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Finally, in the ''Showdown'', all plot immunity is lost. If you're shot, you're killed outright. If you fail to make the big hustle, you get thrown in jail. The showdown is all about high stakes and last chances.
 
Finally, in the ''Showdown'', all plot immunity is lost. If you're shot, you're killed outright. If you fail to make the big hustle, you get thrown in jail. The showdown is all about high stakes and last chances.
 
 
  
  
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==Poker: Determining the Conflict Result==
 
==Poker: Determining the Conflict Result==
  
This is covered in detail in the next chapter: [[Texas:_Playing_Poker]]
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This is covered in detail in the next chapter: ADD LINK
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
=Conflicts with the Environment=
 
=Conflicts with the Environment=
  
Its not always possible to put a face to the opposition in a conflict. Sometimes a protagonist will have no enemy save for the challenge itself. For example, a sawbones may be struggling to save a man's life after they take a shot to the gut, or a cowboy may be trying to get his herd into the barn before the storm hits.
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Its not always possible to put a face to the opposition in a conflict. Sometimes a protagonist will have no enemy save for the challenge itself. For example, a bonesaw may be struggling to save a gutshot man's life, or a cowboy may be trying to get his herd into the barn before the storm hits.
  
 
In these circumstances the GM should take the place of the opposition in the conflict. The size of the task determines his pool of chips, and the difficulty of the task will determine how many cards he draws.
 
In these circumstances the GM should take the place of the opposition in the conflict. The size of the task determines his pool of chips, and the difficulty of the task will determine how many cards he draws.
 
 
 
  
 
=Throwing out the Rulebook=
 
=Throwing out the Rulebook=

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