Experience points and advances
These will be accumulated as per the rulebook, in addition they can be awarded by the GM for actions outside of typical “scenarios”. They will be awarded for acting in character as much as for derring-do!
When rolling for character advances the GM may offer a choice of either choosing a skill selected by him or rolling on the table as normal. The offered skill will be based upon the actions that led to the advance (say a character brings down 2 enemy posse members with his rifle and thereby gains an advance the GM may offer the “rifleman” skill).