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Rain o' Terror:

Written & Designed by: Anthony Ragan

Editing & Layout: John Goff & Shane Hensley

Front Cover Art: Pete Venters Back Cover Art: Richard Pollard

Logos: Zeke Sparkes & Charles Ryan Graphic Design: Zeke Sparkes

Interior Art: Richard Pollard Maps & Diagrams: Richard Pollard

Special Thanks to: Roger Arnett, Joyce Goff, Shane Hensley, John & Christy Hopler, Brent

Ingebretsen, Pat Kapera, Tony Kotil, Allan Seyberth

Look for regular, free updates on the Pinnacle website: www.peginc.com

Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10908

Blacksburg, VA 24062-0908

www.peginc.com or deadlands@aol.com

Deadlands, Weird West, Dime Novel, the Great Rail

Wars, the Deadlands logo, the Weird West sublogo,

and the Pinnacle logo are Trademarks of Pinnacle

Entertainment Group, Inc.

Deadlands was created by Shane Lacy Hensle

Dedicated to: The people & city of Sacramento, and, of

course, to Harry T. Cat.

Printed in the USA.

California's Destiny

Chapter One:

One of Our

Bombs is Missing!

Welcome back Marshal—and just in

time! This twisted tale has cultists,

tong gangs, mad scientists, doomsday

devices and, most fearsome of all,

politicians! And just to keep things

lively, we've thrown in more flying lead

than you can shake a shinbone at-

human or otherwise.

This adventure also offers up a real

chance for your posse to make a

difference in the future of the Weird

West. If they play their cards right, your

wranglers may actually influence the

political future of the Great Maze!

Should your posse have braved the

events of Ghost Busters (another

wonderful Deadlands adventure) then

Rain o' Terror brings them back to some

familiar locales. They should get a real

feel for the dynamic world that is

the Weird West. If your sodbusters

haven't experienced Ghost Busters,

that's just fine as well-it's not

necessary to get the full enjoyment

from this adventure

The Story So

Far...

While everyone knew the natural

resources of the huge coastal state

were amazingly rich, the Great Quake

of '68 upped the ante for everyone.

When the massive earth tremors

shattered the western coast of the

continent, they laid bare a treasure

trove of the black mineral known as

ghost rock, everyone's favorite super-

fuel.

As you are probably well aware,

ghost rock has revolutionized the

technology of the 19th century, allowing

the development of amazing machines,

vehicles and weapons. As the War

Between the States has dragged on

Back East, the need for steady supplies

of ghost rock shows no sign of slowing

down anytime soon.

This has made California a bit of a

hot potato, with both the Union and

Confederacy laying claim to the rich

ghost rock deposits that vein the cliffs,

canals, and canyons of the Great Maze.

Neither the USA or CSA have been able

to devote much in the way of military

assets to settling the California issue,

but there has been sporadic fighting for

a few years now.

The Confederates strike here, the

Union strikes there — and the wide

variety of bandits, pirates, warlords and

religious fanatics prey on just about

anyone they run into. The chaos is

taking a huge toll in terms of humans

lives, as well as money.

Hard working people are taxed by

local strongmen, robbed or outright

killed. The Reverend Grimme makes

noises about "converting the

heathen," — by whatever means

necessary. Warlords like the Emperor

Norton rule over their own private

kingdoms. The bustling city of Shan

Fan burns like a beacon of corruption,

completely controlled by the triads.

And that doesn't even account for

General Santa Anna and his troops

mucking about on the Mexican border!

Thus the situation has been for years

now. With the war Back East draining

USA and CSA resources, it seemed

unlikely that anything was going to

change soon.

Until the late summer of 1877, that is.

Some of the more civic-minded

residents of California decided they've

had enough. In the state capitol of

Sacramento an organization formed to

resolve the California situation one way

or the other and brings some much

needed stability to this broken and

brutalized state. The California

Independence Party, led by Hiram

Montgomery, has gathered many of the

prominent citizens of Sacramento — as

well as a few folks from the other

towns scattered along the California

coast.

Their goal?

Decide California's fate once and for

all— by the will of the people!

Don't Tread On

Us!

The California Independence Party

started out quietly as little more than a

gleam in Hiram Montgomery's eye and

some heated political rhetoric

exchanged over a few too many

whiskeys. But before you could say

"Bear Flag Republic," Montgomery's

passion for order and innate oratory

skills led him to make a series of

soapbox speeches on the street corners

of Sacramento.

So compelling was he that his

impassioned words ended up in print

soon after. Pamphlets containing

Montgomery's fiery speeches circulated

all over the Great Maze, and before the

former butcher knew it, he was the

head of a political movement! Soon

rallies were being held from Bear's

Claw to New Opportunity.

Deadlands - Adventure - Rain o' Terror.pdf

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