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I am looking at the pre-generated gangs, and I have a couple of questions.

Looking at Rick Dawson, he has the Duck and Cover special rule, yet his Quickness is only 4. Also, I don't see the Defend Your Homes rule listed in the rulebook.

Also, Dr. Dougall has a Doctor's Bag listed as equipment, yet I see no reference to it in the rules either.

Are these character-specific rules, available only to Rick and the good doctor? Thanks.

Yes, whatever is on the card supersedes what's in the rulebook. Some characters might have bonus skills, or special weapons like the Dr. Dougall who can hit people over the head with his doctor's bag. There will be other custom weapons like that too, like The Norwegian who has a bullwhip and his own special shotgun named Beauty.

What we have in the rulebook is more like a general listing of weapons for people who want to build their own characters.

Thanks for quick response!

Another question: what is the process if I want to try my hand at creating my own hired guns? Should I just treat them as additional professionals?

No, hired guns are as tough as a gang leader. They have 100 XP, so you can give them higher stats and more skills. but you need at least 5 gang members for each one. So your hired gun would have to be your 6th figure. Your 2nd hired gun could be the 11th figure, since the first one will count as a body to get the gang size up to 10

Awesome - thanks!