Western Outlaws

You are part of the Qwade gang. Randy and Denny Qwade are the brother bosses. Currently the gang, of about 30 "free" outlaws, has been disbanded for the last month because the law was getting too hot with recent bounty hunters and suspected Pinkerton detectives in the area. 

Beau Dangly (Dan's brother) and one of the Qwades' most trusted men was recently shot and arrested in a bloody gunfight and was as of a month ago in the jail in Stanville awaiting the return of Judge Iggy, who is currently on honeymoon back east.

Three days ago, Samantha one of the Qwades' other lieutenants rustled up this little posse to stir up some mischief and test the waters after the two bounty hunters and one other other man was killed when Beau was arrested, perhaps unveiling any detectives or other bounty hunters in the area.

Character Guidelines

Each player will be sent a template for a character with some pertinent back story tie-ins. Using that information the following guidelines should be adhered to when developing characters.

• No base attribute over 13 w/out unusual background.
• You may raise the base attributes on your template, but not lower them below what I've set without consulting me.
• Max -40 in disadv
• Max -5 quirks
• 120 point max
• No more than 8 pts in a skill and no skill level higher than a 16 w/out unusual background
• Bear in mind, guns kill people or maim them for life.  You may want to buy a point or two of fearless as someone threatening you with a gun will likely give you pause (fright check).

Characters

• Harlan Doyle, neckless bruiser played by John

What Happened

At the start, the posse will be gathered in Rangeland a small town surrounded by mostly flat plains with lots cattle ranches and wheat fields. Some 20 miles north is Stanville, where the nearest east-west train tracks are. 30 miles south is the expiring boom-town of Barret, where there was a super productive silver mine 12 years ago. There are a few miners and townsfolk remaining, but the town nestled in a narrow valley between the mountains has been slowly diminishing. It is still a common stopping point for trappers down from the mountains.