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GURPS Classic Deadlands: Varmints G U R P S D E A D L A N The West is overrun! Ever since the dead D rose at Gettysburg, vicious beasts intent S : on terrorizing people into the grave (and V right back out again) have plagued A R mankind. In the wilderness and in the M cities, monsters lurk. Unless someone TM I roots them out, humanity will surely GURPS Basic Set, Third Edition, N perish. GURPS Deadlands: Varmints Revised and Compendium I are T required to use this supplement in S provides everything you need to take a GURPS campaign. GURPS your GURPS Deadlands campaign into Deadlands: Varmints can be used the lair of the beast. Varmints has: with any roleplaying system. THE RECKONERS: ! Abominations – the Reckoners’ direct servants – like the terrifying Plague Rider. Written by MICHAEL SUILEABHAIN- ! Dozens of varieties of unquiet dead – mummies, WILSON zombies, ghosts, and many more. Edited by ANDREW HACKARD S ! Strange animals for every climate and terrain. Cover by T ALEX FERNANDEZ E V ! Entirely new creatures, such as the Hive Illustrated by E INNACLE NTERTAINMENT J Buffalo and the Phrenomesmeric Zombie. P E A GROUP, INC. C K ! Advice on creating and playing some of the S O West’s weirdest creatures – as PCs! N FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING PUBLISHED JANUARY 2003 G ISBN 1-55634-608-5 A M E S ® 9!BMF@JA:RSUOWWoY`Z]ZgZnZ` STEVE JACKSON GAMES Printed in www.sjgames.com SJG02295 6762 the USA G U R P S D E A D L A N The West is overrun! Ever since the dead D rose at Gettysburg, vicious beasts intent S : on terrorizing people into the grave (and V right back out again) have plagued A R mankind. In the wilderness and in the M cities, monsters lurk. Unless someone TM I roots them out, humanity will surely GURPS Basic Set, Third Edition, N perish. GURPS Deadlands: Varmints Revised and Compendium I are T required to use this supplement in S provides everything you need to take a GURPS campaign. GURPS your GURPS Deadlands campaign into Deadlands: Varmints can be used the lair of the beast. Varmints has: with any roleplaying system. THE RECKONERS: ! Abominations – the Reckoners’ direct servants – like the terrifying Plague Rider. Written by MICHAEL SUILEABHAIN- ! Dozens of varieties of unquiet dead – mummies, WILSON zombies, ghosts, and many more. Edited by ANDREW HACKARD S ! Strange animals for every climate and terrain. Cover by T ALEX FERNANDEZ E V ! Entirely new creatures, such as the Hive Illustrated by E INNACLE NTERTAINMENT J Buffalo and the Phrenomesmeric Zombie. P E A GROUP, INC. C K ! Advice on creating and playing some of the S O West’s weirdest creatures – as PCs! N FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING PUBLISHED JANUARY 2003 G ISBN 1-55634-608-5 A M E S ® 9!BMF@JA:RSUOWWoY`Z]ZgZnZ` STEVE JACKSON GAMES Printed in www.sjgames.com SJG02295 6762 the USA ™ ™ By Michael Suileabhain-Wilson Based on the award-winning Deadlands game by Shane Lacy Hensley Edited by Andrew Hackard Cover by Alex Fernandez ♠ Illustrated by Pinnacle Entertainment Group GURPS System Design ♠ STEVE JACKSON GURPS Line Editor ♦ SEAN PUNCH GURPS Project Manager ♥ STEVEN MARSH Page Design ♣ HEATHER OLIVER Production Artist ♦ JUSTIN DE WITT Art Direction ♦ PHILIP REED Chief Executive Officer ♣ PHILIP REED Chief Creative Officer ♠ SAM MITSCHKE Chief Operating Officer ♦ SUSAN BUENO Director of Sales ♥ ROSS JEPSON GURPS FAQ Maintainer ♣ VICKY “MOLOKH” KOLENKO Character Checker ♣ DEVIN L. GANGER Playtesters: Frederick Brackin, Joe Chaparro, Tyler Childers, J.C. Connors, Brian Hogue, Hunter Johnson, Kenneth Peters, and Ralf Tschulena GURPS, Warehouse 23, and the pyramid logo are registered trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Varmints, Pyramid, and the names of all products published by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated are registered trademarks or trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated, or used under license. “Deadlands” is a trademark of Great White Games (DBA Pinnacle Entertainment Group) and is used under license. Deadlands characters are copyright © 2001, 2020 by Great White Games. All rights reserved. GGURPS Deadlands: Varmints is copyright © 2003, 2020 by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. All rights reserved. Some art copyright www.arttoday.com. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal, and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. PDF: stock # 30-6762 • Version 1.1 – April 2020 STEVE JACKSON GAMES New Frontiers . 16 Weeping Widow . 38 Unknown Principles . 16 CRIMES AGAINST NATURE . 39 The Traditional Supernatural . 16 Animal Man . 39 Armageddon . 16 Animal Men as Player Characters . 40 The Truth . 16 Automaton . 41 Clockwork Tarantula . 41 2. Abominations . 17 The Poor Man’s Automaton . 41 Doom Cloud . 42 FEARMONGERS . 18 Patchwork Man . 42 Agent Provocateur . 18 Grafted Limbs . 42 Craftiness . 18 Patchwork Wasp . 43 Bogie Man . 18 NEW ABOMINATIONS . 43 Buffalo Man . 19 Bear Lake Monster . 43 Chinese Ogre . 19 Bookburner . 44 Chinese Ogres as Player Characters . .19 Bubble . 44 Dark Beast . 20 Feverish . 45 Demon . 20 Overseer . 46 Faminite . 22 Perfidious Mirror . 47 Gabriel Hound . 22 Phrenomesmeric Zombie . 47 Headless Horseman . 22 Phrenomesmerically Adjusted PCs . 48 Hoodoo . 23 Printer’s Devil . 49 Horned Serpent . 23 Saguaro . 49 Hunger Spirit . 24 Senescent Zombie . 50 Living House . 24 Uninvited Guest . 50 Muleskinner . 25 Night Raven . 25 Plague Rider . 25 Really Bad Dog . 26 Introduction . 4 Scarecrow . 26 About the Author . 4 Sin Eater . 27 About GURPS . 4 Terrormental . 28 Terrormental Black Magic Spells . 28 1. Characters . 5 The Thing Under the Bed . 29 ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND SKILLS . 6 Tomb Guardian . 29 Advantages . 6 Tommyknocker . 29 New Advantages . 7 Troll . 30 Disadvantages . 7 Uktena . 30 Skills . 7 Will o’ the Wisp . 30 TEMPLATES . 8 IMPOSTORS . 31 Buffalo Hunter . 8 Braincrawler . 31 Coroner’s Assistant . 8 Canker . 31 Dogcatcher . 9 Gaki . 32 Explorer . 9 Skinwalker . 33 3. Living Dead . 51 Field Researcher . 10 CORRUPTIONS . 33 Common Undead Abilities . 52 Guide . 10 Chupakabara . 33 ZOMBIES . 52 Trophy Hunter . 10 Earth Warrior . 34 Bloat . 52 Wrangler . 11 Flesh Jacket . 34 Plantagrito . 52 LENSES . 11 Crater Demon . 53 Mad Scientist . 11 Desiccated Dead . 53 Texas Ranger Wrangler . 12 Feral Walkin’ Dead . 54 Agency Exterminator . 12 Frozen Dead . 54 MONSTERS AS CHARACTERS . 12 Howler . 54 Monster Templates from Weird West . 12 Mud Man . 55 INTERESTED PARTIES . 13 Orphaned Head . 55 The Explorers Society . 13 Pool Guardian . 56 The Society as a Patron . 13 Raider . 56 The Twilight Legion . 14 Ratcatcher.
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