Bryan surveyed the situation, taking into account the number of wolves and the direction of their movement as best as he could, watching as Jacinta dispatched one with a deadly shot. When he heard the sound of a wolf leaping to attack the driver, he made his decision.

Sticking his hands out of the window, he hoisted himself up bodily onto the roof of the stagecoach and folded into a crouched position. Holding himself steady with one hand, he executed the Maze Dragon Strikes Twice, with a snap of his wrist his bare fist striking the wolf one way across its jaw furiously arcing it upwards, so that he could then bring it back down in an attempted crushing blow atop its head.

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OOC:

• Bryan uses his movement to climb to the top of the wagon, and his action to activate the Quickness power, giving him another action this turn that he can use immediately.
• He uses his second action to make an attack, with a second free attack as well courtesy of Superior Kung Fu: Wing Chun. These attacks are against an unarmed combatant (+2), Wild Attacks (+2 attack and damage, Parry -2 till next round), with a +1 Gang-Up bonus courtesy of Murdoch.

ACTION 1
Agility: 5 (Climbing to the top of the wagon)
Quickness: 5

ACTION 2
Fighting: 10
Fighting: 13
Damage 1: 13
Damage 2: 28

21:10, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 3,5 using d8,d6, rerolling max.  Agility (move to top).
12:27, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 3,5 using d6,d6, rerolling max.  Quickness.
21:29, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 8,13 using d8+5,d6+5, rerolling max.  Wing Chun Bonus Attack (Unarmed Defender, Wild Attack, Gang-Up).
21:29, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 9,10 using d8+5,d6+5, rerolling max.  Fighting Attack (Unarmed Defender, Wild Attack, Gang-Up).
21:31, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 28 using d6+d4+d6+2, rerolling max.  Martial Artist Damage + Wild Attack + Raise. Again.
21:31, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 13 using d6+d4+d6+2, rerolling max.  Martial Artist Damage + Wild Attack + Raise.

21:37, Today: Bryan Lee drew the single card: 10C using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative Next Round.



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If the wolf had any thought of escaping, Murdock gamely blocked its way, elbowing it toward Lee as the Ranger unleashed his vicious attack. At the first strike, the creature went limp, its body sagging as its head snapped upward. The second blow appeared to literally shatter the canine, its body coming apart in a cloud of bone, fur, and grave dust, the fragments falling from the stage onto the passing terrain below.

Murdock let out a breath, shivering involuntarily. Glancing at Lee, he nodded and said, ”Nice of you to join us up here.”

Next: Albert Cooper!

"Wasn't gonna let you have all the fun," he said, flashing a smile to the driver, eyes scanning the remaining wolves as he contemplated his next move. It was his sincere hope that the remainder of the wolves would be taken down from a flurry of gunshots from inside the stagecoach, but he was ready to protect the horses at need.

Albert winced at the assault from the wolves, but his face went quickly from sympathetic pain to annoyance. And then to anger. "I said, I ain't walkin' home, you mangy mutt." Albert leaned out the side and drew a bead on whichever of the Lifeless Pack dared assault one of the horses. His thumb slid the revolver's cyclinder just so, in order to get the round he wanted set just right.

The pearl-gripped revolver in his hand seemed to shimmer from a dull gray to a shinier silver a moment before Albert fired true, and the carvings along the barrel became slightly more apparent. Albert then spun the pistol on his finger once before letting the bullet fly. The small bit of lead seemed to explode a part of the beast away once it entered the thing. "Don't know if there's a doggy heaven. But I think that one just went to doggy hell."

OOC: Activate Hexslinger Power (Boost Shooting) with a raise (9). Adds 2 die sizes to his shooting skill and costs 1 less power point (So it costs 1 power point and lasts 3 rounds) 6/10 PP left.

Albert is trying to keep the gun out of visual range of as many of his fellow passengers as he can by firing from outside the stagecoach.

Shootist bullet is used (Loaded for bear). He still has two of those in the cylinder.

Hits (after using white chip) for 18 damage.

3H for next initiative

09:35, Today: Albert Cooper drew the single card: 3H using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.
09:28, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 18 using 3d6, rerolling max.  Damage (LFB).
09:28, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 5,2 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max.  White chip.
09:28, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 2,1 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max.  Shootin' (LFB, unstable).
09:27, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 3,9 using d8,d6, rerolling max.  Hexslingin'.
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Cooper’s well placed shot opened a sizeable wound in the wolf’s flank. It crashed headlong onto the sandy earth, rapidly decaying into a rolling cloud of grave dust. From the seat above, Ramirez let out a whoop of approval.

Next: Kansas Kate!



OOC: From her position at one of the windows, Kate should have a clear line of sight at any of the three surviving wolves to the right of the stagecoach.

Thank you!

Speed kills, Kate reminded herself.  It was a less than idea position to fire from, but taking time to lead the target into the shot wasn't really an option if they were going for the horse team.

Figuring it was just as well to try for the one closest the horses, she lined up on the front sight and fired.  The trigger broke clean, but it was a might unpredictable if she'd hit anything with everyone in motion like this.

They all look to be in short range so might as well shoot the most distant one that's closest to the horsies.

13:40, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 5,2 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 7,4.  Shooting with Unstable Platform.

I'll take that!

13:41, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 13 using 2d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,4.  Lead Salad.

Nice!  Next round:

13:41, Today: Kansas Kate drew the single card: JD using a deck of 54 cards.
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Kate’s bullet finds the back of the wolf’s head, blasting it into a spray of fur and bone fragments. The remains of the creature crash lifelessly into a thick clump of mesquite.

Ramirez mutters a few words in Spanish under his breath before firing at the wolf that attacked him. The blast from the shotgun scours some fur from the undead creature’s back, but leaves it otherwise unharmed.

19:25, Today: Gabriel Ramirez rolled 8 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8.  Shooting.

(The +2 Shotgun bonus nullifies the -2 Unstable Platform penalty.)

19:27, Today: Gabriel Ramirez rolled 5 using 3d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,3,1.  Damage - Shotgun.

19:36, Today: Gabriel Ramirez drew the single card: 9D using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Next: Tamsin River!

Tamsin squeezes herself to the other side of the cabin, attempting to make a shot. But it's shaky, she's not much for shooting anyways, and she can't peel her eyes away from the bizarre way the wolves are dying. Doesn't add up to anything useful. "Well, I tried. Anyone hurt?"

08:25, Today: Tamsin River rolled 1,2 using d6-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4.  Shooting - unstable platform.

08:38, Today: Tamsin River drew the single card: 10C using a deck of 54 cards.

22:08, Today: Marshal rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1.  Horse - Spirit.

The injured horse remains shaken.

New Round

Initiative Order

• AD - Pat Garrett
• KD - The Lifeless Pack (Wolves)
• KD - Quinn Murdock
• JD - Kansas Kate
• 10C - Bryan Lee
• 10C - Tamsin River
• 9D - Gabriel Ramirez
• 4S - Jacinta Castillo
• 4C - Rev. Earnest Allgood
• 3H - Albert Cooper
• 3H - Jake McGraw

Next: Patrick Garrett!

”Huh,” Garrett said, shaking his head in admiration as Bryan Lee dispatched the wolf on the driver’s seat. Without a target, the hunter kept his rifle shouldered, scanning the trail ahead for further threats.

OOC: Garrett holds his action.

[Language unknown: “Cencsa antlesany et preereion fowi somst entaardi! Noeith ek!”] The ghostly voice echoed once more through the trees that whistled past the coach, seeming to originate from both the east and west simultaneously.

Three more of the gray wolves, their loose hides rent open by previous mortal wounds, emerged from the woods ahead of the stage, two to the left of the coach, one to the right. All three loped forward, moving to intercept the horses, one of them loosing an eerie, toneless howl.

The wolf that had fallen back in pace with the rear of the stagecoach suddenly surged forward with preternatural speed, launching itself at the last of the open windows. It cleared the opening, crashing into the interior of the coach, snapping at the legs of Reverend Allgood as it thrashed about, struggling to find its footing. The sound of its jaws closing was sharp within the interior of the stage, but the minister was quick enough to avoid the beast’s bite.

22:56, Today: The Lifeless Pack rolled 9 using 1d8-2, rerolling max with rolls of (8+3)11.  Agility.

22:57, Today: The Lifeless Pack rolled 2 using 1d8-2, rerolling max with rolls of 4.  Fighting.

The other surviving canine leaped for Ramirez again, its jump on target this time. It reached the driver’s seat, its jaws clamping onto the surprised guard’s throat as it did so, its yellowed teeth tearing the man’s neck open with horrific force. Blood poured down the front of Ramirez’ shirt as he tumbled from the stage, his expression one of shock and disbelief.

22:58, Today: The Lifeless Pack rolled 5 using 1d8-2, rerolling max with rolls of 7.  Agility.

22:58, Today: The Lifeless Pack rolled 13 using 1d8-2, rerolling max with rolls of (8+7)15.  Fighting.

23:00, Today: The Lifeless Pack rolled 7,4,5 using 1d8,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 7,4,5.  Damage - Bite.

Total Damage: 16

23:18, Today: The Lifeless Pack drew the single card: 7C using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Seeing the wolves emerge from the trees, Garrett took aim at the first of the pair he saw and squeezed off a shot. The bullet struck home, slamming the beast into a nearby tree, where it crumpled into a heap of dry fur and broken bones.

23:21, Today: Patrick Garrett rolled 5,3 using 1d10-2,1d6-2.  Shooting.

23:23, Today: Patrick Garrett rolled 11 using 2d10.  Damage - Bullard.

23:28, Today: Patrick Garrett drew the single card: AD using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Working to keep a good hold on the reins, Murdock tried to jab an elbow at the wolf that had landed beside him, but the creature managed to evade his attack.

23:38, Today: Quinn Murdock rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2.  Fighting.

23:41, Today: Quinn Murdock drew the single card: 10D using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Next: Kansas Kate!

Well.  At this distance (or lack thereof), there wasn't much difference between steel and lead.

"This is gettin' to be be ri-goddamn-diculous."  Despite the words, she was smiling.  With preternatural quickness Kate come up with an Arkansas Toothpick and slashed into the aggressive canine with a loud cry of savagery.  She was going for the metaphorical (or perhaps literal) throat.

Kate uses her Quick Draw Edge to retrieve the melee weapon, avoiding a MAP.  I presume the others in immediate vicinity count as Allies for a +3 Ganging Up Bonus.  Kate is also Wild Attacking.

05:48, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 9,6 using d8+5,d6+5, rerolling max with rolls of 4,1.  Fighting with Gang Up, WA.

Well not as good as I'd hoped but it's a hit.

05:50, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 4,4 using d6+2,d4+1, rerolling max with rolls of 2,3.  Strength, Weapon.

But we're not done yet.  Kate will spend a white chip to play an Adventure Card, Deadly Blow.  That will increase the damage to 16.

05:52, Today: Kansas Kate drew the single card: 10S using a deck of 54 cards.

The feral canine found itself faced with an opponent who was equally feral.

Kate’s attack all but decapitated the wolf, its head remaining attached only by a few threads of dry sinew. Even as it fell onto its side, it began to come apart, leaving only cracked bones and patches of filthy fur to litter the floor of the stagecoach.

Next: Bryan Lee and Tamsin River can take their turns.

He struggled to contain the inner rage that crept up inside of him as he watched one of the wolves dispatch Ramirez, furious at both the attack on the man, the man's death, and his own inability to intervene in a timely manner to save his life. Taking deep breaths, he relied on a meditative technique he had learned that restored calm to him even in such times, reaching out his hand and executing two controlled punches into the wolf, though seeing it withstand his assault, he lost his control and unleashed his full fury upon the beast, overextending himself and leaving himself vulnerable.

"One more comin' up on the left, and one on the right too!" he yelled out, directing his head back for a moment, hoping the direction and volume of his voice would let him be heard over the sound of wind and gunfire, so as to give some forewarning to those still inside the stagecoach. Hopefully while he safeguarded the driver from the wolves that seemed determined to take him out, the guns could handle those that were still out of striking distance.

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• With Quickness still active, Bryan has two actions this turn. He uses both to punch the crap out of the wolf that's trying to attack the driver. On each action, he takes a standard attack and a Wing Chun bonus attack.
• He attacks normally the first action, and uses Wild Attack the second, leaving himself at Parry 4 until his next action.
• No outright wounds, but probably enough consecutive Shaken results to make the difference.

Attack 1: 6
Attack 2: 13
Attack 3: 9
Attack 4: 12
Damage 1: 4
Damage 2: 8
Damage 3: 10
Damage 4: 9

12:36, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 9 using d6+d4+d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2,1.  Martial Artists Damage + Raise + Wild Attack. Again.
12:36, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 10 using d6+d4+d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1,2.  Martial Artists Damage + Raise + Wild Attack.
12:34, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 11,14 using d8+5,d6+5, rerolling max with rolls of 6,(6+3)9.  Wing Chun Bonus Attack (Wild Attack, Gang-Up).
12:34, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 11,10 using d8+5,d6+5, rerolling max with rolls of 6,5.  Fighting Attack (Wild Attack, Gang-Up).
12:29, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 8 using d6+d4+d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2,5.  Martial Artists Damage + Raise.
12:28, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 4 using d6+d4, rerolling max with rolls of 1,3.  Martial Artist Damage.
12:28, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 15,4 using d8+3,d6+3, rerolling max with rolls of (8+4)12,1.  Wing Chun Bonus Attack (Gang-Up).
12:27, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 4,8 using d8+3,d6+3, rerolling max with rolls of 1,5.  Fightin' (Gang-Up).

12:44, Today: Bryan Lee drew the single card: 9H using the Deadlands system.  Initiative.

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The first pair of Lee's blows seemed to stun the snarling creature, its footing becoming unsteady on the rattling, bench-like seat. The follow up attack by the Ranger caved in the beast's side with a sickening crunch, causing the canine to go completely limp and slide off of the coach, smashing into pieces as it impacted the packed earth below.

OOC: Bryan's second strike leaves the wolf shaken. His third, as the undead beast is already shaken, converts to a wound, which is sufficient to dispatch it.

I'm going to treat Tamsin River as though she is holding her action, which will enable her to act later in the round, if she chooses to do so.

As Ramirez has fallen prey to the the wolves, that means...

Next: Jacinta Castillo!

Jacinta swore in Spanish at the wolf that leapt into their midst and brought her rifle to bear, but Kate dispatched it in brutal fashion.  Grinning at the woman's prowess, she leaned back to the window and braced herself on the frame.  The careening stage didn't seem to bother her much as she pulled the trigger.  BOOM!  Another shot rocked from her Winchester, finding the canine target on the left.


OOC:
Shooting:  12 (2 raises)
Damage: 13

18:12, Today: Jacinta Castillo rolled 4,12 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 6,(6+6+2)14.  Shooting.
18:19, Today: Jacinta Castillo rolled 9 using 2d8, rerolling max with rolls of 2,7.  Damage.
18:20, Today: Jacinta Castillo rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4.  Damage - Raise.

Initiative: 6S

18:21, Today: Jacinta Castillo drew the single card: 6S using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Castillo’s bullet punches into the wolf’s chest. The beast pitches over onto one side, thrashing about momentarily as though it has been grievously wounded, before abruptly collapsing into a dusty mound of yellowed bones.

Only one of the canines remains to the right of the stagecoach, still loping forward toward the galloping horses.

Next: Reverend Allgood!

Earnest thanks God for his escape from the wolf in the coach as he keeps praying for the deliverance of all and for the soul of the guard.

Next: Albert Cooper and Jake McGraw can take their turns!

Albert takes aim at the remaining wolf, though a sudden bump of the stagecoach causes his shot to go wide of the mark. The bullet leaves a small crater in the earth where it hits, throwing dirt up around the point of impact. Albert curses under his breath, apparently at the dastardly conveyance which happened to jolt at just the wrong moment.

OOC: 3 to hit, 4D for initiative.

Bullet was Loaded for Bear. One of three remain. 6/10 power points left.

07:09, Today: Albert Cooper drew the single card: 4D using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

07:08, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 3,0 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2.  Shootin' (LFB, unstable).
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