Deadlands Campaign Journal - Session 2
Real World Date: January 21, 2017
Campaign World Date: June 8, 1876
The Posse
Carrick - a Blessed from Ireland
Lonny - a huckster
What in Tarnation Is Going On?
The Posse is riding into the town of
Goodwater looking for the nefarious villain, Black Bart. The outlaw had
stolen from Professor Otis Wilson one of
the new fangled scientific devices made possible by the recently discovered
Ghost Rock. The professor referred to the gizmo as Goggles of Paranormal
Detection, whatever that meant.
What in Tarnation Happened?
Buffalo Stampede
·
As the
posse approached the town of Goodwater, a herd of buffalo came thundering out
of a ravine, heading right for them and for the town of Goodwater. Strangely,
Indians were mounted on some of the buffalo, riding them like horses.
·
Lonny
used his Soulblast power to startle the buffalo, causing the stampede to
falter.
·
Carrick
was severely wounded during the fight.
Interludes
·
Lonny,
Victory. The huckster told a tale about his victory over the head honcho of his
hometown. They both wanted the same girl and things soon turned violent. Lonny
discovered his magical powers for the first time when he threw a card at his
enemy, striking him down. Lonny fled after that.
·
Carrick,
Love. The Irishman told a tale about the goddess he worshipped and why he had
come to this strange land.
Getting the Lay of the Land
·
There was
one saloon in town, The High Tide. It was formerly a brothel. The former madam
had been driven out of town by a trio of strangers just a week ago. For some
reason, there was a large hole in the
roof of the building and another one right below it between the first
and second floors. Workers were busily repairing the damage.
·
The posse
talked with Doc Roberts, Sheriff Clark, and Zak the blacksmith, who also
happened to be the owner of the High Tide Saloon. The were rumors that the
former madam of the High Tide, Maria Delgrato, had grown horns and bat wings,
and, in her flight (literally), had punched a hole all the way through the
two-story building. Stories like this were becoming more commonplace, but
surely couldn't be true.
·
Two men
in black dusters rolled into town at the end of the day. They were Agents from
The Agency, a branch of the US government, who intended to capture Black Bart.
Technically, they had no jurisdiction here, Kansas being a sovereign nation.
The Plot to Defile the
Goodwater Spring
·
That
night, Carrick had a dream that Indians were sneaking though the town with a
bound prisoner, a white man. They came to the Goodwater Spring, killed the
white man, and tossed his body into the spring. The waters of the spring ran
red. Then the vision became one of raze and ruin: the town of Goodwater was
burning and many townsfolk lay dead in the street.
·
The
Irishman awoke from his troubled sleep and proceeded to head for the spring. He
saw a group of figures in the darkness who were heading for the spring.
·
Carrick
fired his gun into the air, startling the Indians and alerting the town. Lonny
rolled out of bed, grabbed his gun and deck of cards, and ran to join the fray
in his long johns.
·
The
Indians dropped their captive and ran. Carrick gave chase. He noticed that the
Indian chieftain was the same as the one who had led the stampeding buffalo
earlier.
·
A brief
melee ensued. The posse managed to capture an Indian brave, but the chieftain
and other braves got away.
Roving Wolf's Plan
·
The
captive was a Comanche warrior who did not speak English. Luckily, an old and
rather smelly prospector named Jebidiah Smith was in town. Jeb spoke Comanche
and was able to translate.
·
The
brave's name was Two Hawks. His tribe was led by Roving Wolf, a powerful
shaman. Roving Wolf wanted to drive the white man from Goodwater. The presence
of the white man had corrupted the Goodwater Spring. The Indians wanted to
complete the corruption of the spring to make the white man weaker. After, the
white man was driven out of town, the Spring would return to its normal and
untainted state.
Billy White
·
The
Indians captive was a teenager named Billy White. He was a member, of sorts, of
Black Bart's gang. He might have been betrayed by Black Bart.
The Hellstromme Retrieval Squad
·
The next
morning a Hellstromme Retrieval Squad, complete with an automaton, rode into
town. No one in town had seen an automaton, but everyone had heard of the
walking metal machines.
·
The HRS
was searching for a gizmo, a pair of goggles, that Black Bart had stolen from
Hellstromme Industries. The leader of the HRS had a falcon perched on his
shoulder.
Ambush on the Road to Dodge
City
·
The posse
rolled out of town and headed north on the road to Dodge City. The two Agents had
left earlier that morning the same way. Rumors were that a couple of wagons
with supplies and the sheriff's pay roll were going to be attacked by Black
Bart.
·
The posse
arrived just as a gunfight erupted. The saw a man dressed all in black and with
a great black beard: Black Bart! The outlaw had a gizmo strapped to his back
with a hose that he held in one had. He
also wore a pair of strange looking goggles. Black Bart aimed the hose and a
thick fog enveloped one of the wagons.
·
The two
Agents were protecting the wagons. One of them died during the shootout.
·
Lonny was
shot and went down. Although grievously wounded, he survived. [Lonny was
Incapacitated during the fight.]
·
The posse
managed to protect the wagons, but Black Bart got away. One of his men was
captured.
The Wichita Witches
·
As the
posse was taking stock of the aftermath of the ambush, they saw a group of
women flying towards them on broomsticks.
And that's where we stopped for the
night.
Active Missions
Collect the Bounty on Black Bart
Collect the Goggles of Paranormal
Detection for Professor Wilson
Stop Roving Wolf's Plan to Destroy the
Town of Goodwater
Experience
Active Characters
Name
|
Old XP
|
XP Awarded
|
New XP
|
Biff
|
2.5
|
0
|
2.5
|
Carrick
|
0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
Lonny
|
0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
Zak
|
2.5
|
0
|
2.5
|
Retired Characters
Name
|
Old XP
|
XP Awarded
|
New XP
|
Xavier
|
0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
