In reply to Cole Trayne (msg # 957):

As Cole brings the rifle around, the Starr slides into Travis' hand and tracks Rasmin.

Free Action: Ready Starr
Attack Action: Ready an action.  Travis will shoot Rasmin if he attacks anyone (melee or ranged).

In reply to Garrett Rasmin (msg # 956):

OOC: It would help to understand where everyone is positioned, as I am unclear on that matter.

Winters, not quite as slow as he was, is still amazed by the speed of these young ones!

OOC: 18:30, Today: Theodore Winters rolled 16 using 1d20-1. Initiative for Winters.

It happened quicker than the blink of an eye, as things usually did when Travis did what he did best.

The rifleman turned away, his eyes searching for the hunter whom he remembered as being skittish during one of their previous incidents.

In reply to Jake Richardson (msg # 962):

Free Action: aim rifle at the bounty hunter
Move Action: none
Combat Action: hold

Garrett Rasmin closes the remaining distance on Cole Trayne, reaching melee range. He has something in his left hand, but he makes no attack.

Like others seeing Rasmin's play, Pete Haverty readies his carbine.

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OOC: ENS and Haverty act at the same time. I added Haverty's action here, so it is the professor's turn to state his single action for the Fast Draw round.

In reply to Garrett Rasmin (msg # 964):

The wrangler fires what is obviously a warning shot at Rasmin's feet.

In reply to Garrett Rasmin (msg # 964):

ENS seeing action start blurts out: Gentlemen, please!

The Old Man scanned the situation as his age spotted hand strayed to the Old Navy pistol he had tucked in his waistband. Like the professor he wished to avoid bloodshed if he could.


"Better to get him there late than never yah?"

In reply to Cole Trayne (msg # 965):

Taking advantage of Trayne's firing of a longarm in close quarters, Rasmin makes his play. The bounty hunter, with an apparent practiced hand, attempts to snap one side of a pair of Tower handcuffs onto Cole Trayne's wrist. The wrangler feels the cool metal pop against his flesh . . . fortunately, the latch doesn't catch and the attempt fails.

Cruger moves toward Sunday, pulling his Colt. Rojas also moves. The hunters pull their sidearms. Oldman balls up his fists.

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OOC: Rasmin gets an Attack of Opportunity when Cole Trayne fires his longarm.  Sunday had readied an action to fire at Rasmin if the bounty hunter made an attack. This is a melee attack, so Sunday's readed action takes effect. Please roll to hit (-4 for firing into melee). After Sunday's shot (and post with the result), it will be a new full round. I will post the map and call for all PC actions at once, as we usually do. Mind you, this is a potentially chaotic situation. Any given action could be obviated during the battle by other PC or NPC actions.

In reply to Garrett Rasmin (msg # 968):

Travis Sunday rolled 22 using 1d20+9. Starr Attack (-4 melee, -2 D.T.).
Travis Sunday rolled 14 using 3d6+1. Starr Damage.

OOC: All PCs, please state a full-round of actions. Jake, JEB and Travis are at the top of the initiative order, ENS and Winters are in the middle, and Cole and Randy are at the end of the order.

Reminders:
The Judge is now calling for all actions at once, as usual. The Fast Draw round was the exception. Actions can be interrupted or obviated by other PC or NPC actions depending on initiative scores and circumstances. The Delay and Ready actions may be employed.
Some PCs still have damage from the Comanche battles.
Trayne and Rasmin are engaged in melee.

http://www.doghouserules.net/d...n/wagons_mayhem1.jpg
The diameter of the area where the wagons rest is roughly 100 feet.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 970):

The reason I used a readied action instead of a delayed action was because I would go first.  After I fired did Rasmin continue his action and fail? Did Travis hit?   The timing and specifics of these actions is important.

Shit! Jake thought to himself when Cole and Travis opened fire. The Texan knew that most of these people were men of experience, men who would hopefully keep a cool head. But there was at least one man in the vicinity that he wasn't so sure about, and he sure as hell didn't want a free-for-all to start up because some fool got jumpy.

Jake slipped his carbine from the crook of his left elbow and held it with the barrel pointing forward and slightly downward.

He walked forward, angling for the spot between where Cruger and Rojas stood, so that he would have a clear line of sight -- and of fire, if necessary -- on the hunter whom he was keeping an eye on.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 970):

"ARGHH" Randy issues forth the roar of a bear. While he squeezes his fist, blood droplets form inside his hands. "E'rybody puts away they's weapon or feel my fists."

In reply to Jake Richardson (msg # 972):

Not knowing what else to do, ENS pulls his Colt and moves to get a clear line on the hunter closest to Travis, but says nothing and doesn't point the gun unless the hunter moves on Travis.

OOC: it occurs to me that the hunters have never been named though we would surely know their names by now. For instance, where is the twitchy hunter that Jake is angling for?
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Winters did not pull the handgun but threw up his hands and faced the nearest Hunter to his right.

"Don't shoot Mister! Don't shoot!"

OOC:

Free Action: Speak!
Move Action: Hold Hands up/ no gun!
Attack Action: Hold Action for now!

Grim disappointment appears on the wrangler's face.

Free action: Jack! Defend!
Move action: step back to make room to strike with butt of weapon
Attack Action:Attack with butt of rifle

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 971):

OOC: Apologies for not making things clear, although I did post a private line to Travis that answered at least one of his questions. Not sure whether he missed that or just wanted it made public.

In fact, the Ready action did interrupt Rasmin's attack (and Travis effectively went first), but the bounty hunter's attack had failed anyway (as described), so the result was the same either way and I noted explicitly that the result of Rasmin's attack failed. Sunday's attack was successful; he hit the bounty hunter -- that was the part I failed to document publicly. I'm not sure how that changes anything, as Rasmin is still in the fight.

EDIT: typos
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In reply to E.N.S. Ringgenberg (msg # 974):

OOC: One of the hunters was named (and referred to by name) several times. Boyd.

As for the twitchy hunter--ENS can't read Jake's mind and it has only been a few seconds of action so:
1. he doesn't know that Jake is targeting the twitchy hunter and there is no reason for him to be thinking about that. Twitchy's name is John. The third hunter's name is Obie.
2. it has only been a few seconds; if PCs want to process information such as relative positions during a gunfight, they need to spend actions to do so

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 978):

Did Cole's longarm discharge and did it appear to be a warning shot?

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 979):

OOC: Yes, and use your own judgement.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 980):

Free Action: none
Move: sidestep to the right for clear line if sight
Combat: fire Spencer at Rasmin

Fire Spencer  = 13+3AP=16
Damage = 7

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 979):

Attack Action:  Full Attack

Travis Sunday rolled 11 using 1d20+9. Starr Attack. (Assume a miss there)

Travis Sunday rolled 21 using 1d20+9
Travis Sunday rolled 5 using 1d6. AP 2.
Travis Sunday rolled 4 using 1d6. AP 1.

That's a 26 to hit.

Travis Sunday rolled 13 using 3d6+1. Starr Damage.

OOC: The Judge has adjudicated most of the round, but there are required follow-ups with PCs. The Judge has PM's out there for a few characters. Once they respond, I will create a new chapter and the first message will be the adjudication of this combat round.