All of these "special" types come with some baggage from being what they are (in Hero terms think hunteds, honor codes, physical/mental disads) so being an otherwise normal guy with some skills and maybe a car or a nice gun is certainly an attractive option. Regardless, it is more than enough material to create a party with diversity and niche protection if that matters to your players. The only thing missing from this section from the old is rules for Cyborgs but they weren't in the old core book either. Even the Harrowed are openly accepted as a standard character type in this version which is probably appropriate although I do miss the old approach of it being a sort of prestige class you earn by getting killed. Once the "applies to everyone" material is handled, there are sections on each of the arcane backgrounds - Doomsayers, Templars, Sykers, Toxic Shamans, and Junkers. There is also gear, vehicles, and the specific setting rules for Hell on Earth. There is a section on character creation which is pretty standard for a savage worlds campaign book - edges, hindrances, other details relevant to the setting. There is also a quick tour of the wasted west - power groups, major towns, etc. This version covers in condensed from the whole thing with the Reckoners from Deadlands on up through the metaplot of the previous edition with the events of The Unity and the battle now known as the Harvest. I like it.įirst up is background and some history. While the old ones certainly stood out on the shelf (like a biohazard warning) the new look is more.
It's a step away from the lurid green cover with the comic book/indie album cover look and that's fine. In short: It's a really nice presentation of the setting.įirst, it's a full-color hardback with a mix of new artwork and familiar art from the earlier version. Some of us were wondering when HOE was going to get the full treatment and it finally arrived that year. In that time Savage Worlds has become a reasonably popular system used for a wide swath of campaign settings and Deadlands Reloaded has seen an ever-growing set of supporting material. The Unity for original HOE was released in 2002, this book was released as a PDF in 2012. The rebirth of Hell on Earth took about ten years.
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