The official answer from the city is that the water can be used for bathing and showering....just don’t get any in your mouth.

We aren't under a boil order anymore, but the water doesn't taste great so...I'm not gonna drink it for awhile.

I have got to get out of Texas (again).

If you want good water...move to Louisville. I recall there being some health benefits of the limestone there.

If you want hard water that leaves  all kinds of hard to scrub deposits, move to East Tennessee.

Dunno why you would, of course....  I just wanted to contribute....

And if you want soft water, move to British Columbia. 0.3 grains per gallon is about average for Vancouver, and the surrounding area is similar.

Can Lee/KK hear any of Kinney's speech from the side room?
This message was last edited by the player at 05:18, Wed 03 Mar 2021.

Kinney’s voice would be audible, but likely muffled. It would be difficult for either of them to make out precisely what he’s said, though both would immediately recognize that it was an unfamiliar voice that was speaking. It’s apparent that his tone is serious, but not hostile.

Additionally, by virtue of their position, both would have easily heard the footsteps of Kinney and his men as they walked onto the landing.

In anticipation of a question: If Kansas Kate and Lee move back toward the entry immediately after dealing with Crawford, they will hear the great majority of what Kinney (and Billy the Kid) have just said.

In light of what is ahead, I feel an obligation to enact a brief pause for a small amount of bookkeeping.

Before anyone proceeds upstairs:

• If you are not carrying at least five fate chips, please go ahead and draw up to your limit. You do have option of discarding any chips in your hand and redrawing as well.
• If you want to discard any Adventure Cards and make a new draw, you may do so at this time. You should hold a total of four cards. You may also take the opportunity to trade cards with your fellow posse members.
• If there are any specific preparations anyone wishes to make prior to seeking out Lawrence Murphy, please make note of such either here or in the A Heart of Thorns thread.

This message was last edited by the GM at 17:49, Fri 12 Mar 2021.

Well, given that warning, I also want to go ahead and save my game.

Chips and Cards Updated.

The Marshal has kindly allowed me to post up a quick advertisement for another game:

link to another game

I'm running a leisurely paced Hell on Earth Reloaded game on RPOL.  I had a player needing to pause gaming for RL reasons and it made me realize we are in a good place to add new folks.

If anyone wants to drop in, look around, and possibly join up.  Let me know!

When I click on the link it says 'Insufficient Access'.

:)

Weird!  I checked through the options.  Made one option adjustment.  Try again?

Have you watched any Mad Max movie recently? If not, access for post apocalyptic games might be insufficient

I got in and am able to poke around now.

And it's been a few years since I watched Fury Road, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I may want to do so again soon.

Hm. The ides of March are upon us again. Happy birthday to anyone who may have been born today.

I think the 'Power Surge' adventure card looks like it is written for the version of AB's that don't use power points (rather they use the penalty to the roll method)? Maybe I'm wrong, but I suspect there might be another version of it that references power points instead of ignoring a penalty.

For some reason, I had interpreted Power Surge to come into play against penalties incurred to maintain arcane powers, but as it doesn’t explicitly say that, I may be entirely off the mark.

Kansas Kate, if you’d prefer, I’ve no objection to you redrawing that particular card.

Will do.

I just assumed it was some obscure mechanic for one of those "splatbook" Arcane Backgrounds I'm not as familiar with.

If there isn’t any further business, I’ll go ahead and transition the scene to the upper floor of the ranch house.

Miss River, I’m going to move forward on the idea that you’ve treated the other individuals who are injured before the posse ascends the stairs. Josiah Scurlock and Thomas Horn are the only ones who will refuse your assistance.

Kansas Kate, one of the more knowledgeable folks here has clarified that in its original form, which I neglected to post when I put together the Adventure Card listing for High Lonesome, the Power Surge card will allow the user to immediately restore all of their used power points. That doesn’t help you, but if one of your arcane fueled companions is willing to trade you for something helpful, you can certainly hang on to it, if you choose.

Um, I could use that card.

Okay, trade me literally anything for it and I'll update.

You want a 'shakin in thar boots'? I figure you might have some fun with that...

Done, the card's literally useless to me so you could trade me a pebble.

I'll mark it down

Popped up in my Youtube feed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZhG4szpV4E

Maybe I'm not reading it right...

The room is filled with plants, except for a small tunnel-path for one person to the left side?  This was my assumption.

Or do you need to hack through to get to the tunnel path first?