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Deadlands

Deadlands is a genre-mixing alternate history role-playing game which combines the Western and horror genres, with some steampunk elements. The original game was written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group in 1996.

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Designers
Shane Lacy Hensley
Genres
Alternate history, Western, Horror, Steampunk, Fantasy, Weird West
Publication
1996 (1st edition) · 1999 (2nd edition) · 2006 (Deadlands: Reloaded)
Publishers
Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Systems
d20 System, GURPS, Savage Worlds

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Deadlands

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related to Spinoff games · 40
Deadlands → As, Black Circle, Bust, CCG, Deadlands Noir, Dieselpunk, Disk Wars, Doomtown, Earth, Frag, FRAG Deadlands, Ghost Creek, Gulch, Headfirst Productions, Hell, It, Lost Colony, Lost Colony CCG, Lost Colony RPG, Mad Max-esque
related to Deadlands: Reloaded · 36
Deadlands → Additionally, Among, August, Brave, Deadlands Noir, Deadlands Noire, Earth, Fate Chips, Femme Fatal, Flory, Great White Games, Great White Games' Savage, Hell, In, In May, June, Kickstarter, Lost Colony, Matthew Cutter, May
related to history · 25
Deadlands → Aces, Alive, Anniversary Edition, Classic GURPS2021, Deadlands Dime Novel, Eights, Exists, GURPS, GURPS Deadlands Dime Novel, Hexes, May, October, Original Deadlands, Reloaded, Rerelease, Revised Deadlands, Savage Worlds, Steve Jackson GamesGURPS Deadlands, Supported, System
related to Reception · 21
Deadlands → And, Andy Butcher, Arcane, But, Cities, December, Dragon, Excellent, He, However, In, It, It's, Rick Swan, Shadowrun's, Swan, The Weird West, There's, Western/horror, Westerns
related to Setting · 20
Deadlands → American West, Arizona, Boston, Deep South, Dodge City, However, Kansas, Mexico, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New York City, Northeastern United States, Reloaded, Tales, Terror, The, These, Tombstone, United States, Wild West
related to Awards · 18
Deadlands → Adventure, Best Role-playing Rules, Card Game, DeadlandsBest Graphic Presentation, DeadlandsBest Science Fiction, Fantasy Figure Miniature, Fantasy Miniatures Rules, Game, Graphic Presentation, Great Rail WarsBest Roleplaying, Hangin' JudgeBest Vehicle Miniature, Independence DayBest Trading Card, Origins Awards, Reloaded, Role-playing Game, Science Fiction, Supplement, VelocipedeRoleplaying Game Supplement
related to Development · 11
Deadlands → Atlanta, Brom, Confederate, Greg Gorden, Hensley, Matt Forbeck, Necropolis, Pinnacle, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Shane Lacy Hensley, White Wolf Publishing's
related to System · 9
Deadlands → Bones, Fate Chips, Game Master, In, Instead, The, The Marshal, The Posse, Traits
is a · 4
Deadlands → experience, genre-mixing alternate history role-playing game which combines the Western and horror genres, new roleplaying game about the Weird West, rich
Publication · 3
Deadlands → 1996 (1st edition), 1999 (2nd edition), 2006 (Deadlands: Reloaded)

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DeadlandsDesignersShane Lacy Hensley1.00infobox
DeadlandsGenresAlternate history, Western, Horror, Steampunk, Fantasy, Weird West1.00infobox
DeadlandsPublication1996 (1st edition)1.00infobox
DeadlandsPublication1999 (2nd edition)1.00infobox
DeadlandsPublication2006 (Deadlands: Reloaded)1.00infobox
DeadlandsPublishersPinnacle Entertainment Group1.00infobox
DeadlandsSystemsd20 System, GURPS, Savage Worlds1.00infobox
Deadlandsis agenre-mixing alternate history role-playing game which combines the Western and horror genres0.90text
Deadlandsis arich0.90text
Deadlandsis anew roleplaying game about the Weird West0.90text
Deadlandsis aexperience0.90text
the Deep Southinstance oflater supplements expanded the in-game adventuring area to include places0.80text

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