Chapter 1 - In Without Knocking

[Enoch]

McCall shakes his head and pulls back the lapel of his duster, displaying his badge. He speaks to the cowboys nearest him. "You want to brawl, do it in the street. You're already looking at losing a fair bit of your paycheck to pay for all these damages. And get these goddamn horses out of here!"

Public Speaking (13): [1d20]=2

[jemmus]

Jake McCall's Public Speaking success will take effect next turn. The cowboys' actions for this turn (6 seconds) have already been stated. The liquored up cattle men will need successful Observation rolls to take heed of the speech. (The ones who succeeded last turn will act on it when the fighting stops.
They won't turn their backs on a member of the bunch who's in the middle of a violent encounter. Plus, they always enjoy watching a good fight. It's kind of rare to get to see one as a spectator, because they're usually also in one themselves at the time). Cowboy 1 will continue brawling with Sebastian when his action comes around. He failed his Observation roll for McCall's first Public Speaking success.

We'll do the Hoffmans' and the cowboys' actions after John Carry's and Paladin's posts.

[Grognardsw]

Paladin breathed a sigh of relief that the cowboys were holstering their guns. He watched the brawl as it went through its cycle.

This was my Turn 4 post, which I thought we’re still in. If not…

Turn Five

Paladin continued to observe the brawl, at the ready should guns appear.

[jemmus]

Turn 4 (continued)
The Hoffmans continue to stand and, shotguns ready.
Cowboy 1 blocks Sebastian's swinging gun butt arm. He looks for an opening for his own gun butt, but he can't get past Sebastian's threatening knife. Sebastian's gun butt strikes heavily across his face. He grunts Ugh! and spittle flies out of the side of his mouth.
Failed Coordination checks, no attacks possible because of the knife. Sebastian's second attack was a Haymaker. 3 damage, -3 to the opponent's rolls next turn.
Cowboy 3 says, Hit him Harvey! Hit that yella dog!
Cowboy 4 says Yeah, git in there Harvey!
Cowboys 5 and 6 watch the fight.
Cowboy 7, who is older and looks like he's in his early 40s, says, There ain't no way a he's gonna a beat a man holding a knife. Pull out yer own knife, Harvey! The fellow has a powerful, confident, commanding speaking voice. It might remind any war veterans in the room of the voice of an army officer.
Cowboy 8 Dan Rucker asks Preacher John Carry questions about morality and theology.
Cowboy 2 hears Jack McCall's advice, decides it's not worth it, steps back two paces and keeps an eye on Joos.
Joos moves to behind Cowboy 1 and faces him (thereby turning his back to the cowboys and their horses) and gets ready to deliver blows and finish this.

FYI, Cowboy 1 has taken 5 or so damage so far.

[jemmus]

Turn 5 - Initiative and state actions phase
PCs [1d6]=6 Cowboys [1d6]=5 Hoffmans [1d6]=4
PCs, Cowboys, Hoffmans. We are now into the 25th through 30th seconds of the action.
Hoffman will glance over at the older cowboy who advised the fighting cowboy named Harvey to draw a knife. But he will remain behind the bar, shotgun across his chest.
The younger Hoffman will stay with his shotgun at the kitchen door.

Cowboy 1 (Harvey) will give up one of two attacks to draw a knife from his boot. He'll need a Coordination roll to smoothly and quickly do that and give Sebastian only +1 on his second roll. If he fails, Sebastian will get +3. Either way, Sebastian's second attack will require a successful Coordination or Observation roll, at half value (rounded up), to be able to do a second attack.
Cowboy 2 will, at the end of the Brawling phase, stomp across the floorboards to attack Joos from behind with a pistol butt. That will be at the end of the turn, with the attack happening next turn.
Cowboy 3 will start leading his horse out of the saloon, but the yell, Harvey! Look out behind ye!
Cowboy 4 will yell, Hot damn! Dirty pool! Come on boys! He'll unholster his pistol and draw his boot knife and at the end of the brawling turn, move to engage Joos.
Cowboy 5 will do as Cowboy 3 did, except look back at the other cowpokes and yell, Come on, git in there boys!
Cowboy 7 will clear his head some more and say to Cowboy 6, Take down the fencepost, take down the whole fence. Tackle that feller and I'll pin his knife hand and his gun hand. Do-- not-- let-- him--- raise that firearm, son. Got it?
Cowboy 6 lets out a Whoop! and pull his pistol's trigger, puts another hole in Hoffman's floor, and lights out toward the target. That being Sebastian standing in a fist fight with Cowboy 1 (Harvey), with a gun in one hand and wicked steel knife in the other. And switched between hands.
At the bang of a gunshot inside the hotel/saloon, Cowboy 8 Dan Rucker couldn't help but being more attentive to violence going inside than to theological discussion outside. He looks into the dark interior with eyes narrowed by the bright sun. He can't see a thing, it's like looking into a cave. Excuse me, Reverend. I got to go inside and do my part to make sure everything's alright. The lad pulls out a heavy single action pistol, draws the hammer back, and cautiously enters the saloon.

[jemmus]

Turn 5
PCs have initiatve, NPCs have stated their actions. PCs are up for stating their actions, and the get to do them first.

[Bluetongue]

Sebastian

Sebastian: Brawling. Pommel cowboy with pistol. [1d20+3]=18+3=21[1d20+3]=4+3=7

Hopefully my first attack should cosh the guy unconscious before he can draw a knife. My second attack looks to fail anyway.

If the cowboy draws a dagger to try and stab me, then I will shoot him.

Can someone get rid of the horses? What kind of saloon has several horses grazing at the bar.

"Hey partner, why the long face?"
He says, talking to the horse.

If you need an observation skill check I rolled this:

Sebastian: Coordination vs 18 [1d20]=19

[Rex]

Charlie

Charlie doesn't like how this is going with weapons being drawn all over the place.

As loud as he can, "No weapons!"

[cybersavant]

Andreas Larson continues to watch the goings on, but as people reach for knives and guns, he takes his own revolver out and cocks it.

[ateno]

Using my rolls from last time.

Doss will stand like a boxer do a combo like a prize fighter on the active fighter (#2)


Then afterPunch #2 he sidesteps and lines up with the other person on the frontline of fighting



"Drawing in a saloon is a finable offense gentlemen, holster."

[jemmus]

From some of the player posts, I see that I didn't make it clear what the cowboys will do in Turn 5. Some draw pistols, but you know that they won't shoot in Turn 5. It looks more like they intend to use them a brawling weapons. Only Cowboy 1 can brawl this turn. Movement comes at the end of the turn. So the soonest they can brawl (or shoot) will be next turn (Turn 6).

Doos will have to move (turn around) before he can brawl, the same as his opponent (Cowboy 2) can't brawl this turn. His brawl rolls will apply next turn.

To clarify, the side that wins initiative always knows what the side(s) will do that turn, before they do decide on their own actions.

[Grognardsw]

Turn 5

Paladin’s gun was out (though hidden from view just under the edge of an overturned table), waiting for a cowboy’s gun to take aim. He saw that cowboys 2, 4, and 6 were using their pistols as clubs.

Paladin was ready to shoot a gun out of the cowboys hand if he used it to shoot instead of club. Paladin wondered where the sheriff was.

[jemmus]

Still Turn 5 (25th - 30th seconds of the fight)
Initiative: 1. PCs 2. Hoffmans 3. Cowboys

Cowboys' actions have been stated, but I missed having Hoffmans state their actions.

Hoffman sees more weapons being drawn. It looks to him like a general brawl-- or worse-- is about to happen. He says in a loud but steady voice, There vill be no more fighteen in my dining room! Put yer veapons away, take yer horses outside, and come back and sit down! Und you vill behave like civilized human beings! It remains to be seen (next turn) what effect his Public Speaking effort will have on the red-eyed, wildly stumbling, three sheets to the wind, don't hardly know what they're doing, and quite besotted cowhands. But it was a forceful and commanding speech. Next turn Sebastian's and Doos's players can RP what effect it had on their characters.

At the sound of the yelling out and further commotion, a heavy-set middle-aged woman will appear at the kitchen doorway, beside Hoffman's son with is long fowling shotgun. (Which, the PCs know, is just as likely used for shooting jackrabbits and cottontails for the stew pot as for shooting flying fowl). The woman has her hands on her hips, one of which holds a long-barreled cocked single action revolver. She's got a scowl on her face and doesn't seem much daunted. On the contrary, it seems like she's looking around the room for who's the first troublemaker to shoot or club over the head first.

Hoffman's daughter, who helped serve the PC remains unseen after running to the kitchen, on dad's orders, is not seen.

PCs have all stated their actions except Jake, Preacher John Carry, and Doos (if he's going to change his action and post again). From there, we'll go to resolving the PCs' and NPCs' posted actions for this turn (Turn 5).

Situation overview: 20 seconds ago, cowboys came a-whooping and a-ridin into Hoffman's saloon, hotel, and pool shootin place in San Marcos, TX. San Marcos (pop. around 700) is a respectable town just 20 miles from Austin. A fight broke out in Hoffman's bar in San Marcos just 20 or 25 second ago. The sheriff has been sent for, but in the meantime, it's just the law off fisticuffs, knives, gun butts, and horses lifting tails in bars and dropping green droppings

[jemmus]

Turn 5 - Resolve actions phase
Charlie yells, No weapons! Andreas draws his revolver, ready to use it if needed. Paladin sits at a table and observes, pistol drawn and under it.

Hoffman orders all weapons put away, all horses out of his dining room, and that everybody sit down.

Cowboy 2 moves to behind Doos. Cowboy 3 draws gun and knife and moves behind Doos. Cowboys 4 and 5 start to take their horses outdoors, but stop and yell warnings to Cowboy 1 brawling with Sebastian. Cowboy 6 shoots a hole in the floor and runs to behind Sebastian. Cowboy 7, the older cowhand, doesn't draw a weapon, but also runs to behind Sebastian. Cowboy 8 young Dan Rucker hears the shot and runs into the saloon.

Sebastian, knife in one hand and pistol in the other, delivers a haymaker clubbing blow to the cowboy the others call Harvey. He comes up with a knife from his boot. Doos grabs him from behind and throws him to the floor. The cowboy rolls and comes up with his knife in the air. Sebastian tries to strike another pistol blow, but can't find a safe opening in the knife defense. But Doos does. He jumps on the prone cowboy and gets an arm lock on his knife arm.

Cowboy 1 took 5 damage and -6 to his To Hit next turn. He can only punch with his left arm next turn. A grapple result of Throw will free him of the arm lock.

Post revised to add some missing information.

[jemmus]

Turn 6 - Initiative and state actions phase
1. PCs
2. Cowboys
3. Hoffmans

Hoffman will continue standing behind the bar with his shotgun and see what effect his speech had on everyone. His son will continue holding his gun in the kitchen. The woman at the kitchen doorway will say, "Ve haf verkt hardt to built this hotel! Ve vill haf no more ov shooteen holes in the roof, the floor, und the valls! All of you will now get out and come back in ven yer sobert! Event if it takes undtil Christmas Day! Who do you think drags yer bodies by the boots to the street? My Ludvig and my Heinrich. Who do you think cleans up the bloot? Me and my Maria Helga. Und ye'd better have money in yer pocket for the undertaker! Or it will be the buzzarts who vill lay you to rest! Does as Ludvig says and stop yer foolish fightin!"


Cowboy 1 will continue brawling Sebastian and Doos.
Cowboy 7, the older man, with say to Cowboy 6 beside him, Hold, Bucknell! Let it be! Git yer horse out and enjoy yer time in town.
Cowboy 6 will holster his pistol and attack Sebastian from behind.
Cowboy 2 will look at Hoffman, then Cowboy 7, say Hell's bells and take his horse outside.
Cowboy 3 will grumble something incoherent and take his horse outside.
Cowboy 4 will follow suit.
Cowboy 5 will ignore all the yelling, draw his gun and his knife, and attack Doos from behind.
Cowboy 8 Dan Rucker will stand and observe from by the door.

Jake McCall's previous Public Speaking successes were canceled when Sebastian drew a knife and changed the situation. Hoffman's subsequent success in the new situation had some effects.
PCs are up, please state your actions and roll any rolls. Attacks against Cowboy 1 (Harvey) and Cowboy 5 will require successful Coordination rolls because they have knives. One roll for each attack. Please remember that movement (such as changing facing) comes after all attacks.

[Grognardsw]

Paladin - Turn 6

Paladin was relieved that guns weren’t being fired.

He remained ready to shoot a gun out of a cowboys hand if he used it to shoot instead of club.

Paladin considered talking, but enough words had been said. The cowboys just had to work out their piss and vinegar.

[Bluetongue]

Sebastian

"Damn varmint is pulling his gun to shoot you from behind Mr!"

He shouts a warning to both Mr Doos and Cowboy 5 who he shoots.

Sebastian: Coordination vs 18 [1d20]=16 Sebastian: Caused Wound location [1d20]=3 Severity [1d6]=4

edited here for 2nd Careful Shot.

Sebastian: Coordination vs 18 [1d20]=11 Sebastian: Caused Wound location [1d20]=5 Severity [1d6]=2

He will then turn to face Cowboy 6 who is sneaking up behind him.

"You want some too?

So having my pistol already drawn and at shoulder height from bashing a guy around the head, I figure I can Careful Shot my target, just point and fire. This would hit and my reckoning is a Right Leg, Serious Wound. Adjusted for location and point blank.

The 2nd Careful Shot causes a Left Arm, Serious Wound also.

[Rex]

Charlie

Charlie keeps covering everyone. Ready to shoot if need be.

[cybersavant]

Andreas Larson remains where he is, gun in hand, but not pointed at anyone yet.

[ateno]

Doos attempt to put Cowboy #1 down.

1st [1d20]=13 2nd [1d20]=15

Doos twists Cowboy's #1 arm, since he continues to squirm, he rabbit punches him.

"Give up and leave like your friend son.

If he does not give up, he will continue brawling, if he does, he will access the situation and stand back to back with Sebastian.