Rancher
The humble rancher, one of the key driving forces of the westward expansion after the slowdown of the gold rush. A career that many immigrated to America to pursue as a means of freedom or easy living. Working in trade towns or privately owned cattle farms, ranchers were a staple of the west. Perhaps best exemplified by Lorne Greene’s Ben Cartwright in the old Bonanza TV series. The Lonesome Dove books and miniseries offered a grittier view of the rancher, as led by ex-Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McRae.
Ranchers are usually very wealthy and powerful, owning large areas of land and having considerable resources in terms of men, livestock, and legal and political influence. These responsibilities may limit the amount of spare time an investigator-rancher is able to spend away from their spread while looking into strange goings-on.
Occupation Skill points
EDU × 2 + (STR × 2 or INT × 2)
Credit Rating
50–99
Skills
Accounting, Law, Natural World, Persuade, Ride, Rope Use, Spot Hidden, any one other skill as a personalor era specialty
