"Wizards, Whiskey & Wonderful Things" ENW Game Thread

[Silver Moon]

ENWorld Game Thread for “Wizards, Whiskey and Wonderful Things”

This thread is for tonight’s gaming session of “Wizards, Whiskey and Wonderful Things”. This is a Western Game set in the American Wild West on a world that also has D&D races, magic and religions. The game uses hybrid D&D and Boot Hill rules. The ENWorld Story for this module can be found at the following link:
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=115136

The Cast of Characters is as follows:

Primary Cast of Characters
Chester Martin - “The Ex-Soldier”, male human fighter/ranger (SteveJung)
Jake Cook – “The Gambler”, male human rogue/fighter (Baradtgnome)
Katherine (Kate) Kale - “The Lady”, female human expert/wizard (Orchid Blossom)
Minerva – “The Priestess”, female human cleric (Moon Goddess)
Nanuet – “The Indian”, male high elf ranger/cleric (Dire Wolf)
Ruby West - “The Singer”, female human bard/rogue (Queenie)

Secondary Cast of Characters
Ginnie Flaherty - “The Kid”, female human rogue/wizard (Kriskrafts)
Luc Ableson - “The Half-breed”, male half-elf fighter/ranger (GunFighter)
Sonoma – “The Senorita”, female wood elf druid/bard (Kriskrafts)


Tonight’s Game: Promise City, Arizona Friday, March 17th, 9:30 A.M.

Ruby West had been presumed dead, a victim of a lover’s triangle. Her grief-stricken boyfriend Jake Cook had searched for her along with her other friends. Jake, Kate, and Nanuet have just found her alive at Gilson’s Bath House, where she had spent the night. They are currently helping her out of the building and back to the Lucky Lady Saloon. Chester and Minerva are currently having breakfast in the Saloon and waiting for the others to return.

 

[orchid blossom]

Jon, here is what went up during the day before the site went down. I still had my browser up from earlier with the thread loaded, so I could get at it.

Laurie Gilson pokes her head out the front door and interupts Kate and Nanuet, telling them "Your friend Ruby is upstairs now with her friend Jake, but he looks to be as hungover as she is. They may need the both of you to get them back home. I'd appreciate some help as I'm trying to run a business here and don't need any more of this nonsense."

Katherine bit her tongue. Now that the initial rush of learning Ruby was fine was wearing off she was tired, worried, and cranky. She took a deep breath and said as mildy as she could, "Jake looks like that because we all spent more than half the night searching the city for her. I knocked on this very door several times. We woke up half the town looking for her. And this was after a rumor began going around that she had been murdered. So you can see how he doesn't appear well-rested this morning.

I apologize for your trouble and will get outselves out of your hair as soon as possible. I'll go up now. Excuse me, please."

She went inside and followed the voices to where Ruby and Jake were. She knocked on the open door and said quietly, "We need to go, Mrs. Gilson has work to do."

"I happened to you?" Ruby repeats back slowly. "Yes, I want you to take me home. I asked for you last night..." Ruby starts trying to get out of bed but Jake can tell her coordination is off so he gives her an arm to lean on. Jake guesses she is probably still drunk. He helps her get dressed, with Ruby waving off stockings and shoes.

They are just about to start downstairs when Kate shows up. "Katherine," Jake nods as he hands her Ruby's shoes and stockings. "Kate!" Ruby calls out loudly. "Can you get some of that tea from Dorita for later?" she asks with a goofy smile. Kate just shakes her head.

Ruby is about to walk out the door when Jake stops her. "I can't let you walk with no shoes on." He musters his last bit of energy and lifts Ruby off the ground, carrying her one block back to the Lucky Lady. She just buries her head on Jake's neck. He doesn't stop to speak to anyone and brings her right up to their room.

Ruby smiles at her bed and quickly throws her clothes off. She falls into bed with a sigh before looking at Jake. "Aren't you going to join me?" Jake nods and when he gets into bed Ruby snuggles right up to him. "Were you really worried? I'm sorry if I made you..." Jake interupts her. "We can talk about it later. Let's get some sleep now, OK?" Ruby doesn't need to be told twice and she closes her eyes and falls asleep almost immediately.

Once Minerva has seen that Ruby is safe she returns to the Comstock House to give thanks to the gods for the girl's safe return. During lunch she shares her ideas for a Dionysis Festival with Beatrice and then spends some time in the yard practicing with her rapier.
Later in the afternoon she returns to the Palace in search of Senor Adair.

 

[orchid blossom]

Kate followed Jake and Ruby back to the Lucky Lady and watched Jake take her upstairs. After a few minutes it was obvious they weren't coming back down. "They'll probably sleep most of the day. I suppose there's not much point to sitting around here waiting. I can't go talk to parents today, not looking like I do. But I do have a building to sell.

Nanuet, Chester, do you have any idea where I might find Patrick Sewell?"

 

[Dire Wolf]

"Sorry Miss Kate, off the top of my head I do not know."

After seeing that Ruby and Jake are settled in Nanuet heads back to the El Parador.

"Dorita, is Sonoma out at the ranch? I will speak to her and see what she says. I am sure your grandfather is OK, but she might be able to tell me more details."

 

[Steve Jung]

Nanuet, Chester, do you have any idea where I might find Patrick Sewell?"

Chester thinks for a moment. "He might be at the smelters today. If not, he'll be at the mine. I can go out with you to the mine, if he's there."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Dorita, is Sonoma out at the ranch? I will speak to her and see what she says. I am sure your grandfather is OK, but she might be able to tell me more details."

"No, I talk to her yesterday. He say he going to danger, not take her. Bring crazy Jiminez woman. I worry."

 

[orchid blossom]

Chester thinks for a moment. "He might be at the smelters today. If not, he'll be at the mine. I can go out with you to the mine, if he's there."

"Thanks Chester, I appreciate that. I just need to get changed and then we can go to the smelters. I'm not sure I want to go out to the mine today, we'll see what happens at the smelters first."

Kate and Chester then head off to the El Parador where Kate changed into the new leather clothes she'd bought from Frye's. She also snuck some time to study spells, just in case she should need them later. Once she was ready she went back downstairs to meet Chester.

 

[Dire Wolf]

"Well is there anything I can do to put your mind at ease? I know you are worried, but he is wiser now than he was in the past, that will help him. There is nothing you can do Dorita, worrying will help no one."

 

[Silver Moon]

Kate and Chester arrive at the Breakheart Stamping Mill and Smelter. The Mine Foreman arrives and introduces himself as 'Boston' Harker in a voice thick with Boston accent.

 

[baradtgnome]

Jake wakes early afternoon and finds Ruby still sleeping. He washes some, puts on some clean clothes and wanders down stairs. There he has Maria make him a platter of leftover food and a pot of coffee. When it is ready he brings it upstairs, munching as he climbs. He pours a cup of the steaming brew and places it next to Ruby on the night stand, directing the vapors with his hand across Ruby's face. He goes and sits in a stuffed chair with food on the side table. He pours some whiskey into his coffee and slouches down comfortably in the chair before he says loudly, "It's time to wake up."