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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Sly Boots » Sat May 31, 2025 11:00 am

Doc will also press an ear to each of the doors leading from the hallway to the south, in turn, trying to determine occupancy...

On the way out, could I also relieve Roach of his bottle of laudanum?

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 11:11 am

The only corpses in the bar room are the Clowns and Roach.

Roach has the following gear:

- Double-barreled shotgun (d6 / 2d6 both barrels)
- Heavy coat (-1 damage)
- Revolver (d6*)
- Knife (d4*)
- Canteen with water
- Reading glasses
- Deck of marked cards
- Candles x4
- 1 silver coin
- Shotgun ammo (1 slots)
- Revolver ammo (2 slot)
- Flip-lighter
- Bottle of Laudanum (d4 health gain) [3 doses]

The Clowns have the following:
- 4x home-made body-armour, made from barrels (-1 damage)
- 4x bars with barbed wire
- a fountain pen
- a ripped page from a book, part of an unfinished story
- a deed to a horse
- a ripped page with a recipe for home-made cookies

Take what you will, but remember the carry limit.

The bar is pretty trashed, but, there's four bottles of cheap booze still untouched, and, behind the bar, you notice a hatch in the floor...
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My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 11:12 am

Sly Boots wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 11:00 am
Doc will also press an ear to each of the doors leading from the hallway to the south, in turn, trying to determine occupancy...
You hear nothing from each door except the scurrying of rats. The ranch seems real quiet now.
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My fire is more than can be made with forests,
My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 11:20 am

I think everyone should have a breather right now, before taking any further actions.

That means a sit down (gain d4 HP) plus an additional HP per drink and cigarette.
My fire is more than can be made with forests,
My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Sly Boots » Sat May 31, 2025 11:27 am

I'm only missing 1hp I think, so I'll just have a sit down to bring myself back up to max.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 11:28 am

Sly Boots wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 11:27 am
I'm only missing 1hp I think, so I'll just have a sit down to bring myself back up to max.
I think you also need to empty out your pockets. They're stuffed full as they are. You can only carry ten items in them (each ammo slot counts as 1).
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My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Sly Boots » Sat May 31, 2025 12:02 pm

Stormbringer wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 11:28 am
Sly Boots wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 11:27 am
I'm only missing 1hp I think, so I'll just have a sit down to bring myself back up to max.
I think you also need to empty out your pockets. They're stuffed full as they are. You can only carry ten items in them (each ammo slot counts as 1).
I'll lose the soap and chewing gum.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 12:06 pm

I suppose you could try to make those into a medicine...
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My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Sly Boots » Sat May 31, 2025 12:10 pm

Stormbringer wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:06 pm
I suppose you could try to make those into a medicine...
:lol: Now you're thinking like ol' Doc Scrote!

Sure, I'll do that, and top it up with some of the hooch lying about the place.

2d20 = a 10 and a 17 on the dice

... and an 8 on the d8.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 12:33 pm

With a bit of chewing gum, a bar of soap and a bottle of hooch, you made yourself a bottle of Übermensch (all tests made with 2d20)!

Works until you're at 0HP.
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My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Animalmother » Sat May 31, 2025 12:48 pm

I'll dump the chewing gum I'm carrying and pick up the reading glasses. Could be useful to start a fire with or as a cunning disguise!!

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 12:53 pm

Animalmother wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:48 pm
I'll dump the chewing gum I'm carrying and pick up the reading glasses. Could be useful to start a fire with or as a cunning disguise!!
I also suggest you take a rest (roll a d4), smoke a cigarette (maybe borrow one from the others) or drink some water to recover your lost HP!
My fire is more than can be made with forests,
My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Animalmother » Sat May 31, 2025 12:56 pm

3 on the D4
I'll have a mooch around the corpse pile for a cigarette and take a sip of water

I also toss the glasses when I find the flip lighter.
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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Stormbringer » Sat May 31, 2025 12:58 pm

No cigarettes on these corpses, but, with a rest and a drink you're doing okay again.
My fire is more than can be made with forests,
My state more base than are the basest valleys;
I wish no evenings more to see, each evening;
Shamed, I hate myself in sight of mountains,
And stop mine ears, lest I grow mad with music.

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Re: Frontier Scum, Scene II: Horsehead Ranch

Post by Animalmother » Sat May 31, 2025 12:58 pm

"Will one of you som'bitches give me a smoke!?"

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