The Spike Driver
Level 10 Boss · Red Gulch Rail Yard
The Spike Driver is one of the boss threats a player meets in Desperados Destiny, sitting at level 10.
Field notes
The crew chief of the rail-theft syndicate. A massive man who drove spikes on the Transcontinental and has been driving them into everything in his way ever since. His spike maul is original equipment — the blood on it is not.
What you are walking into
The Spike Driver is level 10, carries 200 health, and is classed Scourge Lord, a boss encounter. That makes it a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet. It punishes over-commitment, turning your weaker hands back on you, so patience beats aggression here. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against The Spike Driver plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find The Spike Driver
The Spike Driver is encountered at Red Gulch Rail Yard. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for Red Gulch Rail Yard covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 700 experience and between $5 and $14. Its loot table can yield Stolen Goods and Stolen Cargo Manifest. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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