Re: IIH - Young and Dead
20:12, Today: Lena Bauer rolled 4,9 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,(6+3)9. Agility.
20:13, Today: Lena Bauer drew the 2 cards: 6H, 4S using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative/Chase.
20:17, Today: Marshal rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4. Agility.
20:17, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 3H using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative/Chase.
”Innocent people don’t run, Mr. Cooper,” Bauer shouts back, struggling to keep up with Kate as the outlaw manages to swiftly maneuver through the trees.
Behind her, the heavyset deputy manages to get his shotgun loaded, but remains behind the rest of those headed into the trees.
OOC: Kate, a conundrum for you:
Based on the card draws, the initiative order should look like this (based on the highest card drawn):
AC - Kansas Kate
KD - Albert Cooper
6H - Lena Bauer
3H - Bob Olinger (the heavyset deputy)
What this means, of course, is that with you having the highest draw, you would have advantage over all the participants in the current round. Generally, this would allow you to attack any one of your pursuers, and would prevent them from attacking you.
However...
Because that Ace is a Club, if you take it, it introduces a complication that you’ll have to contend with this round. Going by the complication table, I’ll tell you up front it’s likely to be something (I’m thinking a group of low hanging pine branches) that obscures Kate’s vision and prevents her from making an attack of any kind.
Now, you can take the next lower card, which would enable you to avoid the complication but would switch the intiative order around to this:
KD - Albert Cooper
JH - Kansas Kate
6H - Lena Bauer
3H - Bob Olinger
...which would give Albert advantage where you’re concerned.
Of course, if you’re only interested in staying ahead of everyone, and not putting any fresh damage on either Bauer or Olinger, dealing with a few branches to the face will let you stay in the lead, without anyone catching you.
Just let me know.