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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3132576" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>“Seven Outlaws - Game #3” Played April 1, 2006 at the Boston ENWorld Game Day </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><u>Cast of Characters for Chapters 7-up </u></strong></p><p><strong>Arthur “Deadeye” Douglas - Fast Hero (3); Gunslinger (3) played by Qualidar</strong></p><p><strong>Flying Arrow – Dedicated Hero (3); Brave (3) played by Janiru</strong></p><p><strong>Mae Clark – Charismatic Hero (3), Grifter (3) played by Orchid Blossom</strong></p><p><strong>Pinto Joe Weems - Tough Hero (3), Desperado (3) played by Steve Jung</strong></p><p><strong>Shotgun Sally Fox – Fast Hero (3), Rustler (3) played by _________</strong></p><p><strong>Pamela Yeats – Dedicated Hero (3), Sawbones (3) N.P.C.</strong></p><p><strong>Mongo Bailey – Strong Hero (3), Tough Hero (3) N.P.C. </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Chapter Seven, “Into the Woods“, Thursday, June1st , 1882, 9:00 P.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>Illuminated from behind from the burning stagecoach at the bottom of the chasm, the group heads into the woods. They get maybe twenty feet when they hear the sound of horses rapidly coming up the road behind them. They quickly hurry along to get deeper into the woods to be out of sight of the roadway. Deadeye suggests that they “hunker down” and see what is going on. Mae points out that if any of the horses whinny they will be heard from the row. Mongo and Pamela are given the horses and told to take them deeper into the woods while the others find cover where they can spot the road.</p><p></p><p>A group of six soldier ride up. They resemble the group that had been chasing them before other than the number, as it had previously been eight. The one with Corporal stripes appears to be the one in charge. They stop and dismount to investigate the fire below. One takes position looking at the road forward, another looks towards the woods, the remaining four head over to the cliff side and look down. </p><p></p><p>Arthur “Deadeye” Douglas gestures to the four with their backs to him along the cliff and mutters to Mae “This would be easy, like a turkey shoot.” She says, “They are lined up so beautifully, but what ever happened to our not killing people?” The corporal talks to his companions but the specifics of the conversation can’t be heard from this distance. Deadeye moves up and keeps his gun leveled on the Corporal. </p><p></p><p>Deadeye is now close enough to catch the conversation. The Corporal says, “I don’t see any bodies.” A Private replies, “Well, most of them would have been in the carriage.” “What about the one’s riding on top?” another asks. “They could have been thrown clear and floated downriver already,” is the Corporal’s answer, as the carriage crash is only fifteen feet from the Arkansas River at the base of the canyon.</p><p></p><p>Another private points out that “One of them was riding his own horse alongside.” They do a count of the horse bodies, confirming that only the six rigged to the carriage are below. “What if the carriage fell on the other one?” a Private asks. “Wouldn’t a falling carriage have fallen faster than a lone horse?” asks another. “How should I know, I’m not a scientist,” another replies. </p><p></p><p>The Corporal says, “We should assume that one of them got away.” He orders one “Keep an eye down there, let me know if you see any movement.” He then orders the other pair with him “Get the lantern from the saddle, we need to look for tracks.” One solider goes and retrieves the lantern from his saddlebag but doesn’t notice Deadeye even though he is only five feet away from him. He lights the lantern and the three look on the road heading further south away from Leadville for tracks. </p><p></p><p>Deadeye decides to move back towards his companions, feeling a bit exposed being alone near the soldiers. He has the advantage of the one watching the woods still standing his post but he is now actually watching his companion with the lantern. Deadeye makes it to where Pinto and Sally and gestures for them to come to him. </p><p></p><p>He suggests, “I’d like to sneak away if we can but if they do come after us I’d like it to be on our terms. Maybe we could move a bit further up the road and set up an ambush.” Pinto says, “The odds might be a bit against us, we don’t know how many more soldiers might be right behind them.” Mae comes up to join the conversation. She suggests they get out and head away from civilization. </p><p></p><p> Pinto and Sally remind Deadeye that earlier they had gone another three miles further down the south road, so there should be some tracks heading that way. They debate whether they should start a fight here or head off. Deadeye says that fighting the men would alert everybody right away that they didn’t die in the stagecoach crash, which probably won’t be investigated until daylight due to the steepness of the cliff. Mae comments, “Why ruin a nine-hour head start.” Pinto says, “Okay, you’re the boss, boss.” </p><p></p><p>The Corporal and one other soldier head further down the road looking for tracks. He orders two to mount up and ride off south with the lantern. Deadeye says, “There’s fewer of them, it’s tempting.” Mae says, “Let’s just get out of here.” They head further back into the woods. They then see the soldier’s lantern returning, apparently having only gone a short distance. </p><p></p><p>They get to where Mongo and Pamela have the horses and mount up. They decide to head west into the barren wilderness as there are no communities anywhere nearby due to the mountains. While riding they discuss the robbery and conclude that enough still-living witnesses got a good look at Pinto, Deadeye and Pamela to identify them. Flying Arrow and Pamela have reviewed the map earlier that day so have a good idea which way to go. Their most immediately problem at the moment is that they are still only three miles away from where they have just pulled off the largest bank robbery in history. </p><p></p><p>They are at the foothills of Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains. They decide to avoid the summer resort on the opposite side of the mountain, as it isn’t open yet to summer tourists but would be presently staffed by those getting the resort ready for guests. They decide to keep moving west. Pamela and Flying Arrow decide they should circumnavigate Mount Elbert. The greatest risk facing them is running into prospectors and miners but the further they get from Leadville that risk decreases. They proceed cautiously, not wanting to fall off any cliffs or find themselves trapped in a dead-end canyon. Flying Arrow takes the lead, her having the best night vision. </p><p></p><p>They pass some peaks and run up to a river which they follow until dawn. They check the map and realize that they have only gone around eight miles from Leadville. They decide to find a secluded place to stop for four-hours rest with two on watch before pushing onward. They are still below the tree-line in the mountains, with it rather wooded, so they feel somewhat safe at the moment. </p><p></p><p>They check provisions. They have small quantities of food for themselves, but realize that their biggest shortage at this point is horse feed, as Mongo has twenty pounds worth plus five pounds of carrots in his saddlebags, which means that for seven horses they will run out of food at some point the next day. That means at some point they will have to find some grasslands for the horses to graze. Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of open grasslands high in the Rocky Mountains. </p><p></p><p>They set off again mid-morning. Traveling for the entire day. By nightfall they are physically exhausted and find a secluded and defensible hillside to spend the night. They set up paired watches for three-hour intervals and all get a good night sleep when not on guard duty. </p><p></p><p>On Saturday June 3rd they set off and continue to head northeast to get out of the mountains within twenty miles in hopes of finding some lower grasslands. The problem with valleys however is that they are in the open where the group could be spotted. By nightfall they are considerably further west and find some grasslands for the horses to graze upon (in the general vicinity of where Aspen Colorado is now). They are still along the river providing water as well. Each horse is tethered with long length of rope to give them a large range to graze in at night. They check the map confirming that there are no communities anywhere near them. They see on the map that there are some communities maybe thirty or forty miles further ahead to the northeast. They decide they will head in that direction at dawn. </p><p></p><p>The money still hasn’t been split up or counted and they decide this isn’t the best time and place to do that, so each decide to continue to hang on to their own saddlebags, pulling them off the horses and using them as pillows. Each person has between 45 and 65 bundles of cash within their saddlebags. They conclude they have around 350 bundles with the smallest denomination being the bundles of 100 twenties, meaning they would have $ 700,000 if all they had was twenties, and with several bundles being fifties, hundreds and even a few five hundreds they have considerably more. Unfortunately are almost out of food. Mae says, “The only thing worse than burning the money would be having to eat it.”</p><p></p><p>Again they set up pairs to guard during the night. First watch is the group of Pinto, Sally and Flying Arrow. They get Deadeye and Mae for the second watch. Pamela and Mongo take the third watch. Flying Arrow awakens the next morning at sunrise. She looks around and does not see either Pamela or Mongo. Their horses are also missing. She looks around and sees the others are present, both couples curled up together. She next confirms that their five horses remain. She then does a saddlebag count, noticing that Pinto’s saddlebag appears to also be missing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3132576, member: 8530"] [B]“Seven Outlaws - Game #3” Played April 1, 2006 at the Boston ENWorld Game Day [U]Cast of Characters for Chapters 7-up [/U] Arthur “Deadeye” Douglas - Fast Hero (3); Gunslinger (3) played by Qualidar Flying Arrow – Dedicated Hero (3); Brave (3) played by Janiru Mae Clark – Charismatic Hero (3), Grifter (3) played by Orchid Blossom Pinto Joe Weems - Tough Hero (3), Desperado (3) played by Steve Jung Shotgun Sally Fox – Fast Hero (3), Rustler (3) played by _________ Pamela Yeats – Dedicated Hero (3), Sawbones (3) N.P.C. Mongo Bailey – Strong Hero (3), Tough Hero (3) N.P.C. [/B] [B]Chapter Seven, “Into the Woods“, Thursday, June1st , 1882, 9:00 P.M.[/B] Illuminated from behind from the burning stagecoach at the bottom of the chasm, the group heads into the woods. They get maybe twenty feet when they hear the sound of horses rapidly coming up the road behind them. They quickly hurry along to get deeper into the woods to be out of sight of the roadway. Deadeye suggests that they “hunker down” and see what is going on. Mae points out that if any of the horses whinny they will be heard from the row. Mongo and Pamela are given the horses and told to take them deeper into the woods while the others find cover where they can spot the road. A group of six soldier ride up. They resemble the group that had been chasing them before other than the number, as it had previously been eight. The one with Corporal stripes appears to be the one in charge. They stop and dismount to investigate the fire below. One takes position looking at the road forward, another looks towards the woods, the remaining four head over to the cliff side and look down. Arthur “Deadeye” Douglas gestures to the four with their backs to him along the cliff and mutters to Mae “This would be easy, like a turkey shoot.” She says, “They are lined up so beautifully, but what ever happened to our not killing people?” The corporal talks to his companions but the specifics of the conversation can’t be heard from this distance. Deadeye moves up and keeps his gun leveled on the Corporal. Deadeye is now close enough to catch the conversation. The Corporal says, “I don’t see any bodies.” A Private replies, “Well, most of them would have been in the carriage.” “What about the one’s riding on top?” another asks. “They could have been thrown clear and floated downriver already,” is the Corporal’s answer, as the carriage crash is only fifteen feet from the Arkansas River at the base of the canyon. Another private points out that “One of them was riding his own horse alongside.” They do a count of the horse bodies, confirming that only the six rigged to the carriage are below. “What if the carriage fell on the other one?” a Private asks. “Wouldn’t a falling carriage have fallen faster than a lone horse?” asks another. “How should I know, I’m not a scientist,” another replies. The Corporal says, “We should assume that one of them got away.” He orders one “Keep an eye down there, let me know if you see any movement.” He then orders the other pair with him “Get the lantern from the saddle, we need to look for tracks.” One solider goes and retrieves the lantern from his saddlebag but doesn’t notice Deadeye even though he is only five feet away from him. He lights the lantern and the three look on the road heading further south away from Leadville for tracks. Deadeye decides to move back towards his companions, feeling a bit exposed being alone near the soldiers. He has the advantage of the one watching the woods still standing his post but he is now actually watching his companion with the lantern. Deadeye makes it to where Pinto and Sally and gestures for them to come to him. He suggests, “I’d like to sneak away if we can but if they do come after us I’d like it to be on our terms. Maybe we could move a bit further up the road and set up an ambush.” Pinto says, “The odds might be a bit against us, we don’t know how many more soldiers might be right behind them.” Mae comes up to join the conversation. She suggests they get out and head away from civilization. Pinto and Sally remind Deadeye that earlier they had gone another three miles further down the south road, so there should be some tracks heading that way. They debate whether they should start a fight here or head off. Deadeye says that fighting the men would alert everybody right away that they didn’t die in the stagecoach crash, which probably won’t be investigated until daylight due to the steepness of the cliff. Mae comments, “Why ruin a nine-hour head start.” Pinto says, “Okay, you’re the boss, boss.” The Corporal and one other soldier head further down the road looking for tracks. He orders two to mount up and ride off south with the lantern. Deadeye says, “There’s fewer of them, it’s tempting.” Mae says, “Let’s just get out of here.” They head further back into the woods. They then see the soldier’s lantern returning, apparently having only gone a short distance. They get to where Mongo and Pamela have the horses and mount up. They decide to head west into the barren wilderness as there are no communities anywhere nearby due to the mountains. While riding they discuss the robbery and conclude that enough still-living witnesses got a good look at Pinto, Deadeye and Pamela to identify them. Flying Arrow and Pamela have reviewed the map earlier that day so have a good idea which way to go. Their most immediately problem at the moment is that they are still only three miles away from where they have just pulled off the largest bank robbery in history. They are at the foothills of Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains. They decide to avoid the summer resort on the opposite side of the mountain, as it isn’t open yet to summer tourists but would be presently staffed by those getting the resort ready for guests. They decide to keep moving west. Pamela and Flying Arrow decide they should circumnavigate Mount Elbert. The greatest risk facing them is running into prospectors and miners but the further they get from Leadville that risk decreases. They proceed cautiously, not wanting to fall off any cliffs or find themselves trapped in a dead-end canyon. Flying Arrow takes the lead, her having the best night vision. They pass some peaks and run up to a river which they follow until dawn. They check the map and realize that they have only gone around eight miles from Leadville. They decide to find a secluded place to stop for four-hours rest with two on watch before pushing onward. They are still below the tree-line in the mountains, with it rather wooded, so they feel somewhat safe at the moment. They check provisions. They have small quantities of food for themselves, but realize that their biggest shortage at this point is horse feed, as Mongo has twenty pounds worth plus five pounds of carrots in his saddlebags, which means that for seven horses they will run out of food at some point the next day. That means at some point they will have to find some grasslands for the horses to graze. Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of open grasslands high in the Rocky Mountains. They set off again mid-morning. Traveling for the entire day. By nightfall they are physically exhausted and find a secluded and defensible hillside to spend the night. They set up paired watches for three-hour intervals and all get a good night sleep when not on guard duty. On Saturday June 3rd they set off and continue to head northeast to get out of the mountains within twenty miles in hopes of finding some lower grasslands. The problem with valleys however is that they are in the open where the group could be spotted. By nightfall they are considerably further west and find some grasslands for the horses to graze upon (in the general vicinity of where Aspen Colorado is now). They are still along the river providing water as well. Each horse is tethered with long length of rope to give them a large range to graze in at night. They check the map confirming that there are no communities anywhere near them. They see on the map that there are some communities maybe thirty or forty miles further ahead to the northeast. They decide they will head in that direction at dawn. The money still hasn’t been split up or counted and they decide this isn’t the best time and place to do that, so each decide to continue to hang on to their own saddlebags, pulling them off the horses and using them as pillows. Each person has between 45 and 65 bundles of cash within their saddlebags. They conclude they have around 350 bundles with the smallest denomination being the bundles of 100 twenties, meaning they would have $ 700,000 if all they had was twenties, and with several bundles being fifties, hundreds and even a few five hundreds they have considerably more. Unfortunately are almost out of food. Mae says, “The only thing worse than burning the money would be having to eat it.” Again they set up pairs to guard during the night. First watch is the group of Pinto, Sally and Flying Arrow. They get Deadeye and Mae for the second watch. Pamela and Mongo take the third watch. Flying Arrow awakens the next morning at sunrise. She looks around and does not see either Pamela or Mongo. Their horses are also missing. She looks around and sees the others are present, both couples curled up together. She next confirms that their five horses remain. She then does a saddlebag count, noticing that Pinto’s saddlebag appears to also be missing. [/QUOTE]
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