Evans has the Science! needed for the Driving.

So the Harrowed got a significant change in Stone and a Hard Place. Do we want to continue using the old rules, or upgrade to the newer ones? I ask, because this will directly affect three of our characters.

I've no input one way or the other.

Differently alive peeps, what do you think?



Oh, bloody hell...they just love Adrian, that's it. Anyway, please draw a card to see if there's any boost or complication to your roll.

Jake, since you are coming, do you want to handle morale or pass that job to the clank/an NPC?

Aren't we close to the end of this tale, anyway? From my perspective, it makes little sense to shake things up now, fundamentally.

I totally nominate Deputy TinCan for morale officer

That's why I wanted to ask before making and substantial changes. Because this story IS rather near the end.

I'd say we keep going the way things are. Of course, I am biased, because it will cost me some Grit, which helps me Deal with the Devil - which helps everyone else of course.

Task cards please, Adrian and William...and I'll get to the clank's bit somewhat later, as I'm about to be busy for a bit.

Here you go!

13:32, Today: Adrian Vega drew the single card: KH using the Deadlands system. Task Card.

22:40, Today: William Pierce drew the single card: 2D using the Deadlands system. card.

Thank you. Adrian gets a minor bonus, not that he needed it, and I'm still in the process of calculating the results of general sucesses.

I hope the clank's summary of Christ's sacrifice and/or Good News isn't objectionable to our Christians or/and other Abrahamics - if it is, let me know where and how and I'll amend it forthwith (and Happy Easter!).

I laughed so hard...thanks for that.

Given the clank's speech rhythms don't take heed of breathing, it's best read by your computer's narrator...I was enterteined to come across this comic soon after, though.

Folks heading down to the damsel, give me a run roll then init (though I doubt it'll be much of a scrap).

Jake, what're you at?

Adrian, you going to try and haul Bruebaker and/or Hardin with you?

Napping ... why did something happen?

Not sure what the point of asking me that was.

Sorry, hadn't seen your reply there. Unless you're bemused that Hardin's only here under duress and won't shift without an argument that appeals to him (he is Mean worse'n William, but under a gentlemanly veneer) ...in which case, hey, you're good at RP, you might've thought of something.

I was bemused that I was gently prodded into having Adrian ask Hardin and the Mayor for their assistance...only for them both to refuse.

Given that I was not going to ask in the first place (being that he doesn't know Hardin, and that the Mayor is wounded), it seems to me a little ridiculous given that the outcome is the same as if I had not been prompted to ask at all and had gone on my merry way.

But...since few others seem motivated to move toward the climax...I'll just do my best to handle it on my lonesome. Maybe that'll take badgering Hardin and carrying Bruebaker (oof).
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The Mayor will come, just somewhat slowly...notice of which might prompt a strategy of distraction rather than running up and punching (which might not work so well on the beast). As for Hardin, I wasn't kidding that Adrian might have had a reason that would sway him - even pulling rank on him as a Deputy.

I'm sorry if it came across as messing with you; really it was just a reminder that NPCs were there for the using.

No worries, I think it has if anything prompted a more interesting and perhaps better outcome (though perhaps worse).

I wonder if I can browbeat mopey Jake into lending a hand...

What? Don't you enjoy being shot in the back?

Lazarus is helping! To be fair, William saw some dead things attacking Sarah's escaped slave (he has a Thing about damsels) and set up the alarm, meaning the clank ran off (because it can't prioritise), then guessed the dead things were vampires, which meant Evans ran off (he has a Thing about vampires)...they're not doing nothing, they're just a bit distracted.

Besides, if Adrian and his grumpy posse don't figure out a way to distract/put down Sarah's fiancé in a hurry, there'll be more snakes for everyone, everywhere! (yaaay!)

Tell Jake not to do anything, that should do the trick.

Other than Lazarus, this posse is made of pure depression.

So at this point in the game Jake has pretty much failed a everything, his spells do either nothing or go so crazy that he attracts major spirits attention - thanks dice roller - and his reason for being in town has been tossed aside due to the plot train (which is fine for me as a player but the character is none too happy)

Yeah Jake's not the best character to ask for thing really.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy of doom and gloom. Jake has been keeping bad company.

Anyway, Adrian is only going to ask him once. After that he is going to drag his ass up to the alter.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:41, Fri 17 Apr 2015.

In reply to Jake Lawrence (msg # 385):

On the bright side, he's survived as a mortal in a supernatural warzone despite taking some crazy risks, had his butt saved by actual angels twice and posse members at least five times, been offered support multiple times, been offered great power by Lou Cipher from Hell, Michigan, not been killed by a critter that easily could do so despite shooting at her, still has all necessary anatomy intact and hasn't quite alienated his peers to the point of dumping him despite general orneryness.

He can still take the clank to New Orleans afterwards if he can persuade it to go, and if not he can stick around and help out the town for a living. Jake's really no worse off than the rest of the posse, he just happens to be the party Eyore.

Maybe we should build him a house?



William, you've been jilted!