Wild West Countdown Deck
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This Action Deck is primarily designed for Wild West-themed Savage Worlds settings. It is a regular deck of playing cards that also offers the following special features:
1. Four jokers instead of the usual two¸ each with a suit. This will make your Savage Worlds games even crazier!
2. Prominent "countdown numbers" at the top of each card. These can be used for determining initiative order¸ without having to worry about suit precedence: just count down from highest to lowest.
3. A location illustration in the center of each card (except jokers). Use these locations to build a random frontier town map by drawing cards and laying them face up in a grid. Ace cards represent locations slightly outside of town¸ and should be placed at the edge of the map. Jokers can represent special events. This map can also be used for urban shootouts using the "Dogfights & Duels" Chase rules described in Savage Worlds.
4. A unique "wild symbol" at the bottom of each card. This symbol can be used as an improvisational prompt-for example¸ a "pawprint" might indicate a wild animal¸ tracks¸ hunters¸ or even a supernatural predator. These symbols can also provide inspiration for Dramatic Tasks¸ Chases¸ Interludes¸ random complications¸ generating adventures¸ and so on.