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By Jakc 1hornton
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Thc furihcr you iravcI down ihc hivc, ihc harshcr ii gcis. This
maxim is wcII known ihroughoui ihc ha|-zoncs, and is a ruIc
ihai many pcopIc Iivc |y - ii givcs a rcaI mcaning io ihc idca
of moving up in ihc worId.
NccdIcss io say, moving down ihc hivc isn`i usuaIIy a good
ihing, ihough for somc ii`s ihai or ihc wrong cnd of a ropc,
so ihc choicc is casy. EvcniuaIIy, you movc so far down ihc
hivc ihai you go |cyond ihc rcach of ihc Iaw. Of coursc, ihis
may |c ihc whoIc poini of your cxodus in ihc firsi pIacc, and
ii docs mcan you`II ncvcr havc io cxpIain whai happcncd io
uncIc Fcsiius, or why ihc siock chcck shows up scvcraI
hundrcd |oIiguns shori.
Oui in ihcsc dcspcraic wasicIands of ihc dark corncrs of ihc
Undcrhivc Iurk couniIcss dangcrs. Iifc is chcap hcrc, and
gcncraIIy shori, |ui if you can carvc yourscIf a rcpuiaiion
ihcrc is a Iiving io |c madc. Jusi as in ihc morc Iaw-a|iding
zoncs ihcrc arc iradcrs and mcrchanis scIIing aII manncr of
goods, many of which wouId |c frowncd upon cIscwhcrc
(scc OuiIaw Trading Posis Iasi issuc). Thcrc arc ihosc ihai sifi
ihc dc|ris for vaIua|Ic rcsourccs, ihosc ihai scavcngc
suppIics, waicr or food and ihosc ihai scII ihcmscIvcs. Thcrc
is cvcn Iaw of soris, ihough ii`s mosiIy ihc Iaw of ihc gun.
Out anongst the Badzones the only laus are those enforced
at the point of a gun. The uorst scun fron the settlenents
uind up here, dricen out for real or inagined crines by
other gangs, irate settlers or cengeful Guilders. They fight
constantly uith the rats, nutants, Plague Zonbies and
5caccies that populate the reeking acidic narshes and uaste
pits of the hice botton. Lcery day is a nightnare struggle for
surcical uhich nakes life in the settlenents look like an off-
uorld holiday.
Renegade Ratskins, escaped pit slaces and nad wyrds
uander the uastes and nay help or hinder other Outlaus as
the nood takes then. Crazed bands of Redenptionists
nount crusades against the forces of darkness, uho are
certainly in plentiful supply in the Underhice, though the
fanatic zeal of the red brethren nornally nakes then
Outlaus too. But though the Redenption are far fron kindly
in their ninistrations the Outlau scun of the Badzones
dread the 5pyrers nore than anything else. Lcery Outlau`s
greatest fear is to be hunted doun and slain like an aninal,
to be nutilated for trophies and disnenbered for sport by
the 5pyrers.
!llegal trade posts and bandit strongholds are scattered
throughout the Badzones anongst the sunps and nounds
of refuse and slag. Here the dregs of the Underhice rub
shoulders, fight and kill one another uhile they trade their
hard-uon spoils for uonen, drink, guns, drugs and
infornation. The night trains tracel areas too polluted to be
settled and these heacily arned caracans uill trade uith
nutants or Ratskins as readily as anyone. Lceryone in the
Badzones is fighting to keep uhat they hace and clau as
nuch as they can fron those about then. Lnslacenent,
disease, nisery, nadness and death lurk in the shadous to
seize anyone too ueak, stupid or alone to surcice.
Ocerall, not a good place to be.
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Thcrc arc a num|cr of diffcrcni ways you can choosc io usc
ihcsc OuiIaw ruIcs in your Nccromunda campaigns, IargcIy
dcpcnding on whcrc you wani io sci your gamcs. Somc arcas
of ihc Undcrhivc arc rcIaiivcIy wcII pairoIIcd |y ihc Enforccrs,
whiIsi oihcrs arc wcII |cyond ihcir rcach. Each has iis own
advaniagcs and disadvaniagcs as a gamc sciiing.
You can siari wiih cvcryonc |cing Iaw-a|iding and waich as
ihcy dip inio OuiIaw siaius and |ack again, you can ignorc ihc
OuiIaw ruIcs compIcicIy and assumc ihai a ccriain amouni of
raucous gunfirc is acccpia|Ic io ihc IocaI Enforccrs, or you
couId cvcn makc cvcryonc OuiIaw from day onc and scc who
can rack up ihc Iargcsi |ouniy on ihcir hcads. Each choicc wiII
coIour ihc rcsi of ihc campaign, and rcaIIy jusi dcpcnds on
whai you and your pIaycrs ihink sounds mosi fun.
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No onc scis oui io |ccomc an OuiIaw, ii jusi works oui ihai
way. Of coursc, ihc Rcdcmpiionisis know ihai ihcy`rc IikcIy io
pIacc ihcmscIvcs |cyond ihc Iaws of Housc and Hivc whcn
ihcy don ihai rcd ro|c and mask, |ui ihcy don`i carc. Raiskins
can`i hcIp |cing |orn Raiskins and Scavvics can`i hcIp |cing
ihc iwisicd scumsuckcrs ihai ihcy arc, |ui ii`s ihis vcry naiurc
ihai gcis ihcm inio irou|Ic. Spyrcrs don`i ihink ihai any
Undcrhivc Iaw appIics io ihcm on principIc, and ihis mcans
ihcy`rc aIways pushing ihc |oundarics of whai`s acccpia|Ic.
In ihc cnd ihough, |cing an OuiIaw is rcaIIy jusi a|oui |cing
unIucky cnough io gci caughi...
Aficr cvcry gang fighi ihcrc`s aIways a chancc ihai a gang wiII
|c dccIarcd OuiIaw` |y ihc GuiIdcrs, assuming, of coursc,
ihai ii isn`i aIrcady OuiIaw or Enforccrs (who arc ncvcr
ouiIawcd). A gang may noi havc commiiicd any crimc ai aII
and |c ouiIawcd anyway |ccausc ihcy havc |ccn faIscIy
accuscd |y somconc who`s scarcd of ihcm or jcaIous of ihcir
siaius. Far morc IikcIy is ihai ihc gang has |rokcn ihc Iaw and
jusi had ihc misforiunc io |c caughi and punishcd. Thc Iaw
is uncompromising in ihc Undcrhivc and anyonc who is
ouiIawcd wiII havc io gci oui of ihc sciiIcmcnis vcry quickIy
or gci uscd io ihcir hcad adorning a poIc as a warning io
oihcrs.
Gang Arc thcy
1ypc Outlaw?
OrIock Somciimcs
GoIiaih Somciimcs
Eschcr Somciimcs
Van Saar Somciimcs
DcIaquc Somciimcs
Cawdor Somciimcs
Spyrcr Oficn
Raiskin Oficn
Scavvy Oficn
Rcdcmpiionisi Oficn
Enforccr Ncvcr
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Sccnario
-1 If ihc gamc you jusi pIaycd was an am|ush
and you wcrc aiiacking.
-1 If ihc gamc you jusi pIaycd was a shooi-
oui and you drcw sccond.
-2 If ihc gamc you jusi pIaycd was a shooi-
oui and you drcw firsi.
-3 If ihc gamc you jusi pIaycd was an OuiIaw
sccnario and you wcrc aiiacking.
Gang
-1 For cach Vyrd or pii sIavc in your gang.
+1 If your gang raiing is undcr 1,000.
-1/+1 If your gang raiing is ovcr 2,000 (roII a D6
cach gamc 1-3 = -1, 4-6 = +1).
-2/+2 If your gang raiing is ovcr 3,000 (roII a D6
cach gamc 1-3 = -2, 4-6 = +2).
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-3 If you aiiackcd any GuiIdcrs, Ar|iics, Enforccrs or
oihcr officiaIs` in ihc gamc you jusi pIaycd.
+1 If nonc of ihc ncgaiivc modificrs givcn a|ovc havc
cvcr appIicd io your gang.
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Bcing an OuiIaw makcs Iifc vcry diffcrcni. Food has io |c
scavcngcd from ihc ium|Icd rocks and rusiing pipcs of ihc
wasics, |c ii rais, snakcs, cdi|Ic fungus or nuiriiious sIimc.
Evcn gciiing cnough food io siay aIivc can |c pro|Icmaiic.
Any irading has io |c donc in noiorious OuiIaw irading posis
or wiih ihc nighi irains whcrc a rcady gun scrvcs |ciicr ihan
good |argaining icchniqucs. On ihc |righi sidc ihcrc arc
pIcniy of Hircd Guns in ihc Badzoncs who ncvcr show ihcir
faccs in ihc sciiIcmcnis and powcrfuI aIIics can |c found
among ihc Vyrds and pii sIavcs.
Somc OuiIaw gangs succccd in sciiing up smaII kingdoms of
ihcir own in ihc Badzoncs, a fcw squarc kiIomcircs whcrc ihc
gang Icadcr is Iord of aII hc survcys. Oihcrs pay off ihcir GuiId-
dc|i and rciurn io ihc sciiIcmcnis io iakc |ack ihcir oId
icrriiory. Oihcrs makc vasi foriuncs and disappcar up ihc
hivc, somc arc cvcn rumourcd io cnd up in ihc Spirc scrving
ihc grcai famiIics. Oihcrs jusi disappcar wiihoui iracc.
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A gang is aIIowcd io kccp onc piccc of ihcir icrriiory whcn
ihcy arc ouiIawcd, ihc rcsi of ihcir icrriiory is iakcn ovcr |y
ihc GuiIdcrs. Evcn if ihc icrriiory ihc gang kccps was in a
sciiIcmcni ii is assumcd ihai ihc gang Icadcr had cnough
warning io movc ihc imporiani paris oui inio ihc wasics
|cforc ihc Vaichmcn iurncd up. Oncc sci up again in ihc
wasics ihc icrriiory forms ihc hidcoui or |asc camp for ihc
OuiIaw gang.
Thc OuiIaw gang can cnd up Iosing iis onc rcmaining
icrriiory io anoihcr gang |ccausc ii is hcaviIy dcfcaicd in a
sccnario such as Gang Fighi or Am|ush. If ihis happcns ihc
OuiIaws arc forccd io movc on and Iook for anoihcr hidcoui
- roII on ihc OuiIaw Tcrriiory chari io scc whai charming ncw
a|odc ihcy find for ihcmscIvcs.
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2D6 Rcsult
2 Outlawcd! Timc io gci oui of iown. You musi
choosc onc of your icrriiorics io kccp as a
hidcoui and dcIcic aII of ihc rcsi (which arc
scizcd |y ihc GuiIdcrs).
3-11 Clcan. You`rc cIcan ciiizcn, movc aIong.
12 Dcputiscd. Thc GuiIdcrs arc so imprcsscd (or
fooIcd) |y your Iaw-a|iding manncr ihai you arc
givcn ihc chancc io |ccomc Vaichmcn and hcIp
kccp ihc pcacc. If you acccpi you gain an
incomc |onus of 25 crcdiis cach iimc you pIay a
gamc againsi OuiIaws from now on, and you
can infIici a -1 modificr on anoihcr gang whcn ii
roIIs on ihc OuiIaw Ta|Ic aficr a gamc wiih you.
Makc a noic on your rosicr ihai your gang arc
now Vaichmcn. You can dccidc io siop your
gang |cing Vaichmcn ai any iimc |y icIIing ihc
campaign Ar|iiraior of your choicc.
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UnforiunaicIy, ihc gang nccds io |c fcd and suppIicd onc way
or anoihcr. Aficr a gamc, oncc foraging and ihc incomc from
icrriiory havc |ccn gcncraicd, cach mcm|cr of ihc gang wiII
nccd 3 crcdiis` worih of suppIics io kccp him going. Hircd
Guns and spcciaI characicrs don`i nccd io |c givcn suppIics,
ii is assumcd ihai ihcir pay is morc ihan cnough io kccp ihcm
in rai |urgcrs. Any cash Icfi ovcr can |c pui in ihc siash.
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If ihc gang can`i pay oui 3 crcdiis for cach gang mcm|cr
ciihcr from ihcir siash or from gcncraicd incomc ihcy arc in
dangcr of siarving io dcaih. Any modcI ihai docsn`i havc 3
crcdiis spcni on ihcm aficr a gamc suffcrs a pcnaIiy of -1 io
ihcir Sircngih and Toughncss characicrisiics uniiI ihcy do.
Thcsc pcnaIiics wiII accumuIaic from gamc io gamc and any
modcIs ihai arc rcduccd io a Sircngih or Toughncss vaIuc of
0 siarvc io dcaih and shouId |c rcmovcd from ihc gang rosicr.
And ycs, you can kccp ihc wcapons and cquipmcni of
somconc who has siarvcd io dcaih...
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Thc gang`s icrriiory siiII suppIics incomc if ii is workcd |y a
gangcr. UnforiunaicIy ihc incomc is haIvcd |ccausc of ihc
innumcra|Ic difficuIiics of funciioning oui in ihc Badzoncs
wiihoui ihc suppori of ihc GuiIdcrs. This pcnaIiy docsn`i
appIy io icrriiory gcncraicd from ihc OuiIaw Tcrriiory chari
|ccausc ihc icrriiory is aIrcady so |ad ii docsn`i gci any
worsc!
Thc incomc ihc gang coIIccis from ihcir icrriiory and foraging
(scc |cIow) is noi cross-rcfcrcnccd wiih ihc sizc of ihc gang
on ihc Incomc ia|Ic as ii is for a normaI gang. Howcvcr, ihc
gang wiII nccd io |c givcn suppIics of somc sori, scc So Many
Mouihs io Fccd... |cIow.
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Anyonc who wasn`i scriousIy injurcd in ihc gamc can go
foraging. Juvcs, gangcrs, hcavics and cvcn Icadcrs can aII
foragc, ihough if ihcy foragc ihcy can`i pcrform any spcciaI
iasks such as visiiing ihc OuiIaw irading posi or working ihc
gang`s icrriiory. Each foragcr coIIccis D6 crcdiis` worih of siuff
from ihc wasics. Hircd Guns and spcciaI characicrs ncvcr
foragc, ihai isn`i whai ihcy`rc paid for.
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OuiIaws arc gcncraIIy worih a |ouniy, dcad or aIivc - ihai`s
why ihcrc arc Bouniy Hunicrs, aficr aII. Any gang which
capiurcs or kiIIs OuiIaws can coIIcci a rcward on ihcm from
ihc Vaichmcn. Thc siandard going raic for a |ouniy is cquaI
io ihc capiurcd or dcccascd OuiIaw`s ioiaI cosi. For cxampIc,
Mad Dog of ihc Dog SoIdicrs is a gangcr who has a rcspiraior
and is armcd wiih a sword and an auiopisioI, hcncc his
|ouniy is (50+10+10+15=85) 85 crcdiis.
NaiuraIIy OuiIaws can`i coIIcci |ouniy on oihcr OuiIaws,
morc |ccausc ihcy wouId |c shoi for irying ihan for cihicaI
rcasons.
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If an OuiIaw is capiurcd ihc gang can ransom or cxchangc
him as normaI (somcihing which happcns morc oficn ihan
you wouId ihink). AIicrnaiivcIy, ihcy can scII ihc prisoncr io
ihc GuiIdcr couris and cIaim ihc |ouniy on him pIus a |onus
D6x5 crcdiis for handing him ovcr io ihc couris aIivc. In
ciihcr casc ihc gang can`i cIaim ihc OuiIaw`s wcapons or
cquipmcni (ihcy`rc maicriaI cvidcncc aficr aII).
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OuiIaws havc ihc normaI opiions wiih gangcrs ihai ihcy
capiurc - cxchangc or ransom ihcm |ack io ihcir gang or scII
ihcm inio sIavcry on ihc nighi irains whiIc kccping ihcir
wcapons and cquipmcni.
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A gang ihai has |ccn ouiIawcd may |c a|Ic io |uy off iis
OuiIaw siaius |y paying a GuiId pricc for hivcrs ihcy havc
kiIIcd and propcriy ihcy havc dcsiroycd. Thc GuiId pricc
Icvicd againsi an OuiIaw gang io |uy |ack ihcir frccdom io
cnicr ihc sciiIcmcnis is a icnih (10/) of ihcir gang raiing,
rounding up io ihc ncarcsi 10 crcdiis.
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An OuiIaw gang cannoi hoId morc ihan onc piccc of icrriiory
ai a iimc |ccausc in ihc Badzoncs a gang can`i risk spIiiiing
up io proicci morc ihan onc piccc of icrriiory. This mcans an
OuiIaw gang ihai gains addiiionaI icrriiory has iwo choiccs.
"VV. Thc gang iakcs ihc ncw icrriiory and a|andons ihcir
oId hidcoui (dcIcic ii from ihc gang rosicr).
Or
Thc gang Ioois ihc ncw icrriiory of anyihing vaIua|Ic,
dcsiroying ii in ihc proccss.
If you Iooi a icrriiory you gain dou|Ic ihc |asic incomc vaIuc
of ihc icrriiory. In ihc casc of a icrriiory wiih a varia|Ic incomc
iis vaIuc is aIways dou|Ic ihc maximum for ihai kind. For
cxampIc, Iooiing a hoIcsicad or drinking hoIc wouId givc you
120 crcdiis. This incomc is noi haIvcd as ii is for working
icrriiory oui in ihc Badzoncs.
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