Barry asks, "Just having two of us, you mean?"

Eolo says, "quite possibly"

Rob_2 says, "might move faster !"

Eolo says, "Roger ran a -- wait, let me get my characters straight"

GM says, "ok, there"

(From Rob_2) inky switches sock puppets to either hand

GM says, "anyway, Roger ran a pretty good game for Jearl and I"

[rpg] Tale says, "Eh, yes, I never got around to reading the rules"

[rpg] GM says, "well, if you're interested I can give you a rundown"

[rpg] Barry says, "If you can't follow the rules, you're going to have to play an outlaw."

[rpg] Tale says, "Hehe"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Oh yeah, is anyone logging?"

GM says, "yeah"

[rpg] Tale says, "Yes, if that is okay with you guys"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "I just saw perrysimm login"

[rpg] GM says, "although maybe I'll switch windows"

[rpg] Rob_2 asks, "did you bring your own shooting irons?"

[rpg] Barry says (to Rob2), "I think ClubFloyd may have him."

[rpg] Jacqueline asks, "Oh - oops - did I steel him?"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "oh them"

[rpg] Barry says (to Jacq), "No, I think you got him first."

[rpg] Jacqueline says, "I didn't realize you were playing. Sorry."

Eolo has disconnected.

Eolo has connected.

[rpg] Jacqueline says, "I have him set up on a remote server, dumping transcripts in a specified place, so if I can have him, that makes my life a lot easier."

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "no problem"

[rpg] GM says, "yeah, you're fine"

[rpg] Jacqueline exclaims, "Cool, thank you!"

Rob_2 goes south.

Rob_2 arrives from the south.

Rob_2 rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Good (3)

GM says, "anyway, if Barry is playing a burly dumb guy who is part of a bandit family"

GM says, "er, s/Barry is playing/Jota is playing Barry/"

GM says, "then Rob should presumably be playing a small smart guy"

[rpg] Barry says, "http://grunk.org/rpgs/barry-bradley.txt if anyone wants the full description/backstory/etc."

Rob_2 says, "hee hee"

Tale has arrived.

[rpg] GM says (to Rob), "I have this written up if it does anything for you: http://inky.org/rpg/oneshots/domingo.txt"

[rpg] Tale asks, "So, is there a quick online guide to character creation or something?"

[rpg] GM says, "although it seems like it would make sense for you two to be part of the same bandit family"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "ha ha sounds good"

[rpg] GM says (to Rob), "so given Barry's backstory, your name should probably become Benjamin, Bea, Bob, or Buddy Bradley"

[rpg] GM says (to Tale), "hmm let's see"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "so what's domingo's relation to the gold bar stash robbery transfer"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "oh if I'm one of the bradleys then hm"

[rpg] GM exclaims, "it seems like that would be easier!"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "I guess I'd be cousin Buddy"

[rpg] GM says (to Tale), "actually, here, if you decide what kind of character you like, I will write up a rough outline"

[rpg] Barry says, "Although if he is a Bradley, he is probably not Mexican. Unless maybe cousin Buddy is Mexican on his mother's side."

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "Domingo 'Buddy' Bradley"

[rpg] Tale says (to gm), "I'll go with the gaming gal character. So, a woman who dresses fancy and earns her money by cheating at cards. Armed with a few hidden deringers for security purposes."

[rpg] GM says (to Tale), "ok, I think that would make you Bea Bradley"

[rpg] Barry says, "Ha ha. Excellent."

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "adventure of the bradleys"

[rpg] Tale says, "I'm cool with taht"

[rpg] Gunther says, "The Bradley Bunch, eh"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "I guess so"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Tale says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Buddy says, "I think I'm going to get confused seeing Barry and Buddy somehow"

[rpg] buddy says, "hm"

[rpg] GM says (to Tale), "ok, I'll write up something for you in the background"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok, disambiguating lowercase it is"

Tale has disconnected.

Tale has connected.

Tale disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[rpg] buddy says, "also, he's small, see"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

DrPrendergast has arrived.

buddy looks around.

GM exclaims, "so!"

buddy flashes the whitest smile west of the Pecos

[rpg] * Bea has joined the channel.

GM says, "It's a hot day in late summer when the three of you Bradleys mosey into the small town of San Miguel a little before noon"

buddy wipes his neck with a bandana kerchief.

Bea fans herself with a silk fan.

buddy says, "caramba"

Barry exclaims, "I'm thirsty. Let's get something to drink!"

GM says, "You've been on the run from the law ever since your hideout in Texas got busted by the marshals, but here on the mexican side of the border, you should be a little safer, and so it's where you picked as a rendezvous point with the rest of the clan"

GM asks (of Barry), "saloon? or barrel of water outside the general store?"

Bea asks, "They don't play poker in a barrel of water now, do they?"

Barry says, "I think it's too small to play poker in a barrel of water."

Barry says, "But maybe they have bigger barrels in Mexico."

buddy glances around casual-furtively and slurps from the water barrel

buddy says, "let's hit the saloon, someplace not so brightly lit and open from all sides"

GM says, "The three of you head towards the saloon (The Lazy Q)"

GM says, "just as you're about to push open those floppy saloon doors, they come open of their own accord and somebody comes flying out from inside"

GM says, ""And stay out!" says a voice from inside"

[rpg] buddy says, "heh floppy doors"

Bea says, "Well, guys, you better go in first"

Barry says, "Uh-oh. Somebody's in trouble."

[rpg] Gunther says, ""Q" in german is pronounced like "Kuh" which is "cow"! What an intricate pun."

buddy looks down at whoever and says, "Not your day, is it, son?"

[rpg] buddy says, "I assume it's a guy..."

[rpg] buddy says, "wow"

GM says, "he's kind of an old gaffer"

buddy asks, "not your day, is it, pops?"

[rpg] Barry says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "I guess he got 99 probems but a ditch ain't one"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "+l"

GM says, "he stands up slowly and dusts himself off and says "that's a terrible way to treat a man in his own saloon!""

Barry asks, "Is this your saloon?"

Bea asks, "So you are Q?"

buddy asks, "depends on what you're doing, watering down the whisky?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says (to Bea), "don't do it"

GM says, "Quentin's the name, slinging hooch is the game -- or was, anyway"

Barry says, "I would like one hooch, please."

[rpg] Bea asks, "What's a hooch in this context?"

[rpg] Barry says, "It is a malaproposim."

[rpg] Barry says, "'Hooch' is Old West slang for booze."

[rpg] Barry says, "'A hooch' is just Barry talking funny."

Bea asks, "Maybe my associates can help you reacquire your establishment?"

GM says, "ever since those Saluni brothers came to town the saloon's gotten awfully rough"

buddy says, "I'd buy you a drink and listen to your troubles, friend, but --"

GM says, "heck, even the general store is rough"

buddy glances at Bea and Barry

buddy asks, "what's the law like around here?"

Barry whispers a little too loudly to Buddy and Bea: "Maybe if we help him he'll give us free drinks and pie."

[rpg] Bea says, "nods at Barry."

Bea nods at Barry.

GM says, "well, that's a story in itself, but mostly the marshals round here stick to themselves"

buddy asks, "so is it up to regular honest folk such as ourselves to deal with outlaws?"

Barry exclaims, "Yeah, regular honest folk!"

Bea exclaims, "That's us!"

GM says, "he looks a little nervous. "I wouldn't want to get you fellows -- and lady -- in any trouble with the Saluni brothers""

buddy says, "what if someone were to do something about these saluni brothers? just hypothetically speaking"

GM says, "He brightens up. "I bet the townsfolk would be mighty grateful!""

Barry says, "He probably intended to bring them back intact to keep playing with."

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Er, wrong window. Ignore that."

Barry asks, "Like, money kind of grateful?"

Barry asks, "Or at least, free stuff grateful?"

[rpg] Bea says, "leans on her umbrella to hide a limb. "Let's check inside.""

[rpg] Bea says, "Gah."

buddy claps his arm around quentin and says,

[rpg] buddy says, "oop"

Bea leans on her umbrella to hide a limb. "Let's check inside."

buddy asks, "what can you tell us about these brothers? what's their rep?"

buddy nods at Bea to check inside while he's trying to grease some info out of this fella

Barry says, "I hear that they throw people through doors."

Barry goes in with Bea.

[rpg] Bea says, "let's Barry go first."

[rpg] Barry asks, "Oh yeah, how many Fate points did we start with?"

[rpg] Bea says, "Aw, sod it."

Bea let's Barry go first.

[rpg] GM says (to Barry), "five, I think"

[rpg] buddy says, "I was gonna do the fast-friends thing but this guy is fairly talkative already"

GM says, "Barry and Bea step on into the saloon, which looks like how you'd expect -- mirror behind the bar, piano player in the corner, scruffy guys playing cards and drinking"

[rpg] buddy asks, "do fate points, uh, re-grow at some point?"

GM says, "the clockwork bartender is a little unusual but not out of the question"

[rpg] buddy says, "yay clockwork"

Barry says, "Bartender, I would like a hooch."

[rpg] Bea says, "I order an orange"

Barry says, "A big one."

Bea says, "I would like some water, please."

Barry says, "And a piece of pie."

Barry says, "And a fork."

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "you get more if your aspects get you into trouble instead of out of it"

Bea says, "(I check out the card tables)"

GM says, "There's a puff of steam and the bartender's head swivels around"

[rpg] buddy says, "then all of a sudden when Quentin doesn't expect it... SUCKER PUNCH!!"

GM says, "Keyword HOOCH found, searching"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok not really but I'm dying to sucker punch someone"

GM says, "Here-is-your-glass-of-rotgut-sir"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Barry says, "Mmm."

GM says, "I-regret-we-have-no-pie-in-stock-at-the-moment"

Barry says, "Oh."

GM says, "Here-is-your-fork"

Barry exclaims, "Thank you!"

GM says, "meanwhile, as Bea steps towards the card tables, the guys are like "whoo-ee! a lady!""

Barry takes his fork and glass and goes to wander around the room, idly sipping the rotgut and scratching behind his ear with the fork.

[rpg] buddy walks into the saloon, underneath the floppy doors

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "you do probably want to come inside since I think this is where the action is"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah coming"

Bea asks, "Excuse me, gentlemen, I haven't played since New Orleans, and then only bridge. Could someone explain this "Poker" to me, please?"

buddy comes in from outside, having learned everything useful Quentin has to say in less than a minute.

buddy looks up around at the corners of the room and if there's any other entrances or exits.

GM says, ""Why, sure, little lady, just sit right down here""

GM says (to buddy), "there's a back way out behind the piano player, yeah"

GM says, "meanwhile folks are sizing Barry up"

[rpg] buddy says, "and up and up"

GM says, "trying to decide between their usual "we don't care much for strangers here" routine and discretion being the better part of valor"

[rpg] Bea says, "gently takes a seat, stretching out her leg (the marshals shot up), leans her umbrella against the table and folds her hands."

GM says, "then they see buddy and their difficulty is resolved"

[rpg] Bea says, "Gah, there was another mud where the keys were reversed."

buddy wanders over to the piano player like he's just a fan of music

Bea gently takes a seat, stretching out her leg (the marshals shot up), leans her umbrella against the table and folds her hands.

GM says, ""Hey, short stuff! Don't you know there's no kids allowed in here?""

buddy looks around to see who he's talking to

GM says, "It's a big guy (but not as big as Barry) with a black hat and an eyepatch and an elaborate moustache"

buddy asks, "kids in a saloon! what's the world coming to? wha-- who, me?"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "ok, let's see"

[rpg] GM asks (of Bea), "are you trying to make some money here? or pump them for information?"

buddy says, "say, that's a terrific hat. is that felt? who makes your hats? terrific brim, nice poise, very commanding, very authoritative"

[rpg] GM asks (of Barry), "and what are you doing? just hanging out?"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yeah, at the moment."

buddy says, "a hat like that on a man says, well, you know what they say"

[rpg] Bea says (to gm), "Actually, a little of both."

[Crows-Nest] Barry wonders if it's a white hat or a black hat.

buddy looks at what kind of weapons big dude has on him

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "black, naturally"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "he said black hat"

[rpg] Bea asks, "Would "That's quite interesting!" make a good aspect fot this stuff?"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Oh, so he did."

GM says, "The man absently pats his six-shooter with one hand, and scratches his head with the other. "What do they say?""

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Good (3)

buddy asks, "well, this man's a leader! people look up to a man like that! don't you find?"

[rpg] GM says, "ok let's see"

[rpg] GM says (to Bea), "you do 'fudge 3' to see how well you do"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 0 -1 | Average (1)

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "and you do 'fudge 4' to see likewise"

buddy rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Epic (7)

[rpg] buddy says, "ha haaa"

Jacqueline hollers, "Here in a few minutes, at the top of the hour, we'll be playing The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game by Taylor Vaughn. Please come join us!"

[rpg] Bea says, "Oops"

[rpg] buddy says, "I made a fanfare noise as I rolled and it worked out"

GM exclaims, "ok, I guess the guy is impressed!"

GM says, "he invites buddy to have a seat with him and they start drinking"

[rpg] buddy says, "buddy is one smooth talkin' SOB"

[rpg] Barry says, "I hope that you do not abuse your die-manipulating powers."

buddy starts telling the guy a bunch of dirty jokes

GM says, "in the process buddy gets the lowdown on how the Saluni Brothers came to town as they're waiting to pull off a big gold heist, and they're all bunkered out east of town, and the marshal and his family are all bunkered out west of town"

[rpg] buddy says, "nice"

GM says, "anyway, everything is going great until somebody at Bea's table notices she's got one too many aces"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok I'll be looking over to see whether bea and barry are ready to move on from here, maybe biding time by getting the guy so liquored up he forgets he told me anything"

Bea exclaims, "Oh, I didn't know this game used two sets of cards!"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Did you find out who here right now is a Saluni?"

buddy leaves a snoozing guy at the table and wanders over to Barry

[rpg] GM says, "it appears there are a half-dozen members of the Saluni clan in here"

[rpg] Bea asks, "How many of them at my table?"

Barry asks (of Buddy), "Did you find out where we can get pie?"

[rpg] GM says, "just one second cousin"

[rpg] GM says, "the rest are just general low-lifes hanging out more now that the marshall is kind of kicked out"

[rpg] Bea says, "Oh, that took a moment to parse"

GM says (to Bea), "anyway, hmm, let's see another roll to see if you can talk your way out of it"

buddy whispers to Barry, "I found out what's up with the g-o-l-d and we can buy all the pie you want with that"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Good (3)

Barry exclaims (at Buddy), "Yay!"

GM says, "that is good enough to ease your way out of the game without too much hassle"

Barry exclaims, "I know what that spells!"

GM says, "plus you nick some guy's gold watch"

Bea says, "ha ha"

Bea says (to Barry and Buddy), "Look, it's nearly noon."

buddy says, "let's mosey"

Barry asks, "Where do we go now?"

buddy repeats what he learned about the Salunis bunkered out east of town, and the marshal out west.

GM says, "(also, the good news is, in all the confusion Quentin has slipped back in and is tending bar again)"

buddy says, "seems like the farther we stay away from the marshal the better"

Barry asks, "But what about Pa?"

buddy says, "and we gotta -- well maybe you're right"

Bea asks (of quention), "Is there a Hotel in the town?"

buddy asks, "which do we do first? what would grandma do?"

GM says, ""Well, they can put you up in a couple rooms above the general store, if you're looking for a place to set for a couple days.""

Bea says, "You mean the Salunis on one side, the marshall on the other and we in the middle? Sounds good"

GM says, "(also the Salunis and Marshal have villas out of town, but you don't currently have an invite to either)"

buddy says, "I ain't looking to settle down here, we gotta do what we came for and leave as little trace as possible"

Barry says, "I think Gram would would try to make the Saluni brothers steal the g-l-o-p for us and then take it from them."

[rpg] buddy says, "hee hee"

buddy says, "that's great thinking!"

Bea says, "But we have to earn their trust first"

buddy says, "exactly"

Barry asks, "How do we do that?"

Bea says, "We could get them something they want"

Barry asks, "Like... pie?"

buddy says, "we can't just keep buying them drinks, we gotta -- wait, as long as they're looking for the gold themselves, we just need to know what their plan is"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Y'know, I am thinking that maybe I should have put 'pie' down on my sheet as an Aspect."

[rpg] buddy says, "hm so what do we do, grill someone or follow someone or something else"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "never too late to swap it in"

Bea says, "There are some Salunis here, let's talk to them"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "there's fate points waiting if pie gets you in trouble"

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "well, the guy you were talking to implied the important Salunis were all back on the villa"

[rpg] buddy asks, "can we follow some Salunis back there so we can see what the villa is like and how to find it?"

Bea says, "Maybe we can get ourselves hired by them"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Good idea!. Done"

buddy says, "work your magic, cousin"

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[rpg] buddy says, "if we actually got to the villa I could try to fast-friend someone there"

[rpg] Barry says, "That sounds good."

Bea asks (of gm), "So, which Saluni people are in the bar?"

GM says, "a handful of assorted cousins"

[rpg] Barry asks, "So we get an invite (maybe by getting them to give us a job), and then once we get there, make a friend, and then get info from them?"

Bea asks, "Are they sitting together at a table?"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok so if that's the plan I'm relying on Bea to finagle a foot in the door or get the invite here"

GM says, "well, two are -- the others are scattered around, like you were sitting with one gambling"

Bea says, "I walk over to the eldest one I see"

GM asks, "what pitch would you like to make to them?"

Bea says, "Good questions"

GM says, "(if you guys just want to find their villa you can probably get directions from Quentin or something)"

[rpg] Bea asks, "Maybe: "Me and my associates are looking for work in the protection business?"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah I kinda feel like we've done the saloon and should go somewhere else for more action"

[rpg] Barry says, "I am also good at fixing things."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, ""nice RPG you got here... would be a shame if anything happened to it""

[rpg] Barry says, "But the general store might be more the place where job-related gossip happens."

[rpg] Bea says, "I'm also good at knitting"

[rpg] Gunther says, "maybe they need a pie chef"

[rpg] buddy [ montage-fade of sun baking down on the desert town ]

[rpg] Barry asks, "Don't we all?"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry asks, "OK: so we go to the general store now?"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Or no?"

[rpg] GM says, "well ok"

[rpg] Bea says, "Yes"

[rpg] GM says, "I think these guys are your basic rough-and-tumble bandit group"

[rpg] Barry says, "(That is also where the rooms upstairs are.)"

[rpg] GM says, "so presumably they are hanging out outside of town drinking and scrapping and planning, and come into town to get supplies or goof off or make some kind of arrangements"

[rpg] buddy says, "huh oh yeah"

[rpg] Barry says, "Maybe they need to get one of their steam-powered horses repaired."

[rpg] GM says, "so you could try to sneak onto their villa and figure out what they're planning, or you could try to sign on as gunfighters if they need more people"

[rpg] GM says, "or you could find somebody else to pump for info"

[rpg] Bea says, "If we want to hire ourselves out, we need something to offer them"

[rpg] buddy says, "let's just sign on as gunfighters and maybe we won't have to sneak into the villa"

[rpg] buddy says, "you're offerin' somethin, sister"

[rpg] Barry says, "OK."

[rpg] Bea says, "How dare you! I'm a Lady."

[rpg] Bea says, "Ever since I stole that Dukes ring."

[rpg] Barry says, "And she is my sister. She's your *cousin*."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry asks, "OK, so are we A) talking to these guys about signing on, B) going to the villa to ask to sign on, or C) going to the general store?"

[rpg] GM says, "B, since they don't have the authority to sign you up here"

[rpg] Barry exclaims, "OK, let's go!"

[rpg] GM says, "unless you would rather talk to some townsfolk, in which case C"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok, let's go!"

GM exclaims, "ok!"

GM says, "the three of you head out to the villa"

buddy cliclop clipclop cliclop

GM says, "you get stopped by bored-looking Saluni family members a couple times on the approach -- it's a long and dusty road and they've put up some crude checkpoints"

GM says, "but they're basically just on the lookout for a posse, not a couple of people, and you're able to talk your way past"

buddy says, "I've noticed all these Saluni boys have red noses, I wonder why that is"

GM asks, "when you get there, Barry and buddy are able to get jobs as hired muscle, punching or shooting, but what kind of job does Bea get?"

[rpg] buddy says, "Gabe must have drawn them"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yay."

buddy shows off his fast pistol work

GM says, "(that is a request for answers, not a rhetorical question)"

[rpg] buddy says, "if she were smart she'd try to seduce the highest ranking Saluni she can stand"

Barry says, "I am good at punching."

Barry says, "I can show you if you want."

GM says, ""..no, no, that'll be ok, big fella""

GM says, ""nice shooting, little guy""

Bea exclaims, "I could be entertainment!"

buddy twirl-twirl-toss-into-holster "Thanks!"

Bea says, "I am also good at knitting"

[rpg] buddy asks, "hm what posse were they on the watch for?"

Bea asks, "Or I could clean this house. When was the last time someone went through this villa with a broom?"

GM says, ""well, we *are* having a party tonight -- can you dance?""

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Someone who wants to take back the saloon?"

buddy says, "can she dance!"

Barry asks, "Can she dance?"

Bea exclaims, "Not at the moment!"

Bea says, "I can sing"

buddy forced smile "you're a terrific dancer remember? ahem"

GM says, ""Great, fine, you're hired. You can bunk down in the building out there. Grub is at eight, noon, and six. Payday is in a week.""

[rpg] Barry says, "I liked the cleaning idea."

[rpg] Barry says, "It would have been a good chance to search the place and eavesdrop."

[rpg] Bea says, "Me too. Access everywhere."

GM says, ""Come see me tomorrow at noon for job assignments.""

buddy says, "you're the boss"

Bea says, "Thank you, sir."

GM says, "Having made all these decisions, the guy wanders off and gets involved in an argument with a younger Saluni brother about some kind of apparatus and how it is doing"

[rpg] Bea says, "nudges Barry."

Barry wanders off in the same direction.

Bea nudges Barry.

GM asks, "ok, you have the run of the villa grounds -- what would you like to do?"

Bea says, "I want to go to the main building"

GM says, "ok"

[rpg] Barry says, "I am hanging out near the people arguing about an apparatus, of course."

[Crows-Nest] Bea says, "Somehow I now want to play Outlaws"

GM asks (of buddy), "what about you?"

buddy says, "I'm curious whether this apparatus is somewhere on-site or hidden elsewhere"

buddy says, "but I know they don't want to have any new hires poking around looking for it and asking questions"

[rpg] Barry says, "It could be a coffee maker."

[rpg] * ghira has left the channel.

[rpg] Barry says, "Or it could be an automatic gold-stealing machine."

GM says, "ok, Bea heads for the main building, Barry and buddy go to the shed the apparatus discussion was coming from"

buddy says, "ok"

[rpg] Barry says, "Or maybe a fortune teller that grants wishes and can make you Big."

[rpg] Barry says, "Or a humongous mechanical gunslinger the size of a mountain."

[rpg] Gunther says, "or a gigantic mechanical spider"

[rpg] Barry says, "Or a pocketwatch."

[rpg] Gunther says, "or will smith"

GM says, "so Bea first"

GM says, "grabbing up a convenient broom and dustpan, Bea sneaks into the villa"

GM says (to Bea), "it's a pretty big place, unsurprisingly since there are a lot of Saluni hangers-on"

Bea says, "Ok"

[rpg] Barry says, "Present company included."

Bea asks, "Is there something like a main hall?"

GM says, "this is the main building and it's mostly a dining hall kind of deal, a kitchen, a cellar, and then some upstairs rooms for the important people"

Bea says, "I clean around the dining hall and listen to what people are talking about"

GM says, "there seems to be basically three topics of discussion"

GM says, "1) when exactly the train with the gold is going to be coming by"

GM says, "2) whether the main plan (the big blow) will work, or whether they will have to resort to the backup plan (Sylvester's crazy apparatus)"

GM says, "3) what they will spend the gold on (and how it will be divided up)"

[rpg] buddy says, "Sylvester's Crazy Apparatus"

Bea says, "aha. When that's done, I sneak into the cellar, if possible."

GM says, "meanwhile, Barry and buddy have casually worked their way to the outbuilding"

[rpg] buddy says, "like Bigby's Hand"

GM says, "it's a little warehouse/shack thing, with windows boarded up and two guys standing guard by the front door"

[rpg] Barry says, "But with probably more exploding."

buddy whispers to Barry, "whatever this thing is, it must have to do with the heist somehow"

[rpg] Bea says, "Barry needs to find this Sylvester guy"

buddy sizes the guards up

Barry exclaims, "Hello!"

buddy says, "we could -- doh"

[rpg] Barry asks, "What did we hear the two arguing guys saying as they were headed over here?"

Barry asks, "Is this the place where the apparatus is?"

buddy facepalm

[rpg] GM says, "based on what Bea heard, one of the guys was Sylvester, and the other (the guy you talked to) was trying to see if Sylvester was really going to have it ready in time"

GM says, ""Yep, so back off, buddy""

buddy says, "we just got hired. we're supposed to do the next guard shift"

[rpg] buddy says, "oops this is the guy that hired us"

[rpg] GM says, "no these are some other guys"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh ok"

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "I guess you should roll fudge 3 again"

buddy rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 0 | Good (3)

[rpg] GM says, "though this is probably going to be a hard sell"

buddy asks, "did you guys hear that we're not being paid next week? what's up with that?"

GM says, "One of the guys says "Great!" and starts to walk off. The other is like "Whoah whoah, hang on, I don't want to go anywhere without approval -- what, not getting paid?""

GM says, ""Does that mean the job is put off?""

buddy says, "just telling you what I heard!"

buddy says, "I'd sort it out but I gotta stay here and guard"

buddy says, "me and the big fella here"

Barry exclaims, "...the apparatus!"

GM says, ""Man, I want to get to the bottom of this!""

GM says, "the two of them hurry off"

[rpg] buddy says, "ha ha, suckers"

GM says, "meanwhile Bea is sneaking into the cellars"

Barry exclaims (at Buddy), "But I wanted to go inside to see the apparatus!"

Barry exclaims, "And now we're stuck out here guarding instead!"

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

GM says (to Bea), "there are a couple of rooms down here, one of which has a locked door and a guy sitting on a stool dozing in front of it"

GM says, "(well, ok, you don't know it's locked, but c'mon)"

[rpg] GM says, "also, I'm putting up http://inky.org/rpg/oneshots/bea.txt as-is"

[rpg] Bea says, "sorry, phone"

[rpg] GM says, "no prob, I'll come back"

buddy asks, "ok can we get into this building?"

GM says, "meanwhile Barry and buddy are now guarding"

Bea asks, "Can I reach the lock without disturbing the guy?"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh oop"

GM says, "oh, whoops"

[rpg] Bea says, "(I mean I was. I am back now)"

[rpg] buddy says, "got it"

[rpg] Bea says, "Sorry"

GM says (to Bea), "yeah maybe, that would be a 'fudge 4' kind of roll"

Bea rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 0 | Great (4)

[rpg] buddy says, "great"

Bea Sticks hairpin back in bonnet.

Bea says, "I open the door a little bit and peek inside"

GM says (to Bea), "as you get closer to the door, you can hear somebody snoring on the inside, and then when you open it, you realize the snoring is familiar"

GM exclaims, "and then as you open the door, you realize it's your brother Bob!"

Bea asks, "What do I know about Bobs last whereabouts?"

GM says, "well, when the marshals raided your family hideout he went one way and you went the other"

GM says, "you met up with Barry and buddy on the road"

[rpg] buddy says, "!"

GM says, "the family was all intending to meet up in town here but you haven't seen anybody except them, except now here's Bob"

[rpg] Bea says, "I could free him, but that would ruin our chances of ever getting the gold. Or, I'll lock him back in and free him later."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "well, he's asleep, so he'll never know"

[rpg] Bea says, "I lock the door again."

[rpg] GM says, "that'll teach him to pull your hair when he was younger"

[rpg] Barry says, "You could try to wake him up and tell him the plan to free him later. But then you risk getting caught yourself."

[rpg] Bea says, "Exactly. And it wouldn't hurt him to lose a few pounds."

GM says, "ok, Bea is locking the door and backing away"

GM says, "and now we cut back to buddy and Barry, outside another door"

buddy says, "ok how do we get in here besides letting you punch it open"

GM asks, "are you guys going to try to sneak inside?"

buddy says, "definitely"

buddy says, "at least a peek at whatever it is"

Barry says, "We can knock."

[rpg] Barry asks, "Is it locked?"

[rpg] buddy asks, "yeah is it?"

GM says, "hmm"

GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 +1 | Fair (2)

[rpg] GM says, "yeah apparently so"

[rpg] GM says, "though it's not a super-strong lock"

[rpg] (from buddy) GM says, "enh it's kind of locked'

Barry pulls a screwdriver out of his pocket.

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh yeah! good with tools"

[rpg] Barry says, "I would like to use my 'Clockwork, Lockwork, What's the DIfference?' stunt."

[rpg] GM says, "oh hey yeah"

[rpg] buddy says, "hurrah"

Barry rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 0 0 0 | Great (4)

(From GM) Barry click click clunk

Barry puts the lock in his pocket. Maybe he can make something else out of it later.

Barry exclaims, "Or let's just go inside!"

GM asks, "are you both going to slip inside or just one?"

Barry does so.

buddy waits as lookout for a moment

buddy then sneaks in just for a quick look

buddy shifty glances

GM says, "ok, inside you got your workbench covered with tools, you got your piles of railroad ties and stuff, you got various things hanging from the ceiling, you got a keg of gunpowder in the corner, and in the center of the room you got a thing the size of a wagon covered with a sheet"

Barry, naturally, looks under the sheet.

buddy lifts a corner of the sheet

buddy whistles

[rpg] buddy says, "ready to hide under the sheet if someone suddenly barges in"

[rpg] Bea says, "Wear it and pretend to be a ghost"

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

GM says, "it's a -- what the heck is it"

Barry exclaims, "It's an apparatus!"

GM says, "I think Barry should roll engineering again"

Barry rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Great (4)

[rpg] buddy says, "yay more"

buddy scratches his chin

[rpg] Bea asks, "Is there a "Quick draw hidden weapon" stunt?"

GM says, "ok well it's definitely got a part that goes on railroad tracks"

[rpg] buddy says, "gotta be"

[rpg] GM says, "yep, you can totally have that"

GM says, "and it's got a part that is like a rocket engine"

GM says, "and it's got a part that is like a claw"

[rpg] Bea says, "okay, cool"

GM says, "and it's got a part that is like a flamethrower"

GM says, "and it's got a part that is like a turret"

buddy says, "any part for someone to ride in it or is it not a vehicle just an apparatus"

GM says, "yeah, there are some seats in the turret"

Barry says, "Claw needs to be bigger."

GM says, "also it looks like somebody might be hanging out on the flamethrower part"

[rpg] Barry asks, "You mean there's a place for that, or there is presently someone there?"

[rpg] GM says, "a place for it"

[rpg] Barry says, "So this is at least a two-man apparatus."

[rpg] GM says, "but it's sort of a crazy place if this is going to be moving"

Barry exclaims, "I want one!"

Barry immediately grabs some tools and starts working on improving the machine.

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha"

GM says, "buddy, standing nearer the door, hears some voices outside and approaching"

GM says, "but first we cut back to Bea"

Barry says, "This pipe is too big. The hooch will go through too fast and won't burn right. And these gears are all wrong. And..."

GM says, "who curiously also hears somebody approaching -- coming down the stairs"

Bea asks, "Oh dear. Is there some place to hide down here?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "oh man, I'm too late to say"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "Metal Gear?!"

GM says, "well, you could duck into one of the rooms (there is one for booze, one for food, and one for misc supplies), or you could flatten yourself against a wall or something"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "too late !"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "ha ha"

Bea says, "I sneak into the Misc room"

Bea says, "and then immediatetly listen at the door"

GM says, ""...party tonight ... must be giving us tomorrow to recover, and then the gold coming by the next day ...""

GM says, ""right at noon is when the big blow is scheduled, I hear""

Bea says, "I whispher "Aha" to myself"

GM says, "their voices fade as they pass by, then pass by in the other direction"

GM says, "you can hear them rolling something, probably a cask"

GM says, "and then swearing as they have to get it up the steps"

Bea says, "I wait till they heave moved up the stairs"

GM says, "ok"

GM asks, "what is the plan now?"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "the plan involves falling deadly silent"

Bea says, "I sneak upstairs and then outside, to see what my no-good cousins are up to"

GM says, "good question"

GM says, "they are up to something, that is for sure"

GM says, "specifically, Barry is up to working on the machinery, and buddy is up to hearing some folks approaching the shed"

buddy says, "ok"

buddy says, "need to peek to see if it's the same two guys or if it's sylvester or what"

Barry says, "...and all these bolts are too tight. It'll pull itself apart like that. And this frame isn't strong enough..."

buddy says "shhh" even though he knows you can't get through to Barry once he gets to engineering

GM says, "it's two entirely different guys, one saying "I don't know where Sylvester is, but Simon wants a report on where the apparatus is at""

GM says, ""Maybe he's in here" "He'd better be, if it's not done yet""

buddy says, loudly, "Ok, hurry up with that repair work! Simon wants to know this thing is working!"

Barry clank crank bang ka-chunk skrink skrink skrink

buddy leans his head out the door and says, "You guys, come here and give us a hand, we almost got it working"

GM says, ""I don't recognize you," says one of the guys. "Are you Sylvester's assistants?""

Barry says, "Can somebody find the other skrink? I think it fell down underneath that bit there."

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

buddy says, "We're the new guys! sly wanted the best he could find to fix this gizmo, and we're it"

GM says, ""And why isn't he here now? He should be working on it!""

buddy says, "he's getting some more pipes for the flamethrower, he'll be back"

Barry asks the NPC, "Do you have a curly pipe that's about this long and goes like this?" He makes curly hand motions to demonstrate.

GM says, ""Flamethro -- oh, you engineers, you're such kidders.""

buddy says, "is this going to follow the train from behind or wait for it in front? we need to know these things"

GM says, "He looks at you. "Sylvester said it would be able to catch up from behind! Are you telling me it's not going to be fast enough??""

buddy looks at Barry.

buddy asks, "is she going to be fast enough?"

Barry exclaims, "It will be faster than a speeding locomotive!"

buddy looks back at the guy with a "there!" look

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Barry says, "If you want, I can make it leap tall buildings, too. But then I'll need three big springs."

GM says, ""Well then. So can I tell Simon it'll be ready tomorrow?""

buddy asks, "look, you go back to Simon and tell him we're ahead of schedule, but we need that curly pipe and another skrink, ok?"

buddy says, "and some springs"

buddy says, "hurry up, time is money"

GM says, ""Fine, fine, we'll get whatever he needs, just get it done, or Simon won't be happy.""

GM says, "they buzz off"

buddy says, "whew! now what"

GM asks, "ok is Barry actually putting in some time to try to improve this?"

buddy says, "eventually three different sets of guys are going to come back here wondering what is going on"

[rpg] Barry says (to GM), "Totally."

[rpg] GM says, "alrighty, let's see a roll"

[rpg] buddy says, "I think there's no stopping him until he's finished"

[rpg] Barry says, "Note that since this is a vehicle, I get the difficulty and time to do the work both reduced by one (from Grease Monkey)."

[rpg] buddy says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "good point"

[rpg] Barry says, "And the time is reduced by two more from Master Fix-It."

Barry rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 0 | Great (4)

GM says, "normally there wouldn't be time to make much improvements here before somebody comes back who realizes you aren't supposed to be here, but Barry is naturally good at this kind of thing"

[Crows-Nest] Bea asks, "I don't get how the dice work - Superb(5) is the skill, but what is added?"

GM says, "he tightens some important flanges and improves the efficiency of the rocket engine by 10%"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "the dice are three-sided dice that have -1, 0, +1 on their faces"

buddy keeps an eye out for Bea

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "and you roll four of them"

GM says, "and then, yeah, I guess you guys probably book it and meet up with Bea somewhere on the villa grounds"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "oh I get it"

[Crows-Nest] Bea says, "aha"

GM says, "wherein you share information and decide what to do next"

buddy says, "or I convince two other guys that they'll be whipped if they don't stand guard at the shack"

GM says, "noting that the party is probably starting in an hour or two"

Barry asks (of Buddy), "Can I take it with me?"

buddy says, "no! we'll come back for it later"

Barry says, "Aw."

buddy says, "maybe we can convince them we get to drive it"

Barry exclaims, "I can drive it!"

Bea says, "So, there is a party tonight. An excellent choice to snope around in the upstairs rooms."

buddy says, "I wonder if that rocket would be a good way to get away with the gold. maybe it'd be too heavy"

buddy says, "what's Bob doing locked up in their cellar?!"

Bea says (to buddy), "I think that was their getaway plan. So maybe we need a way to stop the rocket once it leaves."

Bea says (to buddy), "Maybe the caught him, maybe he got himself into trouble. I don't know yet."

Barry asks, "There's supposed to be a way to *stop* the rocket?"

buddy says, "no, it catches the train from behind"

buddy says, "I thought it had a claw to grab onto the train and then -- well, you understand it more than I do!"

Bea exclaims (at buddy), "But once they have the gold, they need to leave with it in the opposite direction!"

buddy frowns in thought.

Barry says, "I guess if it stays on the tracks then they might be able to find it pretty easy, huh."

Barry says, "So we need to make it fly."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "ha ha"

buddy says, "well let's get cleaned up for the party then"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Bea exclaims, "Part II: Bradleys on the moon!"

buddy says, "if this rocket powered flamethrower is their backup plan, I wonder what the big blow is supposed to be"

Barry says, "Maybe they have a big bad wolf."

Barry says, "Then he can huff and puff and blow the train down."

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "cut to: a grandfather clock chiming at the start of the party"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Sounds good."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yeah"

GM says, "except it's not classy enough to have a clock"

GM says, "it's more like some dude ringing one of those dinner bell triangles"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "a really confused rooster crows"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Hee."

GM says, "and shouting "grub's on!""

buddy joins the grub stampede

Barry exclaims, "Grub!"

GM says, "and after the eating comes the drinking and the partying"

Bea says, "When everyone is drunk, I sneak upstairs"

GM says, "they have some ladies, probably imported from town, doing some dancing"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Was there pie?"

GM says, "and some of the men are doing shooting competitions"

[rpg] GM exclaims, "there was!"

Bea says, "Unless you want to have some Rping on the party"

Barry exclaims, "Hey, Buddy, there's pie!"

buddy says, "have at it, big fella !"

Barry asks, "You want me to get you a piece?"

buddy says, "take my slice"

Barry exclaims, "Thanks!"

Barry exclaims, "You're the best!"

Barry says, "Bob *never* let me have *his* pie."

buddy tries to make some ruffian friends by joining in the shooting competitions (and strategically losing on purpose)

[rpg] buddy says, "also looking around to suss out if Simon or Sylvester is around and if they know about barry's improvements"

Bea says, "I sneak upstairs after munching my piece of pie"

GM says, "ok, let's see"

GM asks, "Bea wants to sneak upstairs to find out -- what?"

GM asks, "and buddy is befriending ruffians for what purpose? just to make them more friendly to you guys in case of later need?"

buddy says, "maybe they have plans drawn up somewhere"

buddy says (to GM), "that's exactly it"

GM asks, "and Barry is eating pie, but what is his motivation?"

Bea says (to gm), "Something. You said the important people's rooms where there."

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "motivation is pie, aspect is pie, life is pie"

GM says, "yeah, Simon and Sylvester and Sam and Sue have their rooms upstairs"

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry says, "My motivation is that it smells delicious."

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "Yay."

[Crows-Nest] buddy says, "in the wild wild west the only rule was alliteration"

Bea says, "I try to find Sylvester's room. That, or Tweeties."

GM says, "if you guys want Bea to sneak upstairs and search, it would probably be helpful to have a distraction downstairs"

[rpg] Barry asks, "You're saying that pie isn't distraction enough for these people?"

GM says, "since there are some guards hanging out by the stairs to upstairs"

GM says, "(probably grumpy since they're missing the party)"

[rpg] buddy says, "PIE FIGHT"

[rpg] Barry says (to Buddy), "Perhaps you could start a friendly wager about whether or not I am stronger than any three other people in the room combined."

buddy asks, "any way to bring them a drink or something?"

[rpg] buddy says, "I like that idea"

buddy says, "who wants to try tug-of-war against my big friend here? three of you against one, who'll take odds on this"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "awesome"

GM says, "the guards flex"

buddy says, "you there, hand me that lasso rope..."

buddy gives one end to Barry and the other to the guards

GM says, "the room has already been cleared to take the tables outside for the party, so you are all set for a tug-of-war arena"

GM says, "one guard comes up with rules to make it into a drinking game"

Barry exclaims, "Buddy, can you help me tie this around me? I don't want to have to put down the pie!"

Bea says, "I sneak upstairs in my best "Servant doing the job" posture, head down, dusting the stairs a bit"

buddy manages the fistfuls of sweaty cash being bartered around

buddy says, "ok hold on"

GM says, "ok Bea is upstairs"

GM says, "she starts rifling rooms"

buddy hoo-hah uproarious crowd noise

GM says, "on a quick survey, Sylvester's room has a messy bed and blueprints; Sam's room has lots of guns and an extension hat collection"

[rpg] buddy says, "in a steampunk world there are such things as extension hats"

[rpg] Bea asks, "Are there things like cameras?"

[rpg] Barry says (to buddy), "And they even tip themselves, so you don't have to set down your pie."

GM says, "Simon's room is crisp and neat and has some theological works and timetables and Sue's room is frilly and has a stack of telegrams on her desk"

[rpg] GM says, "I think there are cameras but they're crazy one-shot things"

Bea says, "I take a minute to look at the timetables and telegrams"

Bea says, "Unless you were setting me up for a "oh yeah, and Sue is in her room, too"-joke"

buddy taunts the guards, "come on fellas, put your backs into it"

[rpg] Barry says, "Where you press the shutter button and suddenly a jerky mechanical arm springs out and sketches a picture of whatever it's pointed at."

Barry says (to Buddy), "Maybe there should be four of them."

[rpg] Barry says, "Actually, I suppose we may as well roll for it:"

Barry rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 0 | Fantastic (6)

GM says, "dang dude"

[rpg] buddy asks, "brick wall?"

GM says, "Barry is knocking guys around downstairs as Bea searches"

[rpg] Bea says, "wow"

[rpg] buddy says, "hee yow"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Hmm. Does this count as a block action?"

GM says, "which I guess means he keeps everyone busy long enough for her to gather the info"

[rpg] Barry says, "If it does, then +2 to that."

GM says, "it appears the telegrams are from some particular bribed bank clerk"

Barry pulls the guards slowly across the floor. In between bites of Buddy's pie.

Barry . o O ( It's a good thing I got that fork this morning! )

GM says, "they're in code but between that and the timetables you are able to ascertain the schedule of the train carrying the gold shipment"

GM says, "with the note that it's some kind of special souped-up locomotive"

buddy keeps the crowd in a frenzy as the guards get closer to stepping over the line

GM says, "furthermore, you are able to deduce that plan A is to blow up the tracks underneath it"

buddy glances at the stairs now and then

GM says, "(or, rather, blow up the tracks just ahead of it so it crashes)"

Bea says, "Perfect. I keep that in my head, sneak down the floor, and start dusting the stairs from the top."

buddy whew

GM says, "and plan B appears to be Sylvester's crazy apparatus, which they will launch if plan A doesn't work"

Bea asks, "Can I figure at where exactly Plan A is bound to happen?"

[rpg] buddy . o O ( if we can use the apparatus to take the gold before they blow up the tracks... )

GM says (to Bea), "yeah, you pinpoint the location on the tracks near the villa"

GM says, "it's like an hour's ride from the villa"

[rpg] buddy says, "or sabotage their act of sabotage"

GM says, "they plan to plant the explosives after dinner tomorrow"

[rpg] Barry says, "I wonder how hard it would be to make that thing go off-road. So to speak."

[rpg] buddy says, "we're going to have to get barry sneaked back in there to do more work after lights-out or something"

[rpg] Barry exclaims, "Oh boy!"

[rpg] Barry says, "Meanwhile, I wonder where Gram, Ma and Benjamin are. And if they're planning anything at the same time."

[rpg] Bea exclaims, "We need a plan first!"

[rpg] Bea says, "Plus, we need to get Bob outta here, that lousy excuse for an outlaw"

[rpg] buddy says, "what we have to do is make sure the dynamite or whatever doesn't work, and that somehow they let us be in the thingydingy"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh yeah bob"

GM says, "so ok, Bea comes down from upstairs and you guys meet up to plan your next moves, as most people are passing out from drinking"

[rpg] buddy says, "I wonder if bob knows about where the rest of the family is"

[rpg] Barry says, "'Most people passing out' makes this seem like a good time to talk to Bob without getting caught."

[rpg] Bea says, "I,uh, didn't get a chance to ask him"

[rpg] buddy says, "good idea"

[rpg] buddy says, "except for the guard there"

[rpg] buddy says, "but maybe we should go do that"

buddy whisper whisper plan sneak sneak

GM says, "ok luckily the guard seems to have gotten his hands on some whiskey and now is extra-unconscious"

GM says, "and Bob is still snoring inside"

[rpg] Barry asks, "So are we all going to see Bob together, so we don't have to split the party again?"

GM says, "or perhaps he woke up and got fed and is back to snoring"

buddy says, "wake up Bob!"

buddy kick

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah"

GM says, ""Oof hey what are you -- Buddy!""

GM says, ""Barry! Bea!""

GM says, ""You came to rescue me!""

buddy says, "sh! keep your voice down, stupid"

buddy asks, "what are you doing here? where's ma and ben?"

Bea hgs Bob for a moment, before she rememebers she isn't supposed to care.

Barry asks, "And Gram?"

buddy says, "these guys seem serious about taking that gold shipment for themselves"

GM says, ""I don't know where Gram and Ben have got to -- after the raid it was just Ma and me on the road""

GM says, ""Ma had sent me ahead to scout out the tracks, and I saw this villa here and decided to check it out, but you know I'm not so good at being quiet""

buddy gets a teary look thinking of his sainted grandmother alone and helpless somewhere

GM says, ""And I fell in a water trough""

buddy says, "haw haw haw"

[rpg] Bea says, "smacks Bob upside the head."

Bea smacks Bob upside the head.

buddy says, "well, it's good to know you're in one piece with no lead in you"

Bea says, "I guess you could of have used a bath"

GM says, ""That's what Ma said!""

buddy says, "this might be your best chance to git -- everyone's drunk and everyone'll blame each other for you escaping"

GM says, ""But since y'all are here, does that mean you've got a plan to get the gold?""

buddy says, "well we're trying to use their plan against them and for us"

Barry exclaims, "There's an apparatus!"

buddy tells Bob about the Marshals on the far side of town

buddy says, "haven't checked to see if they got Pa but we got ourselves up to our necks in this business already"

Bea says, "Maybe we need to offer our services to the marshalls to"

Barry gasps!

Barry exclaims, "We can't help the Marshals!"

Bea says, "Like when we were kids and you asked mom AND dad for more pie"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Bea says, "Not help! Snoop around in their villa"

Barry says, "Oh."

GM asks, "ok, so are you guys telling Bob to run? or do you want him to stick around and help?"

buddy says, "ok so the plan's gotta be that barry fixes up the rocket doohickey so it works way better than they know it does, and meanwhile we have to make sure they don't blow up the tracks. can any of us get on the explosive planting deal? or do we just need to know where to find it later"

[rpg] Barry says, "It might be useful if we sent him to the Marshals to try to work that side of things."

Bea says, "(did I see huge stacks of explosives in the cellar?)"

buddy says, "I'd say he should make tracks and maybe try to make his way to help Pa (although he'd just get captured again by the sound of it)"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah"

Barry says (to Bea), "There's gunpowder in the shed."

buddy says, "and there was that keg you saw them rolling"

Barry says (to Buddy), "That sounds like a good idea."

Bea says (to buddy), "I concur."

[rpg] Barry asks, "Was the keg explosives or just beverages for the party?"

[rpg] Bea says, "I couldn't tell from the sound of it rolling"

[rpg] GM says, "the latter, but there is an out-building the gunpowder is stored in"

[rpg] GM says, "(plus a few kegs in other places)"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh heh"

[rpg] Barry says, "Also, with explosives, there'll probably be some guy with a pump-action detonator hiding in the bushes."

GM asks, "ok, so Bob steals a horse and heads off to .. spy on the marshals?"

buddy says, "yeah"

Bea says, "Yeah"

GM says, "ok"

[rpg] Barry says, "So if we can cut that line or something..."

Ghogg arrives from the east.

[rpg] Bea says, "Good thinking. We should try to get onto the explosives detail. But someone should stay with the rocket thingie, too."

[rpg] Barry exclaims, "I volunteer for rocket thingy duty!"

GM says, "meanwhile you guys are walking out of the main villa when you hear a clatter of hooves, and a guy riding hell-for-leather into the courtyard"

buddy says, "wuh oh"

GM says, "he hops off his horse and comes towards you, as the first standing and sober people he sees"

GM says, ""Where's Sue? I gotta telegram!""

buddy says, "howdy thar"

[rpg] Bea exclaims, "Sucker punch!"

[rpg] buddy says, "ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "good question, where is Sue"

[rpg] Barry says, "I suppose Sue's gotten enough telegrams that he'd recognize Bea isn't she."

[rpg] GM says, "yeah probably"

[rpg] Bea says, "Freshen yourself up, sir, I'll take it to her right away"

Barry asks, "Was she the one that fell asleep on the bar?"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah ok maybe I do say 'here, she's right over here' and then sucker punch him and take it"

GM says, "ha ha"

Bea asks (of gm), "Should I roll?"

Barry asks, "Or the one who went into the back hallway with that guy with the tattoo?"

[rpg] buddy says, "and then slip a silver dollar into his pocket"

[rpg] buddy says, "sorry pardner"

[rpg] GM asks, "I can't tell, who is sucker punching him? both Bea and buddy?"

[rpg] buddy says, "we both have that? ha ha"

[rpg] Bea exclaims, "I am smooth talking him!"

[rpg] buddy says, "I'm sucker punching him!"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Bea says, "To get him to give me the telegram"

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "what do I roll"

[rpg] Bea says, "What do I roll"

[rpg] GM says, "roll fudge 4"

[rpg] GM says, "and I guess Bea should roll fudge 4 as well"

buddy rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Epic (7)

Bea rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Good (3)

[rpg] buddy says, "ha ha fanfare works again"

[rpg] buddy says, "EPIC SUCKER PUNCH"

[rpg] Barry says, "Woot."

[rpg] Bea says, "And my legendary back dice luck follow me online"

[rpg] Bea says, "er, bad"

buddy says, "look over there, is that the Lone Ranger? POW"

[rpg] Barry says, "You have punched him so hard that when he comes to he will immediately clutch his stomach and keel over again."

[rpg] buddy says, "also I knocked out his horse too"

GM says, "I guess Bea is tugging on his arm, and he is just starting to get a little irritated and suspicious when buddy gives him the ol' tap on the chin"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

GM says, "He drops like a sack of potatoes and the telegram flutters into Bea's hand"

buddy grabs the telegram and hustles to some moonlit corner to read it

[rpg] buddy says, "oh oops"

[rpg] buddy says, "well buddy is light fingered"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Bea stares at her empty hand with sad longing.

GM says, "the telegram says "DEAREST COUSIN SUSAN STOP THE LUNCHEON IS STARTING EARLY STOP PLEASE ARRIVE AT NOON TOMORROW NOT THE NEXT DAY STOP ED""

Barry exclaims, "That's good. Now she won't have to miss the robbery because she's busy eating lunch!"

buddy says, "well there's no way cousin Ed will be fooled by someone pretending to be Sue..."

buddy shows the telegram to Sue. "what's all this about?"

[rpg] Barry says, "OK, so now we're the only ones who know when the gold shipment is really taking place."

[rpg] Barry says, "And the only ones who won't be completely hungover at the time."

[rpg] buddy says, "oh code eh"

[rpg] Bea says, "We could make a fake telegram"

[rpg] Barry says (to Buddy), "Shows it to Sue? I don't think she's here."

[rpg] buddy says, "er"

[rpg] buddy says, "Sue, Bea, whatever"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok we need to have that rocket ready for tomorrow, and if they're not even planting explosives until dinner we're all set"

buddy says, "ok we need to have that rocket ready for tomorrow, and if they're not even planting explosives until dinner we're all set"

buddy says, "Barry, eat this telegram"

Bea asks, "I say we make fake telegram. Also, what do we do with this guy (and his horse) you just sucker punched?"

buddy says, "and get to the apparatus"

Barry nods and does so.

[rpg] GM says, "close your eyes and think of pie"

buddy says, "I'll take his hat and bag and deliver the fake telegram to Sue, since she hasn't seen me"

Barry asks, "Df I wrk mmf t paragus nowf?"

Barry gulp.

buddy says (to Barry), "yep"

Bea says, "we neeed to go to the telegraphers office to make it, I think"

buddy says, "shoot, that'll be tricky"

GM asks, "what do you want the fake telegram to say?"

Barry goes off to work some overtime.

Bea says, "DEAREST COUSIN SUSAN STOP THE LUNCHEON IS STARTING LATE STOP PLEASE ARRIVE AT SIX PM THE NEXT DAY STOP ED"

buddy says, "DEAREST COUSIN SUSAN STOP LOOK FORWARD TO LUNCHEON AS PLANNED DAY AFTER TOMORROW STOP LOVE ED"

[rpg] buddy says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "clearly buddy and Bea have old competitive issues"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Bea says, "he he"

[Crows-Nest] Barry says, "DEAREST COUSIN SUSAN STOP EGGS HAVE GONE BAD STOP PLEASE BRING CORNBREAD TO LUNCHEON STOP LOVE ED"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "ha ha more"

[rpg] Bea says, "You once stole my boyfriend"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "YM hogtied"

[rpg] buddy says, "I didn't steal him I misplaced him off a cliff"

GM says, "well, I guess Barry can probably improvise a printing press kind of deal out of the mechanical stuff in the shed"

GM says, "if you want to fake up a telegram and deliver it"

[rpg] buddy says, "that'll work"

GM says, "what else do you want to do? it's midnight ish so you have about twelve hours to get a plan together"

[rpg] buddy says, "assuming I'm believable as a telegram delivery guy"

[rpg] Bea says, "We sneak that to the guy and then we wake him up"

[rpg] Barry asks, "So the plan so far: convert the apparatus to work off-road, steal it, use it to get the gold, then escape in it?"

buddy says, "we convince Simon that we have to do a test run in the morning, and then we steal the gold with it, and take it offroad and move it to the safe point that gram worked out"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Potential issues: how do we steal the apparatus? what about Pa? what about the rest of the family?"

[rpg] buddy says, "once we have the gold we have resources to work with I guess is the thinking"

Barry says, "That is a good plan, Buddy."

[rpg] Bea says, "Yeah, we should check if they are in town"

Bea says (to buddy), "Sylvester might get in the way"

[rpg] GM says, "one point to take into consideration is it doesn't have a huge amount of fuel -- it can catch up to the train and go for a bit, but it can't drive for hours"

Ghogg goes home.

[rpg] buddy says, "hm"

[rpg] Barry asks, "I assume the fuel is distilled high-proof liquor?"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM exclaims, "it is now!"

[rpg] buddy says, "I'm not clear on how these guys were planning to use it, though I guess they only needed to take it as far as the villa"

[rpg] Barry asks, "OK, so where can we get an extra few barrels of that at this time of night?"

[rpg] Barry says, "I'm thinking old Quentin might be able to help us out..."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Barry says, "But we are going to need a lot more hooch to get it to the safe point."

[rpg] GM says, "also, it's not going to be able to go very fast off-road"

[rpg] GM says, "you might be better off pulling it in a wagon or something"

[rpg] GM says, "though obviously then you'd have to get a wagon"

[rpg] Barry asks, "How long would it normally take to move the rocket engine onto a wagon?"

[rpg] Bea asks, "Do we have a safepoint yet?"

[rpg] Barry says, "Assuming that tonight, instead of doing an off-road conversion, I work on making the engine detachable."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "a horse-pulled wagon, I mean"

[rpg] Barry says, "...oh."

[rpg] GM says, "like, the deal is that there isn't much of a road between here and the railroad"

[rpg] GM says, "and so you can't go that fast on a wheeled vehicle"

[rpg] buddy says, "I'm feeling pretty lost here as to what it is we're supposed to be figuring out what to do"

[rpg] Barry asks, "You mean between the railroad and the safe point, don't you?"

[rpg] GM says, "well, both"

[rpg] Barry says, "Since we are obviously not bringing the gold back here."

[rpg] Bea asks, "How were THEY planning on transporting the engine to the tracks?"

[rpg] Barry says, "And presumably Sylvester already had a plan to get the apparatus there in the first place."

[rpg] Barry says, "Timing."

[rpg] GM says, "it sounds like your plan is to get the engine onto the rail, catch up and rob the train, and then reverse direction and drive to the point on the rail nearest the safepoint"

[rpg] GM says, "ah, I see"

[rpg] GM says, "yeah, you can totally steal their wagon"

[rpg] Bea asks, "Have we seen Sylvester yet?"

[rpg] Barry says, "(AFK a few.)"

[rpg] GM says, "yeah, you have seen all the major players at the party"

[rpg] Bea says, "He might take objection to us stealing his engine."

[rpg] GM says, "but ok, I had misunderstood where Barry was going"

[rpg] GM says, "if he wants to make it be able to off-road for a bit once you've got the gold, sure, that sounds good"

[rpg] GM says, "if it shakes itself apart in the process of getting to the safepoint presumably that is fine"

[rpg] Barry says, "(Back)"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yeah, that is totally fine."

[rpg] GM exclaims, "ok!"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Then do we need to worry about extra fuel for that last stage of the trip?"

GM says, "yeah, but we will say Buddy and Bea shake up Quentin and get some fuel as you are doing the final work on the engine"

GM says, "(Sylvester is passed-out tonight and planning on doing the work tomorrow)"

[rpg] Barry says, "Excellent."

buddy says, "ok"

[rpg] Barry says, "(Poor Quentin.)"

GM asks, "so it's like six in the morning when you are ready -- so the question is, when are you going to steal the engine?"

Barry yawns.

Bea says, "Around six."

Barry takes a nap in the pilot's seat while Buddy and Bea figure out that part.

GM says, "once you take it, presumably there is a risk of sylvester coming into the shed and discovering that it's missing"

buddy says, "I was thinking we'd pretend to need to test drive it so they give us the go-ahead like the dupes we're taking them for"

buddy says, "maybe that's too brazen"

GM says, "it's a little dangerous con given that you aren't *actually* Sylvester's assistants, but you might be able to pull it off"

[rpg] Barry says, "If Engineering or Social (Bandits) or Intimidation can assist, then I'm happy to try."

buddy says, "I thought maybe we'd work on Simon instead of Sylvester and keep leveraging up"

[rpg] Barry says, "(Can assist Buddy's roll, I mean.)"

GM asks, "alrighty -- you're going to tell him Sylvester told you to take it for a test run?"

Bea says (to gm), "Did Sylvester show an interest in me at the party? MAybe I can distract him"

GM says, "that would be helpful, if you're trying to bluff Simon about Sylvester"

GM says, "ok let's see"

GM says (to Bea), "seems like first you should roll, I dunno, fudge 3"

buddy says, "continuing from the story yesterday where I said to the guys who were reporting to simon that we were getting this thing on track, now we need to test it before we can take it to sylvester as a go"

GM says (to Barry), "and then you should roll your social skill I guess"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 -1 | Average (1)

Bea says, "Goddamit"

GM says, "man"

GM says, "you might as well spend a fate point to reroll"

GM says, "since we are almost at the end here"

buddy says, "she's not as charming until she's had her morning coffee"

Bea says, "I do"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Mediocre (0)

buddy says, "oh dear"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Are we going to cliffhanger right before the big event?"

GM says, "well, you're sort of hanging over Sylvester, but he is pretty hungover and it's not going great"

GM says, "let's see if Barry can help any"

Bea asks, "Can I just sucker punch him?"

[rpg] GM says, "well, I'm hoping we can resolve it all"

GM says, "ha ha"

GM exclaims, "yes!"

[rpg] buddy says, "I guess I've got +4 deceit"

[rpg] Barry says, "I am not sure what I would be doing to help here."

GM says (to Bea), "roll fudge 4"

Bea says, "oh dear"

Bea rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 +1 | Epic (7)

[rpg] buddy says, "fanfare, man"

GM says, "ha ha"

buddy whew

[rpg] Barry says, "The fanfare wins again."

[rpg] Bea says, "huzzah"

[rpg] buddy says, "another EPIC SUCKER PUNCH"

[rpg] GM says, "Bea says "to hell with all this flirting stuff""

[rpg] buddy says, "now I know why all these guys have red noses"

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry says, "Ha ha ha."

GM says (to Barry), "anyway, I guess now at this point Simon is waiting impatiently for Sylvester to show up"

GM says, "but he isn't"

GM says, "so he's trying to decide whether to let you take it, and buddy is trying to convince him"

GM says, "if you want to throw something in, go for it, otherwise buddy can roll"

buddy says, "look she's lean and mean and ready to go, but we haven't tested the new system yet -- I'm sure my friend here has done the job, but we really should test it"

[rpg] Barry says, "OK, here is Engineering."

buddy asks, "I mean you know what sylvester is like when things don't go right eh?"

Barry says, "We don't need to test it! These things hardly ever blow up. And even if they do, it won't take more than an hour to fix."

GM says, ""These temperamental inventors, geez," says Simon"

GM says, ""an hour! we're going to be on a strict timeline!""

buddy says, "ha ha what are you talking about of course it heh heh won't blow up at all"

[rpg] GM says (to Barry), "ok, roll it"

Barry rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Superb (5)

Bea comes in, rubbing her fist. "So how's our test drive?

GM says, "Well, Simon certainly believes Barry, and looks a little nervous"

GM says, ""But I really shouldn't let it out of my sight ...""

GM says (to buddy), "ok, you roll too"

buddy rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)

buddy says, "well you could come, but you should stay here. if something goes wrong you don't want to get blamed"

[rpg] Bea says, "We could take Simon along and sucker punch him at some point"

buddy says, "but if all goes well you're a hero! whaddya say"

[rpg] Barry says, "Ha ha."

Barry exclaims (at Buddy), "He should come with us! Then he can see how safe it is to ride on!"

buddy says, "just help us get it to the tracks and we'll be in and out in five minutes"

Barry exclaims, "He can even sit right on top of the big pressure gasket to show how much he trusts Sylvester's wokrmanship!"

buddy says, "oh no he's much to busy a man to come fiddle faddle with the engineers"

GM says, ""Ok, ok, fine," says Simon. "Let's have the test run. Stephen and Snugs and Sven, you guys go with them and keep an eye out for any funny business. Be back in two hours!""

buddy says, "you know what these tinkerers are like"

[rpg] buddy says, "snugs"

[rpg] Bea says, "haha, snugs"

[rpg] GM says, "he's the snuggliest bandit"

buddy says, "two hours!"

[rpg] buddy asks, "what are we going to do with these lunkheads?"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Let 'em ride along, then push 'em off when we're at speed?"

buddy wipes his brow.

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Bea says, "Something like that"

[rpg] buddy says, "I guess so"

GM says, "ok, so the six of you load the apparatus into the wagon, and head out for the tracks"

[rpg] buddy says, "we can't have them wandering back to the villa faster than we can get safe"

buddy clipclop clipclip clipclop

Barry:rides in the back of the wagon with the apparatus, so he can keep making further refinements. Like painting on go-faster stripes.

[rpg] Bea asks, "So we take care of them?"

[rpg] GM says, "I guess you're probably timing this so you get there near the time the train does so people won't be alerted by you coming back later"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Coming back?"

[rpg] GM says, "er, not coming back"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yeah."

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah"

[rpg] Bea says, "yeah"

[rpg] GM says, "okey doke"

buddy says, "hey snugs, you ever used a flamethrower before? this one fries things real good I hear"

GM says, "so you get to the hill-top above the tracks when you hear the train whistle blowing in the distance"

GM says, ""That's funny," says Snugs, "I didn't think there was a run scheduled for today""

GM says, ""Maybe it's a practice run for tomorrow," says Sven"

Barry says, "We better let it go by before we start."

GM says, ""Don't want them to see it until it's too late! Haw haw!" says Stephen"

buddy says, "that's going to make things awkward for the test -- hey, look at that over there"

buddy rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 0 0 | Superb (5)

[rpg] buddy says, "SUCKER PUNCH"

[rpg] Bea says, "Woo"

Bea rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Great (4)

[rpg] GM says, "I didn't realize this rpg was going to be so sucker-punchy"

[rpg] buddy laughing and laughing

[rpg] buddy says, "it's the only skill I got !"

[rpg] buddy says, "ladies' man just isn't cutting it"

GM says, "Stephen and Sven fall over, leaving just Snugs looking at the flamethrower"

[rpg] Bea says, "pulls a derringer from her sleeve. "Reach for the sky, snugs!""

GM says, ""Wha-wha?""

Bea exclaims, "That means hands up!"

buddy holds up his hands. "don't shoot!"

buddy says, "ok just kidding"

Bea exclaims, "I can't shoot him! He's called Snugs! that'S adorable!"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

Barry says (to Bea), "We can tie him up instead."

buddy says, "he's called that because his underwear is 2 sizes small"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha more"

Barry gets a stray iron bar and twists it into shape to bind his hands behind his back.

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha"

GM says, "I guess you tie him up nice and snug"

[rpg] Barry asks (of Buddy), "'IYKWIM'?"

[rpg] Alex says (to Barry), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that IYKWIM is If You Know What I Mean."

GM says, "and then between the three of you (but mostly Barry), you leverage the cart onto the track"

buddy looks out for the train

buddy asks (of Barry), "you sure this thing won't explode, right?"

Barry exclaims, "Almost!"

GM says, "so somebody's got to drive, somebody's got to cut the back of the train open, and somebody has to climb in and move the gold onto the cart"

Bea asks, "Shouldn't we have let the train pass, first? To attack it from behind?"

Barry says, "I told you before with Simon. They almost never explode."

buddy looks around nervously at various fuel tanks

Barry asks, "Weren't you listening?"

buddy says, "moving gold is a job for a strong guy"

[rpg] Barry says, "I am good at driving..."

[rpg] Barry says, "But I guess I might be the only one who can move the gold."

[rpg] GM says, "well, it's got kind of a claw thing to help"

[rpg] Bea says, "I could cut the train and provide overwatch"

[rpg] Barry says (to Bea), "Also, I thought we just did let the train pass."

[rpg] buddy says, "I'll give driving it a shot, though all I have is Resolve"

[rpg] GM says, "yeah, the train has just whistled on past -- you're now in the optimal time to go get it"

[rpg] Barry says, "So if the claw can help with moving the gold, then I volunteer to drive."

Barry exclaims, "All aboard! Toot toot!"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh ok, that kinda makes sense"

GM exclaims, "ok!"

[rpg] buddy says, "the guy who built it should pilot it I suppose"

GM exclaims (at Barry), "you should roll drive to catch up!"

Barry rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 +1 | Average (1)

buddy chugga chugga wheeze

[rpg] Barry says, "Bah. I will spend a fate point, I think."

buddy says, "come on Barry! I thought you said this thing was faster than a ---"

[rpg] Barry says, "'Can't Explain How It Works (It Just Does)'"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "works for me"

Barry pulls a lever and pulls out a valve. Steam hisses from three places, but...

Barry rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 0 | Average (1)

[rpg] Barry says, "Grrr."

buddy puhhhhhhh

GM says, "uh-oh"

Bea says, "I pull my six shooter from my her fake bun."

buddy says, "you should have let me drive!"

buddy says, "we'll never catch up to it now"

GM says, "you could kick in the auxiliary afterburner, but that'll make it harder to do the getaway later"

Barry exclaims, "I'm sorry, Buddy!"

GM says, "(or come up with another plan to catch up)"

[rpg] Barry says, "Since this is a heist, I am also going to pull Bandit >From Birth to try it again."

[rpg] Barry says, "Unless you can only reroll once."

[rpg] GM says, "sounds good"

buddy says, "what would our sainted grandmother say if she saw us now"

Barry exclaims, "No, I can't disappoint Gram!"

Barry rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 -1 | Good (3)

buddy kerCHUFFCHUFFCHUGGA

GM exclaims, "ok, just barely enough!"

[rpg] buddy says, "he could also do the Hit It To Make It Work thing"

Bea exclaims, "I scream Yeehaw!"

Barry pumps the right pedal and turns a crank and away we finally go!

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yeah, but then it would stop working after X turns."

GM exclaims, "you keep zipping close and then dropping back a bit -- but the train is in range!"

buddy says, "get the grabber claw ready!"

[rpg] GM asks, "ok, who's operating the claw?"

[rpg] buddy asks, "me I guess?"

[rpg] Barry says, "So I'm saving that for when it dies during the getaway."

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "ok, roll fudge 3"

[rpg] buddy asks, "what's getting rolled here for 3?"

buddy rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 0 | Average (1)

[rpg] Bea says (to gm), "I keep an eye on the train for guards and the like."

[rpg] buddy says, "bah bad fanfare that time"

[rpg] GM says, "athletics, I was figuring, to grab onto the train and cut in"

[rpg] buddy says, "ok"

[rpg] GM says (to Bea), "good idea, roll fudge 3 too"

[rpg] buddy says, "maybe I should fate point it"

GM says, "buddy grabs on -- but with a scrape, the train pulls out of the claw"

GM exclaims (at buddy), "better grab again before somebody's alerted@!"

buddy rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Fair (2)

[rpg] buddy says, "oy"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 +1 | Good (3)

GM says, "enh, good enough to grab on, anyway"

buddy says, "this contraption -- !!"

buddy clang clongk

Bea exclaims, "Stop fooling around, fellas!"

buddy scenery whizzing by

GM says, "ok, so the train is hurtling along with your thingy clamped on back"

GM says, "Barry cuts out the afterburners because the train itself is pulling you"

buddy says, "we need to cut in there and grab the haul"

Barry exclaims, "It's a good thing we're doing a test run! Now I know what we need to do to make it work right tomorrow!"

GM says, "and switches the flame to the front to cut into the train"

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

[rpg] buddy says, "facepalm! if you weren't my cousin... !"

GM asks (of Barry), "roll an, I dunno, engineering?"

Barry rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Superb (5)

[rpg] Barry asks, "This is to torch it open?"

[rpg] GM says (to Barry), "yeah"

buddy says, "wheeoo, well that works as promised"

GM exclaims, "meanwhile, Bea spots a guard sticking a head out of a window up ahead!"

buddy says, "see that snugs? eh? oh yeah, welp, you shoulda been here"

GM exclaims, "there's a whaddyacall, narrow platform for walking on along the side of the train, and he's coming out to investigate!"

buddy says, "trick shot! bang!"

Barry says, "Oh, *that's* where I put the high-grade fuel that was supposed to be in the engine..."

Bea exclaims, "We've been spotted!"

Bea says, "I drop him"

Bea says, "Oh wait, that isn't the Westerner term"

GM exclaims, "slang from all eras is acceptable!"

[Crows-Nest] (from buddy) Bea says, "I drop trou"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

GM exclaims (at Bea), "ok, roll guns!"

Bea asks, "What's my skill again?"

[rpg] GM says, "which I guess is 3 for you"

Bea rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Good (3)

GM says, "well, it's enough to wing him"

[rpg] buddy says, "hm what does '+2 to place aspects with Guns' mean exactly"

[rpg] GM says, "if you want to fire a shot that sets up a later action instead of damaging someone directly, you get a +2"

[rpg] buddy says, "oh wow"

[rpg] Barry says, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that kind of thing."

[rpg] buddy says, "like hitting the support bolt holding the narrow platform onto the side of the train"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] GM says, "exactly"

[rpg] buddy says, "well that sounds cool!"

[rpg] Barry says, "Hee."

[rpg] GM says, "it seems like maybe Barry should give some engineering advice if you want to do that"

[rpg] buddy says, "also good"

Barry exclaims, "Do we have time for me to get my wrench? That bolt holding the platform on the train is loose, and if something knocks it out, somebody could fall and get hurt!"

Bea says, "I shoot the bolt (or try to)"

[rpg] buddy says, "Bea stop doing my stuff !!!"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "just because mom liked you best"

[rpg] GM says, "I think buddy is rolling hereroll guns!""

[rpg] GM says, "if you want to fire a shot that sets up a later action instead of damaging"

[rpg] GM says, "er"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah I'm doing the extra thing"

[rpg] GM says, "I think buddy is rolling here -- looks like it's fudge 3 for your guns too"

[rpg] GM says, "but then with a +2"

[rpg] Bea exclaims, "Then fire, buddy!"

[rpg] buddy asks, "I ignore the +2 we just add that ourselves after the roll comes out?"

[rpg] Barry says, "So if the platform gives way, the aspect could be something like 'Hanging on With Both Hands'."

[rpg] Bea exclaims, "But don't miss like you did when mum asked you to put Spot down!"

[rpg] GM says, "I guess you can add it on before and just roll 5"

buddy takes careful aim on the shuddering apparatus

[rpg] buddy asks, "it adds 2 dice?"

[rpg] Barry asks, "I think we support some syntax with the plus. 'roll good + 2' maybe?"

[rpg] buddy says, "not two digits"

[rpg] GM says (to buddy), "nah, you just do 'fudge 5'"

[rpg] GM says, "or roll fudge 3 and add 2, same thing"

buddy rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Superb (5)

buddy PTANG

GM exclaims, "ok!"

buddy pistol twirl, holster

[rpg] Barry asks (of GM), "So the 'fudge * + *' action on the fudge dice is just decorative?"

buddy blows on fingers

GM says, "as planned the bolt goes flying off into nowhere and the railing gives way, leaving the guy hanging onto a pipe on the side of the train"

buddy says, "let's get in and get the gold, fast!"

Bea says, "Lemme climb in first, I'll cover from there"

GM says, "so you can either take care of him or leave him"

[rpg] Barry says, "And now, anyone who's attempting an action that could be assisted by the fact that he's dangling there can tag that aspect and get a free +2 to their roll."

[rpg] buddy asks, "what could we do for him?"

[rpg] buddy says, "since we don't seem to be cruel killing bastards at heart"

[rpg] Bea says, "Steal his pants"

[rpg] Barry says, "Ha ha ha."

[rpg] Barry says, "That girl's got a one-track mind..."

[rpg] GM says, "ok, sounds like people are going in"

[rpg] buddy says, "this is where in a movie we'd go over a bridge and the guy falls harmlessly into the river"

[rpg] GM exclaims, "ok! you spend a fate point and that happens!"

[rpg] Barry says (to Buddy), "Unless it turns out that he's actually the hero who saves the train from the bandits."

[rpg] buddy says, "ok!"

(From GM) guy SPLOOSH

[rpg] Barry says (to GM), "Yay."

[rpg] Tale says (to gm), "I jump over with skirts flying (but no indecently so)"

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

GM exclaims, "Bea makes the daring leap and starts pushing gold towards the claw, which Buddy uses to move the gold into the cart!"

[rpg] buddy says, "!"

GM exclaims, "Barry lifts it out of the claw and arranges it into the storage compartment!"

buddy . o O ( goooooold )

Barry asks, "How many pies is this bar worth, Buddy?"

GM says, "you guys are a smoothly oiled machine, unlike the cart you're riding in"

buddy says, "more pie than you can imagine"

Barry exclaims, "Oil! I knew I forgot something!"

GM says, "ha ha"

buddy says, "buh"

Barry exclaims (at Buddy), "Wow! And I can imagine eight pies if I try hard!"

GM says, "ok! let's shut this operation down"

buddy says, "bea, get outta there, we gotta cut and run"

GM says (to Bea), "roll, I dunno, fudge 2 to get back into the cart"

Bea says, "Oh noooooooooooo"

GM says (to buddy), "and then you roll fudge 3 to detach"

Bea rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 0 | Great (4)

buddy says, "annnd"

buddy rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Average (1)

Barry rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 0 | Good (3)

buddy says, "dang this fool thing!"

[rpg] Barry says, "Er, whoops, that was buddy, sorry."

buddy klankata klank

GM exclaims (at Bea), "backflip! very nice!"

[rpg] Barry says, "(You're right, it is easy to misread.)"

buddy fights with gears

(From GM) buddy SCREEECH THUNK

Bea says (to gm), "That's not a decent move at all"

GM exclaims, "the claw part rips off the arm, but you're free!"

[rpg] Barry says, "We detached, just not at the point we intended..."

[rpg] GM asks, "quick, how does physics work in this situation? does the cart start slowing down or does it stop immediately?"

Barry exclaims, "OK, everybody hold onto something that's not going to break off!"

Bea says, "I keep my eyes on the train, in case of more guards"

buddy falls backwards and his nose ends up really close to a squealing wheel

[rpg] Barry says, "Starts slowing down, but now it's time to go off-road."

buddy says, "gnahh"

[rpg] Barry asks, "Right?"

[rpg] Barry says, "Because I have a lever for that."

[rpg] GM says, "works for me"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "yeah, step on it"

[rpg] Bea says, "holds on to something tightly."

buddy holds onto Barry himself, the sturdiest thing here

Barry pulls the really huge lever. Suddenly, three gigantic springs are released, and the entire apparatus is launched into the air!

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha ha"

[rpg] Barry says, "(Is that a Vehicles roll to land it?)"

[rpg] buddy says, "yaaay"

[rpg] GM says, "sure what the hell"

[rpg] Barry says, "I'm throwing in Mmm, Pie. Because I know that every bar is worth at least nine of them."

[rpg] buddy says, "if not I'm making a Quick Exit of this fool thing"

[rpg] Bea says, "yeehaw"

Barry rolls Good (3) +2 + 4dF: +1 0 +1 0 | Epic (7)

[rpg] buddy says, "hee hee"

(From GM) Cart NEEEORRRRRMMWUMPF

[rpg] buddy says, "thank god barry loves pie"

buddy says, "whooaaa nellly"

[rpg] Barry says, "Ha ha ha."

buddy says, "uyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyuy"

Barry goes crashing through the underbrush, barely ducking the overbrush, and completely obliterating the midbrush.

GM says, "the camera cuts to a map of the area with a red X of the planned hideout marked on it, and there's a dotted line as the cart goes up up up up up and then dowwwwwn and lands right in the middle of the X"

buddy blowmpf

Bea says, "ha ha"

Bea says, "I land in a ditch, with my feet sticking up"

GM exclaims, "that doesn't sound decent!"

(From buddy) a tumbleweed rolls past, then buddy rolls past

[rpg] GM says, "hee hee"

Barry is amazingly still in the driver's seat, which is not more than a few yards from the rest of the contraption.

buddy says, "kaff kafff koff"

Bea stands up and tumbles around, her face black with soot.

buddy slapping dust off his jeans

GM exclaims, ""Bea! Barry! Buddy!" It's Bob!"

buddy says, "let's push this thing into the --"

Bea leaves a trace of black aces while she does so.

Barry says, "Huh. I think I'm going to need to do some repairs before next time."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha x2"

[rpg] buddy asks, "cave? cabin? bushes?"

[rpg] Alex says (to buddy), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that CAVE is CAVE Automated Virtual Environment."

buddy says, "bob!"

buddy says, "bob we got the gooooooold"

buddy asks (of Barry), "we still have the gold, right?"

Bea asks, "Bob! Did you find the others?"

Barry pries away an iron panel. "Yup! It's still in there!"

GM says, "Bob says "Well, I --""

buddy says, "thank jiminy"

buddy asks (of bob), "well you what?"

GM says, "then there's a rustle in the bushes behind him. "Well, well, well, they showed up after all." With a puff of steam, a mechanical arm slaps down on Bob's shoulder, gripping it tightly"

buddy says, "what the"

Bea finds her comb, moves out of frame and comes back with perfect hair and make-up.

buddy asks, "Bob! what's going on here?"

Barry exclaims, "Oh no!"

Bea exclaims, "Bob! My own brother!"

buddy says, "also we totally don't have any gold nope nosiree"

GM says, "The man emerges from the bushes. And behind him, looking white and pale and not like himself at all -- is Pa."

GM says, "FADE TO BLACK"

buddy says, "!??!!!!!!!!!"

Barry exclaims, "Pa!"

[rpg] buddy says, "hooray"

[rpg] Barry says, "Woot."

[rpg] Bea says, "hooray"

[rpg] GM says, "the first part of next session is Bob explaining how he snuck onto the Marshal's villa and fell into a water trough"

[rpg] Bea says, "ha ha"

[rpg] buddy says, "hee hee"

[rpg] Barry says, "Yay."

[rpg] Bea asks, "Do we know who the mechanical man is?"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "Pa"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "oh wait"

[rpg] Barry says, "It looks like there were two people, from how inky described it."

[rpg] GM says, "I'm not actually writing a part 2 of this but I think the backstory here is the marshal's family were some kind of steampunk inventors"

[rpg] Barry asks (of GM), "Wait, you mean there isn't a next session next week?"

[rpg] Bea asks, "No part2? What?"

[rpg] GM says, "so I think this is the marshal with a mechanical arm"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "heh"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "did they punk out Pa like some kind of steampunk borg"

[rpg] GM says, "yeah I think so"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "nasty nogooders"

[rpg] GM says, "well, I guess I could put together a part 2 -- it just seemd like this was kind of a natural stopping-point"

[rpg] Bea says, "I thought you said 2 sessiosn"

[rpg] Barry says, "It's up to you, but if you do have part two next week, I'll play."

[rpg] Barry says (to Bea), "Yeah, me too."

[rpg] GM says, "oh, I did"

[rpg] Gunther says, "that was part of the deceoption!"

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "ha ha"

[rpg] Gunther says, "also deception"

[rpg] GM says, "I'm certainly up for it"

[rpg] GM says, "I guess if other people want to play they can be other discovered Bradleys"

[rpg] Barry asks (of Rob and Tale), "Are you?"

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "oh that's a good idea"

[rpg] Barry says (to GM), "Mmm, yeah."

[rpg] Bea says, "Looks good so far."

[rpg] Rob_2 says, "I can't promise I'll be here but it'd be nice if I could swing it"

[rpg] Barry says, "We've still got Benjamin and Ma and Gram, plus we can write more into the backstory if need be."

[rpg] GM says, "there are always more B-names"

[rpg] Barry says, "Like Buford 'Mad Dog' Bradley."

[rpg] GM says, "ha ha"

GM says, "ok, well, I will plan on running this again at the same time next week, unless there is a time that would work better for people"

Barry says, "That time is fine for me. Sunday (at the same time) would also be at least as good, but I need to know now if we're switched."

Bea says, "*Should* be fine, but I can't promise anything"

Bea says, "Sounday wouldn't be so good, as it's 11:30 pm here now"

Barry says, "OK, Saturday it is, then."

GM says, "alrighty"

GM exclaims, "thanks guys!"

Rob_2 says, "thanks!"

Barry exclaims, "Thank *you*!"