Daddy s Boy
A Savage Worlds One Sheet"! By Dave Blewer
for use with Deadlands"! or as a Western diversion
The posse stops for the night at an isolated farm and find themselves smack in the middle of an unfolding
family tragedy. Use the Deadlands characters found on our Savage Website www.peginc.com or use your own.
the farmhouse s spare room. The boy warns
Gimme Shelter Iron Man
them to not go into the old barn it s dan-
Late one evening the heroes are on the During the night, those bedding down in
gerous and could collapse at any minute,
trail when they spot a farmstead miles the barn may make a Notice roll (at -2) to
 Pa will repair it soon . A successful Notice
from any town. Storm clouds loom over- hear something moving around in the run-
roll reveals that Sherilyn becomes visibly
head, threatening a massive downpour, down barn. Those in the house must make
upset at this, though she tries to hide it.
whilst welcoming lights twinkle from the a similar roll to hear Jamie sneaking out of
windows of the warm, dry farmhouse. Two the house.
Daddy s Home
barns, one fallen into disrepair, and pigpens
Jamie visits his father every night. Heroes
Rob Conway left the farm over a year
are silhouetted by the setting sun.
spying on them will see a small boy talking
ago, seeking work. Sadly, he was ambushed
Cowpokes approaching the farmhouse to a huge steam-powered behemoth armed
and killed by desperadoes, and somehow
are met by a wan, but pretty woman in her with a Gatling gun and a claw. If they inter-
his corpse ended up in the hands of Hell-
late twenties and a boy aged maybe 10, the fere, Jamie will try and stop them from at-
stromme industries.
boy struggles with a shotgun. They are Sher- tacking  his Pa . For its part, the automaton
Conway s brain was reanimated and
ilyn and Jamie Conway. Sherilyn is friendly, will do all it can to protect its son. Chances
placed within an automaton, one of Hell-
and offers the posse shelter for the night. are the fuss and noise will awaken anyone
stromme s powerful engines of destruc-
Jamie on the other hand, is surly, quiet, and sleeping.
tion. It was sent to guard his railway line,
suspicious.
only to be heavily damaged in a skirmish
The Retrieval Squad
Men folk are offered the barn for the
with a rival company. Somehow, the dam-
night, while cowgirls are offered a bed in As things are being resolved, the Retriev-
age awakened Conway s memories and he
al Squad arrives. There is one member of
started the long walk home.
the squad for each posse member plus two
He arrived only a week
more. They arrive in a large covered wagon.
ago, while Sherilyn was away
Their orders are to retrieve the automaton
from the farm. Initially Jamie
and  deal with anyone it might have been
was terrified by the looming
in contact with. They will hide under and
silent hulk even going so
behind the wagon for minor cover (-2 to
far as to unload his shotgun
attacks).
into it. Slowly father and son
Rob Conway will fight to protect his
learnt to communicate, the
family, but makes sure to stay away from his
Automaton by scratching
loved ones for fear of killing them should
messages in the dirt.
he explode.
Convinced the creature be-
Automaton (1)
fore him was his Pa, Jamie hid
Conway s (2)
it in the dilapidated old barn,
Hellstromme Industries Retrieval Squad
whilst he tried to figure out
(6)
how he was going to tell his
mother. Rob is reluctant to re-
Finale
veal himself to his wife, and is
The Retrieval Squad are intent on de-
content for now with his
stroying the automaton. Once they suc-
son s occasional company.
ceed, they retreat and return at a later date
Sherilyn has come to terms
to finish the job.
with the fact her husband ei-
ther abandoned his family or
If the Conway s survive the night, they
is dead.
must come to terms with what their loved
one became. Sherilyn is obviously shocked
Meanwhile, a Hellstromme
but accepts things given time. If any of the
retrieval squad is tracking
Retrieval squad escape, then the Conway s
their missing automaton, de-
woes have only just begun.
termined to bring it back.
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Rob Conway, Automaton
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d4, Strength
d12, Vigor d12
Skills: Fighting d8, Intimidation d6, Notice d6, Shooting d8
Pace: 4; Parry: 6; Toughness: 13 (4).
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Special Abilities:
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" Armor +4: Automatons have thick iron plating.
All you have to do is get
" Claw: d12+d8.
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" Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken. No additional
damage from called shots. Arrows, bullets, and other
the sample characters we ve
piercing attacks do half damage. Immune to disease and
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" Hardy: A second Shaken result does not cause a Wound.
" Run Dry: The automaton s gatling gun is out of bullets.
Want to check out the game
" Self-Destruct: If an automaton is Incapacitated, it
explodes in an area equal to a large Burst Template,
before you drop your dinero
inflicting 3d6 damage on anyone within.
on the book? No problem,
" Size +1: Automatons are considerably bulkier than a
amigo. Check out the Test
human.
" Weakness (Head): Attacks that target an automaton s
Drive rules. With the Test
head do normal damage.
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" Wounded: The automaton has suffered 2 Wounds.
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Hellstromme Retrieval Squad
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Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor
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Skills: Fighting d8, Guts d8, Notice d6, Shooting d10, Stealth
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Pace: 6; Parry: 6; Toughness: 6
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Edges: Rock and Roll
Gear: Gatling pistol (12/24/48, 2d6 RoF 2, shots 12, Armor
Piercing 1), 2 spare magazines.
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