInfamousPossesbecomeOutlaws–huntedmenandwomenforcedtoekeoutameagreexistenceonthefringesofcivilisation…

TROUBLEWITHTHELAW

Aftereachgame(butbeforestartingtheInjuryPhase),thePossewiththehighestcurrentInfamyfromamongstthosewhotookpartmustrollaD10andcross-referencetheresultonthetablebelow.ThisistoseewhethertheirnefariousdeedshaveseenthemOutlawed.WhereseveralPosseshaveequallyhighInfamythentheymustRoll-Off,withthelowestscoringPosserollingtoseeiftheybecomeOutlaw.

OutlawPossesneverrollonthistable,evenif theyhavethehighestInfamy–thePossewiththenexthighestInfamymustrollinstead!

OUTLAWTABLE

DieScore 1 2–3 4–7 8–9 10

10orless Clear Clear Clear Clear Suspicion

11–20 Clear Clear Clear Suspicion SuspicionInfamy 21–30 Clear Clear Suspicion Suspicion Outlawed

31–35 Clear Suspicion Suspicion Outlawed Outlawed

36–40 Suspicion Suspicion Outlawed Outlawed Outlawed

45+ Suspicion Outlawed Outlawed Outlawed Outlawed

ClearThePosseisclearedofanywrong-doing,andthereisnoeffect.

SuspicionWhilenohardproofexistsofthePosse’scrimes,everyoneknowstheyareuptonogoodandthePinkertonsarekeepingacloseeyeonthem!

MakeanoteonyourRosterthatyourPosseiscurrentlyunderSuspicion–thenexttime

you roll on the Outlaw table above, youmust treat your Infamy as being one brackethigherthanitreallyis.

Forexample,myPosse’sInfamyiscurrently24–Iwouldthereforerollusingthe‘21–30’bracket.However,IamunderSuspicionsoIrollusingthe31-35bracketinstead!

Ifyouever rolla resultofClearwhileunderSuspicion, thenyourPosse isno longerunderSuspicion.

Suspicionisnotcumulative,ifyourollthisresulttwiceyouremainunderSuspicionbutthereisnofurthereffect.

OutlawedThePosseisrunoutoftownandbecomesOutlaw.MakeanoteonyourRosterandrefertothefollowingspecialrules.

OUTLAWPOSSESLifeasanOutlawmayseemromanticanddashing,but in reality it isaharshexistencethatmoreoftenthannotendsveryswiftly–andfatally!

OnTheScoutBeingOutlawedforcesaPossetokeepontherun,hidingoutinisolatedareas,andstayingaway from civilisation for fear of being recognised.AnOutlaw Posse is subject to thefollowingrules:

• Territory: Outlaw Posses may never have more than 1 Territory. Any excessTerritories(ofyourchoice)arelostwhenyoubecomeOutlaw.Ifyouwinagame,youmayswapthenewTerritoryforyourcurrentone ifyouwish–anyHideoutUpgradesonyourcurrentTerritorywillbelostforgood,however…

• Purchasing:OutlawPossesalwaysrollaD6ontheRecruitmenttableregardlessof theirBoss’Grit. Inaddition,OutlawBossesdeducta further1 from their rollwhenSearchingforUncommonItems.

• Bounty:TheBountypaidonOutlawmodelsisincreasedby50%,roundedup.

• Infamy:IntheInfamyPhase,anOutlawPosserollsaD6.Ona5+,theirInfamyincreasesby1–inthisway,thelongeryouareWantedbythelawthemorefearandaweyouinspire!

BloodMoneyThereisawaytocancelyourPosse’sOutlawstatus–payofftheauthoritieswithBloodMoney!

ThiscanbepaidatthestartofanyPurchasePhase,beforeRecruitmentoccurs.

TheBloodMoneypriceisequal toyourPosse’scurrent totalInfamy.Assoonasyoupaythisamount,yourOutlawstatusisimmediatelylifted(untilthenexttimeyougetinto

trouble!)andtheaboverulesceasetoapply.

ItisentirelypossibletopayyourBloodMoney,onlytobeOutlawedagainshortlyafterifyouareespeciallyunlucky.NobodysaidthatrunningwithaPossewouldbeeasy!

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BOUNTYHUNTINGDuring a game, a model that is Down can be Captured by an opposing model for itsBounty.NPCsandBystanderscannotbeCaptured.YoumayonlyCapturemodelsifyourPosse’sHideoutisupgradedwithaJailhouse.

CapturingEnemiesYou Capture a Downed enemy model by moving into Contact with them. They thenfollow the rules for dragging comrades, except the capturedmodel cannot beActivatedanddoesnotmakeRecoveryTests–instead,theysimplyremainDown.

IfaCapturedmodelnolongerhasanenemyinContactwithit,itisnolongeraCaptiveandrevertstotheusualrulesforDownedmodels.

CalculatingBountiesAmodel’sBountyisequaltoitspersonalInfamymultipliedby3.

NPCsdonothaveBounties.

Outlawmodelsareworthanadditional50%ofthisvalue,roundedup–seeearlierformoreonOutlaws.

Forexample,aVeteranwiththeGunslingerandMeanSkillshasapersonalInfamyof4.ItsBountyistherefore$12(4x3).IftheirPossewasOutlawed,theirBountywouldbe$18(12+6)!

TheRewardsofBountyHuntingAttheendofthegame,aCapturedmodelcaneitherbeturnedovertotheauthoritiesbytheirCaptor– inwhichcase theycountasDead,and theCaptorearnsDollarsequal totheirBounty,ortheycanbekeptintheCaptor’sJailhouseandransomedbacktotheirownPosse(orotherwisetradedforgoodsand/orfavours)atalaterdate.Itisuptotheplayerstoagreetheexacttermsofthisexchangebetweenthemselves.

TAKINGBOUNTYHUNTINGJOBSBETWEENGAMES

Asinglesurvivingnon-SupernaturalmodelinyourPossemaytakeaBountyHuntingJobbetweengames if youwish.This is declared immediately after the InjuryPhase– suchmodelsmaytakenopartintherestofthisCampaignPhase.YoumayonlytakeonBountyHuntingJobsifyourPosse’sHideoutisupgradedwithaJailhouse.

1:DeterminetheJobDifficultyThefirststepistodeterminethedangerrepresentedbytheJob,byrollingaD6.

BOUNTYHUNTINGJOBDIFFICULTYTABLE

D6Roll Danger

1–3 Simple

4–5 Average

6 Dangerous

2:DetermineanyComplicationsYoumustthendetermineiftheJobhasanycomplications–rollaD10:

BOUNTYHUNTINGCOMPLICATIONSTABLE

D10Roll Outcome Notes

1–5 NoComplication Noeffect

6 MayTheBestHunterWin! ThereisarivalHunterpursuingyourquarry.Beforecontinuing,rollaD6ontheirbehalfontheBountyHuntingtablebelowtoseehowtheydo.IftheycompletetheJobsuccessfully,thentheyfindthefugitivebeforeyoudoandyougetnoReward!

7 BringMeHisHead! YouwillonlyearnaquarteroftheReward(roundingup)ifyoubringthefugitivebackAlive.

8 IWantHimAliveandUnspoiled

YouwillearnnoRewardifyoubringthefugitivebackDead.

9 JustProtectin’MyInvestment…

Youremployerinsistsoncomingalong.RollaD6iftheJobsucceeds–ona1theydiedduringtheJobandyougetnoReward!

10 YouKilledMahBrother! Thisfugitiveisarelationofapreviousquarryyoubroughtin,andtheyareoutforrevenge!IncreasethisJob’sDifficultyby1.Forexample,‘Simple’becomes‘Average’.IfthiswouldtaketheDifficultybeyond‘Dangerous’,applya-2modifiertoyourrollontheBountyHuntingtableinsteadof-1!However,ifyousucceedinthisJobyournotorietygrowsandyoureceive+1personalInfamyforthismodel.

Atthispoint,youmaydeclinetheJobifyouwish.ThechosenBountyHuntermaystillnottakepartintherestofthisCampaignPhase.

HiredGun:Bountyhunter

3:ResolveTheJobIfyoudecidetotaketheJob,youthenroll1GritDieontheBountyHunter’sbehalf.

Add1 if the job isSimple.Deduct1 if the job isDangerous,unlessyourmodel is aBountyHunterHiredGun.

Lookupyourfinalscoreonthetablebelow:

BOUNTYHUNTERJOBOUTCOMETABLE

Score Outcome Notes

0orless Should’veStayedHome! TheBountyHunterisdeadandtheirbodyislostsomewhereinthewilderness–removethemfromyourRoster

1 Bushwhacked TheBountyHunterisambushedbythefugitive,andmustmakeanInjuryRoll.TheJobendsinfailure,regardlessoftheoutcomeoftheRoll.

2–3 ElusivePrey TheJobendsinfailure–thetrailhasgonecold!

4–5 Filled‘EmFullaLead ThefugitiveisbroughtbackDead–youearntheappropriateamount.

6–7 Took‘EmAlive! ThefugitiveisbroughtbackAlive–youearntheappropriateamount.

8–9 DangerMoney TheBountyHunterreceivesadditionalpayinlightofthehardshipstheyenduredonthisJob–rollaD6,andiftheresultisOddthefugitiveisbroughtbackDead.IfEven,theyarecapturedAlive.YouearntheappropriateReward,plusafurther$D6foraSimpleJob,$D8foranAverageJob,or$D10foraDangerousJob.

10–11 This’llMakeThePapers… Thefugitive(anotoriousoutlaw)isbroughtbackAlive,afteralonganddramaticchase–youearntheappropriateReward.Inaddition,theBountyHuntermodelgains+1personalInfamyand+D3EXP!

4:ThePayoffIftheJobiscompletedsuccessfully,comparethedifficultyoftheJobandtheRankoftheBountyHunter on the table below to determine the reward for bringing in the fugitiveDeadorAlive.

JobDifficultyBountyHunterRank

Novice Veteran Hero

Simple

Alive $12 $8 $4

Dead $6 $4 $2

Average

Alive $16 $12 $8

Dead $8 $6 $4

Dangerous

Alive $20 $16 $12

Dead $10 $8 $6

MercenariesItisnotuncommonforexperiencedgunhandstodoalittlebitofmoonlightingonthesideduring quiet periods – some successful Posses will even hire out their members as alucrative(butdangerous)businessventure!

HIRINGMERCENARIESYoumayhireoutoneofyournon-HiredGunVeteranorHeroRankmodels to anotherPosseasaMercenaryifyouwishandifthewould-beEmployeragrees.

However,someFactionswillsimplyneverworktogethernomatterhowmuchmoneyisinvolved–thefollowingFactionsmayneverhireMercenariesfromeachother:

• TheTwilightOrderandRedHandCoven

• SkinwalkerTribesandTheCrossroadsCult

• TheCongregationandDarkConfederacy

Furthermore,aMercenarywillnever fightagainst itsownFactionand/orPosse foranyreason!

UsingMercenariesOncehired,theMercenarycountsaspartoftheirEmployer’sPosseforallrulespurposesforthenextgame,exceptwherenotedbelow,andcantakenopartinanyothergamethisCampaignPhase.

After the game they will return to their own Posse, where they will earn EXP andotherwisetakepartintherestoftheCampaignPhaseasnormal(assumingtheysurvive,ofcourse!).

Mercenaries can never be the Boss of their Employer’s Posse, regardless of relativeRanks.

TheyneveraddtotheInfamyoftheirEmployer’sPosse.

APossethatemployedanyOutlawMercenariesthisCampaignPhaseadds+1totheirrolltoseeiftheythemselvesbecomeOutlaws,shouldthatbeapplicable!

AMercenaryusuallyfallsunderthecontroloftheirEmployer.However,iftheplayersagree then the owner of the model may control theMercenary for the duration of thegame.RememberthattheystillcountaspartoftheEmployer’sPosse!

MercenaryPayThestandardrateforaMercenary(evenanOutlaw)is$(3xpersonalInfamy)+costof

Weapons/Gear.ThisispaidbytheEmployertotheMercenary’sparentPossebeforethegameinwhichtheyaretobeused.

Playersmayofcoursemakecounter-offers(evenmid-game,ifeveryoneagreestosuchskulduggery!),settheirownrates,andevenagreetocompensationshouldtheirMercenarydie.Thisisalllefttoyourgroup’sdiscretion,butcanbealotoffunifplayedintherightspirit!

MERCENARYDRIFTERSIf you retire yourPosse, orwhenyour group reaches the endof aCampaign, youmaydecidetoimmortaliseasinglesurvivingmodel–notaHiredGunoruniquemodel(suchasaCrusaderoftheOrder)–asaMercenaryDrifter.

EachPossemaynominateasinglemodeliftheirplayerwishes.

Thesehard-bitten survivors have seen theworst thatDracula’sAmerica can throwatthem,andwillsurelyhavesometall(andterrifying!)talestotell…

ToqualifyasaDrifter,amodelmust:

• BeofVeteranorHeroRank

• HaveatleastoneSkill

Copy the new Drifter’s details onto a blank card (see here), including their Faction,LastingInjuries,WeaponsandGear,andcalculatingtheirbasehirefeeof$(3xpersonalInfamy)+costofWeapons/Gear.

Thesecardscanbekept toonesideandperusedbyanyprospectiveEmployer–youmayevenusethemfromoneCampaigntothenext.Inthiswayyourgaminggroupwillgraduallybuildupitsownuniquerogue’sgallery!

RecruitingaMercenaryDrifterDuringtheRecruitmentsegmentofanyPurchasePhase,youmaysendonemodelouttolookforasingleDrifter.Thisisachievedbyrolling1GritDieonbehalfoftheseeker,andonascoreof6orbettertheDrifterhasbeenfoundandagreestojoinyourPosse.Atthispoint,youmustpaytheirbasehirefee.TheDrifterwillthenbecomepartofyourPosseforthedurationofthenextgameonly,afterwhichtheywillstrideoffintothesunset!

WheremultiplePosseswishtohirethesameDrifter,theyshouldallrolltoseekthem.Thehighestsuccessful rollgets tohire them.If this isstilla tie, thedeadlockedplayersmust secretlywrite down a bid on a scrap of paper – this can be $0 if theywish.Thecompeting bids are then revealed simultaneously, and the highest bidder may hire theDrifter.However,theymustpaytheirstatedbidinadditiontotheDrifter’sbasehirefee!

Mercenary Drifters will never Advance or roll for Injuries after a game like normalMercenaries, they are semi-legendary figureswho have achieved a kind of immortalityandwillresetbacktotheprofileshownontheircardaftereverygame.

NARRATIVECAMPAIGN

PlayingaNarrativeCampaignIf you are playing the Scenarios in this book as part of the larger ongoing narrative ofDracula’sAmerica,thenthefirstthingyouandyourfellowplayersmustdoisdecideyourPosse’s allegiance. Out here on the Frontier there is no sitting on the sidelines – yourPossemustdeclareforonesideortheother!

AllianceofOrderPossesofthisAlliancearedeterminedtoupholdthestatus-quoinsomeformoranother.ThiscouldmeankeepingDraculainpower,retainingtheBalanceofthenaturalworld,orsimplyfightingtoprotecttheinnocentfromthevariousthreatsmassinginthedarkness…

AllianceofChaosPossesof thisAlliancewantnothingmore than to see theworldas it is come tumblingdowninflames!Theymaywanttocreateanarchyforthesheerjoyofit,orseektoinviteshadowyEntitiesintoourreality–perhapstheyarejadedagentsof‘good’whobelievetheendalwaysjustifiesthemeans?

Asyoucansee,anyPossecanbelongtoeitherAlliancewithalittleimagination.ThereasoncanbeassimpleasaPossebeingdupedbyitsshadowymasters–unawareofthecauseitistrulyserving!

Whereverpossible,yourgroupshouldhavearoughlyequalnumberofplayerswithineachAlliance,thoughabiasofoneortwoplayerseitherwayshouldn’tbetoomuchofanissue.

Ifyoushouldfindyourselfwithfewerplayersthanyoustartedwith(becausereallifedoeshaveanunfortunatehabitofgettinginthewayoftheseriousbusinessofgaming!),thenthegroupcanvoteforoneormorePossestoswitchallegiance(orsomebodycanjustvolunteer)andsoretainthebalancebetweenthetwo.ThisistheonlywayyoucanchangeyourAlliance during theNarrativeCampaign, and you should come upwith a suitablydramaticand/orentertainingreasonforyourPossetoturntraitor!

DESTINYPOINTSEachtimeyoufinishaScenariofromthisbook,youshouldmakeanoteofwhichAlliancethewinningPosse(ifthereisone)belongsto.ThatAlliancegains1DestinyPoint.

IfthegamefeaturedPossesfromonlyasingleAlliance,noDestinyPointisawarded!

Asyouplaythrougheachof theexpansionbooks,youshouldkeeparunningtotalofeach Alliance’s Destiny Points – at the end of the final book, this will determine theultimatefateofAmericaandyourchosenFaction…So,nopressure!

HuntingGroundScenariosInone-offgames,youmaydecide to roll1D8on this table insteadof theone from theDracula’s America: Shadows of the West rulebook to generate a random Scenario.Alternatively,youmayplaythroughtheminascendingorder(i.e.from1to7)asthefirstpartoftheongoingNarrativeCampaign!

IfyouwanttoexpandthescopeofyourCampaignevenmore,feelfreetointerspersetheseScenarioswithonesfromtheDracula’sAmericarulebook.Forexample,playinga‘Shootout’, followedby ‘TheGhostTown’, and then perhaps a ‘Fistful ofLoot’ beforeplaying‘TheKey’.Tellthestoryyourway!

AllofthefollowingScenariosusetherulesfortraversingtheHuntingGroundsgiveninthesecondchapterofthisbook.

HUNTINGGROUNDSSCENARIOTABLE

D8Roll/Number Scenario

1 TheGhostTown.Aspectraltownhasappearedinthearea,andisrumouredtohidelosttreasures.

2 TheKey.ThePossesmusttrackdownanelusiveSpirit-Walkerbeforetheirrivalsdo.

3 TheRescue.ThePossesenactadaringrescuemissionintheHuntingGrounds.

4 TheHuntforCuster.ThePossescloseinonCusterandmustchasehimbetweenrealmstoclaimhissecretsforthemselves.

5 MaximumConvergence.AstheHuntingGroundsbegintoleakthroughintothephysicalrealmonanunprecedentedscale,thePossesvietocontrolbothworlds!

6 The3:10toPurgatory.ASupernaturalTrainisracingdeepintothesecretheartoftheHuntingGrounds,carryingaterriblecargo–canitbestopped?

7 TheSpirit-Syphon.WiththesupernaturalenergyoftheHuntingGroundsbeingsyphonedawaybytheCrossroadsCultinordertopoweradangerousritual,theopposingPossesmusttrytopreventthis…

8 Player’sChoice!ThePossewiththelowesttotalInfamydecideswhichScenariotoplay.Otherwise,Roll-Offtodeterminewhogetstochoose.

SCENARIO1:GHOSTTOWNTheSkinwalker Shaman known asWhiteRaven has enacted a powerful ritual that hasweakenedtheboundariesbetweenourworldandthespiritrealmbeyond.

This has awakened the ‘Spirit-Walker’s Gift’ in a minority of hitherto unremarkablepeople,allowingthemtoperceiveandinteractwiththeHuntingGrounds.

However,thereareside-effectsofthismightyMedicinethateventhefar-sightedWhiteRavencouldnothaveforeseen…

For where the veil between worlds is weakest, the eerie terrain and hungry spirit-creaturesoftheHuntingGroundsareabletomanifest–albeitforonlyshortperiods–inthephysicalrealm.

One such instance of so-calledConvergence has occurred in the local area, and nowrumoursofanethereal‘ghosttown’trappedhalfwaybetweenourworldandthenexthavebeguntocirculatearoundthebustlingminingtownofDeadwoodonthebordersofIndianTerritory.

OfmoreinteresttotherivalPossesloiteringinthesaloonsaroundtown,arethestoriesoftheancienttreasuressaidtobehiddenwithinitsghostlybounds…

Set-UpSetupthetableasforanormalgame–thereshouldhoweverbefourbuildingsplacednofurtherthan8”fromthecentreofthetable.Theserepresenttheghosttown.

Ifyouareusingmorebuildingsthanthisthenyouwillneedtomarktheghosttownoutinsomeway!

Withineachbuildingoftheghosttown,placeaLootcounter.

SpecialRulesTheghosttown(andtheLootitcontains)startsthegameintheHuntingGrounds.

StartingfromTurn2,atthestartofeachTurnrollaD6fortheghosttown,ona4+allthe buildingswill shift from theHuntingGrounds and into the physical realm or vice-versa;alongwitheverythinginsideoronthem!

AnymodelcanpickupaLootcounteraslongasthemodelisinthesamerealmasthecounter.

SpiritCreature:AngrySpirit

WinningInadditiontotheusualVPscoringmethod,attheendofthegameeachLootcounterheldbyyourPosseisworth3VP.

SCENARIO2:THEKEY

As useful an advantage as using the Hunting Grounds for travel is, it is reliant uponidentifying and maintaining your control of those locations where the walls betweenworldsareweakest.

Thisisbynomeansanexactscience,andtheFactionsrequireamorereliablemeansoftraversingtheHuntingGroundstotrulytakeadvantage.

In recent weeks, rumours have begun to arise concerning individuals possessing theSpirit-Walker’s Gift, who are able to step between worlds at will. Having such usefultalentsattheirdisposalwouldreallygiveyourPossethedropontheirenemies!

Now,yourwearydaysofloiteringinthesaloonsofDeadwoodCityinsearchofmoreinformationhavefinallypaidoff.Anoldprospector,freshlyreturnedfromhisclaim,hasbeenoverheardtellingtalesofalonefigurewanderingintheBlackHills–ashamanwiththe ability to stepbetween the realms as easily as anormalmanmight step throughanopendoor.

Youresolvetocaptureandsecurethisvaluableassetatanycost–it’sjustashamethatyourrivalsarethinkingexactlythesamething!

Set-UpBeforeDeployment, place a single Spirit-Walkermodel in the centre of the table. ThePossesthenDeployintheusualmanner.

SpecialRulesTheSpirit-Walkerusesall the rules for InnocentBystanders, except that theycannotbeAttackedorusedasahumanshield.WhentheSpirit-WalkerwouldActivate(i.e.notifitisbeingheldbyanothermodel),rollaD6onitsbehalf:

• Onarollof1-3theyMoveexactlylikeaBystander.

• Onarollof4+theywillimmediatelySpirit-WalktoorfromtheHuntingGrounds–asapplicable–andthenimmediatelymakeaMovelikeaBystander.

TheSpirit-WalkerwillalwaystrytoMoveawayfromtheclosestvisiblemodelthatcouldinteract with it. For example, they ignore all models in the physical realm for thesepurposesiftheyareintheHuntingGrounds.

Furthermore,theywillneverleavethetableandwillstopattheedgeshouldtheirfullmovementtakethemoff.

Finally,theSpirit-WalkerisignoredbyallNPCs.

WinningInadditiontotheusualVPscoringmethod,attheendofthegamethePosseholdingtheSpirit-Walkerearns6VP.

SCENARIO3:LOSTINTHEHUNTINGGROUNDS!

ThePossesareloiteringaroundDeadwoodlookingfor troubleasusual,whenthe localseruptintofrenziedactivity–itseemsapartyofexplorersdisappearedintoanearbypointofConvergence,andhavenotbeenseenforseveraldays!

Though this is nothing new in recent weeks, what has everybody so agitated is thatamongst the lost party was amember of an incredibly wealthy family from back East(rumoured to be favourites of Dracula himself!). Their representatives arrived in townyesterday,andsince thenhavebeenmaking roundsofall thesaloons,making itknownthat theywillpayahandsome reward to the individualswhobrave the spirit realmandbringbacktheVIP.

Being braver (ormore foolhardy) thanmost, the Posses have struck out for the lastknown location of the lost expedition, little realising that something ancient andmalevolentisouthuntingaswell…

Set-Up

Before Deployment, place two Bystandermodels – plus one Bystander for each Possetakingpartinthegame–between4”and8”ofthecentreofthetable.ThesemodelsareLostintheHuntingGrounds.

They are placed Down and with a Spirit Token to show they are in the HuntingGrounds.

EachplayertakesitinturnstoplaceoneLostmodelatatime.

ThePossesthenDeployusingthenormalrulesforDeploymentZones.

SpecialRulesTheLostmodels takeno realpart in thegame– theydonotmakeRecoveryTests andcannotbeattacked.

Any model may Contact them and drag them as if they were a friendly model, asdescribedinthemainRulebook.ThefirsttimeaLostmodelisContacted,rollaD6–ona6, thismodel is also theVIP. If all other Lostmodels have already beenContacted orremovedfromplay,theremainingLostmodelisalwaystheVIP!

When amodel leaves theHuntingGroundswhile inContactwith a Lostmodel, theLostmodelis‘rescued’andimmediatelyremovedfromplay.

StartingfromTurn2onwards,aterrifyingSpiritCreatureknownasaSpirit-Eatermaymanifest in theHuntingGrounds, drawn by the scent of fresh prey!At the start of theTurn,rollaD6–ifthescoreisequaltoorunderthecurrentTurnnumber,theSpirit-Eaterappearsinthecentreofthetable.Seehereforitsrules–however,itisalsosubjecttothespecialrulesgivenbelow.

TheSpirit-EaterwillActivatealongwithotherNPCsbutwillalwaysMovetowardstheclosestvisibleLostmodel(orinarandomdirectionifthisisnotpossible).IfitContactsaLostmodel,thatmodel’sspiritisdevouredandtheyareimmediatelyremovedfromplay!If there are no Lost models on the table at the start of any Turn, the Spirit-Eaterimmediatelyvanishestohuntotherprey,andisremovedfromplay.

TherecanonlyeverbeasingleSpirit-EaterinplayatonetimeduringthisScenario–ifitisBanishedfromplay,rolltoseeifanewonemanifestsinthenextTurn!

WinningInaddition to theusualVPscoringmethod,eachLostmodelyousuccessfully rescue isworth2VP.IfthismodelistheVIP,youearn4VPinstead!IfamodelmanagestoBanishaSpirit-Eaterfromplay,theirPosseearnsafurther2VP.

SpiritCreature:SpiritEater

SCENARIO4:THEHUNTFORCUSTERRumourhasitthatCusterandahandfulofhismendidnotdieattheBattleofLittleBigHorn–CursedbytheGreatSpiritfortheiroutragesagainsttheNativeAmericanpeoples,theirtornandbleedingbodieswereinfactwashedintotheLittleBigHornRiver…

ThePosseshavediscoveredthattherumoursnowbeingwhisperedaroundtheminingcampsaretrue–CusterdidindeedsurvivetheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn–butheisnot

themanheoncewas.

ThecampfirehorrorstoriesholdthattheerstwhileGeneralisafflictedbyacurse,thatheandhissurvivingmentaketheformofmonstrousbeastswhenangered,thattheywalkbetweenworldsasinstinctivelyasanyShaman,andthattheymaketheirlairsomewheredeepintheshadowyrealmoftheHuntingGrounds…

Ifthisistrue,youmustcaptureCusteraliveandlearnhissecretsforyourself.However,itisunlikelyhewillcomequietly!

Set-UpBeforeDeployment,placeamonstrousSkinwalkerinBeastFormasclosetothecentreofthetableaspossible.This,believeitornot,isGeneralCusterhimself…Andhe’sreallyriled!

YouwillalsoneedamodeltorepresentCusterinhismuchlessterrifyingHumanForm.

Oncethisisdone,DeployyourPossesintheusualway.

SpecialRulesCuster is on a 40mmbase, hasGritD10 and aMove of 6”.He has theBull-Rush andFearsomeSkills.Inaddition,healwaysgainsa+2DiceModifierinaFight.

CusterremainsinBeastForm,andfollowsalltheusualNPCrules.However,hedoesnotsufferDamageintheusualway.Instead,hehas6HitPoints.Eachtimehesuffersa‘Shaken’result,he loses1HitPoint.Eachtimehesuffersa‘Downed’result,he loses2HitPoints.Eachtimehesuffersa‘RemovedasaCasualty’result,heloses3HitPoints.UponlosingallhisHitPoints,CusterisDowned.

Wheneverhe suffersanyDamage thatdoesnotDownhim,Custerwill automaticallySpirit-WalkintooroutoftheHuntingGrounds,dependingonhiscurrentlocation.

WhilstDowned,hetransformsintohisHumanFormandcanbegrabbedanddraggedlikeaBystander.However,heistoovaluabletobeattackedorusedasaHumanShield!

Unlessheisbeingheldintheabovemanner,thenattheendoftheRecoveryPhasehewillautomaticallyRecoverandtransformbackintohisBeastForm,butwithonly2HitPointsremaining.

Winning

InadditiontotheusualVPscoringmethod,attheendofthegame,thePosseinpossessionofCusterearns6VP.

SCENARIO5:MAXIMUMCONVERGENCECusterhasbeencapturedbytheCrossroadsCult.

Now,withtheForsaken’ssecretsrevealedtohim,EdwardCrowleyhasfoundawaytopullattheArcanethreadsthatholdthefabricoftheplanestogether–alreadyweakenedbyWhiteRaven’sritual,thebarriershavebeguntocrumbleandevencollapsecompletelyinplaces,allowingthetwoworldstomergefullyincertainareas.Needlesstosay,chaoshasensued!

ConfusedandangrySpiritCreatureshavebeguntoassailfrontiertownsinever-greaternumbers,andentirewagon-trainshaveinadvertentlywanderedintotheHuntingGroundsbymistake–theirunprotectedsoul’seasypreyforthehungryentitieslurkingwithin!

Somebody needs to step in and restore some order, before the Indian Territory isswallowedupbytheHuntingGroundsonceandforall…

Set-UpBeforeDeployment,dividethetableintoequalquarters.

Place 1Objective as close to the centre of each quarter as possible. These representportals to theHuntingGrounds. EachObjective can be represented by a 40mm plasticminiaturesbaseorotherappropriatemarker.

Two randomly-determinedObjectivesmust also start the gamewith aSpiritToken –theyarewithintheHuntingGroundsandcanonlybeclaimedbymodelsthere.

SpecialRulesAtthestartofeachGameTurnexceptthefirst,roll1D6foreachObjective:

• Ona1–3,theObjectiveshiftsintotheotherrealm,sofromtheHuntingGroundstothephysicalrealmorvice-versa,gainingorlosingaSpiritTokenasappropriate.

• Ona4+,theObjectiveremainsinitscurrentlocation.

WinningInadditiontotheusualVPscoringmethod,attheendofthegameeachObjectivethathasmore of yourmodels (Downedmodels do not count!) within 3” of it and in the samerealm,isclaimedbyyourPosseandscores3VP.

If an Objective has equal numbers of viable opposing models within 3” of it, it iscontestedandisworth

1VPtoeachcontestingPosse.

SCENARIO6:THE3:10TOPURGATORYThisScenarioisideallyplayedwithnomorethantwoopposingforces–ifyouhavethreeormoreplayersyoucanformupintoTeams.

Chaos consumes the Indian Territory – fromDeadwood City to the BlackHills and

beyond. The Hunting Grounds have begun to Converge with the physical plane to anunprecedenteddegree!

It is during this confusion, while his enemies are focused elsewhere, that the GrandMagister of the Crossroads Cult, Edward Crowley, has begun the final phase of hisdiabolicalplantoexploittheArcaneenergiesthatinfusetheHuntingGrounds.

Anewrailroadnowsnakesitswayacrosstheplainsbutthisoneisforgedofinfernalironandexistsintworealms.ThegossipsinDeadwoodspeakofa‘phantomtrain’whichhurtlesthroughthenight,drivenbydemons,andcarryingoffthesoulsoftheunwary…

Thetruthisworsethanthegossipscouldeverimagine(asisusuallythecase!).ForthisTrain,andtheothersthatruntheline,arecarryingArcanecargofromourworlddeepintotheHuntingGrounds.

Fromhisnewbase-camp inCuster’sold lair,Crowley is constructinga terrible,darkSpell thatwill consume the purestAnimus foundonly at the very heart of theHuntingGrounds,anduseittoempowerhisGreatRitualtenfold!

As the Posses converge on the location of one such Phantom Train, the speedinglocomotivebeginstoflickerinandoutofthephysicalrealmbeforetheirveryeyes.

ItmustbestoppedbeforeitcanreachtheHuntingGrounds,andCrowley’sdiabolicalplanscomeonestepclosertofruition…

TheForsaken:GeneralCuster

Set-UpDesignateonetable-edgeastheEasternEdge.

Runningalong thecentre-lineof the table, fromthecentreof theEasternEdge to thecentreoftheWesternEdgeisthetrack.Thisshouldbebetween2”and3”wide.

Place the Train on the track,with its front inContactwith the centre of the EasternEdge.PlacetheEnginefirst,andthen3CarriagesmovingbacktowardstheWesternEdge.

Eachhalfof the table(asdelineatedbythe track)musthavebetween1and3Terrainelementsinit.Terraincannotbeplacedonthetrack,insideanyDeploymentZone,within3”ofthetrack,oranyotherTerrainelement.

EachPossecanonlytakeuptohalfitscurrentnumberofmodels(toaminimumof3,

unlessthePossecomprises4orlessmodelstostartwith,inwhichcasetheowningplayerchooseshowmanymodels touse) in thisScenario.Theowningplayer chooseswho tobringtothisScenario.

DarkConfederacyRevenantscanbeused inaddition to theallowedmodels– thoughyouwillneedsuitablyundeadhorsesforthemtoride!

AllmodelsareassumedtoberidingastandardHorse.InaCampaign,onlymodelsthatalreadyhadaHorsebeforethisScenariomaykeeptheirsafterthisScenario!

Flyingmodels,andmodelswithabaseMoverateof6”ormore,maybeusedbutdonotgetaHorse.WolfSkinwalkerswillstarttheScenarioalreadyinBeastForm!

DeployyourPossesoutfromtheNorthWestandSouthWestcornersintheusualway.

SpecialRulesEventsandAgendasarenotusedinthisScenario.

AttheendofeachGameTurn,all terrainelementsaremovedafull8”straightback,directlyawayfromtheEasternEdge.Startwiththeterrainpiecesclosest totheWesternEdge,thenproceedtowardstheEasternEdge.

If any terrain piecemoves ‘into’ amodel, then they are pushed alongwith it in thedirectionoftravel.AmodelthatispushedoffthetableinthiswaymaynotreturnbutdoesnothavetorollforInjuryaftertheGame!

Terrain that is moved off the Western Edge is removed from the game but is thenimmediatelyrecycledbyplacingit inContactwith theEasternEdgefollowingtherulesgiveninSet-Up.Roll-Offtodeterminewhogetstoplacethisterrain–itcannotbeplacedsothatitisinContactwithanymodel!ItwillbemovedagainasaboveinthenextGameTurn.

Onceallelementshavebeenmoved,andfromGameTurn3onwards,rollaD6.OnanOddnumber theentireTrainandeverythingaboardshiftseither intooroutof thespiritrealmasapplicable.OnanEvennumbertheTrainremainsinitscurrentdimension!

EachtimeamodelMoves,ittravelsanumberofinchesequaltotherollofaD6+2–anatural roll of 1means themodelmaynotMove at all thisAction.This represents theuncertainconditions,thehorsestiring,etc.

AllShootinginthisScenariosuffersa-1DieModifierduetothehigh-speedsinvolved.HorsesmaynotbeTargetedbyanyAttacksinthisScenario–allAttacksmustTargettherider.

Models that areDownedare treatedasaCasualty immediately if theyarenoton thetrain.ModelsaboardthetrainfollowtheusualrulesforbeingDown.

AmodelmayattempttoleapaboardthetrainasanActioniftheyareinContactwithitbySucceedinga1DieReactionTest.FailuremeansthattheActioniswasted.Failureona1meansthemodelisremovedasaCasualty!

Successmeansthemodelisplacedinsidethetrain.Onceinside,amodelmayspend1Actiontoclimbupontotheroof.Ifyourmodeltraindoesnotallowyoutoplacefigures

inside,theywillleapstraightupontotheroofinstead.

It is possible for amodel to be Shoved off the roof in a Fight. If this happens, theunfortunatemodelisRemovedasaCasualtyimmediately!

Anymodel on a 25mm base and that is aboard the Enginemay TakeControl as anActionifnoenemymodelisalsocurrentlyontheEngine.ThismodelmayspendMoveActionstoslowdowntheTrain–eachActionspentinthiswaymovestheentireTrain8”straight back (measure from the rearmost carriage), away from the Eastern Edge. If amodel is Contacted by the Train during this movement, it becomes a Casualtyimmediately.

IfamodelgetstheEngineofftheWesternEdgeinthisway,thentheirPossewinstheScenarioimmediately.

WinningUnlessaPossegetstheEngineofftheWesternEdgeasnotedabove,thePossewiththemostmodelswithin3”oftheEngineandinthesamedimensionattheendofthegameisdeclared the winner. Models actually aboard the Engine count as two models for thispurpose,unlessDowned,thesemodelsdonotcountatall!

SCENARIO7:THESPIRIT-SYPHONDespite thebest efforts of his rivals, oneofCrowley’sPhantomTrains has reached theveryheartoftheHuntingGrounds,carryingitsArcanepayloadwithit.

Theresultingshockwaveofsupernaturalenergieshasbeenfeltinbothrealms,andyetmoredimensionalwallshavecomecrashingdown!Thosealreadywithinthespiritrealmnowfeelastrangepullontheirsouls,asifbeingdrawnelsewhereagainsttheirwill…

TheyarebeingdrawntowardsthedarkHeartoftheHuntingGrounds,wheretherenowstandsamonstrouscolumnofwrithingshadow,turninglazilyinplacelikesomeunnaturaltornadowithflashesofcrimsonlightningflickeringatitscore.

ThisistheculminationofCrowley’splansforthespiritrealm.Ahuge‘Spirit-Syphon’that isdesignedtochannel therawetherealenergiesof theplaceandfeedthemintotheCrossroadCult’sownGreatRitual–empoweringitsdarkmagictenfold

White Raven, horrified at the threat he has unwittingly unleashed, has sent hismosttrusted warriors (and some unlikely allies) into the Hunting Grounds in a desperateattempt to disrupt the spell binding theSyphon before the spirit realm is drained of allenergyandthecosmicbalanceisirrevocablydamaged!

Yet even as thesedefenders ofOrder lay eyeson theSyphon, theybecomeawareofdarkshapesformingwithintheeyeofthemagicalstorm–AbyssalEntitiesfeedingofftherawpowergenerated fromtheplunderedessenceof theHuntingGrounds,as thechainsbindingthemintheirinfernalprisonbegintoloosenandthencrack!

Opposing them stand the fanatical, hooded ranks of the Cult chanting the forbiddenwordsthatwillmaintainthespell’s integrity.Aroundthemstandthosedeludedmenand

womenwhohavethrownintheirlotwithChaos,theirweaponsheldreadytodefendtheirnewallies.

Thisisit–thefinalshowdown!

Set-UpBeforeDeployment,placea largecircularmarker roughly5” indiameter (anoldCDorDVDpaintedappropriatelyisideal)inthecentreofthetable,thisistheSpirit-Syphon.

TheusualDeploymentrulesarethenfollowed.

SpecialRulesNoPossetakesBottleChecksinthisScenario–thisisthedecidingbattlefordominationoftheHuntingGrounds–andeveryonemustfighttothelast.

TheSpirit-SyphonblocksLOSbetweenmodelseithersideofit,andprovidesCovertomodelswhollywithinit.

ItiscompletelyimpassabletoSpiritCreatures(i.e.onefromtheBestiaryinthisbook)andTotemSpirits(Wolf,Bear,andHorse).

Anyothermodel touching theSyphon in the physical realm at the end of anyMovemaychoosetoendthatActionintheHuntingGrounds,orvice-versa.GivethemodelaSpiritTokenasappropriate.

Inaddition,anyArcanistinContactwiththeSyphonwillalwaysgaintheeffectsofaVialofAnimusitemwhenmakingCastingTests.

Finally,beginning fromGameTurn4,at thestartofeachTurnoneplayer (itdoesn’tmatterwho)mustrollaD6toseeifanAbyssalEntitytearsitswayintothephysicalrealm(therulesforwhichcanbefoundhere):

ABYSSALENITITYTABLE

D6Roll Effect

1–3 NothingHappens

4 Hell-Hound

5 Fiend

6 Behemoth

Thesecreaturesareplaced in thecentreof theSyphon,and in thephysical realm.TheyfollowtheusualrulesforNPCs.

WinningAttheendofthegame,eachPossescores1VPforeachofitsmodelsthatiswithin3”ofthe Syphon, or 2VP for each of itsmodels in Contact with it. Downedmodels do notcount!

ThereisnootherwaytoscoreVPinthisScenario,soAgendasarenotused.

ThePossewiththemostVPswins.

IfplayedaspartoftheNarrativeCampaign,thentheAlliancewiththemostmodelsinContactwiththeSyphon(acrossallalignedPosses)attheendofthegameearnsanextraDestinyPointregardlessofwhoactuallywon!

CampaignAftermathIfyouwanttopreservethemysteryofourongoingtale,thendonotreadanyfurtheruntilyouhaveplayedthroughtheentireHuntingGroundsCampaign!

TotalupwhichAlliancecurrentlyhasthemostDestinyPoints,andlookuptheirentry–andonlythatentry–herefortheAllianceofOrder,herefortheAllianceofChaos.

IfbothAlliancesaretied,treatitasavictoryforOrder.

CAMPAIGNROSTERSCampaignTerritoryRoster

PosseName

Faction

HideoutType

HideoutUpgrade Notes

TerritoryType Worth

MercenaryDrifterCardsName Faction BaseHireFee Rank/Grit

Skills

MERCENARYDRIFTER

Weapons

Gear

Injuries

Name Faction BaseHireFee Rank/Grit

Skills

MERCENARYDRIFTER

Weapons

Gear

Injuries

Name Faction BaseHireFee Rank/Grit

Skills

MERCENARYDRIFTER

Weapons

Gear

Injuries

CampaignAftermath:AllianceofOrderCrowley’splanshavebeenconfoundedonceagainbytheAllianceofOrder.

However,astheSpirit-Syphonimploded,ashockwaveofArcanepowereruptedforthand shook the very walls of reality. Already weakened mystical barriers shatteredthroughout theHuntingGrounds,anda tideofAbyssalcreatures flooded in through thegaps.

It tookseveralweeksofdesperatefightingtostemthistideofevil–duringwhichanunlikelyalliancebetweenDracula’stroops,WhiteRaven’sSkinwalkers,andCrusadersoftheTwilightOrderfoughtagainstanddefeatedanAbyssalhordeintheso-calledBattleofDeadwood.ItwasdiscoveredthattheAbyssalswerenotseekingtoconquerthematerialrealm as originally feared but rather, they were desperately attempting to escapesomethingfar,farworsethatatfirstseemedcontenttolurkoutinthefarthestreachesoftheVoid.Something incalculably ancient and alien to even thedenizensof theAbyssalPlane…Somethinghungry…

Itwas not long before Arcanists and Animus-addicts throughout the world began tosuffer fromterriblenightmares inwhich tentaclesofshadowwrithedandamultitudeofalien eyes glared from the darkness of twisted dimensions beyond time and space.Doomsayersandapocalypticcultssprangupseeminglyovernightasawaveofmadnessand insanitybegan togrip thosesensitive tosuch things.Within thespaceof justa fewmonths,manyasylumsacrossAmericawereatfullcapacity.

The Alliance of Order desperately sought the source of this so-called Plague ofMadness, and eventually found it to be emanating from deep within the bayous andswampsoftheDeepSouth.

BravingthecursedundeadoftheDarkConfederacy,theiragentsdiscoveredthatmanypreviouslysubmergedruinsofcyclopeanarchitecturehadrecentlyforcedtheirwayfromthemurktothesurface,anditwasfromthesealien,weed-chokedstructuresthatthefoulPlagueofMadnesswasbeingemitted.

Anewthreat,bornfromCrowley’smeddlingwiththefabricofreality,wasrisingintheSouth…

CampaignAftermath:AllianceofChaosTheIndianTerritorysituationhasspiralledoutofcontrolandtheAllianceofChaoscouldnotbemorepleased!

With the Alliance of Order defeated, the Cult’s Spirit-Syphon quickly reached fullstrengthandsentasurgeofunfetteredArcanepowerpulsingthroughCrowley’snetworkof railroads, gradually eroding the already-weakened dimensional walls of the HuntingGroundsuntil,likethetidecrashingintoshore,thehordesoftheAbyssfloodedin.AcrosstheTerritory, thePhysical,SpiritandAbyssalplanesmergedandtwisted together intoanightmarerealmwheretheNaturalBalancecollapsedcompletely;atasteofthefullchaosthatCrowleyintendedtounleashupontheworld…

Thisgloriousanarchylastedforseveralweeks,untilevenDeadwoodCityitselfseemedto writhe like a wounded beast and hellish creatures roamed at will in the streets andalleys.Even themysteriousShadow-DragonTongmelted away into the shadows in thefaceofthisterror.

ForewarnedweeksbeforebyPinkertonAgentswithinthecity,Draculasenthistroopsto try to contain the situation inDeadwood and salvagewhat he could of the lucrativeAnimusTrade.ForabrieftimevampiriccreaturesandUSArmysoldiersfoughtalongsideCrusadersoftheOrderandferociousSkinwalkersagainstAbyssalmonstersandfanaticalcultists,inwhatbecameknownastheBattleofDeadwood.

Thoughthesituation inDeadwoodwasstabilised–albeit tenuously–by thisunusualallianceoferstwhileenemies,theforcesofChaoslookedonwithgleeatthemayhemtheyhadwrought.

And then something changed – something that even they could not have foreseen intheirmostderangednightmares…

The Abyssal hordes began to leave the physical realm, abruptly abandoning theirfootholdinthemortalplane.

Atthesametime,ArcanistsandAnimus-addictsthroughouttheworldbegantoreportterriblenightmares inwhich tentaclesof shadowwrithed, andamultitudeof alien eyesglaredfromthedarknessoftwisteddimensionsbeyondtimeandspace.

Awaveof insanityknownas thePlagueofMadnessbegan togrip those sensitive tosuchthings,andinthesuddensilencefollowingthedepartureoftheAbyssalcreaturesthenation seemed to hold its breath, as if awaiting some new calamity that it instinctivelyknewwascoming…

IntheDeepSouthitwasdiscoveredthatmanypreviouslyunknown,submergedruinsofcyclopeanarchitecturehadrecentlyforcedtheirwayoutofthemurkinthedarkheartofthe bayou, and it was from these alien, weed-choked structures that the madness was

insidiouslyspreadingacrossAmerica.

Whateverhappensnext,theAllianceofChaosstandsreadytocapitaliseontheensuinganarchy…

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