Outlaw

Bank and train robbers, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, stagecoach hold-up men, and renegade Confederate soldiers are among the types of rogues and thugs included in this occupation. The number of points invested in Credit Rating probably denotes how successful the outlaw’s career has been.

Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Cole Younger and their gangs, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the Daltons, and the murderous John Wesley Hardin are just a few well-known real-life examples. A more colorful one was Black Bart (AKA Charles E. Bolton), the gentleman bandit who never fired a shot in his career, and often left behind poems to taunt his victims and pursuers.

There were female outlaws as well: Annie McDoulett and Jennie Metcalf (AKA Cattle Annie and Little Britches) rode with the Doolin gang in Oklahoma, and were among the last of the gang to be captured. Clint Eastwood’s Outlaw Josey Wales offers an excellent example of a “justified” outlaw forced to run from the law.

Occupation Skill points

EDU × 2 + (APP × 2 or DEX ×2 or INT × 2)

Credit Rating

6–70

Skills

Fighting (Any), Firearms (Any), Ride, Stealth, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate, or Persuade), Locksmith or Mechanical Repair, Psychology or Sleight of Hand, Spot Hidden