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Bone Tomahawk
While a western, this movie could easily be adapted to the ASSH setting.
Basic premise is that there is a group of Native Americans who are are shunned and reviled by all other Native American tribes living near them due to unholy practices. The nasty bunch raid a nearby town of settlers taking a hostage and horses. Some town folk ride after them and discover why the tribe is shunned.
Kurt Russel stars as the town sheriff which is a role that suits him well given the other westerns he has done.
- Ghul
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Sounds a little like one of REH's horror yarns!
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
It certainly has a REH western vibe to it. Probably why I liked it.
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Fantastic flick, agreed. Slow burn western/horror.
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Just watched this tonight. Pretty awesome and I don't even like Westerns. But the premise is perfect for AS&SH.
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- Chainsaw
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Watched this again! Great flick.
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- mabon5127
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Chainsaw wrote:
Watched this again! Great flick.
Weird stuff! I enjoyed this as much the second time.
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And sweat at the daily round,
While in my soul forever
The drums of Pictdom sound?”
- Ghul
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
I need to watch it a second time. Loved it.
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
I think westerns, especially the ultra-violent Italian westerns, are great fodder for games like AS&SH. The setting is a vast, lawless frontier, the settlements are rarely bigger than a town or village on the brink, and the protagonists are usually self-interested, grey-ethic wanderers. The heroes of one town may be wanted men a few miles away. Just like your typical adventuring party.
You need a quick plot for an adventure, here's a database to choose from:
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- Iron Ranger
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
If that tribe isn't direct descendants of Vhuurmis then I'm in the wrong game!!!
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
i love this movie. ill have to watch it again soon. 
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
Fun and absolutely brutal. Exactly how I would imagine the Picts of Beyond Black River and The Black Stranger to be.
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Re: Bone Tomahawk
"That" scene was dreadful! Havent beens so shocked by a film since a girl I dated brough home "tusk" thinking it was a comedy.
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