Fending off unsuitable suitors...

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Am I being unduly cynical in listing brass knuckles, a jack knife and a .38 automatic with explosive bullets on the character sheet for a romantic heroine?

Ought to finish the last adventure tonight and the end notes etc. tomorrow! YAY!!

Comments

[lonemagpie]

Historically - and based on a display at the Royal Armouries about the protections carried by lady travellers in the 19th century - it'd more likely be a .22 with regular bullets... Otherwise, no that was actually pretty normal for that context.

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Thanks!

[lonemagpie]

At the Royal Armouries they've got a couple of cabinets with not only these weapons, but special ladies' luggage, presentation cases, purses etc designed to carry them!

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Excellent!

The setting here is more an alien equivalent to gold rush Alaska, hence the heavier weapons. In the stories on which the game is based several characters (including some of the heroines) carry flame pistols, which are insanely powerful energy weapons. I think a .38 is relatively restrained - and yes, she does have normal ammo as well as the explosive bullets.