Entire content and NUELOW game, Copyright Steven Miller 1994.
All rights reserved.


*FRONT COVER*

A NUELOW GENERAL ROLE-PLAYING GAME PRODUCT:

"LUST AND DUST!"
Role-playing Adventures with Dancehall Girls and Fast-shooting
Cowboys




NL02




*INSIDE FRONT COVER*

NUELOW game products:

"Fairies!" (Available Now)
"Lust and Dust!" (Available Now)
"Stars and Garters!" (Available May '94)
"Horn Dogs!" (Available late June '94)
"Trouble with Tommyguns!" (Available July '94)
"Sea of Sinners!" (Available August '94)
"Ugly Ducklings and Ice Queens!" (Available September '94)
"Phantom Lovers!" (Available October '94)
"The NUELOW Bedside Companion!" (Available November '94)








Lyric of the Month:
"I breathe in the possibilities/I breathe out romance..."
Rob Jungklass "Ton of Bricks," from Work Songs for a New Moon, RCA,
1989


Published by MillerArt, 616 E. 700 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84102.
(E-mail to smiller@media.utah.edu.) Text and NUELOW game, Copyright
Steven Miller, 1994. 
All rights reserved.



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"LUST AND DUST!"
Role-playing Adventures with Dancehall Girls and Fast-shooting
Cowboys

Game Design: Steven Miller and E.M.
Editing: Thomas Biskup and Vincent J. Guinto
Original Game Design and Coordinating Editor: Steven Miller

 




TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN NUELOW PRODUCTS
CHARACTER GENERATION
COMBAT
EQUIPMENT
SILVER SPUR COUNTY: A "LUST AND DUST!" CAMPAIGN SETTING
ADVENTURES FOR "LUST AND DUST!"
AFTERWORD



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INTRODUCTION
     The NUELOW design team recognizes that regardless of the
role-playing game system being used, player characters will
invariable engage in lecherous behavior and the odd romantic
pursuit. In most game systems, GMs ("Game Master") have to rely on
their own limited experience with lechery to give the characters
what they want. That is, after all, the only way to please the
character's player, and isn't that what the game is ultimately
about?
     But NUELOW doesn't abandon the GM. Instead, this game merely
provides a framework within which gamers can "play house" with
imaginary people, a way to ensure that everyone's playing the same
game. We provide ideas for how to handle love (in both the carnal
and ideal sense) within the context of a role-playing game.
     It is not our intention to encourage promiscuity and
debauchery among gamers. This product line is a response to the way
many players already approach role-playing games. We are aware that
many gamers are impressionable children, and as parents ourselves,
know the importance of providing young children with entertainment
that displays sound values. For this reason, there is nothing in
the NUELOW series that couldn't make it onto prime-time television,
or that hasn't been approved by SMOSM (Steve Miller's Overly
Sensitive Mother.)
     Readers might also want to consider the educational value
present in this entry of the NUELOW series. In preparation for
"Lust and Dust!," the design team watched several Clint Eastwood
and Terrence Hill & Bud Spencer spaghetti westerns; a "Wild, Wild
West" marathon on cable; and every episode of "The Adventures of
Brisco County, Jr." "Lust and Dust!" is a perfect example of what
happens when no real research goes into the development of a
historical game.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
     You already have all the rules right here in this book. Now,
you need at least one six-sided die, some friends, a pencil or two,
and some paper to write your character up on (or perhaps copies of
the handy character sheets provided with this booklet). Oh, and
munchies. Don't forget the munchies.

Using "Lust and Dust!" with other NUELOW products
     "Lust and Dust!" details but one world in the NUELOW universe.
Owners of "Fairies!" may wish to have their magical woodland
creatures of questionable gender cross into the Old West and frolic
on the range. While "Lust and Dust!" characters are generated in a
slightly different fashion, there are no contradictory rules or
game mechanics. Unlike certain other "universal" role-playing
systems, mixing worlds presents no problems since each new entry in
the NUELOW line is designed to complement that which has gone
before. This is, after all, a fantasy role-playing game, and we're
trying to create a game that will accommodate whatever the GMs and
players can dream up.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN NUELOW PRODUCTS
     Since the designers and editors of this series find "he" and
"she" equally offensive, oppressive, exclusionary, or whatever, all
characters in NUELOW will be referred to as "it." (except in those
cases where the character's gender is clear from the context).

CHARACTER GENERATION
     In "Lust and Dust!" players assume the roles of archetypal
characters in the American West of 1880. Unlike "Fairies!" (NL01),
all characters created with the rules in this product are human.
     Players may choose to create characters from four different
cultural and racial backgrounds, thirteen different occupations and
two genders. Race and gender do play a factor in what the character
does in life, as the Wild West of the 1880s was a less enlightened
time. This doesn't mean that players shouldn't create characters
that break the stereotypes, just that this game doesn't make much
of an effort to sanitize the world on which it is based. A blanket
apology to all those with delicate, politically correct skin is
hereby issued. (We also hope that the "its" dull the pain a bit.) 
Please don't hurt us.
     Regardless of race and gender, all characters have seven
attributes: Strength, Agility, Looks, Intelligence, Personality,
Health, and Pain Threshold. Attributes are rated on a scale of
1-15. and players must spend character points (explained below) to
gain attribute ratings:
     
     Attribute Rating    Cost Per Point      Level     
     1-3                 1                   Attribute Impaired  
     4-7                 3                   Average   
     8-10                10                  Exceptional    
     11-12               30                  Legendary 
     13-15               60                  Divine

     Attributes are a measure of a character's natural talents in
certain areas. An Attribute Rating of zero, while possible, is not
recommended, as other players will make fun of zero-ratings.
     Characters who attempt a difficult or dangerous action roll
two six-sided dice, or one six-sided die twice, adding the results
and checking them against the appropriate Attribute Rating. If the
number is equal to or less than the Attribute Rating, the character
is successful. If the attempt fails, the GM is at liberty to decide
what the result is. Each character can perform one action per
round, unless the GM, or rules say otherwise. GMs are also allowed
to apply modifiers to any checks. (Attribute Rating checks are
discussed further under "Skills.") 
     Strength: This is a measure of the character's ability to
inflict damage upon another character while exchanging blows, or
how much it can lift and/or carry. A character's base punching
damage is listed on the chart below, in the "Damage Modifier"
column. The maximum load a character can handle is equal to the
Strength Rating times 10 pounds. Equipment weights are given in
pounds. For every 5 pounds the character is over its weight limit,
its movement rate is cut by one-third. When punching characters, or
attacking with blunt or edged hand-held weapons, the character has
the following modifiers to damage inflicted due to its Strength
Attribute (results less than one do no damage):     

     Strength Rating          Damage Modifier
     0-3                      -2   
     4-7                      0    
     8-10                     +1   
     11-12                    +2   
     13-15                    +4   

     Agility: This reflects how naturally coordinated the character
is. Anything from tightrope walking to eating a bowl of Jello-brand
gelatin-cubes ("Jigglers!") with a fork would be checked against
Agility. The Agility rating also allows the characters to dodge
hand-to-hand (or kick) attacks, if half the rating or less is
rolled on two six-sided dice.
     Looks: This is the character's physical attractiveness to any
species or sex that could possibly be affected by it. The Looks
Rating modifies the character's Personality Rating so:

     Looks Rating             Personality Rating Modifier   
     0-3                      -3   
     4-7                      0
     8-10                     +1
     11-12                    +3   
     13-15                    +6

     The negative modifiers represent the first-impression
reactions character's with bad looks get from the surrounding
world. This penalty may be negated (GM's option) once characters
get to know each other.
     Intelligence: This reflects the character's ability to
understand abstract ideas, adapt to unexpected situations, and find
its way out of a wet paper bag should the need arise. Further, the
Intelligence Rating allows the character to see through subterfuge
(on a successful check, of course). The Intelligence Rating also
modifies the Personality Rating. 

     Intelligence Rating      Personality Rating Modifier   
     0-3                      -2
     4-10                      0
     11-12                    +1
     13-15                    -3

     Readers will note that at either extreme on the scale, the
character has a negative modifier. Again, this reflects first
impressions. Let's face it, the general public is not likely to
react kindly to someone who constantly drools, or a character whose
first words are: "I am the Lord, thy God. Bring my commandments
unto the people." On the other hand, the positive modifier reflects
the fact that mid-level geniuses each have their own special brand
of charm.
     Personality: This is how commanding a presence the character
has, as well as how well it relates to other characters. This is
the Attribute against which most attempts at socializing are
checked. (A character looking for a one-night stand would check
against Looks, but a character looking for marriage would check
against Personality.)
     Health: This is a rating of how much physical punishment a
character can take, and how well it can resist and/or recover from
illnesses. When the Health Rating goes to zero from non-lethal
attacks (fists, certain toxins, over-exertion, etc.,) the character
goes unconscious. When the Health Rating goes to zero from lethal
attacks (swords, shotguns, being thrown from a great height, etc.,)
the character is dead. Non-lethal damage is recovered at the rate
of 1 point per hour, or 2 points per hour of total rest. Lethal
damage is recovered at the rate of 1 point per day if properly
cared for (by someone with the Healing Skill), 1 point per week if
left unattended. Dead characters do not recover damage--they just
decompose.
     Pain Threshold: This measures how well a character endures
physical punishment. Whenever a character suffers 3 points or more
points of damage in one round, it must make a check against the
Pain Threshold Rating. A failed check means the character has
fainted from unbearable agony. Honorable or merciful opponents will
refrain from attacking (or whatever) the character. 

Player Character Races, Genders and Occupations
     Players familiar with "Fairies!" will find that the method for
generating "Lust and Dust!" characters deviates from NL01 at this
point. First, rather than create characters of different species,
the players will create human characters that are either male or
female, of a certain race, and who make a living in a specific line
of work. 
     There are two reasons for this change, which essentially
represents an alternative character generation method. First, any
character native to a Wild West setting could hardly be any species
but human (unless we introduced a Talking Horse species). Second,
this method ties in with mechanics that simulate the racism and
sexism inherent to the time period in which this product is set.
     After generating the Attributes, the player needs to choose a
gender (male or female) and a race for the character. "Lust and
Dust!" characters are either White, Mexican, Black, or Chinese.
Once race and gender have been chosen, the player should choose an
occupation for the character. 
     Several sample occupations are described below, grouped under
genders. Each description includes the character's main activities,
which races are generally accepted in that capacity--those in
parentheses are uncommon in those jobs but not unheard of--and
Skill(s) that character gains at Level 1 free of charge. Countless
other occupations are possible, and GMs and players are encouraged
to come up with lines of work fitting their characters.
     A character that bucks society's standards receives automatic
penalties to social Attribute Checks (mostly Looks and
Personality-based skills) if NPCs are aware of their "weirdness."
Females who have male jobs have a +3 penalty to Personality
Attribute Checks, while males in female occupations have a +4
penalty. Characters of unusual racial stock are +2 to all Looks and
Personality Attribute Checks. These penalties are cumulative, which
means that a female Chinese Gambler in 1880 is definitely not on
the path of least resistance. 

A Man's Work
     Cowboy: Mexican, White (Black); receives Rope Use and Riding.
Rounds-up and herds livestock, either on epic "cattle drives" or
within the boundaries of a ranch. Lives exclusively on booze and
baked beans. Cowboys make $30/month.

     Entertainer: A category including several occupations. 
     Piano Player: White (Mexican); receives Play Instrument
(Piano). Plays an upright piano in brothels and saloons, typically
shouting, "Don't shoot! I'm just the piano player!" Piano players
make $12/month, plus tips. 

     Farmer/Rancher: Black, Mexican, White (Chinese); receives
Rope Use. Tills the soil or runs cattle or sheep. Farmers and
ranchers are often at odds over the use of land. Farmers clear
$9/month. Ranchers clear $10-60/month.

     Gambler: Mexican, White (Black); receives Gaming and
Seduction. Fleeces other characters in high-stakes card games, and
generally tries to get by on as little real work as possible. A
dangerous line, because drunken cowboys are sore losers. Gamblers
make $70, plus or minus $10-60/month (1-3 on six-sided means plus.)

     Gunslingers: A category including several occupations.
Characters with at least one weapons skill devoted to a ranged
weapon can be considered part of this group and may hire out for
$5/day when someone needs armed muscle. 
     Bounty-hunter: Black, White, Mexican (Chinese); receives
Weapons Use and Tracking. Hunts outlaws for $100-$600 per bad guy
brought to justice. 
     Lawman: White (Mexican); receives Weapons Use. Often the only
defense that innocent, cowardly townsfolk have from brutal outlaws.
The words "High Noon" send chills down a lawman's spine. Lawmen
make $60/month, plus $1 per convicted criminal.
     Outlaw: Black, Mexican, White (Chinese); receives Weapons Use
and Riding. Outlaws make whatever they can rob from innocents.

     Miner: Black, Mexican, White (Chinese): receives Engineering.
A claim has been staked and now the character's trying to strike
that elusive motherload. Generally a loner. If the claim actually
contains silver (1-2 on a six-side die,) the miner makes
$100-600/month.

     Railroad Worker: Chinese (Black, Mexican, White); receives 1-6
Strength Attribute points free. (Roll six-sided die to determine
how many). Despite being the breaking backbone of the railroad and
industrialization of the West, these characters are looked down on
by all others, often including their fellow workers. A Railroad
Worker makes $10/month.

A Woman's Place
     Entertainer: A category including several occupations,
detailed below.
     Dancing Girl: Black, Chinese, Mexican, White; receives Dancing
and Seduction. Entertains in saloons and brothels. The nature of
the establishment dictates the type of dances and how much of a
costume is worn. Dancing girls make $20/month.
     Saloon Girl: Black, Chinese, Mexican, White; receives
Seduction or Sexual Prowess, depending on the nature of the
establishment in which she works. All saloon girls also receive a
-2 modifier to rolls against Seduction attempts. Straight saloon
girls are expected to make the customers feel liked and welcome,
while those employed in brothels (where "saloon girl" is a
euphemism for a different kind of professional) are expected to
perform duties beyond that for money. This fee ranges anywhere from
$2 to $20, depending on the nature of the establishment. Straight
saloon girls make $13/month, plus tips and free room and board.

     Homemaker: Black, Chinese, Mexican, White; receives Cooking
and Rope Use. The true strength of the West, the unrecognized women
who made sure children didn't die and often worked harder on farms
than the loud-mouthed men did. Lucky homemakers don't get beaten by
their husbands, and work for room and board.

     School Teacher: White (Black, Mexican); receives
Reading/Writing and Math. One of the few literate people in smaller
communities, this often-unwed woman teaches both children and
adults the three Rs and socially acceptable behavior. Teachers
make $18/month.

     Finally, the player must decide if the character is left- or
right-handed. This is particularly important for Gunslingers. (See
"Combat.")

Character Points
     All characters start with 40 character points. As mentioned
above, these are used to buy attributes. They are also used,
however, to buy skills and advantages, and may be split between
these three categories as the player sees fit. The beginning total
may also be increased by taking disadvantages, which may only be
selected at character creation. (Unlike Skills, which can be bought
and improved whenever the character has enough points to do so.)
     As the character adventures, the GM awards additional
character points. Players who are close friends of the GM get lots
of points. Everyone else gets shafted. These points are applied,
just like the first 40 were, toward improving Attributes or Skills,
buying new Skills and Advantages, and "buying off" disadvantages.

Advantages
     Ambidextrous: This allows the character to fire small ranged
weapons with both hands without suffering off-hand penalties. (See
Two-Handed Shooting under "Combat.") This advantage costs 5 points.
     Attractive Appearance: The player rolls a six-sided die and
adds the result to the character's Looks Attribute Rating. This
advantage costs 3 points, regardless of what the player rolls.
     Boyish Looks: This advantage can only be taken at character
creation. The character is lightly built with fine facial features.
A character who has this advantage receives a -1 modifier on
Attribute Rating checks when Cross-dressing, but the slightly
androgynous appearance results in a +1 penalty on Seduction
attempts. This advantage costs 1 point.
     Busty (women only): The character's chest bears a strong
resemblance to Dolly Parton's. This advantage provides a -1
modifier on Seduction attempts, and a +2 penalty to Cross-dressing
and Dodging attempts. Cannot be paired with Boyish Looks. This
advantage costs 2 points.
     Eye-Hand Coordination: Negates "called-shot" penalties while
the character is using ranged weapons. This advantage costs 7
points.
     High Pain Threshold: The player rolls a six-sided die and
adds the result to the character's Pain Threshold Attribute Rating.
This advantage costs 3 points, regardless of what the player rolls.
     Keen Senses: Upon making a successful Intelligence Attribute
check, the character can pick out strange sounds or smells, thus
lowering its chance of being ambushed. This advantage costs 2
points.
     Musical Talent: The character may play instruments not
selected under the Skill "Play Musical Instrument" with only +3 to
the Attribute Check. Further, the character receives a -2 bonus to
any attempts at Seducing another through music. This advantage
costs 4 points.
     Poker Face: The character excels at concealing its emotions.
As the title implies, this advantage aids the character in card
games, to the tune of -2 on Gambling Attribute checks. In certain
tricky role-playing situations, such as when a character is
negotiating with an enemy or conversing the morning after, ("Of
course I still respect you"), the player may fall back on a die
roll against its Personality Attribute rating. This advantage costs
3 points.     
     Robust Health: The player rolls a six-sided die and adds the
result to the character's Health Attribute Rating. This advantage
costs 4 points, regardless of what the player rolls.
     Well-hung (men only): This character can look impressive in
jeans without using a sock, and receives -1 to Seduction attempt
rolls. This advantage costs 2 points.

Disadvantages
     As mentioned above, taking disadvantages can provide extra
character points. GMs should try to place characters in situations
where their disadvantages might come into play. (Don't overdo it,
though.) Certain disadvantages have Attribute-bases and modifiers
listed. The modifiers are added to the character's roll when it
checks to avoid letting weakness get the best of it. There might be
some disadvantages characters don't want to resist, of course. GMs
shouldn't force players to roll if they want their characters to
engage in certain generally unacceptable behaviors.
     Characters may spend points to negate disadvantages as they
earn points. When a character has "repaid" the points it earned
from taking the disadvantage, he is "cured" of whatever his
weakness was.
     Alcoholism (Intelligence-based, +2): Whenever the character is
presented with alcohol or finds itself in a stressful situation, it
needs to make a check to see if it turns to the bottle. If the
Attribute check is failed, the character drinks until it passes out
or is prevented from drinking by other characters. The alcoholic
character, however, doesn't want to be stopped. For every 30
minutes of drinking, a Health Attribute check must be made. For
each failed check, the alcohol effects the character as such:

     First Failed Health Attribute Check: +1 to Personality; -1 to
Agility and Intelligence. The Hand-Eye Coordination is negated,
and a character without that advantage has its off-hand and
Two-Handed Shooting penalties raised to +2/+4.
     Second Failed Health Attribute Check: +1 to Strength and Pain
Threshold; -2 to Agility, Intelligence and Personality. The
intoxicated character automatically fails any Seduction attempts on
sober characters, but receive -2 on the Attribute Check against
characters who are also intoxicated. 
     Third Failed Health Attribute Check: +1 to Strength, +2 to
Pain Threshold; -3 to Agility, Intelligence and Personality. A
Character with Sexual Prowess automatically fails the Attribute
Check. Hitting targets (stationary or otherwise) using Two-handed
shooting is impossible.
     Fourth Failed Heath Attribute Check: The character falls
unconscious for an amount of hours dictated by the roll of one
six-sided die. When the character wakes up, it feels ill and
sluggish (3 non-lethal points of Health damage), has a throbbing
headache (-2 to Intelligence and -1 to Agility) and generally feels
hung-over. 
     This disadvantage is worth 4 points.

     Chafing: The character has sensitive skin and can't ride for
more than 4 hours per day or sleep comfortably in wool blankets.
This disadvantage is worth 5 points.
     Cowardly (Intelligence-based, +1): When faced with danger, the
character must make an Attribute Check or flee. A character with
this disadvantage automatically gains initiative during gunfights,
but receive a +2 penalty on to-hit roles since the character is
shooting in near-panic. This disadvantage is worth 3 points.
     Delicate Stomach (Health-based, +2): Most foods give the
character heartburn and/or gas, which can lead to embarrassing
social situations. Flatulence results in a +3 penalty to all social
skills and the automatic failure of Seduction attempts. This
disadvantage is worth 3 points.
     Heart of Gold (Intelligence-based, +3, women only): The
character has an over-developed mother-instinct, but lacks common
sense to counteract it.  She is always giving the men in her life
money/shelter/favors/food on demand, while feeding stray dogs and
adopting orphaned children. At GM's option, the Heart of Gold
Attribute modifier may be applied to attempts at resisting
Seduction. This disadvantage is worth 4 points.
     Klutzy: The character's Agility can't exceed 5 until the
disadvantage has been "repaid." This disadvantage is worth 10
points.
     Sense of Honor: The character never attacks a foe who is down,
unarmed, or otherwise ill-equipped to defend itself. The character
always "calls out" opponents, and you never cheat at games. This
disadvantage is worth 3 points. 
     Sexual preference, animal (Intelligence-based, +1):
Self-explanatory. The character's player may choose the animal.
This disadvantage is worth 10 points. 
     Sickly: The character's Health can't exceed 4 until the
disadvantage has been "repaid." This disadvantage is worth 10
points.
     Vengeful: (Intelligence-based, +5): The character wants to
kill something... anything. When the character takes damage, it
must pursue the attacker, intent on killing it, until the pursuit
is obviously hopeless (the GM's call, or another Intelligence check
at +3).

Skills
     To successfully use a skill, a character must make a check (on
two six-sided dice) against the appropriate attribute. Character
points can be used to improve skills. 
     There are four skill levels, and it costs 2 character points
to buy a skill at first level. The price goes up from there, but at
higher levels, the character receives a bonus to Attribute Checks,
(a negative modifier on the die roll). On the other hand, a
character has a penalty for attempting to perform an action it
isn't skilled in. GMs should use their judgement in determining the
results of a failed skill check, and even if the character can do
what is required without the skill. (Tracking, for example, is not
something a character without the skill could even attempt...
unless it's tracking someone through fresh mud.)

     Skill Level         Point Cost          Bonus to Checks     
     0                   0                   +4
     1                   2                   0    
     2                   4                   -1
     3                   8                   -2
     4                   16                  -4

     Characters may attempt to use more than one skill per round.
All checks must be successful for the desired effects to come
about, and often all Attribute Bonuses should be added to both
checks. Common sense (as interpreted by the GM) should be applied.
     Cross-dressing (Intelligence-based): A crucial skill for the
woman who wants to make it in a man's world. This skill enables a
character to dress like and mimic gender traits of the opposite
sex, such as body movements, etc.
     Cheating (Personality-based): Through strength of personality,
a character may try to hoodwink others while playing games of
chance. If the player has the appropriate Gambling skill, the
modifiers from both skills are applied to Attribute Checks. If the
character doesn't know the game, a roll with a +3 modifier against
the character's Personality Attribute may be made to check victory.
Other characters (if they possess the Gambling skill) receive an
Intelligence check to see if they catch on to the cheating. 
     Cooking (Intelligence-based): The character can prepare a
certain type of meals, as chosen by the player. (A cowboy, for
example, might cook a mean pot of baked beans, while a saloon girl
might turn out a great rare T-bone steak.) A separate skill must be
purchased for each type of cuisine. A failed Attribute Check means
the meal is ill-prepared, ranging from too spicy or bland to
inedible. The GM decides how bad the meal is (based perhaps on how
much the check was failed by) and what effects it has on the
diners. (Food poisoning is a major turn-off. If the cooking
character was trying to test the adage that the way to a man's
heart is through his stomach, any Seduction attempt is made with a
+3 penalty to the dice roll.)
     Dancing (Agility-based): The character knows a variety of
dance styles, ranging from clogging to formal dance. (GMs may rule
that characters are familiar with dance types particular to only
one cultural group per skill slot devoted to dancing.) Characters
with this skill may apply any Skill Bonus to Seduction
attempts, if the two skills are being used in conjunction.
     Dodging (Agility-based): This skill increases the effective
Agility Attribute Rating for purposes of dodging hand-to-hand and
ranged attacks by half (round up). Unless paired with a successful
Unarmed Combat Skill check, however, the dodging character's chance
to strike targets while dodging is also reduced by half.
     Engineering (Intelligence-based): The character can design and
oversee the construction of simple structures, mines, bridges and
tunnels. Further, the character can use dynamite to demolish
structures or as a thrown weapon without risk of blowing itself up
in the process.
     Gambling (Intelligence-based): For each skill-slot devoted
Gambling, the character is familiar with all common games of a
specific type. Card games, board games, and dice games, each
require seperate skill slots. A game of chance or skill can be
simulated quickly by rolling dice (with results modified by bonuses
from Gambling and possibly Cheating skills), with the high roll
winning the game.
     Healing (Intelligence-based): The character knows human
anatomy ("No, I'm pretty certain both feet are supposed to point in
the same direction..."), and has a passing familiarity with home
remedies and bandaging wounds. A successful check will cure 2
points of non-lethal damage or 1 point of lethal damage. This may
only be attempt once on each group of wounds (one gunshot wound,
one fall from a great height, etc.). The character with healing
skill may only use it to cure non-lethal damage on itself.
     Math (Intelligence-based): The character can do calculations
that exceed the number of fingers and toes it possesses, as well as
simple multiplication and division.
     Play Musical Instrument (Personality-based): This skill
enables the character to play a musical instrument without
embarrassing itself, unless the Attribute Check is failed. (Then,
the results can be quite embarrassing... GM's choice.) For each
instrument the character wishes to play, it must buy a different
Play Musical Instrument skill.
     Quick-draw (Agility-based): During gunfights, the character
receives +2 to its Agility for purposes of determining who acts
first (draws a weapon) in the round. (See "Combat" for details on
determining actions in a round.) If a second successful Agility
Check (on the characters actual Agility score, unmodified by the
Quick-draw skill) is made, the character receives may apply Skill
Bonuses to to-hit results. The Quick-draw skill only applies to one
weapon, as chosen by the player. A separate skill is required for
each weapon.
     Reading/Writing (Intelligence-based): The character can read
and write a language specified by the player. A separate skill is
required for each language the character can read/write. (GMs may
choose to apply this skill toward spoken language as well, but it
is recommended that all characters get at least one spoken language
free. This is, after all, not NUELOW "Hominids!")
     Riding, Horse (Agility-based): All characters in "Lust and
Dust!" can ride horses as long as they are at a slow trot. Without
this skill, however, a character needs to make an Agility Attribute
Check every round the horse is galloping, can't coax the horse
into performing jumps or other tricks, and gets really soar in the
backside afrter riding for more than two hours. The character with
Riding skill can ride indefinately without soarness, ride a gallop
without Agility Attribute Checks, and perform cool-looking stunts,
such as leaping from second-story windows and straight into the
saddle.
     Rope Use (Agility-based): The character knows how to make a
variety of knots--from bows, to slip-knots, to knots that hold
tightly. Additionally, the character may lasso cattle, horses,
people, etc. on a successful Attribute Check.
     Seduction (Looks-based): The character may attempt to use a
variety of techniques, mental and physical, to sway one or more
other characters who have even the faintest physical attraction to
the seducer to perform... uh, services and favors for it. The
nature of these services is up to the seducer. A seduced creature
can perform no actions (other than perhaps kiss or fondle the
seducer) for the first round of seduction. On subsequent rounds,
the seduced character always acts last. However, a target may roll
against its Intelligence score if it wish to attempt to resist the
seduction attempt. The following modifiers apply to the character's
check to resist being seduced:

     Intelligence Check Modifier     Mitigating Circumstance  
     -3                              Giving in is dangerous
     -2                              Seducer is personal enemy 
     -1                              Seducer once attacked target 
     +1                              Eye-contact with seducer 
     +2                              Physical contact with seducer 
     +3                              No negatives from succumbing 
     +4                              Expects pleasure beyond dreams

     Modifiers are cumulative where one or more applies. There are
as many other circumstances that might result in modifiers. and GMs
should use their best judgment in the individual situations.
     The seduction effect remains in full force for as along as the
seducer and the seduced are within line-of-sight of each other, and
for a number of rounds rolled on two six-sided dice, minus the
seduced character's Intelligence Attribute bonus, afterward. Once
a character has been seduced, it will always be susceptible to the
wiles of that particular seducer--to the tune +1 on its
Intelligence roll, +3 if the seduction resulted in carnal delights.
(See the Expanded Seduction Rules at the end of this section for
additional details.)
     Set Traps (Intelligence-based): The character may set small
traps to catch game. If the character wants to build a trap to
capture an intelligent creature, it must make an Attribute check at
+2 to construct an effective, well-concealed trap.
     Sexual Prowess (Agility-based): Self-explanatory, yes? This is
one of those rare skills where two or more characters who possess
it need to interact for maximum effectiveness. If only one of the
characters has the skill, that character will probably feel cheated
when all is said and done. It perhaps goes without saying, but
there are few skill checks more embarrassing to fail than one for
Sexual Prowess. Strength modifiers may be applied to the check at
the GM's option. Possibly, a Health and/or Pain Threshold
Attribute Check might be necessary for strenuous, extended, or
unusual bouts of whoopy. (At any rate, Strength Ratings are used to
decide who's on top if there's a dispute...) At GMs option,
characters with Sexual Prowess may subtract their Agility
Attribute bonus from a target's attempts to resist seduction.
     Sneaking (Agility-based): This allows the character to move
about almost invisible in areas with foliage, tall grass, or heavy
shadows. Successful use of this skill grants the character one free
attack, as if invisible. It also places a +3 penalty on a Tracking
roll on the character's trail.
     Tracking (Intelligence-based): The character may interpret
minute clues--a broken branch, a bent piece of grass--to follow a
creature's trail. A character can't track over hard surfaces or
through a running stream.
     Weapons Use (Variable): The character may use a particular
weapon effectively.  Each weapon skill must be bought
separately. See "Equipment" for available weapons, and the
Attribute checked for their usage. Each additional level
purchased in a Weapons Use category, gives the character the
appropriate Attribute Check modifiers on to-hit rolls.
     Wrestling (Agility-based): The character is familiar with
techniques that will hold in place a target that is successfully
hit. The wrestler can choose to pin a target or tear a small object
(jewelry, a piece of clothing) from the target's body. (Thus, this
skill might be applicable to sexual situations.) The target may not
attack while held, but may try to squirm free (and succeeds on a
successful Agility check at +2). The target may, of course, attack
at will if the wrestler chose not to hold it.

Expanded Seduction Rules
     While there are some whose resolve melts under the gaze of a
smooth-talker with bedroom eyes, others are more worldly than that.
As mentioned before, saloon girls are resistant to seduction
attempts, but other characters may also have differing reactions to
seductive maneuvers. 
     The following optional rules elaborate upon the results of a
successful or unsuccessful seduction attempt, providing some
degrees to both. They require more role-playing on the part of both
the player and GM, as "Okay, you made your check. Slick Sam and
Busty Molly have a night of heat and passion. The morning sun
awakens you in each others arms"  isn't enough. Once the player
determines if his or her character has succeeded or failed to
seduce a target, the actual reaction of the target by rolling a
six-sided die against the appropriate table:

Successful Check                        Failed Check
1. Will do anything, here and now.      1. Roll on success chart;
2. Will do anything, but sex acts          add 2 to the roll.
   must be in private.                  2. Agrees to sex out of 
3. Saving self for marriage, but a         fear and/or pity.
   second successful Seduction          3. Slaps/hits seducer,
   attempt becomes a "here and now."       leaves the area.
4. Is maniac who imprisons sex partner  4. Gravely offended. 
   after a night of intense passion.       Friends of the target
5. Result as per #2, but the target        try to kill the seducer.
   is married.  If a 6 is rolled on     5. As #1 on success chart,
   a six-sided die, the spouse             except the target has a
   arrives while the characters are        terrible veneral disease
   are making love.                        which the character
6. As #2, but the target is actually       catches.  (Health rating
   of a gender opposite than the           drops to 4.)
   apparent. (Skill Level 4 in          6. Attacks the character to
   Cross-dressing.)                        sever appendages.

     Additionally,  if a seduction attempt against a saloon girl or
other "professional" is successful, the seducer will only be
charged half normal rates if a 1 is rolled on a six-sided die.
Likewise, the seducer will be charged twice normal if 1-3 is rolled
following a failed attempt (as opposed to the nasty results on the
chart, which must be diced for on a roll of 4-6).
     Several results on the above tables may be lead-ins to
adventures outside of bed, as well as in. Inventive GMs should find
that these optional tables can add spice to their "Lust and Dust!"
game, not to mention NUELOW campaigns in general.

COMBAT
     While combat generally means hacking, slashing, and spreading
as much carnage in as short time as possible, there are some NUELOW
combat rules that apply to more intimate pursuits...

Basics
     The basis for all time-keeping in NUELOW games is the "round."
There are six seconds in one round, ten rounds in one minute, sixty
minutes in one hour, 24 hours in one day (which, we all know is
simply not enough) and so on and so forth. Consult the calendar on
your wall for additional details. 
     Each player must declare what action the character will take
that round, and the characters then take these actions from the
highest to lowest Agility Attribute Ratings. A player may choose to
hold a character's action until later in the round, but must call
it as soon as actions have been declared for the character  he or
she was trying to shaft... uh, support.  
     Each character can perform at least one action per round,
although GMs can rule that the character can do more or less, too.
(It's a rare thing, though, when a character can't just lay still
on the ground, unconscious, or just overcome by exhaustion...)
Characters take actions in order of Agility Rating; those with the
highest numbers acting first. If there is one or more characters
with the same Agility Rating, the order is as follows:

     1. In hand-to-hand (or kick) combat, the character with the
          highest Personality score acts first.
     2. Characters who are using a ranged, non-weapon attack.
          (Seduction attempts, etc.).
     3. Characters who are riding, but not in combat.
     4. Characters moving on foot, but not in combat.
     5. Characters wielding light/medium ranged weapons.
     6. Characters wielding heavy/large ranged weapons.
     7. Characters who are riding and engaged in combat.
     8. Characters using small melee weapons.
     9. Characters who are riding, but attacking a target on foot.
     10. Characters using large melee weapons.

     Remember, seduced characters cannot act in the round in which
they are seduced, and always act last in subsequent rounds until
the effect wears off.
     Attribute Ratings are also used to decide who controls the
situation during close encounters of the carnal kind. Characters
with the Sexual Prowess skill always act first in the round, and
any other disputes need to be moderated by the GM. Generally, the
Agility or Personality Ratings will apply, but if the words "whips"
and "chains" have come up (together or separately), Strength is
most likely the Attribute to go off. Characters that have been
seduced into the situation will always act after the seducer,
unless instructed to do otherwise. See "Attacking" for additional
information.

Attacking
     Attacks are resolved whenever a character acts in a turn. In
order to hit, a character must roll a check against the appropriate
Unarmed Combat Skill (such as Wrestling) or Attribute Score for the
weapon it is using.  (The attributes for each weapon are listed
under "Equipment.) the Attribute Check is modified by the bonus or
penalty for the character's Weapons Use skill level for the weapon.
     If the character hits the target, subtract the damage
appropriate to the weapon being used (also found under
"Equipment"), modified by any Strength Attribute bonuses/penalties,
from the target's Health Attribute.
     A character may attack up to three targets in one round, if
those targets are in melee combat, or if the character is firing a
ranged weapon with up to three shots. For each target attacked, a
+1 penalty is added to the Attribute check. (+1 for the first
target, +2 for the second, and +3 for the third.)
     In games using firearms (such as "Lust and Dust!"), it is
possible for characters to fire more than one ranged weapon per
round. See "Expanded Ranged Weapons Rules" for details.
     Characters may choose to perform "called shots." There is a +3
to-hit penalty on called shots, but extra damage is inflicted on
successful hits, with vital areas subject to the greatest damage
bonuses.

     Called-shot Location          Extra Damage        
     Head                          roll six-sided, apply result  
     Torso                         4 points
     Arms                          2 points, +1 penalty on to-hit
     Legs                          1 point, +2 penalty on relevant
                                   Agility checks,               
                                   lower movement rate 1/3 for each
                                   5 points of "called shot"
                                   damage.

     The Eye-Hand Coordination Advantage negates the +3 to-hit
penalty for called shots.
     Certain sexual situations might require to-hit rolls (Agility
or Strength Attribute Checks). These include characters who are
moving (on foot, in the air), characters who are in a boat on a
storm-tossed sea, or characters trying to engage in sexual acts
with an unwilling target.

Expanded Ranged Weapons Rules
     In "Fairies!," players followed the "line-of-sight" rule: if
a character can see it, the character can hit it with ranged
weapons. Since ranged weapons are central to "Lust and Dust!,"
(what's the gunfight at the Okie-Dokie Coral without guns?), we're
presenting the following optional rules for ranged weapons.
Characters must still be able to see what they're shooting at, but
the to-hit rolls may be modified by factors such as weapon size,
distance to target, lighting conditions, and aiming time. Further,
the modifiers mentioned under "Movement" may be applied as well. A
ranged weapon is a device that hurls a projectile, such as a bow or
a gun. A Bowie knife, a rock, a bottle or beer, or any number of
objects could conceivably be ranged weapons in a pinch. To keep
combat simple, we recommend that any makeshift or unusual weapons
automatically miss at anything but close range.
     The following chart lists the modifiers that apply to to-hit
rolls for ranged weapons. The sizes of the weapons featured in the
game can be found under "EQUIPMENT."

Size of Weapon      Close Range      Medium Range      Long Range
Small               -2                  0              +3
Medium              0                   -3             -1
Large               +2                  +1             -3

     Close Range is considered to be 30 yards and less; Medium is
up to 100 yards; and Long Range is to the maximum range of
Line-of-Sight. GM's ruling and common sense also applies.
     Since this is a western game, the characters might hear the
word "DRAW!" fairly often. In instances such as this, a character
will want to get its gun out and fire as quickly as possible.
Agility Ratings decide who gets a shot off first, but characters
who perform such "quick-draws" suffer a +2 penalty per range
category on their to-hit rolls. The weapon range modifiers apply as
well. The Quick-draw Skill applies to these situations.
     It is possible for a character to fire two small ranged
weapons at the same time, one in each hand. This is called
"Two-handed Shooting." While the character can double its ranged
attacks, an additional +1 modifier must be added to the character's
to-hit roll with its "good" hand, while +2 is added to the to-hit
roll from the "off-hand."  The Ambidextrous Advantage negates these
penalties.
     Optionally, the GM might wish to consider weather and lighting
conditions while gunfire is being exchanged. Heavy rain, darkness,
and dust in the air add +1 to all to-hit rolls at Medium Range, and
+3 to all Long Range attempts. These modifiers are cumulative.
Another option is for the GM to take careful aiming into
consideration.  A character who spends a full round aiming its
ranged weapon may apply a -2 modifier to the to-hit roll.

Movement
     A character's full movement rate equals its combined Strength,
Agility and Health Attribute bonuses in feet per round. The minimum
full movement is always three, regardless of negative Attribute
bonuses. Characters on the ground may choose to move less than
their full movement rates, or not move at all. It is possible for
characters to move and attack at the same time, if they are within
range (or reach) of each other. For each character that has
declared movement during a turn, there is a +1 cumulative to-hit
penalty. In other words, two moving characters trying to hit each
other with clubs would each add +2 to their Agility Attribute
checks.
     In "Fairies!," we invited GMs to come up with their own arcane
movement modifier rules. Our hope was that someone would have taken
us up on that offer and shared their results so we could steal
them. Instead, we got letters asking us to offer more details about
movement. Fine. If you insist that we actually put some work into
this...   

Expanded Movement Rules
     Characters on mounts can travel a maximum of 30 miles in an
8-hour period without wearing out the horse (and requiring that it
rest a full 24 hours before continuing). The following weather
conditions and terrain types affect how fast a character or mount
can safely travel. Modifiers are cumulative, so if a character is
traveling at night through light forest, the maximum movement rate
is reduced by 3/4. These modifiers reflect safe travel speed.
Characters who exceed the safe limits have a chance of injuring
themselves or their mounts by falling into holes, running into
trees or walls, etc. The likelihood and severity of any accidents
are left up to GM discretion.

Weather Conditions/Terrain              Reduce Max. Movement By
Darkness, Full                          1/2
Darkness, Twilight                      1/4
Forest, Heavy                           1/2
Forest, Light                           1/4
Heavy Fog                               1/2
Heavy Rain                              1/4
Rough Terrain, Desert                   1/4
Rough Terrain, Flat                     1/2
Rough Terrain, Mountainous              3/4
Rough Terrain, Snow-covered 
(negated by sleds or snow-shoes)        1/2
Rough Terrain, Swamp                    1/2

EQUIPMENT
     Each beginning player character in "Lust and Dust!" receives
a number of items and half the dollars equal to a roll of three
six-sided dice. Thus, it is possible that one character will have
three pieces of equipment and $3 while another will have 18 pieces
of equipment and $9. That's tough, but that's life. It's a
multiverse of haves and have-nots, and if the player with three
items bitches, the GM should point out the time-honored tradition
for gaining more stuff in role-playing games: the looting of dead
bodies.
     The Equipment list is divided into three sections, "Weapons,"
"Other Stuff," and "Services and Other Expenses." At creation,
characters should be allowed to pick any items they want from the
first two lists, as well as any items the GM allows from the
"Fairies!" equipment list, to a maximum of the number rolled. If a
character wishes to buy items from the "Fairies!" list, the GM will
have to assign prices to them. (More equipment will be added in
future NUELOW game books, and the GM will have to decide what he or
she will allow in a "Lust and Dust!" game, and how much it costs.)

Weapons
     Each weapon in "Lust and Dust!" has five statistics: type,
damage, weight, size and cost. Remember, a character's Strength
Damage Modifier is added to hand-to-hand and melee weapon attacks,
as is "called shot" damage modifiers. Blunt weapons do non-lethal
damage, and edged do lethal damage unless otherwise noted. The
damage listed for ranged weapons is actually for the projectile
they fire. Any large weapon is treated as if weighing 10 pounds for
encumbrance purposes. All weapons come with holsters or
sheathes.
     Key to codes: AT=Attribute-base for Weapons Use skill
checks. R=ranged; H=hand-to-hand; B=blunt; E=edged; l=lethal;
nl=non-lethal; Str=Strength Attribute Rating; Agl=Agility Attribute
Rating; Itl=Intelligence Attribute Rating; X=Explosive.
 /# tgs=number of targets hit per shot. Numbers in parentheses are
the number of shots a gun holds.
     Note: Most ranged weapons can double as clubs. Small and
medium weapons do 2 nl, while large do 2 nl and 1 l.  (Strength
Attribute bonuses apply, of course.)

Weapon              Type Damage    Weight    Size      AT   Cost 
Dynamite (1 stick)  X    12 l      0.1       Small     Itl $1/stick
Derringer (1)       R    2 l       0.2       Small     Agl  $4
Buffalo Rifle (1)   R    10 l      14 pounds Large     Agl  $25
Carbine, repeat (7) R    6 l       10 pounds Large     Agl  $22
Gatling Gun (lots!) R    15 l      lots!     Large     Agl  GM call
Hunting Knife       H, E 2 l       0.1       Small     Str  $1 
Revolver, Colt (6)  R    4 l       2 pounds  Medium    Agl  $35 
*Shotgun, single    R    7 l       9 pounds  Large     Agl  $17
*Shotgun, double(2) R    7 l       10 pounds Large     Agl  $28
*Shotgun, repeat (6) R   7 l       10 pounds Large     Agl  $76
**Scatter-gun (2)   R    6 l/2 tgs 8 pounds  Medium    Agl  $37
Winchester Rifle(12) R   6 l       9 pounds  Large     Agl  $45

*Although Large, this weapon has ranges similar to a Medium Weapon.
**Although Medium, this weapon as ranges similar to a Small weapon.

Other Stuff
     This section provides a smattering of mundane equipment the
characters of "Lust and Dust!" might have with them when
encountered. This list is not all-inclusive. GMs and players
wishing to expand the list should think of items that might be
available to the people in the American West. Most of the items
detailed in "Fairies!" are appropriate to this setting, too, and
more will be added in future NUELOW volumes. (GMs are free to set
whatever prices they think are reasonable for the individual
campaign settings when transferring equipment from one NUELOW
product to another.)

Item           Description/Notes        Weight    Cost
Ammuniton      What you put in guns     varies    $5/100 rounds
Bacon          Salted pork              varies    $0.20/pound
Beer           Used to get pissed slowly varies   $0.05/glass 
Beans          Cowboy staple food       varies    $0.08/pound
Blanket, woolen  Used to stay warm      0.1       $0.50          
Boots          Worn on feet             1         $9
Canteen        Holds water, etc.        2 pounds/full  $0.90
Cart           Mule-drawn, hauls stuff alot!      $15
Cattle         Herded and eaten         alot!     $10/head
Chaps          Worn over pants          2         $4 
Coffee         Used to stay awake       varies    0.30/pound
Flour          Used to cook             varies    $0.05/pound
Hat            Worn on head             0.1       $1.75
Horse, riding  Used to travel on   alot!     $30
Pants          Worn on lower body       0.2       $1.75
Saddle         Put on horse             15        $10  
Shirt          Worn on upper body       0.08      $1
Spurs          Worn on boots; makes cool noises   0.07 each $6
Tobacco        Smoked or chewed         varies         $0.10/plug
Wagon          Horse-drawn, hauls people & stuff  alot! $50
Whiskey        Used to get pissed       varies    $2/bottle

Services and Other Expenses
Bath           How to stop smelling     --        $1
*Doctor Visit  How to cure injuries     --        $4
Hotel, Average Where to sleep           --        $0.80/night
Meal, Cheap    How to fill the stomach  --        $0.20
Rooming House  Where to sleep and eat   --        $1/day
Shave and a Haircut  How to look sharp  --        $0.20 (two bits)
Stabling       Where the horses go      --        $0.25/day
Undertaking    What happens after a character's dead   $18/burial

*A Doctor heals a character at twice the rate given under the
Healing skill.

SILVER SPUR COUNTY: A "LUST AND DUST!" CAMPAIGN SETTING
     Silver Spur County gained its name from the Silver Spur Ranch,
a large stretch of cattle range belonging to "Dead-Eye" McClusky.
A one-time silver miner, he managed to save enough money to start
a ranch once his property was mined out. Silver Town is at the
heart of the territory, a town that grew up to serve the needs of
the many miners in the area, as well as the ongoing railroad
construction. "Dead-Eye" is the town's mayor and rules an empire of
cattle from his massive ranch directly west of town.
     To the west and south of Silver Town lies an inhospitable
desert, part of which is included in a nearby Indian reservation.
To the distant west are the Sierra Nevada Mountains (where the
Donner Party ate each other) and beyond those mountains, California
(which will become the land of fruits and nuts). 
     To the east and north are mountains dotted with silver mines
and outlaw hideouts. There are also caves that serve as
interdimensional conduits, links between the various realities that
make up the NUELOW multiverse. (This is, of course, a highly cheesy
device that links all our products for those who are interested in
really bizarre adventures.) There are also several farms (sheep and
otherwise) in the foothills. To the far east are dudes galore. 
     (It should be obvious to all readers that there is far less
campaign information for "Lust and Dust!" than there was for
"Fairies!" That's because the NUELOW design team realized that GMs
and players, many of whom were weaned on westerns of all sorts,
will be able to come up with stuff far more interesting than
anything we'd manage... especially if they start bringing
characters from "Fairies!" into the Wild West via the
interdimensional gates.) 

Map Key:
1. Silver Town.
2. Dead-Eye's Ranch
3. The Desert
4. North-East Corner of the Indian Reservation.
5. Farms.
6. Silver Mines
7. Suspected Bandit Hideouts or possible Gates of Nuelow.

Creatures of Silver Spur County
     The Attribute Ratings given for the various human and animal
categories below are averages, to be used as examples for GMs to
design creatures and NPCs of their own. GMs should outfit
intelligent NPC creatures with the appropriate equipment. (Note: A
creature is anything that isn't a player character--our little
nostalgic nod to the good old D&D game... please don't sue us.)
     GMs should be aware that some of the categories represent a
wide range of creatures. The statistics given are average, so there
are some of the category that will be tougher while others will be
weaker.  Additionally, there are some creatures first presented in
"Fairies!" that can be found in Silver Spur County as well. These
are: Bear; Birds; Child, Average; Game; and Vermin.

     Cattle: A western cash cow (lame pun intended). Small wars
periodically erupt around Silver Town when sheep farmers erect
fences and the cattlemen, led by Dead-Eye set about to reopen the
range. Player character cowboys can be hired for epic cattle-drives
to Kansas City. Cattle trample for 3 l/2 nl per animal. Str: 10,
Agl: 6, Lks: 4, Itl: 2, Per: 2, Hth: 11, Pth: 9.
     Cowboy: These rugged professionals spend their lives making
sure cattle gets safely to where their boss wants them to go. The
NPC equivalent of the player character in this occupation, they may
become employees of rich player characters for $30/month. Str: 7,
Agl: 8, Lks: 4, Itl: 6, Per: 5, Hth: 6, Pth: 7.
     Coyote: Part hunter, part scavenger, this is an animal that
farmers and ranchers see as much worse than it actually is. When
player characters encounter a coyote, it will likely be some
innocent beast, but there is a very slight chance that it is the
Indian deity, Coyote. Str: 5, Agl: 8, Lks: 4, Itl: 3, Per: 2, Hth:
5, Pth: 6. The god has Attribute Ratings of 14  in all seven
categories.  A coyote attacks with a bite for 2 l.
     Damsel in Distress: Can be from any of the accepted female
occupations, but is holding out for a hero. This type of NPC is
particularly common in "Lust and Dust!" games that mimic paperback
books bought in grocery store check-out lines. Always on the verge
of falling out of her dress. Str: 3, Agl: 9, Lks: 9, Itl: 4, Per:
5, Hth: 6, Pth: 3.
     Gunslinger: An NPC in any of the player character occupations
under this heading above. Out to build or reinforce his reputation,
this NPC rarely says anything but "DRAW!" when within earshot (and
gunshot) of player characters. At GM's discretion, player
characters may hire this NPC for $5/day, plus expenses. Always
carries at least one fast-draw revolver, and has a Skill Rating of
2 or better in at least one type of small or medium ranged weapon.
Str: 6, Agl: 9, Lks: 5, Itl: 6, Per: 5, Hth: 7, Pth: 7.
     Horse, Riding: What the characters travel on primarily. Str:
10, Agl: 9, Lks: 5, Itl: 2, Per: 2, Hth: 11, Pth: 11. Draft horses
have Str: 12 and Agl: 8.
     Indian: An NPC race that has been trod upon and abused by most
of the PC races, and then shunted onto some of the worst land in
the campaign settings. The Indians of "Lust and Dust!" have mostly
had their spirits broken, but may occassionally be riled up to take
revenge for the abuses that have been heaped upon them. When this
occurs, they are encountered in numbers between 3-18. Occasionally,
the characters may encounter (or even be) someone of a player
character race that was raised by Indians, and thus has sympathy
for their plight. (A skeletal outline for a NUELOW game focusing on
Native Americans exists. If interest warrents, we might develope a
full-fledged game from that material.) Indians always possess at
least one Weapons Use skill and Wrestling.  Str: 6, Agl: 9, Lks: 4,
Itl: 7, Per: 5, Hth: 6, Pth: 7.
     Miner, Crazed: This NPC thinks everyone's out to steal the
silver in his mine (whether or not there is any silver in it). Has
all the abilities mentioned under the description of the player
character occupation, plus a Weapons Use skill devoted to shotgun,
two-barrels. Str: 6, Agl: 5, Lks: 3, Itl: 5, Per: 5, Hth: 5, Pth:
13.
     Mountain Lions: Common in the mountains near Silver Town,
these magnificent animals lair in small caves and keep mostly to
themselves. They will occasionally attack and eat a sheep. Attacks
with claws for 3 l/2nl of damage. Str: 10, Agl: 10, Lks: 8, Itl: 4,
Per: 3, Hth: 10, Pth: 12.
     Outlaw: Ranging from violent cut-throats to Indians fed up
with the humiliation of the reservation, this NPC type is
encountered in groups numbering an amount rolled on three six-sided
dice. One member of such a group has an Agility Rating of 10 and a
Personality Rating of 8. This character has a reward on its head
worth an amount rolled on one six-sided die times 100. Average
outlaws have the following statistics: Str: 6, Agl: 9, Lks: 4, Itl:
5, Per: 5, Hth: 7, Pth: 7.
     Settler/Farmer: This hearty NPC lives with a spouse and 1-3
children in a log-cabin (think "Little House on the Prairie,"
except Pa Ingalls drinks too much and the kids sometimes go hungry
and have a good chance of dying from pneumonia each winter)
with a cow, a mule and a handful of sheep, chickens, and pigs.
Abilities for important settler/farmer characters are generated
like those of player characters. The same stats may be used for
ranchers. Str: 6, Agl: 9, Lks: 4, Itl: 5, Per: 5, Hth: 7, Pth: 7.
     Sheep: The one creature that most NUELOW players wanted to see
in the game. And we agree--what is "Sexual Preference, Animal"
without sheep? Str: 4, Agl: 5, Lks: 5, Itl: 3, Per: 2, Hth: 6, Pth:
8.
     Townsfolk: These are the men, women and children that live in
the towns to which cowboys drive their cattle, and Gamblers ply
their "trade." This group includes everyone from barbers to
undertakers. They are rugged people who believe in individualism,
as long as it's within what they consider proper decency. Other
types of individuals risk being guests of honor at a neck-tie
party. Str: 5, Agl: 4, Lks: 4, Itl: 5, Per: 5, Hth: 5, Pth: 4.
     Rattlesnake: The creature without which no western setting
would be complete. If a character is bit by a rattlesnake (bite
occurs if the snake makes a successful to-hit roll using its
Agility as the basis for the check) it must make a Health Attribute
check or automatically lose an amount of Health equal to the amount
rolled on a six-sided die. Str: 2, Agl: 10, Lks: 1, Int: 1, Per: 1,
Hth: 3, Pth: 4.
     Mule: Used by miners and poorer farmers as draft and pack
animals, these stubborn beasts can be found at farms and mines
throughout Silver Spur County. If a player character is using a
mule, the GM should roll one six-sided die every hour of game time.
If the result is 6, the mule refuses to budge another step. A mule
kicks for 1 l/2 nl. Str: 7, Agl: 6, Lks: 4, Itl: 4, Per: 3, Hth: 6,
Pth: 10. 
     Wolves: The subject of countless PBS and "National Geographic"
television specials, this predator is hated and feared by the
settlers and cowboys in the west. Generally shy, these creatures
will usually leave the player characters alone, unless harassed
first. The government will pay $1-6 per wolf pelt. Attacks
for 2 l (bite) or 1 l (claws). Str: 5, Agl: 7, Lks: 4, Itl: 3, Per:
4, Hth: 6, Pth: 8.

ADVENTURES FOR "LUST AND DUST!"
     As with "Fairies!," the following situations are presented
here to aid GMs in developing their own "Lust and Dust!" scenarios.
We've tried to come up with examples that illustrate the range of
what can be done with a western setting in particular and the
NUELOW game settings in general.
     1. Years prior, the bank in Silver City was robbed by a daring
gang. Most of the bandits were shot dead as a posse pursued them
into the mountains. Three of them nonetheless managed to evade the
pursuers and escape with the loot. As the characters are heading
toward Silver Town, they come across an overturned wagon and a dead
body. They hear screams beyond the brush, and when they rush to
investigate they find a couple of outlaws brutelizing a Damsel in
Distress. After the players have rescued her, she explains that she
is the daughter of one of the robbers (who now lies dead on the
road), and that they had returned to reclaim the hidden treasure.
She asks the characters to help her recover the money for
one-quarter of it. As the characters and the damsel make their way
toward the treasure's location, they are dogged every step of the
way by villians (the other two robbers who never knew where the
loot was hidden and are now hoping to finally get their share and
more), and whatever other mishaps the GM wishes to put in the
characters' way. Simulataniously, the damsel comes on to the
characters with the shortest tempers, Seducing (Skill Level 3)
each of them. She has no intention of sharing the treasure, and
will arrenge to have one lover catch her with the other and then
cry "Rape!" once the money has been recovered. She then plans to
fininsh off the rest of the characters before they make it back to
town.
     2. A new family of settlers has erected fences around the land
they own, cutting off the direct path from Dead-Eye's best
pastures to the rail-station in Silver Town. Dead-Eye is recruiting
gunslingers to drive these upstarts back to where they came from.
The characters will have the options of going for the money or
protecting the little guy against an onslaught of hired heavies.
(This senario might be particularly troubling if one of the
settler's freckle-faced, wide-eyed children worships the ground a
gun-slinging, charismatic player character walks on.)
     3. The player characters must herd a few hundred heads of
cattle to the Kansas railhead where they will turn their $10/head
into $30/head. If these animals are their own, they can either be
very rich or lose their shirts (if too many heads are lost along
the way); and if they belong to Dead-Eye, the characters might
get a fat bonus or have a bunch of hired guns after them to take
the losses suffered by the cattle baron out of their hides.
     4. After all else fails, the characters must actually work
(Gasp!) for a living. Penniless screw-ups, they must work alongside
the townsfolk until the next wave of bandits sweep through Silver
Spur County. Alternately, the GM can use these mundane occupations
to lead into the character's next adventures. (Why is it that the
House of Ill Repute in Silver City has eight of the most beautiful
and skilled "dancing girls" in all the west, but only four sleeping
quarters? One possible answer is that the eight women are actually
four fairies from the Magic Forest.) 
     Alternatively, the GM can attempt to run a historically
accurate western roleplaying game. Of course, the research that we
were all too lazy to do would have to be done, but your campagin is
a labor of love, right? You live for poorly thought-out game
supplements that raise more questions than they answer about the
campaign setting and how monsters and game mechanics fit in, don't
you?

AFTERWORD
     So, was it good for you, too?
     We hope "Lust and Dust!" met the standards set forth in our
first excursion into tackiness. Let us have your thoughts by e-mail
at smiller@media.utah.edu. We are dying to know what you would like
to see more or less of in these games. Or even if you would rather
not see anything at all. Was your intelligence and/or sense of
decency insulted, or did you just find the whole thing numbingly
stupid? Are you actually going to try to get your gaming group to
play this game, or is just reading it jollies enough? Did you
laugh? Did you cry? Let us know, because, after all, we're the
game designers who care. (Mostly about our jobs, our kids and how
long that tuna sandwhich sat in the lunch-room vending machine
before we ate it, but NUELOW is in the back of our minds
somewhere...)
     Well, it's time to start getting serious about being gross and
stupid. We're setting course for the Epsilon Quadrant for sci-fi
adventures with NUELOW 3: "Stars and Garters!" We hope to see you
there, as the efforts to create a simple multigenre roleplaying
game system in which all parts can be used together if the players
choose.        


                                         The NUELOW Design Team