"You know, this is kind of a public place to be discussing law enforcement matters." Lonefeather says. "Perhaps we should discuss this somewhere with fewer ears. Unless you want these people in this strange house to get wind of this before we get there?"

"I'm not sure we should be dignifying this nonsense by talking about it at all." Bullock grumbles. "You all are starting to sound as cracked as Calamity Jane."

Maddox, on the other hand, is scratching his head. "Alright, now I'm confused, I am. What does Jack McCall have to do with Calamity Jane's attack on the Gem?"

"Nothing." Bullock says. "Jack McCall is dead."
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In reply to Janet Weiss (msg # 103):


The shadow pulls itself into a more solid form at Janet's whispered words, exactly as it had done before when Roger had called it to frighten the miner, several days ago now.

"That's better. I'll be back in an hour." The shadow says, before sliding out of the room and away.

---

An hour later

A shadow passes underneath the door.

"Right. This bloody hotel is enormous, and it's filled with soldiers. They've made themselves right at home. One of them saw me out of the corner of his eye and took a potshot...he was shaking pretty badly, so he probably thought I was a product of his delirium tremens. There's three floors, plus the basement we're being held in. The ground floor is mostly restaurant, check-in, kitchens, storage, offices for the management, and a staff room. There was something going on in the staff room that you'll probably be interested in, but I'll get to that."

"The second floor is where most of the low-rent rooms are. Standard fare, pretty much. More bloody soldiers."

"The third floor are the posh rooms. Custer is staying in the best suite in the house, naturally, and he's made it something of a war room. Maps spread out, little figurines to represent troop movements, charts, the whole lot. It's also where I found Wells. She was in the middle of a conversation with Custer. I tried to nip closer and hear what they were talking about, and that cunt spotted me. She sprinkled some powder into the lantern that made it flare, and that hurt, so I bailed. Crept back here."

"I don't know where Custer's keeping her...she looked to be in the middle of an interrogation of some kind. You'll probably want to prepare your story sharpish, because I have the feeling you're next. But the really interesting bit was the group in the staff room. It was one of Custer's soldiers, a dapper fellow in what looked like a foreign uniform, a US Marshal, and an Injun. Picture that crew good and well, because I heard them talking about that crate Roger had you snatch."

Speaking in a less public place made sense. There was more to things than met the eye going on here in Deadwood. He withdrew a small clear stone from his pocket for a moment before returning it, and pulling out a coin to pay his tab at the bar. "Please to meet you Nate."


Hoping to see if anyone is not what they seem.

21:56, Today: Black Jack Boudreaux rolled 5,9 using d6,d12, rerolling max with rolls of 5,9. blue chip reroll.

21:52, Today: Black Jack Boudreaux rolled 4,3 using d6,d12, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3. Detect Arcana.

"Thank'ye kindly." Nat says with a smile as he pockets the coin. "And I surely hop ya come back at a less unfriendly time."
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As if affected by drink, Jack steadied himself at the bar. "You may be right that we are being watched."

"Ogun shows the truth even when hidden in the shadows." Jack said turning a jade ring on his finger.




23:29, Today: Black Jack Boudreaux rolled 3 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3. blue chip add. .

23:28, Today: Black Jack Boudreaux rolled 3,3 using d6,d12, rerolling max with rolls of 3,3. blue chip add.

23:27, Today: Black Jack Boudreaux rolled 2,7 using d6,d12, rerolling max with rolls of 2,7. dispel.
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((OOC: I'ma going to need a Smarts roll from all you all.   No reason. }:D))

"We are ambushed!"

"Evil like yours must be opposed!" Boudreaux declared.

PM

Zek looked about at Black Jack's warning. He clentches both his fists, but leaves the gun at his hip in its holster...

(OOC:

11:20, Today: Ezekiel Starkweather drew the single card: 7H using a deck of 54 cards.
11:20, Today: Ezekiel Starkweather rolled 7,5 using d6+2,d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 5,3. Notice with edge bonus.)
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James's gaze shot up to Boudreaux then in the direction the overly well dressed man's eyes were.

OOC: What where huh?!

((OOC: Smarts check, please.))

OOC:
13:12, Today: James Wilder rolled 11,4 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+5)11,4. Smarts. I's smarts I is!
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((OOC: Just need Han Lee's Smarts check, then, and then I'll get this shindig started right))

Had watched the exchange between the other folks in a detached sort of way. He thought of the Marshall's wife, he thought of the cultists, he thought of his parents, he thought of almost everything except what was going on right in front of him.

15:08, Today: Doctor Han Lee rolled 2,4 using 1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,4. smarts.

some mood music

At Black Jack's shout, everyone in the bar looks around.

Surrounding the group, growing closer, are a band of a dozen men in black dusters, black hats, and black bandannas, with burning eyes and wicked blades clutched at the ready.

People begin screaming and running as the assassins appear. Maddox dives right through the window and out into the street. Nat Love over at the bar just stands stock still, staring.

Bullock draws his pistol. "Oh, you fuckers want some more? Last night wasn't enough? Well, I'm ready for ya! I will shoot you all down, you fucking dogs!"

Only James Lonefeather, his gatling pistol at the ready, seems calm and collected in all this. "Well. Here we go again." he says to Wilder.


((OOC: Every one of you passes. Congrats! Now you get to make Fear checks (-4 fear level, -1 monster penalty, + Grit). Also, draw a card for initiative.

I roll of the NPCs in this dance. Every one of them succeeds, too. This is not a good thing, because it means the Men In Black have no reason to keep up the pretense and go full-on monster. This provokes Fear checks from everyone. Most everyone in the bar fails.

NPC rolls

Maddox
Danger Sense: 13:36, Today: Maddox rolled 5,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,3. Danger Sense. Success, which means he skips the Smarts check
Fear: 13:57, Today: Maddox rolled 2,1 using d8-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3. Fear. Fail
Fear effect: Panicked. Really, Maddox? Really? He moves his pace plus running die (total of 8 squares) and is Shaken.

James Lonefeather
Smarts: 13:37, Today: James Lonefeather rolled 3,5 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,5. Smarts. Success
Fear:13:59, Today: James Lonefeather rolled 10,7 using d6+2,d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,5. Fear. Success. Lonefeather makes all the saves.

Seth Bullock
Smarts: 13:39, Today: Seth Bullock rolled 10,4 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (8+2)10,4. Smarts. Success
Fear: 13:56, Today: Seth Bullock rolled 0,-2 using d6-4,d6-4, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2. Fear. Fail
Fear Effect: Adrenaline Surge. Go Bullock! He gets +2 to all Trait and damage rolls he makes next round.

Nat Love
Smarts: 13:51, Today: Nat Love rolled 9,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 9,5. Smarts. Success
Fear: 13:55, Today: Nat Love rolled 1,2 using d6-3,d6-3, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5. Fear. Fail
Fear Effect: Shaken. Nat Love gets to be quivering in his boots next turn.

Townsfolk
Smarts: 13:51, Today: Townsfolk rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4. Smarts. Success
Fear: 14:00, Today: Townsfolk rolled 0,-1 using d6-5,d6-5, rerolling max with rolls of 5,4. Fear. Fail.
Fear Effect: Panicked

Cards
Men in Black: KC
Seth Bullock: QD
James Lonefeather: JH, 6D
Maddox: 5H
Nicodemus Whateley: 5C
Nat Love: 3S
Townsfolk: Last))

"Looks like it, you might need more ammo." James says as he surveys the scene. He spins his pistol to a more useful position ready for whats about to happen.

OOC:
16:30, Today: James Wilder rolled 2,7 using d8-3,d6-3, rerolling max with rolls of 5,(6+4)10. Fear.
16:32, Today: James Wilder drew the single card: KD using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative.

OOC:
16:30, Today: Ezekiel Starkweather rolled 5,-1 using d12-2,d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 7,1. Fear test. Even with the -4, I think that is a success.

11:20, Today: Ezekiel Starkweather drew the single card: 7H using a deck of 54 cards.

If a lot of PCs fail thier fear test and are shaken, I will use the following card

6D - Rally
“To me!”
Spend a fate chip and play to cause all allies in sight and/or hearing to immediately lose their Shaken status.

I will use a white chip for it. I don't want to use that card if everybody makes thier fear test. I assume the card will effect NPCs that need it as well.
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Janet smiled into the shadows.

The Shadow shifts around.

"I didn't stay all that long. I was still looking for Wells, like you asked. Just saw the four blokes, an 'orribly odd crew, sitting around laying out theories of who might have taken 'their' crate. They mentioned Swearengen, Kang, and Roger by name as potential leads. Oh, and you got a mention, too. Not by name, but as a person of interest. They also started talking about the events that lead up to the wagon of blood exploding everywhere. The guy in the funny outfit bragged about being the one to put that 'glom down. I left then, because I had other places to go."

Janet frowned

The Shadow shrugs. "I didn't get a good enough look to say for sure. She's still wearing that fancy dress from her night on the town. I don't think she had it, but she could be concealing it in her petticoats."

Janet shrugged, and stepped back into the shadows.

The shadow is gone for a moment, then returns with haste. "Trouble. Soldiers coming. Armed soldiers. We need to move."

Some Mood Music
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In reply to Men In Black (msg # 120):

Han felt a shiver go through him at this new turn of events.


01:25, Today: Doctor Han Lee drew the single card: 8H using a deck of 54 cards. initiative.

01:29, Today: Doctor Han Lee rolled -1,-1 using 1d8-3,1d6-3. fear?
Spending a white chip to reroll:
01:31, Today: Doctor Han Lee rolled -1,3 using 1d8-3,1d6-3. white chip reroll.
01:32, Today: Doctor Han Lee rolled 6 using 1d6. aced my wild die but forgot to click reroll max.
Total of 9 on my fear check

Turn Order:
James Wilder: KD
Men in Black: KC
Seth Bullock: QD
James Lonefeather: JH, 6D
Han Lee: 8H
Ezekiel Starkweather: 7H
Black Jack: 6C
Maddox: 5H
Nicodemus Whateley: 5C
Nat Love: 3S
Townsfolk: Last
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