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
• Dan Dangly, lucky gambler, played by Dan
• Samantha, Qwade lieutenant played by Mel
• Belle, shotgun-toting lady played by Traci

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.

The mail coach prior to ambush

Gathering in the saloon in Rangeland around lunch, Samantha explained they were to steal the cash from a mail coach heading from the south into Barret in the next day or so. Harlan Doyle sloppily ate a sandwich and Dan Dangly dealt blackjack while they conspired.

The posse gathered their gear and rode out, mostly on Qwade provided horses, with Belle bringing her own.

After an uncomfortable night under the stars, the party rode hard to Barrett with a few stumbles along the way. The worst of which left Dan with a badly bruised leg. The group rode into Barret in the afternoon and Samantha sent Dan into a saloon to find out what he could about the wagon. Belle went into the post office and inquired while Harlan ate bread and cheese at the saloon.

Dan gathered supplies while Harlan ate his lunch, then the group all convened at the saloon and confirmed that all accounts said the wagon hadn't arrived.

They rode out on the southward road from Barret and staged a two-stage ambush on the main north-south road. The first encounter would be the bruised well-dressed Dan sitting by the side of the road. After negotiating a ride with the wagoneers, Chip and Buck. Dan proceeded to converse with the congenial Chip across the rifle holding tight-lipped Buck as they rode north until they came across the dress-wearing Belle inspecting the injured leg of "her" horse. Chip slowed the coach against Buck's argument as Buck shouted for her to get out of the road insisting that they had a timeline to keep. After Chip dismounted to assist Belle, Buck's suspicions got the best of him and he started to try and veer the coach out of the ruts and around the ambush. Seconds later Chip was hanging on the side of the wagon as bounced in and out of the ruts, the two men were shouting at each other when Dan heard a voice from within the coach. Then Buck saw Samantha dashing from boulder to rock and raised his rifle before having his chest exploded.

Moments later, with two horses shot dead Dan scrambled away from the tumbling coach as Chip watched in horrified stupor. The shotgunner in the coach had fired at Belle and Samantha without reward before being beat to death in the upturned coach by Harlan.

Leaving Chip bound, Buck decapitated by spinning wagon spokes and the mail wagon ablaze, the group stole two of the horses and the contents of the cashbox, deftly lockpicked by the dress-wearing Belle. They galloped northward until they hit Barret river which they rode westward down as the session closed.