It didn't help that the South book was also somewhat infamous for its incompatible vision by writers. There was an RPG,net WIR where they talk about how it was a post-racial non-sexist vision of the CSA that also had the Knights of the Golden CIrcle controlling vast amounts of power and wealth while Jefferson Davis was a magically created doppelganger who ruled with a terrifying iron fist. DEAD PRESIDENTS was the resulting gonzo adventure where the PCs assassinate Davis on behalf of Robert E. Lee.NoOneofConsequence wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:46 am That would explain it. Thanks for that.
I think the biggest problems with the two Back East books were that they didn't really have a "hook" to hang that part of the setting on, the way the Weird West had "Spaghetti Western with Zombies" going for it. In hindsight, maybe they should've just done a single "guide to the world" that gave a brief overview of the entire world for players who wanted to play immigrant and Tinhorn characters. Maybe even just make that a Tinhorn sourcebook that talked about that character archetype and introduced a bunch of obscure abilities/powers from other regions they might possess.
I agree that a WORLD OF DEADLANDS would have been a good idea like the World of Freedom and just a nice little collection of information for people who want to do adventures outside the box. While playing Red Dead Redemption 2, I actually wondered about Dutch's plan to visit Australia and thought that would have been a pretty good setting in its own right. It being the time of the Kelly gang and all.