There may be opportunities in Bullets and Belles for you to interact with a person or an object by using one of your skills. The object will marked with one or more skills, for example: Law Breakin’ 3. If your character card displays Law Breakin’ 3 or higher, you will be able to successfully interact with …
Bullets and Belles Character Background Questions
Please give yourself about an hour to fill out the character background questions. There are a few generic questions to help me know who has submitted what, but there are seven sections of seven questions each. These questions will help me incorporate your character into the plot of the game so you will feel useful …
Bullets and Belles Population Composition
For general information purposes, when you are planning and writing character back stories, you may want to consider the following population composition of the game setting. It’s pretty impossible to live in a racially homogeneous bubble. Racial Composition: White 40%Black 40%Native 10%Hispanic 9%Other 1%* *Note: Game plot will not be supporting “Other”, don’t get your …
Bullets and Belles Religious Composition
For general information purposes, when you are planning and writing character back stories, you may want to consider the following religious composition of the game setting. Also, while the numbers correlate heavily with racial composition, its not an exact correlation. Missionaries have been somewhat successful in the South after many years of operation and conversion. Religious …
Ghost Rock and the Great Quake
In April of 1863 a massive earthquake rumbled from Mexico across the West and into Canada. The quake caused sharp ravines to open. Additionally, mines and caves both formed and collapsed. Lakes and rivers flooded their banks and many religious individuals were certain that the end times were beginning. Criminals made use of these catastrophic …
Bullets and Belles Spell Slingin’ Rules
A number of the characters in Bullets and Belles are spellslingers. This means that these characters are able to summon and control various magical spell effects. These individuals are able to participate in rituals and study spells that they discover in game. Only individuals with the Spell Slingin’ skill may turn spell and ritual components …
Bullets and Belles Most Important Rule
The most important part of the game is you. You are an integral part of the story being told. You are connected to plots and to characters. While the GMs have written out some goals and contacts for you, those are by no means meant to be limiting. If you see something going on that …
Bullets and Belles Inventin’ Rules
A number of the characters in Bullets and Belles are inventors. This means that these characters are able to build and create devices and concoctions that have valuable in game effects. Characters with the Inventin’ skill sill begin game with some parts and blueprints. Only individuals with the Inventin’ skill can recognize useful parts and/or turn parts into …
Bullets and Belles Race and the Portrayal Of Race
Race and racism will be plot points and character elements in Bullets and Belles. The game is set in a town utilizing historical elements from American History and elements from the Deadlands Confederate South fictional source material. In the Deadlands source material and in American History, persons of color have been treated unfairly for generations. …
Character Organizations
The following organizations are available for players to join. Chances are, that if the GMs put them on this list- there might be plots that tie to them directly- so… make of that what you will. Additionally, you may want to keep an eye on this post because as player backgrounds come in and the …