BOOK OF ONLINE SOURCED TRIUMPHS

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BOOST #5: WEIRD WEST

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Contents I EDITORS
Equipment 1 Micah-Shalom “FatCrab” Kesselman

Weapons 1 Flame112

Item Qualities 2 Caleb “Cptn_Smitty” Smith

Talents 2 CONTRIBUTORS
Archetypes 3 Anubis

Adversaries 3 Chris Markham

Adventures 4 Craftidore#3581

Ghost Carriage 4 Micah-Shalom “FatCrab” Kesselman

Skarpie

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EQUIPMENT
WEAPONS
THE ADVENTURER’S BLUNDERBUSS
The adventurer’s blunderbuss has been the go-to weapon
for monster-hunters and vigilantes alike. By its nature, it is
a very dangerous weapon, and often inflicts bystander
casualties. Consequently, nearly all towns have laws
restricting ownership of adventurer’s blunderbusses. The
adventurer’s blunderbuss is often described as having “a lot
of stopping power.” Its shot is thrown hard enough that
many find themselves knocked prone or stopped in their
tracks by it.
The adventurer’s blunderbuss is a one-handed weapon,
with a ridiculously oversized barrel, which is shaped like a
trumpet. Unlike most shotguns, the blunderbuss has no
choke at the end of it’s barrel, instead flaring out for the
maximum possible spread, at the expense of damage.
When attacking a minion group where the minions are
at engaged range, Blast requires one less a to be triggered.
If an ally is engaged with the target, the GM may spend
hh or d to deal damage equal to the Blast rating to that
ally.
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SIX SHOOTER
The six shooter is the cowboy’s main weapon. No one in the
Weird West leaves home without one. Its fame and
popularity comes from both its obvious effectiveness and
relatively cheap price tag.
The GM may spend hhh or d to make the Six
Shooter run out of ammo.
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COMMANDING BULLWHIP
This bullwhip is of some eldritch make forgotten to history
and best left out of thought and mind by those who wish to
keep their wits. Outwardly, it appears to be nothing more
than a run of the mill bullwhip used to corral cattle or, in a
pinch, combat foes. However, it slices through the mind as
well as through the air and, in the grip of one with the
fortitude and willingness to sacrifice their sanity, can be
used to dominate lesser minds.
As an action, a character wielding the Commanding
Bullwhip can force a non-sentient living target to make an
opposed Discipline check against the wielder’s Willpower
characteristic. If the check fails, the wielder may, as an
incidental, force the target to take an action of the wielder’s
choosing. The wielder may spend a story point to use this
feature on a sentient living target. The GM may spend a t
from the Discipline check to inflict the wielder with
Disorient for a number of rounds equal to the number of
uncanceled s of the check (minimum of 1). The GM
should also consider inflicting lasting sanity effects on the
wielder, as per the Genesys Core Rulebook.
FatCrab

Table 1-1: Weapons

Name Skill Dam Crit Range Encum Price rarity Special
Knockdown,
The Adventurer’s Blunderbuss Ranged (Light) +6 4 Short 2 (R) 725 4 Slow Firing 1,
Blast 5

Six Shooter Ranged (Light) +7 4 Medium 2 450 2 Pierce 1

Commanding Bullwhip Melee +4 3 Short 1 1050 8 Vicious 2

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ITEM QUALITIES GUNSLINGER
BLOOD CURSED Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Blood Cursed weapons are often ancient artifacts that
Ranked: No
bring great power to the wielder but with even greater
costs. The player and GM are encouraged to work together When the character gains this talent, they choose a pistol
as to how the player is able to wield this power or even what costing less than or equal to 500. They have this pistol at all
type of cost it requires to use it (be that a debt to an times, no matter the circumstances (i.e. the character could
otherworldly god or a deal with Death herself). be stripped naked and thrown in a pit with no possessions,
and they would still (miraculously) have this pistol).
After an ability check is made that uses a Blood Cursed
weapon, your character may suffer an amount of Wounds Craftidore#3581
up to the Blood Cursed rating to add or increase the
Vicious rating of the weapon by an equal amount for that
ALWAYS SHOOT FIRST (IMPROVED)
attack. Tier: 4
Activation: (Out of Turn) Action
Skarpie Ranked: No

TALENTS
When you are the target of an attack, if you have not acted
this encounter, you may suffer 3 strain. If you do so, you
may take an out-of-turn action before the attack is
resolved. You also lose your action on your next turn.
CINEMATIC AMMO COUNT
This talent requires the Always Shoot First Talent.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive Craftidore#3581
Ranked: No
Weapons which run out of ammo on a number of threats GUNSLINGER (IMPROVED)
require one additional threat to run out of ammo when you Tier: 4
are using them. That weapon still runs out of ammo on a Activation: Passive
d. Ranked: No
Craftidore#3581 When the character gains this talent, they may choose a
pistol or rifle costing less than or equal to 1000 (this
ALWAYS SHOOT FIRST replaces the pistol referenced in the Gunslinger talent).
Tier: 2 They have this at all times, no matter the circumstances.
Activation: (Out of Turn) Maneuver
This talent requires the Gunslinger Talent.
Ranked: No
When you are the target of an attack, if you have not acted Craftidore#3581
this encounter, you may suffer 2 strain. If you do so, you
GUNSLINGER (SUPREME)
may take an out-of-turn maneuver before the attack is Tier: 5
resolved. You also lose your free maneuver on your next Activation: Passive
turn. Ranked: No
When the character gains this talent, they may choose any
If you do not have a free maneuver (either because of the
weapon costing less than or equal to 2000 (this replaces the
71-75 Hamstrung crit or other circumstances) you may not
pistol or rifle referenced in the Gunslinger (Improved)
use this talent.
talent). They have this at all times, no matter the
Craftidore#3581 circumstances.
This talent requires the Gunslinger (Improved) Talent.

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ARCHETYPES ADVERSARIES
DIGGERS BLOOD HOUNDS (MINION) c2 p 1 g 1
Diggers appeared a number of decades ago. Few but the These hounds, while similar in appearance to a "cowboy's
diggers themselves knew where they had come from, but best friend," are one of the main terrors of the Weird West.
they swiftly became a staple of the frontier. They often prowl at night, striking in packs of 3-5 against
Appearance: any settlers foolish enough to travel alone at night.
Though they are humanoid, they could never be mistaken https://app.rpgsessions.com/char/ff g-gen/
for humans. Diggers have 4 arms, 1 is shaped to scoop minion/5fdc036236261c0011bcb6d3
loose sediment, another hardened to be used as a pickax
(neither of which is capable of holding weapons or gear), 3 1 2 2 2 2
and the other 2 have hands, as with an ordinary human. BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
Their legs are stumpy, and their feet are webbed. SOAK VALUE WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
Culture: 2 5 0 0
Diggers are similar to their parent humans in their culture Skills (group only): Coordination, Perception, Stealth,
and tastes, but are looked down upon by other miners, as Brawl.
they have many innate advantages over humans living on Talents: None.
the frontier. The Diggers were originally created by aliens,
Abilities: None.
using sample human DNA, with the goal of creating the
perfect miners. However, the project was abandoned, and Equipment: Claws and fangs (Brawl; Damage 2; Critical 3;
the aliens decided to dump their abominable creations in Range [Engaged]; Vicious 1).
the Weird West, where they found their original sample Craftidore#3581
DNA. Most diggers are aware of their alien origins, though
they rarely give that information to others.
OCCULTIST CENTAUR (RIVAL) c4 p 2 g 4

3 1 2 2 2 2 Occult centaurs believe in the magic of the world. They

flow with nature and use its power. Occult centaurs are not
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE
known for their self control, and often engage in trickery
• Starting Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn and mischief. They are prone to fits of anger and fluctuating
• Starting Strain Threshold: 9 + Willpower moods.
• Starting Experience: 100 XP https://app.rpgsessions.com/char/ff g-gen/
• Starting Skills: A Digger starts with one rank in rival/5fdbdbdb6cbf0e0011059a6f
Athletics. They may not train Athletics higher than rank 2
during character creation. 3 3 2 4 1 2
• Digging Appendages: Diggers gain j to checks made BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER PRESENCE

to dig or mine without tools. SOAK VALUE WOUND THRESHOLD M/R DEFENSE
• Digger Intuition: Diggers remove up to j j from 3 14 0 0
checks to distinguish gold from fool’s gold (or other gold Skills: Athletics 1, Coordination 2, Perception 2, Survival
substitutes). 2, Primal 2, Ranged (Light) 2, Charm 1, Deception 2.
Craftidore#3581 and Anubis Talents: None.
Abilities: Once per encounter before making a combat
check with a pistol (your GM has the final say on whether
a weapon is a pistol or not), your character may use this
talent to add the Auto-fire quality to the pistol when
resolving the check. If your character does, the weapon
runs out of ammo exactly as with an Out of Ammo result
(see page 104 of the Genesys Core Rulebook).
Equipment: Six shooter (Ranged (Light); Damage 7;
Critical 4; Range [Medium]; Pierce 1), Extra Reload,
Occult Symbol.
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MAN OF GOD(S) (NEMESIS) c 2 p 1 g 4
Who knows where the Man of God(s) came from. It is
certainly a mystery that has confounded many would-be
town saviors immediately before their demise at his unholy
hands. Regardless of his origins, the Man of God(s) has
installed himself in this small, dusty town as priest and
counsel to the local flock. Unknown to the townsfolk,
however, is that the Man of God(s) is an ageless
monstrosity that feeds off their faith and supplication--and
occasionally their flesh, once he has engorged himself on
their sins and shame.
2 2 2 2 1 3
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING WILLPOWER
SOAK VALUE WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD
2 14 16
Skills: Alchemy 4, Knowledge 4, Medicine 2, Negotiation
1, Perception 2, Melee 2.
Talents: None.
Abilities: Adversary 1, Your Shame is Confessed (over the
course of multiple encounters and scenes, the Man of
ADVENTURES
GAHOST C ARRIAGE
MINI-ADVENTURE ENCOUNTER
Chris Markham
SUMMARY
Travel between cities has always contained an element of
danger. In recent months however, carriage travel between
two major settlements has often led to a grisly discovery.
While the carriages are found intact, the bodies of the
horses and passengers are desiccated and the hair of all
(including the horses) is stark white!
The local sheriff is at a loss to explain the attacks, and no
witnesses have come forward to reveal the cause of the
mysterious killings. Travel by horseback or train seems
unaffected by the attacks. Outside help is needed (where
the PCs come in).
GM NOTE: The PCs should have some means of
dealing with supernatural creatures, either magic or they
should discover some additional information, such as
needing silver weapons or some other means, to combat
spiritual foes.
DEPUTIZATION
The local sheriff has offered to deputize the group to
investigate the attacks. The town merchants have gotten
together to collect a fund for a reward for the sheriff to offer
God(s) may “pocket” a j each time a PC fails a check in his
vicinity; these pocketed j may be spent freely by the Man
of God(s) in a later combat encounter; during combat
encounters, if a PC fails a check and rolls a d in the vicinity
of the Man of God(s), the Man of God(s) receives an
automatic upgrade on their next attack targeting the PC in
addition to the d’s normal spend).
Equipment: Defiled religious iconography (Melee;
Damage 2; Critical 2; Range [Engaged]; has religious and
spiritual value, and will have a different effect depending
on PC’s connection to whichever faith the Man of God(s)
has chosen to defile; consider adding the Blood Cursed
item quality as described above), religious symbol, Ghostly
PRESENCE Phylactery (if slain, the Man of God(s) will reconstitute
M/R DEFENSE itself at the location of the Ghostly Phylactery at the next
0 0 full moon, unless it is soaked in blessed waters for at least
one entire night).
FatCrab
if needed. The GM should consider what they feel
appropriate for their respective group. If needed, the sheriff
can accompany the PCs (if they need extra muscle, etc.).
Use the statistics for a Field Leader, in the Expanded
Players Guide, pg. 92 (replacing Drive with Ride for
skills) for the sheriff.
SHERIFF DYSON (RIVAL)
Sheriff Dyson is an older man in his forties with bushy
white hair and a matching mustache. His skin is leathery
and tanned, showing his years in the saddle. His clothes are
worn and often dusty, though his badge is polished to a
high sheen. He is well-respected in the town and known as
a capable agent for law and order. However, he’s out of his
depth in these recent occurrences and knows he needs
help. He speaks with a strong, low voice that imparts
wisdom.
INVESTIGATION
Most of the townsfolk don’t leave, so they have little
information to give the group. The GM is encouraged to
come up with their own merchants or other town
personalities, but only three people in town have pertinent
information on the attacks. The group should encounter
them sooner or later in their investigation.
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STELLA (SALOON GAL, RIVAL)
Stella is a young, attractive woman with long black hair and
she is dressed in attire appropriate to her occupation.
“I’m willin’ ta tell ya what I know, but I
work for a livin’…you buyin’?”
If a PC pays for her “services,” or otherwise offers a
bribe, she is willing to relate her story. No skill roll is
needed if she is paid, but if the PCs otherwise try to Charm
or Intimidate the information from her, it should be a
Hard [kkk] skill check. What she knows:
“I was comin’ back ta town aboard the
train, just a couple weeks ago. That’s when I
saw it. A glowin’ carriage, comin’ right up
behind the other one! It was stormin’ a
little, so not sure what happened after that.
Though, I heard they didn’t make it.”
MR. HARVEY JENSON (FARS WELLGO,
RIVAL)
Mr. Jenson is the owner of the local Fars Wellgo branch. He
is thin, in his thirties, with slick black hair and a thin black
mustache. He is dressed very well-to-do. He is still grieving
the loss of his daughter from when the trouble started. He
is adamant in his beliefs the coaches have been attacked by
(as he calls them) “savages.” If asked about his daughter, he
fully admits he sent her to attend finishing school in the
city.
“No daughter of mine is going to be some
farmer’s wife!”
He is a bit terse and sore when speaking any further
about his daughter, but is otherwise cooperative. He
furnished the majority of the reward money and has no
problem mentioning this to the group if they seem
combative or treat him like a suspect. What he knows:
“The last coach that was attacked, I had
sent two of my best men to ride along with
it. They vanished just like my daughter’s
coach did before, though we did find the
coach and others in the same condition as
the other attacks. It’s those savages, I just
know it! Avenge my daughter! I want their
scalps!”
If the PCs don’t suggest it, at some point, he’ll offer the
use of one of his coaches should the group decide to bait
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the attackers by making the journey to the city. This is the
only way to reach the next step of the encounter.
EARL (TOWN DRUNK, RIVAL)
Earl is the quintessential town drunk. Slovenly dressed, he
has a week’s worth of stubble growth, and most stables
smell better. Still, he has some information that may be of
use to the group. He isn’t difficult to Charm or Intimidate
(difficulty of Average [kk]). If bribed with money or
alcohol, the GM should add an appropriate amount of j
commensurate with the amount of the bribe. What he
knows (this narrative should be rife with pauses, hiccups,
and other generally unpleasant noises):
“The Jenson gal was on the first coach that
had trouble. Though it just vanished, it
didn’t suffer the same fate as the others. She
was being sent to the big city to get her
away from that farmer fella. I guess
vanishin’ is better than what happened to
the others!”
BAIT
The Sheriff and Mr. Jenson will do all they can to outfit the
PCs with any needed (mundane) equipment or gear that
they request, including ammunition. The carriage is of a
normal variety and is pulled by a team of four (4) horses.
Statistics for the carriage are as follows:
2 2 -1 DEFENSE ARMOR
SILHOUETTE MAX SPEED HANDLING
0 0
HT THRESHOLD SS THRESHOLD
4 4
Control Skill: Riding.
Complement: 1 driver.
Passenger Capacity: 5.
Consumables: None.
Encumbrance Capacity: 8.
Price/Rarity: 1,100 currency/3.
Weapons: None.
The first half of the journey is uneventful. Once the
“road” (really just a worn trail) gets fairly close to the train
tracks, the weather turns dark, and a slight storm kicks up.
Eventually, the group sees a ghostly white, translucent
coach that is quickly gaining on them and driven by a
ghostly woman with her features twisted into an angry
snarl!
THE GHOST CARRIAGE
The statistics of the ghostly carriage are as follows:
2 4 -1 DEFENSE
SILHOUETTE MAX SPEED HANDLING
0 0
HT THRESHOLD
4 4
Control Skill: N/A.
Complement: 1 (ghostly) driver.
Passenger Capacity: N/A (ethereal).
Consumables: None.
Encumbrance Capacity: N/A (ethereal).
Price/Rarity: N/A.
Weapons: None. However, it does have the same Ghostly
ability as Emily (see below) and has an attack form once it
has merged with a terrestrial coach (see Effects of the Ghost
Carriage).
It is up to the GM as to how detailed they want to run a
chase scene, but the ghostly carriage is supernatural, and is
vastly faster than the normal coach driven by the group.
Any lone riders notice that the ghost carriage is focused on
pursuing the carriage only.
EFFECTS OF THE GHOST CARRIAGE
Once the ghost carriage overtakes the normal coach, it
temporarily merges with it. Once merged, both carriages
stop moving. Any characters inside the coach must make
a Hard [kkk] Resistance skill check. Those failing the
check are Immobilized. Those succeeding can feel a
draining feeling (suffer 2 strain) and have a sudden urge to
exit the coach. The horses automatically fail their checks, as
they are hitched to the coach. Immobilized characters
suffer 2 strain at the start of each turn. Other characters can
try to remove those still within the coach but will need to
again succeed in the same Resistance skill check as
mentioned previously. If there are characters outside the
carriage (either on foot or on horseback), the driver (Ms.
Jenson’s spirit) attacks them.
EMILY JENSON (WRAITH, NEMESIS)
3 3 2 3
BRAWN AGILITY INTELLECT CUNNING
SOAK VALUE WOUND THRESHOLD STRAIN THRESHOLD
2 22 18
Skills: Brawl 4, Cool 2, Discipline 2, Ranged 3.
Talents: None.
Abilities: Adversary 1, Ghostly (may move over or
through terrain [including doors and walls] without
penalty. Halve the damage dealt to the wraith before
applying soak, unless the attack came from a magical
source such as a spell or magical weapon, or silver),
Terrifying (at the start of the encounter, all of its opponents
must make a Daunting [kkkk] fear check as an out-of-
turn incidental, as per page 243 of the GENESYS CORE
RULEBOOK), Undead (does not need to breathe, eat, or
ARMOR drink, and can survive underwater, immune to poisons and
toxins).
SS THRESHOLD
Equipment: Spectral Claws (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 1;
Range [Engaged]; Breach 1, Stun Damage), Wailing Cry
(Ranged; Damage 4; Critical 5; Range [Medium]; Breach 1,
Stun Damage).
BACKSTORY
Emily’s coach driver became disoriented in a storm that
kicked up once reaching this part of the journey. He
unknowingly had driven through an ancestral burial
ground of the local indigenous people. Angered by the
intrusion, the ancestral spirits opened a rip in the fabric of
reality, and the coach plunged into the etheric plane to
their demise. Emily, filled with rage at being sent away
from her beau, became a conduit for the pent-up energy of
the disturbed spirits at the time of her death. Now,
whenever a coach approaches near the disturbance, the rift
opens, and the ghostly carriage emerges to punish the
living.
The bodies of Emily, her driver, the horses, and the
carriage are currently stuck in the etheric plane. If the
wraith is defeated, it will close the rift and all of the
aforementioned bodies, including Emily’s, will be restored
to life.
WRAP-UP
Assuming the group defeats the Wraith, they have ended
the attacks and solved the mystery of Emily’s
disappearance. The town will be very grateful, especially
Mr. Jenson.
3 1
WILLPOWER PRESENCE
M/R DEFENSE
0 0
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