Whether they’re in a contemporary or historical setting, a cowboy tends cattle on ranches. Traditionally they do this on horseback, but they might use trucks or smaller motorized vehicles. These characters also perform a range of other ranch-related tasks. Whether they’re realistic or cinematically romantic, cowboys are a staple of cinema, television, and literature.
Please note that the use of the term cowboy is simply for familiarity. Everyone knows what a cowboy is. Cowgirls are well-documented from the 19th century onward as doing the same work as men, but that term can still be problematic. Wrangler might be confusing, cattle herder is awkward, and cowpoke is more likely to incite giggles. There is no gender-neutral term that felt right.
This book contains five pregenerated, ready-to-use statistic blocks, one for each level of expertise (Novice, Beginner, Competent, Expert, and Master). You can use the stats as-is or make a few easy tweaks to customize them. Notes on how to do that and information on personality archetypes and motivations let you quickly put together the perfect character for your campaign.
I created the DoubleZero Character Bank series for three reasons. The first is to provide a resource for gamemasters that might need character statistics on the fly. Grab a character at the appropriate level, make a quick alteration or two as needed, and you’re back in the game.
The second is for players. If you need ideas for a character or don’t want to spend a lot of time fiddling with numbers and math, you can use one of these. Again, with a few simple tweaks, you can tailor it to suit your vision of the cowboy you want to play.
The final reason is to showcase the versatility of DoubleZero. The 30 professions listed in the Director’s Cut edition cover a broad range of character types. By giving each their own booklet, I hope to show the potential of “real-world” roleplaying, and the appeal of playing characters without magic or superpowers.
The DoubleZero System is a tabletop roleplaying game toolkit. First designed for action, espionage, and thriller adventures, the skill-driven tabletop roleplaying system is perfect for mysteries, police procedurals, and crime dramas based on your favorite television series, movies, and novels. DoubleZero works with any “realistic” modern setting that doesn’t lean into magic, the supernatural, or superpowers. A copy of the DoubleZero: Director’s Cut is required to play.
- from the publisher's blurb