Rev. Earnest Allgood drew the JD for Initiative.

Earnest halts as he sees the living scarecrow. He reaches into an inside pocket of his jacket and grips the small, black book within, pulling it forth. He folds it in his two hands and bows his head.

"Oh, Heavenly Lord Jesus Christ, defend us from this loathsome travesty of your Divine creation. Sunder this awful perversion of the cleanly plants of Your Garden. Send it back to the pits of Hell from which it has sprung. In Your Holy Name, we pray this. Amen."

The scarecrow keeps its focus on Kate, its free hand clenching as a series of rasping noises emerge from its jagged mouth.

Cast: Entangle

Power Points Used: 2

10:40, Today: Marshal rolled 1,4 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,4.  Spellcasting - Entangle.

The dark, ropy vines burst through a section of the floor, sending dusty fragments of wood skidding across the kitchen. The tendrils reach out for the outlaw, seeking to restrain her arms and legs.

OOC: Kate, I’ll need to get either an Agility or Strength roll from you (your choice) to avoid becoming ensnared by the vines. You’ll need to beat the scarecrow’s Spellcasting roll of 4.

10:48, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 2S using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Initiative Order

KS - Kansas Kate
JD - Reverend Allgood
6D - Manuel Segovia
5S - Tamsin River
2S - Scarecrow

Kate, it’s your turn.

Reverend Allgood, If utilizing your Holy Warrior ability is the action you wish to take, I’ll adjudicate the result when your turn comes up in the initiative order.

Let's go with Agility, naturally.

12:35, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 4,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5.  Agility.

Wow the dice roller surprises me at times.

"That's real nice preacher, how about do something useful right about now!?"  Kate slashed with great precision... and then cursed herself again.  A cut which would have taken a man's throat out did nothing comparable to this bundle of sticks.

13 to hit - 12:36, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 13,5 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (8+5)13,5.  Fighting a Literal Strawman.

6 damage - 12:37, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 1,3,2 using d6,d4+1,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2,2.  Strength, Knife, Raise.

12:39, Today: Kansas Kate drew the single card: QC using the Deadlands system.

Earnest prays, well, Earnestly.

Rev. Earnest Allgood drew the AD for Initiative.

08:21, Today: Marshal rolled 6,2 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 6,2.  Spirit - Scarecrow.

Allgood's entreaties do not appear to have any immediate effect on the scarecrow, but the minister's words do attract the tall creature's attention, its strange visage twisting into a scowl as it turns to regard the Methodist preacher.

Segovia, frustrated by the effectiveness of Kate's knots, continues to struggle vainly to free himself, his cursing growing louder and more vehement.

11:01, Today: Manuel Segovia rolled 0 using 1d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 2.  Lockpicking.

11:02, Today: Manuel Segovia drew the single card: 4D using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Initiative Order

KS - Kansas Kate
JD - Reverend Allgood
6D - Manuel Segovia
5S - Tamsin River
2S - Scarecrow

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

Tamsin, it's your turn.

[Posted by Marshal]

Tamsin raises her pistol with both hands, pausing to take aim at the gangly monster. She squeezes off a shot, the report loud in the confines of the kitchen. The bullet finds the creature’s shoulder, sending fragments of vines twirling into the air as it strikes, but if the scarecrow is wounded, it gives no sign.

20:49, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, rolled 5,3 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,3.  Shooting.

20:49, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, rolled 7 using 2d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3.  Damage.

20:55, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, drew the single card: AS using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

The scarecrow pivots toward Reverend Allgood with a speed that belies its tall frame. Clearing the short distance between them, the creature slashes at the preacher with its sickle, a swift, whip-like strike that is aimed at the minister’s chest.

21:01, Today: Marshal rolled 15,1 using 1d10,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (10+5)15,1.  Fighting - Scarecrow.

21:01, Today: Marshal rolled 4,2,5 using 1d8,1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2,5.  Damage - Sickle.

Total Damage: 11

21:04, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 9S using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Scarecrow.

Initiative Order

AS - Tamsin River
AD - Reverend Allgood
QC - Kansas Kate
9S - Scarecrow
4D - Manuel Segovia

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

[Posted by Marshal]

Working to keep her aim steady, Tamsin fires a second shot, the bullet tearing a deep gash on the side of the scarecrow’s bulbous head.

21:15, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, rolled 1,8 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,(6+2)8.  Shooting.

21:15, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, rolled 9 using 3d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4,2.  Damage - Shooting.

21:20, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Tamsin River, drew the single card: 9C using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Initiative Order

AS - Tamsin River
AD - Reverend Allgood
QC - Kansas Kate
9S - Scarecrow
4D - Manuel Segovia

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

Tamsin’s last shot leaves the Scarecrow shaken.

The Scarecrow’s attack with its sickle leaves Reverend Allgood shaken with 1 wound. The Reverend can make a soak roll, should he choose to do so.

OOC: Reverend Allgood, it’s your turn.

Rev. Earnest Allgood rolled 7,7 using D8,D6 for Spirit.

Allgood reels back against the wall by the door to the hallway, faltering with the pain of the wound. He grips his book all the tighter but cannot bring his mind or his voice to utter his prayer.

PM

Initiative Order

AS - Tamsin River
AD - Reverend Allgood
QC - Kansas Kate
9S - Scarecrow
4D - Manuel Segovia

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

Tamsin’s last shot leaves the Scarecrow shaken.

The Reverned’s Spirit roll removes his shaken condition. The minister has 1 wound.

I’m going to treat Reverend Allgood as though he’s on hold, in case he elects to act before the close of the round.

OOC: Kansas Kate, your turn.

For clarity, Kate is no longer considered to be engaged in melee with the Scarecrow.

Kate debated what to do, but whatever this thing was, it wasn't going down easy, and she was going to be damned if she was going to let that pendejo get away after summoning it.

Kate's quick hands came into play as they often did.  The thing was staggered.  She backed off to where she'd been so she could know if her prisoner escaped.  Working quickly, she tucked the Toothpick in her belt, drew her Schofield, opened the action, and replaced it with the whiz bang one Mr. Fancy Pants had bequeathed her.  Closing the action, she drew the Toothpick, albeit in her left hand, and held it up and at guard.

So in English:

Move back to be able to see the Scarecrow and Manuel at the same time.

Actions:

• Free Action: Sheathe knife.
• Free Action: Draw pistol.
• First Action:  Load the pistol with one magic buwwet.  Since Kate is only moving her Pace so I think she's okay not to roll per SWDX pg. 49, but if you care to rule that'd be splitting actions because she defends later, just ignore the Defend action.
• Free Action: Draw knife again.
• Second Action:  Defend.

The idea here being Kate is going to be ready to shoot this thing with a magic cartridge next turn but is still holding the knife to not count as Unarmed.

12:28, Today: Kansas Kate drew the single card: AD using a deck of 54 cards.

Wow dice roller likes me at the moment.

Allgood pulls himself up to his full height, back straight, Book thrust out before him. His words are crisply enunciated.

"Father God, we call on you to smite this unholy and unclean Abomination! Send it back, Dear Father, to the pits of Hell from which it has arisen, through Our Savior Jesus, Your Only Son, we ask this. Amen."

His dark eyes blaze with righteous anger.

Rev. Earnest Allgood drew the single card: 9H for Initiative.

18:22, Today: Marshal rolled 3,7 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+1)7.  Scarecrow - Spirit. (Resist Holy Warrior Repulsion)

19:13, Today: Marshal rolled 2,4 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,4.  Spirit - Scarecrow (Shaken Recovery).

The vines that make up the scarecrow’s hand crackle as its grip tightens on its sickle. It appears ready to attack Reverend Allgood once again, but pauses, its head cocking to one side in an eerily human gesture, as though it can hear, or perceive, something that the others in the room cannot.

Abruptly, it turns and races out of the kitchen, crossing the common room as it moves toward the door to the hallway.

18:38, Today: Marshal drew the single card: KD using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Scarecrow.

Segovia struggles further with his bonds, but makes no progress, Kate’s well tied knots continuing to vex him. Seeing the scarecrow draw close, he calls out to it. ”Hey! HEY! You’ve got to cut me loose! Please!”

18:44, Today: Manuel Segovia rolled 1 using 1d6-2.  Lockpicking.

18:49, Today: Manuel Segovia drew the single card: 9D using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Initiative Order

AD - Kansas Kate
KD - Scarecrow
9H - Reverend Allgood
9D - Manuel Segovia
9C - Tamsin River

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

For clarification, the scarecrow is in the common room, having just reached the doorway to the adjoining hallway. Those in the kitchen that want to make ranged attacks still have line of sight on the creature to do so.

The Scarecrow recovers from its shaken condition.

Reverend Allgood is suffering from 1 wound.

Kansas Kate, your turn.

Kate wanted to curse a blue streak and the prisoner, but he'd lost his damn mind if he thought she was going to do that.

Part of her was tempted to let that scarecrow go, but that seemed... irresponsible.  Plus Kansas Kate had a reputation to uphold.

She extended her arm and lined up the blade of the front sight with her eye, paused her breathing, and fired with the gentlest pressure on the trigger.

All right let's see if we can hit it with the magic buwwet.

19:25, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 4,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,5.  Pew Pew.

That will hit... but I only have one of these and I want it to count.

19:26, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5.  Red Chip.

So a 10 total, should be a raise.

Let's see...

19:28, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 7,3 using 3d6+1,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,1,4,3.  Magic buwwet, Raise.

19:28, Today: Kansas Kate drew the single card: 4H using a deck of 54 cards.

Annnd return to form for the dice roller.  Well, what can you do?

Kate’s shot tears a hole in the scarecrow’s chest, leaving a fist sized hole in its wake and staggering the tall monster. Turning back to those in the kitchen, it scowls at its attackers, rasping a series of incomprehensible words.

Black vines erupt from the floor, splintering the floor boards and reaching for Kate, River, and Allgood, seeking to ensare each of them.

19:57, Today: Marshal rolled 5,3 using 1d8-1,1d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 6,4.  Spirit - Scarecrow.

Cast: Entangle

Power Points Used: 4

Affects all targets in a Medium Burst Template.

19:42, Today: Marshal rolled 4,0 using 1d8-1,1d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1.  Spellcasting - Entangle.

Kate, Tamsin, and Reverend Allgood: I need each of you to give me an Agility or Strength roll to avoid becoming tangled up in the vines. You’ll need to best the Scarecrow’s casting roll of 4.

20:12, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 2H using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Scarecrow.

Initiative Order

AD - Kansas Kate
KD - Scarecrow
9H - Reverend Allgood
9D - Manuel Segovia
9C - Tamsin River

The scarecrow has a Parry of 7 and a Toughness of 6.

The scarecrow is in the common room, having just reached the doorway to the adjoining hallway. Those in the kitchen that want to make ranged attacks (and aren’t entangled) still have line of sight on the creature to do so.

Kate’s shot rendered the scarecrow shaken with 1 wound. Its Spirit roll enables it to recover from the shaken condition, but it is still carrying the wound.

Reverend Allgood is suffering from 1 wound.

Reverend Allgood, your turn.

"Consarn it!"  Kate hopped over a particularly quick tendril and evaded the rest with some reflexive footwork.  Imagine how mad she'd be if the thing managed to actually grab her.


20:58, Today: Kansas Kate rolled 6,2 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 6,2.  Agility.

02:49, Today: Tamsin River rolled 1,17 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,(6+6+5)17.  Stalker

I accidentally hit enter before I finished writing what it was for (Agility)

Tamsin is unfazed by the vines, evading them easily.

Allgood's prayer ended in an undignified squawk as a tendril from the scarecrow twined around his ankle and yanked him off-balance.

Rev. Earnest Allgood rolled 4,2 for Agility.

He kicks at it with his free foot.