I'm in too, but in the middle of finals so my cowboy is WIP

Nice.  Made the update.  Thanks

Moved the one point from Early Adopter on The Rifleman to Mounted Shooting bringing it up to 4 points.

Named both Cowpokes:  Earnest Venture the Rifleman and Daisy Dukes the Pistolier.

No other changes.

Nice names.  Were we supposed to come up with 2 each?

Going with John Valentine. and probably Pistolier? What's our makeup looking like, between the two types?

/shrug

I had two from the first Cowboy v Indian game.  The more Cowpokes there are means the more Injuns there'll be.

Gotcha.

Looks like two riflemen and with you, 2 pistoleers.

So if we hold to the previous ratio, there should be at least 12 Comanches.

I'd like the cowboys to decide how many Comanche will be attacking. :-) Note that half will be armed with short bows and knives, while the other half has spears and knives. I'm pretty sure there won't be any shooting back before we enter short range.

So ask yourselves: How many Indians can you take on with your characters?

I think 12 is a good number. 12 Commanche coming over a hill is pretty imposing.

Depends on the range they start at.  Every 80 yards distance and I'd strongly consider doubling the number of Comanches.

So what starting distance and what number of Comanche would you suggest?

I'd be willing to fight 24 starting at 80 yards.

Woof!  24 Comanches versus 4 Cowboys?  That's gonna be a rough fight pardner.

The Comanche are on horseback, right?

Yes they're mounted, and wow 24 is a LOT of foes. Especially given that the Comanche won last time.

And that at least one of our Cowboys is neither mounted nor rifle optimized (I haven't given either of Vulco or Dblade's cowpokes a looksee yet, I just know that Daisy Dukes isn't gonna be much use till she can the white's of them redskin's eyes!).

You guys decide. We can increase the distance and/or reduce the numbers. I don't mind either.

Reduce the numbers.  I guess I wasn't thinking they'd be on horseback. Maybe go to 16? 4 to 1

That was why I suggested a doubling for every 80 yards.  That gives the Cowboys time to whittle down the numbers before we're in the scrum.

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Though they were at 3:1, so 24 would have been a doubling.  Hmmm, I guess I wasn't paying attention and was still thinking there were only 6 to our 4.
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So we're going with 16? That would be fine with me.

16 at 80 yards means we should end up with 8-10 Comanches by the time they reach 'short range' (call it 5-20 yards).  At which point we're either in the scrum (and it get's hairy with gunplay in melee) or we're in a horse chase/shout-out.

Or both as like I said, Daisy isn't mounted combat optimized (she stands a better chance on her feet in terrain unsuitable for horses).

I thought the cowboys would be on their feet anyways, resting their rifles on something at least in the beginning?

Why?  It's the (relatively) open terrain* during the day.  Unless the Comanches can sneak up to 80 yards before being noticed there is no reason to be sitting around.


* Presumed.  If it's different terrain or circumstances, that changes things.  And with 80 yards distance everyone could easily be mounted and riding by the time the Comanches get to 20 yards, unless the Cowboys are being denied horses for some reason.

Didn't we say you guys were defending a wagon train?