The Homesteader
"It was a hard land, and it bred hard men to hard ways." -- Louis L'Amour

"If I owned Hell and Texas I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." - General William Tecumseh Sherman

For years, you worked this land, and made it your own.  It's a hardscrabble life, full of backbreaking labor and little reward.  But it's your life, and you'll be damned if man or monster will take it from you.

Stats

Choose one:

Cool =0 Hard +1 Hot +1 Sharp +2 Weird -1
Cool -1 Hard +1 Hot =0 Sharp +2 Weird +1
Cool +1 Hard +1 Hot =0 Sharp +2 Weird -1
Cool +1 Hard +2 Hot -1 Sharp +2 Weird -2

Basic Moves

You get all the basic moves.

Homesteader Moves

You get this one:

Bounty of the Land:  At the start of the session, if your Homestead is secure, roll + Sharp.  On a 10+, you have surplus on hand and available.  On a 7-9, you have surplus, but also choose one want.  On a miss, or if your Homestead is in chaos, your Homestead is in want.

And pick one:

Dinner Conversation:  When you sit down to have dinner with friends and family, gain Insight.

Hard Land, Hard Life:  When you roll to Act Under Fire, you can roll Hard instead of Cool.

Head of Household:  When you roll to help another character, you can roll Sharp instead of Hx.

This Is My Land:  When you are fighting for your home, gain +1 Armor and inflict +1 Harm.

Western Hospitality:  When you cook a meal for guests with all the fixin's, they get +1 Forward and you mark experience.

Homesteads

By default, your Homestead has
*15-20 people living and working on it.
*For potential work, a mix of rough farming and hunting.  (Surplus 1 Barter, Want: Hunger)
*A wooden house large enough for you and your family to live in relative comfort, and a few wooden outbuildings for farmhands and animals.

Any Surplus of Barter is your share of the Homestead's profits.

Choose 2:

*Your Homestead produces some manufactured crafts, like textiles.  Surplus: +1 Barter, Want: Idle.
*Your Crops are particularly Fertile.  Surplus: +1 Barter, Want: Locusts
*You large pastures for Cattle or other grazing animals.  Surplus: +1 Barter, Want: Cattle Theft.
*You have a secure and fresh water source.  Gain +1 to rolls for Bounty of the Land.
*Your House is well fortified, made of stone and well positioned.  Anyone trying to defend the house gets +1 Armor.
*Your lands have a clearly demarcated perimeter, with a sturdy fence, and your farmhands keep an eye out for suspicious activity.  If anyone trespasses on your land, you will be aware of it.
*You have a particularly large population on the Homestead, but that many mouths can be hard to feed.  Surplus: +1 Barter, Want: Famine instead of Hunger.
*Your Homestead is located on or near a functioning trade route.  Folk can spend goods to speed a thing on its way as if they were at a marketplace while they're at your Homestead.

Choose 2:

*You don't have a clean water supply.  Want: +Disease
*You have few farmhands.  Surplus -1 Barter, change Hunger to Anxiety.
*You owe protection tribute to a powerful Hardholder, or several warlords.  Surplus -1 Barter.  Want: Obligation.
*There aren't any actual buildings on the land, just a bunch of tents.
*Your Homestead is in the middle of nowhere.  Want: Isolated.
*Your Homestead's borders aren't clearly defined, and wind through difficult territory, making them hard to keep an eye on.  Want: Poaching.

Gear

You get one home defense item, and fashion suitable to your look.

Homesteader Special

When you and another character have sex, you gain +1 forward for the next time you make your   Bounty of the Land move.  If they make a move at the start of the next session, they gain +1 forward for one of those moves (their choice which one.)

And also introducing... THE BLACK HAT
"Can't you hurry this up a bit? I hear they eat dinner in Hades at twelve sharp and I don't aim to be late." - Black Jack Ketchum, Last Words

"A jail is just like a nutshell with a worm in it, the worm will always get out." - John Dillinger

"Listen, your job is to back me up, because you'd starve without me. And you, your job is to shut up." - Butch Cassidy.

These days, all a man needs to make his mark on the world is a horse, a gun, and a gang of thugs willing to do all kinds of foulness at the slightest provocation.  Fortunately, none of those things are in short supply.

Stats

Choose one:

Cool +1 Hard +2 Hot +1 Sharp =0 Weird -1
Cool =0 Hard +2 Hot +1 Sharp +1 Weird -1
Cool =0 Hard +2 Hot +2 Sharp -1 Weird -1
Cool +1 Hard +2 Hot +1 Sharp +1 Weird -2

Basic Moves

You get all the Basic Moves

Black Hat Moves

You get these two:

The Boss:  When you impose your will on your gang, roll + Hard.  On a 12+, all 4.  On a 10+, choose 3.  On a 7-9. choose 2.  On a miss, none of them, and someone in your gang will try to make a dedicated attempt.
*They do what you want.
*They don't fight back over it.
*You don't have to make an example of one of them.
*You don't have to pay them extra.

Liars and Thieves:  When you have your gang turn out their pockets and saddlebags for something, roll + Hard.  It has to be something small enough to fit.
On a 10+, one of your guys has just the thing, or close enough.  On a 7-9, one of them has something pretty close.  On a miss, one of them had it, but some asshole stole it.

Your Gang

By default, your gang consists of about 15 violent thugs, murderers, and reprobates with decent armaments, no armor, a couple of horses, and no fucking discipline at all.  (2 harm 0 armor gang small savage).
Choose 2:
*Your gang consists of 30 or so violent bastards.  Medium instead of small.
*Your gang is well armed.  +1 Harm.
*Your gang has solid armor.  +1 Armor.
*Your gang is disciplined.  Remove Savage.
*Your gang is self-sufficient, and does lots of raiding and scavenging.  +Rich.
*Your gang has horses enough for everyone.  +Mobile.
Choose 1:
*Your gang is loose-knit, with members coming and going freely.  Vulnerable: Desertion.
*Your gang is in significant debt to someone powerful.  Vulnerable: Obligation.
*Your gang consists of infamous criminals, with large bounties of goods on your heads.  Vulnerable: Reprisals.
*Your gang is fucking filthy.  Vulnerable: Disease.
*Your gang is unusually superstitious.  Vulnerable: Spooked.

Gear

You get 2 solid weapons, a horse, fashion, including Armor 1, and goods worth 1 barter.

Horses
Chose one of the following profiles:
Looks +1  Power +1 Spirit +1 Weakness +1
Looks +2 Power +1 Spirit +1 Weakness +2
Looks +1 Power +2 Spirit +1 Weakness +2
Looks +1  Power +1 Spirit +2 Weakness +2

Normally, your Horse's profile won't matter, unless you pick up the Born On Horseback move.

Choose its Strength or Strengths, as many as its power.
Fast, Rugged, Nimble, Smart, Loyal, Workhorse, Healthy, Fierce, Huge, Independent, Breeder

Choose its Look or Looks, as many as its looks.
Compact, Huge, Mangy, Deformed, Pretty, Sleek, Well-Bred, Awe-Inspiring, Scarred, Thin

Choose a Weakness or Weaknesses, as many as its Weakness:
Filthy, Fickle, Gluttonous, Horny, Lazy, Mean, Nervous, Picky, Sickly, Slow

Black Hat Special
If you and another character have sex, their Hx with you changes to +3, and they choose whether you gain +1 or -1 Hx with them.

(Yup, it's the Chopper.  Gang rules are a little different, and I think The Boss will be good for the longevity of some of its members.  Or maybe not.)

This is neat.

Savvyheads in general should be able to work on and heal non-biological Synthetics (or maybe all of them.)

'Hal' should be on the list of names.

I love that you kept DON'T FUCK WITH MY DOG.

That is all, interesting take- more along the Driver setup of things.

Introducing... The Siren

Beauty, grace, raw sex appeal.  How many will you lead to their dooms?

Stats

Choose One:

Cool +1 Hard =0 Hot +2 Sharp +1 Weird -1
Cool =0  Hard -1 Hot +2 Sharp +1 Weird +1
Cool -1 Hard -1 Hot +2 Sharp =0 Weird +2
Cool =0 Hard +1 Hot +2 Sharp =0 Weird =0

Basic Moves

You get all the basic moves.

Siren Moves

Pick two:

Artful & Gracious:  When you put on a performance or place your art on display in front of its intended audience, roll + Hot.  On a 10+, hold 3, on a 7-9, hold 1.  Spend all your hold to name an NPC member of the audience and choose one of the following:
*This person must meet me.
*This person must have my services.
*This person loves me.
*This person must give me a gift.
*This person admires my patron.
On a miss, you gain no particular benefit, but no particular downside either.

Black Widow:  When you Go Aggro, roll + Hot for NPCs and + Hx for PCs.

Fascinating:  When you have time and solitude with someone, they become fascinated with you.  Roll + Hot.  On a 10+, hold 3.  On a 7-9, hold 2.  They can spend their hold, 1 for 1, by doing any of the following:
*Giving you something you want.
*Acting as your eyes and ears.
*Fighting to protect you.
*Doing something they tell you to.
NPCs cannot act against you while you have hold over them.  For PCs, anytime you like, you may spend your hold, 1 for 1:
*inspire them with the thought of you; they gain +1 forward now.
*distract them with the thought of you, they are acting under fire.
On a miss, they know what you were trying to do, and do not appreciate it.

Silver Tongued Devil:  You can talk anyone into just about anything.  When you Seduce or Manipulate a person, you don't have to have any kind of leverage.

Siren's Song:  When you sing, anyone who does anything other than watch and listen is acting under fire.

Welcome to My Parlor:  You have a safe haven.  When you are in your Parlor, any move you use that generates Hold gets +1 Hold.

Gear:

You get:

One sexy little weapon, two items of luxury, goods worth 1 barter, and fashion suitable to your look.

Siren Special:

Whenever you and another character have sex, choose one of the following three options:

*Turn their sex move back on them- they use their sex move, and you use their sex move.
*Commit their sex move to memory.
*Use any sex move you've previously learned.

Introducing... The Lone Rider
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death.”
Revelations 6:8

There aren't many you can count on in this world.  But you can always count on your horse.

Stats

Choose One:

Cool +2 Hard +1 Hot =0 Sharp +1 Weird -2
Cool +2 Hard -1 Hot +1 Sharp =0 Weird =0
Cool +2 Hard =0 Hot -1 Sharp +1 Weird =0
Cool +2 Hard =0 Hot -1 Sharp =0 Weird +1
Cool +2 Hard -1 Hot -1 Sharp +2 Weird -1

Basic Moves

You get all the basic moves.

Lone Rider Moves

You get this one:

Born on Horseback:  When on horseback, you get the following:
*When you Act Under Fire, add your Horse's Spirit to the roll.
*When you Go Aggro or Seize by Force, add your Horse's Power to the roll.
*When you Seduce or Manipulate someone, add your Horse's Looks to the roll.
*When you Open Your Spirit to the Mystic Wastes, add your Horse's Spirit to the roll.
*When you Help someone, add your Horse's Power to the roll.
*When someone Interferes with you, they add your Horse's Weakness to the roll.

Then choose one:

Animal Lover:  When you Read an Animal, roll + Sharp.  On a hit, you may ask questions as if you had used the Read a Person move on them.

Change Horses:  You get two additional horses.

Iron Horse:  You get an extra horse that's special in some way- maybe it's a dead horse, a clockwork Junker invention, or even one of the four Horses of the Apocalypse.  Pick one of the following  profiles:
Looks +2, Power +2, Spirit +2, Weakness +2
Looks +1, Power +3, Spirit +2, Weakness +2
Make up an appropriate Strength, Look, or Weakness.

On the Trail, Forever:  When you breathe life back into your dead horse, it gets back up.  Add +1 to its weakness, and +1 to its Looks, Power, or Spirit (max +2).

Scrapper:  When you Seize By Force, roll + Cool instead of + Hard.

Wander the Wastes:  When you travel alone into the wilderness, roll + Cool.
On a 10+, hold 4.  On a 7-9, hold 2.  You can travel to any named location you've ever heard of, and spend your hold accordingly to alter the journey:
*You can travel to any named location, even one you haven't heard of.
*The journey takes you twice as fast as you normally would.
*The journey takes a single day. (3 hold)
*You can lead other people there (1 hold per person).
*You arrive in an advantageous position, take +1 forward.

Gear:

You get one trail weapon, fashion suitable to your look (including armor if appropriate), goods worth 1 barter, and a superior horse.

Superior Horses
Chose one of the following profiles:
Looks +2  Power +1 Spirit +1 Weakness +1
Looks +1 Power +1 Spirit +2 Weakness +1
Looks +1 Power +2 Spirit +1 Weakness +1

Choose its Strength or Strengths, as many as its power.
Fast, Rugged, Nimble, Smart, Loyal, Workhorse, Healthy, Fierce, Huge, Independent, Breeder

Choose its Look or Looks, as many as its looks.
Compact, Huge, Mangy, Deformed, Pretty, Sleek, Well-Bred, Awe-Inspiring, Scarred, Thin

Choose a Weakness:
Filthy, Fickle, Gluttonous, Horny, Lazy, Mean, Nervous, Picky, Sickly, Slow

Lone Rider Special
When you have sex with another character, roll + Cool.  On a 10+, they inspire you, you take +1 forward ongoing while fighting for them the next day.  On a 7-9, it's awkward, they get +1 Hx with you, but you lose -1 Hx with them.  On a miss, you ride away while they're sleeping.

Introducing...

The Gambler
"The only business in the world bigger than gambling is religion...but gambling is not nearly so corrupt."   - J. R. Miller
“You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away, know when to run
You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done.” - Kenny Rogers, The Gambler

Let lesser men gamble their coins, their chips, their papers.  You play the greatest game, wagering your soul.  The walls dividing this physical realm from the spiritual are thin now, and even a rake like yourself can perform 'miracles.'  It's all very simple really: project your consciousness into the mystic wastes, find a spirit, and cheat it out of its powers.  What could possibly go wrong?

Stats

Choose one:

Cool +1 Hard =0 Hot +1 Sharp -1 Weird +2
Cool -2 Hard +1 Hot +1 Sharp +1 Weird +2
Cool =0 Hard =0 Hot =0 Sharp +1 Weird +2
Cool =0 Hard +1 Hot -1 Sharp +1 Weird +2

Basic Moves

You get all the basic moves.

Gambler Moves

Choose two of the following:

Cardsharp:  In your hands, a simple playing card is a deadly and accurate thrown weapon.  (2 harm close, infinite)

Cardswarm:  Sometimes, a Gambler needs a distraction to make a speedy exit.  All you have to do is pick up a deck of cards, and shuffle them just so.  Roll + Weird.  On a hit, a barrage of cards flies out, blanketing the whole area in cards, which flutter slowly to the ground, granting -1 forward to all rolls made to do things like fire into or out of the area.  On a 10+, choose either:
*Increase the penalty to -2 forward.
*The effect is particularly long lasting, enough to last for an entire battle.

Devil's Bargain: You've sold part of your soul to the things that lurk in the mystic wastes.  You may spend 1 experience before making a roll to gain +1 forward.

Hellfire:  When you call up hellfire, roll + Weird.  On a 7-9, hold 2, on a 10+, hold 4.  While you have hold, your hands blaze with hellfire (your fists do 2 harm, hand, ap, fire)  You can spend one hold to shoot a blast of fire (2 harm, close/far, ap, fire), or two hold for a burst (2 harm, close, area, ap, messy, fire)  You can let go of your hold at any time.

Satan's Little Helper:  When you conjure up a spirit to do your bidding, roll + Weird.  On a 7-9, hold 2, on a 10+, hold 3.  Spend your hold, 1:1 to order your spirit to do a number of tasks, such as spying, sneaking somewhere, stealing something, sabotaging something, hexing someone, or reporting back.  If you miss, you think the spirit's under your control, but it's not.

Shortcut:  Choose one: shadows, mirrors, or doorways.  When you enter your chosen portal with a destination in mind, roll + Weird.  On a hit, you can emerge from a similar portal anywhere in the general area.  On a 10+, you can emerge anywhere, as long as you have seen the location previously.  On a miss, you show up... somewhere else.

Gear

You get a cheater's weapon, a deck of cards, fashion suitable to your look, (possibly including armor), and 3 barter.

Gambler Special

When you have sex with someone, roll + Hx.  (Or + Hot for an NPC).  On a 7-9, you gain +1 Hx with them, and they lose -1 Hx with you.  On a 10+, you gain +1 Hx with them, and take +1 forward.  On a miss, you lose -1 Hx with them, they gain +1 Hx with you, and you take -1 forward.

(The Gambler is totally Deadland's Huckster, with a little bit more of the Faustian angle thrown in there.)