"Elizabeth!" Evans shouts, and barrels toward the fallen woman.

((OOC: Do I suffer any attacks getting over there? If not, I'll finish my action.))

The woman lies in stark white on the dark floor like a dropped doll. Nearing her, Ambrose notes her left arm is twisted awkwardly beneath her and that she's breathing. A wet, bad rattle underlies each breath, but the lungs draw feebly in.

[[no cows right here right now (you're in the upper part of the area cleared by flamethrower, in fact); carry on]]

Evans picks her up gingerly and pulls her out of the way of the herd, towards the laundry room.

((OOC: Can I make it to the laundry room? I'd also like to use some of my snake oil on her, if I still have an action after all this.))

Evans' side becomes rapidly warm and damp, blood wicking through his clothing.

[[You're lucky she's a) skinny and b) has no spinal injuries...you can reach the kitchen again, but you'd need to run(drag) to get right back into the laundry room. She'd be safer if Evans actually picked her up, though that'd give him his hands full...]]

Evans pulls the unconscious woman as far as he can into the kitchen, then kneels and fumbles with his elixir of snake oil. He sets the hot end of his flamethrower against the wound, cauterizing the flesh. It would leave a nasty scar, but that wasn't important now...what was important was snapping her out of shock. That accomplished, Evans poured his snake oil elixir on the wound, watching the wound sizzle as it began to close.

((OOC: First off, I'm going to play an Adventure Card

quote:

4C - Hot Iron and Whiskey
“Here, bite on this.”
Play on a wounded character. That character has ONE wound healed, but gains a permanent scar. Roll on the Injury Table in the Savage Worlds core book for location. The character gains a –1 to charisma if the scar is visible.

Since that automatically heals a wound, I can skip healing the Incapacitated parts and move straight to using my snake oil on her actual injury.

08:34, Today: The Amazing Evans rolled 1,1 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,3. Snake Oil! Going to chip that.

08:35, Today: The Amazing Evans rolled 4,0 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 6,2. red chip reroll.

Altogether I heal 2 wounds.

08:36, Today: The Amazing Evans drew the single card: 6S using the Deadlands system.))

OOC: Oops ... sorry for holding things up
15:33, Today: Jake Lawrence drew the single card: BJ! using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative.

Likewise! I'll go just before the cows.

21:45, Today: William Pierce drew the single card: RJ! using the Deadlands system. Initiative.

In reply to Jake Lawrence (msg # 57):

[[You weren't holding things up on my thread, at least...you can keep the Joker for the next round, but you're still after the vampires in this one. I may start an outside thread if more characters wind up there.]]

Liz Bradshaw comes to with a scream at the field cauterisaton, clawing Evans close as he tries to work until her eyes at last focus and she sinks to panting in his arms, teeth gritted against the pain. "..hff...hff...'nk you...maybe...nngh.."

The priest leaves his efforts to strike a deal with the floor and jogs up to the barrier, raising his voice to be heard: "How bad is it with her?"

[[O'Rourke goes on Hold, seeing if people are all right.]]

Al makes to pull Percy back into the library, but frowns and grips the rail instead.
"What're you doin' down there, Evans? Is Liz alive?"

Percy licks his lips, forcing all emotion out of the fore of his mind, and shoulders his rifle. His shot at the animals heading upstairs is a little off for causing damage, but the force of the charge seems to have turned away from the library. The youth swallows, lowering the weapon, but doubles over coughing before he can do anything else.

Dave grits his teeth, sets his shoulders back and plunges in among the cattle, quickly lost to view.

[[Percy Bradshaw, rolled 3,1 using d6-1,d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2. shootin'. Miss.

Mighty Dave, rolled 0,1 using d8-4,d6-4, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5. Agility vs. cows.
Mighty Dave, rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5. Dave's red.
Dave makes it to the living room door, not that y'all can tell in the dark...]]

---

Outside, Jake clings to the ground whilst cattle blunder around him. He doesn't seem to have been spotted yet...

[[Vampires rolled 3 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3. Notice Jake? They do not notice Jake.

Outside, Jake, go!

Inside, Sarah, go!]]

"There, there." Evans says, holding Liz close. "She'll be fine!" he calls back, though mentally he adds, assuming we can escape this herd...

A trio of red and blue lightning arcs leapt from Jake's Peacemaker as he leveled it on the nearest rider. Seeing his efforts for not, Jake moved away trying to use the cattle as cover.

OOC:
13:13, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 8,6,4,10 using 1d10,1d10,1d10,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 8,6,4,(6+4)10. Spellcasting (Bolt 3x2d6 - 3pp).
3 hits, 2 w/ raises
13:17, Today: Jake Lawrence drew the 10 cards: 9C, 9S, 5C, 2C, 3H, 8C, 4D, 7S, 2S, 5S using a deck of 54 cards. Deal with the Devil (3pp).
2-pair, 9s and 5s, which is good for 4 power points so the spell casts
13:19, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 9,4,3 using 3d6,3d6,2d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,2,5,1,2,1,1,2. Bolt Damage.
HORRIBLE damage

18:06, Today: Jake Lawrence drew the single card: AH using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative.


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The vampire cowboy pitches back off his horse as though lanced by a lightning-weilding Comanche. He can be heard cursing on the ground even above the sound of the cattle and the cannonball-in-a-bathtub roll of thunder.

The horse might as well be stuffed for all the reaction it gives, standing unnaturally still as cattle boil around it.

[[Anyway, let's get this moving again. If Sarah's not posted by Monday I'll leave her on Hold, and I'll NPC JohnJohn if necessary if he doesn't draw in next round or otherwise show he's about.

I somehow hallucinated I'd replied to the above post, but yes, that's a nice Shaken for the cowboy.
Vampires! rolled 3 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3. fall off?
He falls off!]]

Sorry, everyone.  I completely spaced that it was my turn.

From behind the wall of glowing light, Sarah called out: "Sweet Lord, please show us Your blessing, and let Your bounty spring forth!"

The floorboards began to creak alarmingly.  Already burdened by the weight of the hellcows, suddenly they split open, and sprouts came pouring out.  The sweet smell of summer grass filled the room, and the grasping tendrils started to wrap around everything in reach.  The vinelike appendages started to grab hold of everything, and held them fast.  Finally, each sprouted a small but colorful flower, so you could see beauty as you were stuck in place.

That's a 9 after spending a few chips:

01:24, Today: Sister Sarah rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4. Blue Chip bonus.
01:23, Today: Sister Sarah rolled 5,3 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 7,5. White chip.
01:23, Today: Sister Sarah rolled 0,0 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 2,2. Entangle.

The cows in the foyer try to escape what's underhoof, lowing in panic. The flaming animal crunches into the side of the stairs, another flees up them, and one of the animals recently forced into the building loses its footing, causing those around it to stumble, off-balance and easily caught by the mobile grass and wildflowers.

[[Bane Cows rolled 5,7 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,(6+1)7. group resistance vs flower power. One Herd template (5 cows) is Entangled, though not Shaken.]]

Lightning flashes.

Static hisses through the clank's brazen form like the indrawn breath of God. It looks up as thunder booms outside, lenses burning with pale gold light.

[[After that Jokerful pull I had a bit of trouble working out what Milady would do, but then I realised it was simple after all. Nearest thing = food.
Alouette rolled 7,2 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 7,2. go go gadget murder spree! Power up!]]

In the kitchen, Hardin spiders over the top of the barrier, clinging to the ceiling, and shoots at the injured steer with his natural arms. The animal turns awkward, thrashing circles as lead nicks its flank and foreleg, bellowing dismay.


[[John Wesley Hardin, rolled 4,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5. shootin'.
John Wesley Hardin, rolled 7 using 2d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,5. damage cow.

John Wesley Hardin rolled 7,1 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 7,1. more shootin'.
John Wesley Hardin, rolled 5 using 2d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,2. damage cow.

Two hits, rubbish damage. Kitchen steer remains Shaken. Onward!

William, go!]]

William turns around, gritting his teeth.
"I'm not setting you down before I've seen you burnt to a pile of ash, you bitch."
He finally turns toward the door that has to be the one to the bathroom and kicks it in, looking for the bathtub or something to burn Marina in.

((OOC: Sooo... looks like I'm using my Joker for awesome door-kickin' action.)

Anything for me to roll? Strength? Ntotice?

20:33, Today: William Pierce drew the single card: JS using the Deadlands system. Initiative.

William and his burden come face to face with a cow attempting to turn round in the confined space between the door and the bathtub.

"M̨E̕E͠U͜U̸U̶U͘UU͟UH!"

[[You can use it for Agility! ...I forgot about that cow 'til I reread the bit after Adrian's action]]

16:27, Today: William Pierce rolled 9,3 using d10+2,d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 7,1. Agiltiy to avoid the bull.

William takes a step back and throws Marina into the tub. Then he draws his Ghost Gun and puts a bullet through the beasts brain.

16:31, Today: William Pierce rolled 7,2 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 9,4. red chip, re-roll.
16:31, Today: William Pierce rolled 2,3 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5. Shooting Ghost Gun, aiming at head.

16:33, Today: William Pierce rolled 15 using 3d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4,(6+1)7. Ghost Gun Damage (AP 2).
Actually, damage is 17, due to Joker.

Chip count adjusted.

Marina strikes the side of the bath and slumps mostway into it like a wet towel as the cow crumples to the floor, taking up most of the bathroom with cooling beef.

The green flickering between its horns doesn't stop, however.

[[Mind the spider!
That's a cow and a 21 with the + 4 Smite. Your ghost friends consider this self-defense, so the gun doesn't refuse to fire. Card for next round, please. Sarah, you too.]]

[[Template, template, who's in a template...no-one! Well, except Jake; he can make a Trample check all his own in just a minute.

On to breaking things, then. Entangled cows, can you unentangle yourselves?
Bane Cows rolled 3,-1 using d6-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1 Nope.

On fire cow, do you set the stairs on fire?
Bane Cow rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2. fire check. No.
Do you die in your fire?
Bane Cow rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1. plus fire? no intensity change.
Alouette rolled 10 using 2d10, rerolling max with rolls of 1,9. fuego! no further injury, either. Och, coo, you're fine on fire. Go attack the stairs.
On fire cow rolled 8 using 1d12+2, rerolling max with rolls of 6. on fire cow smash! Not quite, fortunately for y'all upstairs.]]

The cattle caught among the sudden meadow's tangles thrash and low piteously as the clank stalks towards them, the rest flowing away from the eerily graceful metal form, crashing into the stairs and the hole in the living room wall.

There's screaming somewhere outside, not all of it sounding human.

New cattle from outside stick to the walls, blindly following those already running. In the kitchen, the steer turning circles abruptly snorts and refocuses on Hank, a strange shika-shika-shika rattling from its chest.

Upstairs, the remaining cattle barge down the corridor and find only a dead end. In the press and panic one animal suddenly falls through the main bedroom's wall with a tremendous splintering crash.

Adrian feels his hunger sharpening almost to the point of pain at the smell of blood. Behind him, Su pokes her head out of the library and starts swearing.

[[Kitchen steer, how do ye?
Bane Cow rolled 11 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+5)11. unshake? Unshaken with raise.
Bane Cow rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1. fightin'. ...but not hittin' nothin'.

Upstairs coos scramble, hit a dead end, try to escape by bashing things.
Bane Cow rolled 11 using 1d12+2, rerolling max with rolls of 9. outta my way, wall! Ward's bedroom is now air-conditioned.]]

Outside, the cattle seem less than calmed by the ongoing thunder and hail, and Jake is hard-put to keep his feet.

[[Jake, give me Agility -4 versus Trample, and I'll get to init. tommorrow.]]

Jake moved away from the mad cows in a potentially vain attempt to stay alive.

OOC:
11:39, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 1,-3 using 1d8-4,1d6-4, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1. Agility vs Trampling @ -4. That won't do ... Blue chip to reroll
11:40, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 2,1 using 1d8-4,1d6-4, rerolling max with rolls of 6,5. Blue Chip. another Blue for a +d6
11:41, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4. Blue Chip . 2 + 4 = 6

Should've burnt a white for the reroll rather than a blue ... oops

In reply to Marina Vanderholt (msg # 68):

Can't cut and paste from my phone, but I got a 7S.

Already drew the card up there! Copying it here.. 20:33, Today: William Pierce drew the single card: JS using the Deadlands system. Initiative.

[[Thanks Sarah and sorry William, must've missed that.

Initiative!
Jake Lawrence BJ!
John Wesley Hardin KS
William Pierce JS
Widow Bradshaw 9D
Alouette 8H
Sister Sarah 7S
Adrian Vega 6D
Ambrose Evans 6S
Vampires 6C
Hank Miller 6S
Cows o' Doom 3D

Gangatsu's in but as yet on Hold. Jake, your Pace is 4 within the herd, though you can get free of them with a -4 Agility check heading with the flow of cattle or a -6 one to cut across them (you could also reach the horse that way). Alternately you can stay within the herd and try something, the unhorsed vampire can't currently see you there...]]

Cattle brush and batter Bitter Waters as he strives to keep his feet, their eyes wide and wild. Hail darts off their shoulders and sides, stinging against Jake's face and hands whilst he tries to navigate the mass.

[[Jake, if you wish to, go!]]
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Jake moved against the flow of cattle, trying to leave the area. He took a few lumps as cattle and he bumped into each other.

OOC:
09:51, Today: Jake Lawrence rolled 5,13 using 1d8+2,1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+5)11. Agility (+2 Joker).

09:52, Today: Jake Lawrence drew the single card: 9S using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative.

The cattle thunder on, heedless, as Jake stumbles out into the mud and scrub out back of the house.

[[That's a 7 after crazy agility penalties for craziness, but it takes Jake out of the cows a few steps from the horse and cursing rider...now what?]]

---

Back inside, Hardin adjusts his aim, taking a better grip on the ceiling. One of his shots glances off the steer's thick skull, drawing another bellow from the wounded beast, the other flashing off the flags and out into the darker hall.

"Dammit! Hey, tophat, we got to get some kinda plan together - they ain't gonna stop, not for all Sarah's tricks, and I can feel the house shaking already!"


[[John Wesley Hardin rolled 4,5 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 6,(6+1)7. more shootin', +2 Marksman, -4 headshot. Hit.
John Wesley Hardin, rolled 10 using 2d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 3,3. damage cow. Blerk...these things are Hardy, so it just stays Shaken. Poor thing.

John Wesley Hardin rolled 3,0 using d10-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2. even more shootin', ditto. Miss.

Hardin clings to the ceiling with his off-arms and makes a good point.

William, go!]]

((I believe that was my last Smited... Smitten? Smote? Any,way, super-bullet))

William scans the room for something he can toss after Marina, a burning candle, matches, anything... as he pulls another stake from his belt and plunges it into the cow's eye.

"Die..." he snarls, as the tip gets pushed through the eye into the thing's brain.




((Quickdraw... and Fighting, I guess?

23:55, Today: William Pierce rolled 4,7 using d8+2,d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 2,5. Fighting, wild.

00:04, Today: William Pierce rolled 4,4 using d10+2,d4+2, rerolling max with rolls of 2,2. Stake damage. Ugh. Total of 8.4


00:05, Today: William Pierce drew the single card: JC using the Deadlands system. Initiative.))