23:34, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 4H using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Evans Gang.

23:35, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 8S using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Regulators.

23:38, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 6H using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Roberts.

Initiative Order

10C - Jacinta Castillo
9S - Tamsin River
9H - Dr. Ezekiel Wayland
8S - The Regulators
7H - Albert Cooper
6S - Bryan Lee
6H - Andrew Roberts and Allies
4H - The Evans Gang
4C - Kansas Kate

Señorita Castillo, it’s all yours.

OOC:  Can you give me an idea of her position in relation to the sniper, available cover, and/or options for getting closer?   Also, is he still medium cover?

OOC: Could you make a rough map?

Forgive the rough appearance of this. I'm trying to learn my way around a new application, in the hope that I don't always produce maps that look pathetic.



Jacinta, the spot you've halted at places you at medium range from the rifleman. The cover he's behind at this juncture would potentially function as armor, but it only provides two points of protection and since your rifle is AP 2, it's negated. It won't impose any kind of penalty to your roll to hit him, unless he ducks down behind it again, in which case he's foregoing his opportunity to attack.

If you choose to move away from your current position, cover is scarce. It's limited to a couple of small clumps of spruce that could potentially provide some minor concealment, but not any shielding from an incoming shot. If you run, you could reach one of the clumps of spruce in a single round and bring yourself into short range with the sniper.

Jacinta took aim as the sniper made the mistake of showing himself again.  She let out a breath as her finger curled around the trigger and then pulled.  Another report cracked through the trees as her shot flew across the trail to where the sniper had posted.



Shooting: 6  (-2 range, +2 Marksman)
Damage: 8
Initiative: 5S

19:53, Today: Jacinta Castillo rolled 6,3 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 6,3.  Shooting.
19:54, Today: Jacinta Castillo rolled 8 using 2d8, rerolling max with rolls of 2,6.  Damage.
19:54, Today: Jacinta Castillo drew the single card: 5S using the Deadlands system.  Initiative.

The rifleman lets out a string of curses as Castillo’s shot tears a clean gash across his right cheek. One of his hands goes to his face, the sniper’s face registering shock as he sees the blood that has collected on his palm.

OOC: The rifleman is shaken.

Initiative Order

10C - Jacinta Castillo
9S - Tamsin River
9H - Dr. Ezekiel Wayland
8S - The Regulators
7H - Albert Cooper
6S - Bryan Lee
6H - Andrew Roberts and Allies
4H - The Evans Gang
4C - Kansas Kate

Your turn, Miss River.

OOC: Dr. Wayland, if you’d like to proceed with your action, you may do so. I don’t anticipate that your chosen course will interfere with whatever River elects to do.

Tamsin edges to the door of the restaurant to survey the situation. “Does anyone need my assistance at the moment?” she calls out,

I’ll hold for now.

Dr. Wayland eyed the approaching storm of horsemen and decided that these folk were likely "fair game."  Especially as they had that look of rowdy, indiscriminate, general violent intent.  Best to fight such indiscriminate fire with more indiscriminate fire.  He took a firm shooting stance and swung the big gatling pistol up with both hands.  The clockworks clicked and the thing began bucking noisily and spitting out a hail of bullets into the mass of charging horsemen....

Suppressive Fire! - Medium Template centered as best as he can on the horsemen.

Shooting Roll - 17! (Requiring /2/ White Chips to achieve)  Fires 10 Rounds.

EDIT!: 20:41, Today: Dr. Ezekiel Q. Wayland drew the single card: 10C using a deck of 54 cards.  Next Round Draw!

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13:50, Today: Marshal rolled 2,2,4,5,2,9,2,4,1,5 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,2,4,5,2,(6+3)9,2,4,1,5.  Spirit - Evans Gang.

Four of the riders are shaken.

13:51, Today: Marshal rolled 5,4,5,4,4,3,3,2,3,1 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,4,5,4,4,3,3,2,3,1.  Spirit - Horses.

Five of the horses are shaken.

One of the riders and one of the horses are actually struck by rounds.

13:57, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Dr. Ezekiel Q. Wayland, rolled 11 using 2d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 5,5.  Damage - Gatling Pistol - Rider.

The rider that is struck is killed.

13:57, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Dr. Ezekiel Q. Wayland, rolled 6 using 2d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 1,4.  Damage - Gatling Pistol - Horse

14:12, Today: Marshal, on behalf of Dr. Ezekiel Q. Wayland, rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2.  Damage - Gatling Pistol - Horse - Raise.

The horse that is struck is shaken.

14:23, Today: Marshal rolled 7,15,4 using 1d8,1d8,1d8, rerolling max with rolls of 7,(8+7)15,4.  Riding - Evans Gang.

One of the shaken riders whose horse was also shaken is thrown, ending up prone on the street. The remaining three riders whose horses were shaken manage to remain mounted.

14:00, Today: Jesse Evans rolled 14,4 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (8+6)14,4.  Spirit.

14:01, Today: Jesse Evans rolled 9 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+3)9.  Spirit - Evans' Horse.

14:01, Today: James Dolan rolled 5,8 using 1d10,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,(6+2)8.  Spirit.

14:02, Today: James Dolan rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4.  Spirit - Dolan's Horse.

Neither Evans nor Dolan, or their mounts, are affected by the burst of fire.

The horses that are shaken will have to make successful spirit rolls before their riders will be able to direct them.

The sudden hail of bullets take the incoming riders by surprise. One of the men is struck in the throat and tumbles out of the saddle, his hand clutching his neck as he vainly tries to halt the blood that is escaping him. A number of the horses wheel, forcing their riders to fight to control them, one of the outlaws ending up thrown into the dust that is whirling through the street.

Evans scowls. "I think we might need to kill that fella with the fancy pistol first," he tells Dolan.

Bonney moves to the entrance of the restaurant and the cover that it offers, snapping off a shot at one of the approaching riders. The round slams into the center of the man's chest and, as he starts to tumble from his horse, he bursts into flames.

14:31, Today: Henry McCarty rolled 11,5 using 1d12,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 11,5.  Shooting.

14:34, Today: Henry McCarty rolled 5,5 using 2d6+1,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,3,5.  Damage.

14:35, Today: Henry McCarty rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5.  Damage - Fire.

"Hey, Dolan!" he calls, "You get tired of breathin'? Decided to come pay us a visit so we could rid you of your troubles?"

Following Bonney's lead, Scurlock moves for the shelter of the building as well, squeezing off a shot from his rifle as he backs up.

14:44, Today: Josiah Scurlock rolled 2,2 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,2.  Shooting.

Chavez y Chavez fires a shot at one of the lead riders, the bullet tearing a chunk from the man's thigh. He dashes across the street to the blacksmith's shop, joining Dr. Wayland at the door.

"Didn't figure it was right, you facin' these bastards all by your lonesome," he tells the bounty hunter.

14:46, Today: Jose Chavez y Chavez rolled 5,4 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,4.  Shooting.

14:47, Today: Jose Chavez y Chavez rolled 7 using 2d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 1,5.  Damage.

Another of the riders is shaken.

Scroggins follows Chavez y Chavez to the blacksmith shop, his fingers working feverishly to reload his pistol as he moves.

Scroggins reloads.

Desperate to get clear of the smoking assay office, Rudabaugh dashes across the street with all the speed he can muster, reaching the restaurant's entrance a moment after Scurlock does.

14:56, Today: Marshal drew the single card: 6H using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative - Regulators.

Initiative Order

10C - Jacinta Castillo
9S - Tamsin River - Holding
9H - Dr. Ezekiel Wayland
8S - The Regulators
7H - Albert Cooper
6S - Bryan Lee
6H - Andrew Roberts and Allies
4H - The Evans Gang
4C - Kansas Kate

Mr. Cooper, it's your turn.

Albert spun his pistol expertly on his finger, and a bit of lightning played across both the weapon and his eyes.

He targeted Evans with his shot and thought he'd shot true before Albert sought that cover he'd been thinking about for some time.

OOC: Activate boost shooting and smite, then shoot Evans and then move to medium cover inside the building.

6 to hit (no marksman because moving)
12 damage, AP1

QC for next round

11:47, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 12 using 2d6+5, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4.  Damage.

11:47, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 6,5 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 6,5.  Shooting.

11:45, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 2,8 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,(6+2)8.  Smite.

11:45, Today: Albert Cooper rolled 4,3 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3.  Boost Shooting.

11:51, Today: Albert Cooper drew the single card: QC using a deck of 54 cards.  Initiative.

Cooper's attack will leave Evans shaken with one wound.

15:58, Today: Jesse Evans rolled 4,11 using 1d10,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,(6+5)11.  White Chip - Soak Roll.

The outlaw manages to soak the injury.

Cooper's shot rips a hole in Evans' jacket, just below his left underarm. He glances down at the tear with mild curiosity. "Might want to grab a little cover, boss," he tells Dolan, "Things are getting a little out of hand out here."

OOC: This is entirely my fault for not clarifying, but, to avoid any additional confusion, please understand that both Evans and Dolan are at the back of the group of approaching riders. The outlaws that are ahead of them essentially function as medium cover for the pair, so anyone trying to specifically target one of the two will take a -2 penalty to the shot.

Of course, even accounting for the penalty, Cooper's fire was still accurate.

Initiative Order

10C - Jacinta Castillo
9S - Tamsin River - Holding
9H - Dr. Ezekiel Wayland
8S - The Regulators
7H - Albert Cooper
6S - Bryan Lee
6H - Andrew Roberts and Allies
4H - The Evans Gang
4C - Kansas Kate

Ranger, the floor is yours.

The mountain lion that is Andrew Roberts moves around the front of the restaurant with agile grace. Hopping onto a wagon that sits between the restaurant and the neighboring blacksmith shop, the great cat then leaps onto the blacksmith’s roof, largely disappearing from view.

One of the Apache warriors scrambles out of the front door of the sawmill, while her two compatriots hold their positions within the damaged building. All three loose arrows in the direction of Evans’ approaching gang.

08:56, Today: Marshal rolled 3,3,4 using 1d6,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,3,4.  Shooting- Apache Warriors.

08:57, Today: Marshal rolled 12 using 2d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,4.  Damage - Arrow.

Two of the arrows whistle through the ranks of the riders, cutting close to their targets, but finding only air. The last missile spears the forehead of one of the lead horsemen with an audible impact.

THOK!

The rider tumbles from his saddle, his mount galloping off to the west.

Evans gives a hard tug on his horse’s reins, steering the mount toward the nearby general store. Sliding from the saddle with practiced grace, the outlaw leader kicks the door of the store open and proceeds inside, revolver in hand.

Scowling, Dolan spurs his horse, circling at a gallop around the back of the general store.

12:14, Today: Frank Baker rolled 5,1 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1.  Spirit.

Baker loses his shaken condition.

His nerve apparently rattled, Baker breaks from cover, moving at a quick pace diagonally across the trail, clearly seeking the shelter of the town.

12:20, Today: Frank Baker rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5.  Running.

12:24, Today: Frank Baker rolled 3,0 using 1d10-5,1d6-5, rerolling max with rolls of 8,5.  Shooting.

He fires at Castillo as he moves, but the shot is wild, the bullet whining past well left of the scout.

13:01, Today: Marshal rolled 5,4,7,11 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,4,(6+1)7,(6+5)11.  Spirit - Evans Gang.

3:02, Today: Marshal rolled 11,2,1,9,1 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+5)11,2,1,(6+3)9,1.  Spirit - Horses.

All of the riders are able to lose their shaken condition, as do two of the horses. The three horses that remain shaken can’t be prompted to move in the direction their owners desire.

The rider that had been bucked from the saddle struggles to his feet, trying vainly to climb back onto his horse, the frightened animal resisting his efforts.

Gunfire erupts in Blazer’s Mill as the rest of Evans’ followers begin shooting at the restaurant, the multiple reports overwhelming all other sounds on the street.

13:05, Today: Marshal rolled 9,2,2,0,3,0,2 using 1d6-2,1d6-2,1d6-2,1d6-2,1d6-2,1d6-2,1d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of (6+5)11,4,4,2,5,2,4.  Shooting - Evans Gang.

13:07, Today: Marshal rolled 7,2 using 2d6+1,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2,2.  Damage -Evans Gang.

Bullets hammer the facade of the restaurant. Both front windows shatter and a staccato drumbeat sounds as several shots slam into the wooden walls. One finds its mark, sending Charlie Bowdre tumbling backward, blood welling onto his denim shirt from his wounded shoulder.

Bowdre is shaken with one wound.

Five of the riders turn their mounts about as they fire, quickly moving around the house that sits nearby, opposite the general store, seeking the safety of cover.

The riders who have moved are now in medium cover.

A heartbeat later, Rudabaugh’s warning comes to pass and what remains of the assay office is blasted into ruin.

15:20, Today: Marshal rolled 17 using 4d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,3,2,(6+5)11.  Damage.

The detonation blows the lone Apache warrior standing in front of the sawmill back into the structure through the exterior wall. Pieces of flaming debris are hurled through the street.

---

Inside the gristmill, Bobby Joe Porter and Cletus George are huddled in a corner, a cloud of flour filling the large room like fog, both workers having scrambled for shelter when the first shots were fired outside.

“Why should we make a run for it?” Cletus asks, ”Why cain’t we just stay in here? Hell, nobody’ll prolly see us through all the flour.”

”Yer a damn fool!” Bobby Joe tells him, ”If one of them bullets flew in here...”

Before he can finish speaking, a piece of burning lumber crashes though the eastern window.

---

The gristmill explodes with terrific force, the structure almost entirely flattened.

16:12, Today: Marshal rolled 25 using 4d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,(6+3)9,4,(6+2)8.  Damage.

Two of Evans’ riders that are still in the street are killed by the blast. One is sent hurdling over the roof of the general store, while the other, the outlaw who had been thrown from his horse, is propelled down the street like a cannonball, flying through the window of the restaurant and skidding across the floor on his face.

A wave of force slams Dr. Wayland and the two Regulators who are with him, as a crate that is engulfed in flame sails over their heads and through the open door of the blacksmith’s shop.

Dr. Wayland, I’ll need you to give me an Agility roll to stay on your feet.

Buffeted by the twin explosions, the sawmill ends up leaning precariously to the right, its timbers groaning with strain. The already loose water wheel gives up the ghost and breaks away from the building, rolling drunkenly across the street before crashing into the restaurant, demolishing much of the covered porch before coming to rest against the front door.

Initiative Order

10C - Jacinta Castillo
9S - Tamsin River - Holding
9H - Dr. Ezekiel Wayland
8S - The Regulators
7H - Albert Cooper
6S - Bryan Lee - Holding
6H - Andrew Roberts and Allies
4H - The Evans Gang
4C - Kansas Kate

Your turn, Kate.

"I'm goin' for Dolan," he said to the Cooper and the rest of the Regulators as he dashed into the restaurant and out the back, his speed picking up at an unbelievable pace until he popped out of the back.

"Dolan! I'm giving you one last opportunity to surrender."

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OOC:

Apologies for the delay - in the middle of moving, so everything is everywhere

Lee is moving out the back to intercept Dolan. He's got Quickness up as well as Damage Field (with a raise) after spending a Blue Chip.

18:56, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 4,1 using d6,d6, rerolling max.  Quickness.
18:57, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 1,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max.  Damage Field.
18:57, Today: Bryan Lee rolled 7 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+1)7.  Blue Chip.

He's also going to spend this chip.

5H - Villainous Verbosity
“Hah! You fools! Did you really think you could thwart such an ingenious plan?”
Play to make an opposing Wild Card lose his next action by gloating or talking about his master plan. The Marshal gets a draw from the fate pot.

16:58, Today: Bryan Lee drew the single card: JH using a deck of 54 cards.

^ Holy shit, it finally happened!

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