Awesome game. Now let's take it to 10.000!


I fondly remember the time when my friends and I were talking about game night the day after in a public place earning lots of funny looks.
We didn't even do it consciously.
Most priceless: We're talking about a cyberpunk game and the infiltration of a military camp.
We reminiscence who killed who and when and how and what, until finally I ask:
"Where was Stephen the whole time, by the way?"
- Harry answers: "He lost his legs when we crossed the minefield, don't you remember? I think he's still bleeding out there."
...at whcih point an elderly lady got up and sat down in another booth. :-)

Because it had to be said...

It's over 9000!

Though I know of a Deadlands game that's currently ongoing that is, in fact, longer than this one...Adrian Vega's game!

Impressive. Looking for more players, Vega?

Loving the "over 9000" references here :)

In reply to William Pierce (msg #42):

My game is in recent days a little slower paced than this one and the system is Classic, and not Reloaded. If you're interested, send me a PM and I can give you more info.

Evans' response to the cockatrice reminds me of an early Victorian "Birdwatcher's Guide" I read in the course of my studies, which in all seriousness recommended against the use of fowling pieces (think shotgun) on anything smaller than thrushes. Quite how many sparrow-sized birdies the author had reduced to a few sad feathers and a sort of smear in the process of determining this lower limit were not mentioned.

On the theme of small passerines, Adrian might be familiar enough with mining canaries and possibly minahs in New Orleans to know that if you want to pick a bitty birdie up on your finger you put said finger right in front of them to trigger the step-up reflex. I've actually done this with wild sparrow fledgies too young to know they're supposed to fly away - if something's built to perch, it'll do it.

By the by, this game is very educational. I was never aware that "Luck of the Irish" was supposed to be an ironic term.

In reply to William Pierce (msg #45):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZLymQnbJM

It can be used both ironically and unironically...it refers to both particularly good AND spectacularly bad luck, which seems to follow the Irish around.

On the subject of Irish luck, this.

The Gathering approaches!

Well, I had to go and remedy this... I had to avoid confusion!
Also, there has been an example of a player character chopping off his own head, so I gotta be careful.

Gotta dig through the internet to see if I can still find that story...

*clap, clap, clap*

Nice Adventure Card use, Carl. Post the usage in the thread, then draw a random chip for teh awesome.

And now I need to find out something...heading to the Pinnacle boards for a ruling.

Well played indeed.

I wouldn't, but 3 wounds straight off...really, no.

3 - yay, my white chip came back!

...why does that make me nervous?

@Murphs - shving!

Mood music for the Comanche raiders?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSkaAwKMD4

To quote Carl: ?

Now I'm having a player dilemma. CB is Heroic (yes with a capital H) but Hates (also with a capital H) Itza-chu and what he represents with pretty much every fiber of his being.

Now Heroic just says "Character always helps those in need" so shooting Itza-chu from hiding is in theory fine for CB. If he had Code of Honor it would be very cut and dry, but I do try to play CB with a Honorable nature... except for shooting William Pierce for possibly going after Cantrell... BUT I do have the Feel It adventure card and a very nasty Dragoon to boot...
This message was last edited by the player at 18:06, Fri 11 May 2012.

Sorry, sudden sword noise. I don't even recall what corner of UK or possibly French pop culture it comes from.

@CB - what's wrong? Feel free to draw a dozen bulletproof Comanches and a crazy combat monster in your direction, really. You can always yell at him first so's he's facing you.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:10, Fri 11 May 2012.

Hmm... does CB know they're bullet proof?

The choice seems clear: Shoot Carl to make sure that you get to take out the crazy indian.

No...just that they're a weird silvery colour and Alouette was going on about a leader who could do magic of some sort. 'Course, there's still a lot of them and only one actual Charging Bear, so he might be leery of potentially pissing them off anyway.

In reply to Charging Bear (msg #56):

On the one hand, Cantrell specifically told Charging Bear not to engage anyone until he'd gotten the lay of the land, returned, and they could hash out a plan.

On the other hand, if CB attacks from his vantage point he can very likely get The Drop on Itza-chu, and with that awesome gun and the Feel It card might actually be able to take him out in one shot (or at least Incapacitate him for a follow-up attack).

On the other other hand, CB is badly outnumbered by experienced warriors who might or might not take exception to their leader getting shot from ambush. Warriors who are, though CB doesn't know it, bulletproof (though he has a magic gun, which might make a difference).

On the other other other hand (running out of hands here) CB has been known to leap first, look at some vague time later (due to the whole heroic thing) and I tend to award Fate Chips for Hindrances (such as Heroic). And if he doesn't want to use Feel It, he's always got a Legend Chip and the dreaded "Out Of The Frying Pan" card to play...

So really, I ask you...WWCBD?
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:17, Sat 12 May 2012.

In reply to William Pierce (msg #59):

That's crazy talk. None of our players would ever do something like that... ;)

Of course! I merely wanted to point out CB had one more option. :-)

Ha! I missed that post. No no,


Agh, McCoy, how I wish you displayed some competence! I hope they'll find the pincushioned horse and Carl's hat and presume he's dead by now.