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by Aramis
Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.16 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> Ahhh, the La Loma Alta saloon. The perfect place for a quiet lunch. Frank Green, Tom Merriweather, Annie Yellowhawk and myself gathered at our usual table in the back. I made sure the new...
by Aramis
Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:47 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.15 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> Gabriel knew that someone was going to come for them boys we had locked up for robbing the bank. He had the bright idea to call in the real law. Not much chance of them arriving in time t...
by Aramis
Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:43 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.14 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette<br/> <br/> 16 lanterns<br/> <br/> I could see from the sour look on the shopkeeper's face when we entered the Trading Post that Tom was going to have trouble in here. I remembered he was one of the p...
by Aramis
Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.13 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> I wiped the grains of disturbed-too-early sleep from my eyes. The other deputies were arrayed around the desk in the sheriff's office. Gabriel Jackson sat in the chair. Buffalo was slumpe...
by Aramis
Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

jaybird216 wrote: Even though we generally stay on-task and in-character, this group tends to stray from the script... which is what RP is all about! I can barely see us finishing the gun battle in one night. I think you might be right. Heh. As you know, I have been out of the DMing game for awhile...
by Aramis
Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:33 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>Just going through a little recap of the session tonight. (So I don't forget it all). One thing stands out. Bran was really the star of tonight's session.<br/> <br/> And by star, I mean a shooting star! <br/> Heh, good game Bran. You were the centre of much of the good laughs and craziness in thi...
by Aramis
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:32 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

Orpheus wrote: Sure, I would be interested in that type of situation. What type of things did you add to GFYG? If you send me your email address by Private Message, I can send you the .pdf of the house rules A lot of the changes were to provide a more cinematic, less abstract type of combat.
by Aramis
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:29 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>Thanks guys. That really was a fun one. I was laugh-coughing through the whole thing.<br/> <br/> Then to top it off, my newly fixed computer shut down on its own again like it was doing before I "fixed" it.<br/> <br/> Excuse me for a minute<br/> <br/> Ffffffu-beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...
by Aramis
Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:12 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

Orpheus wrote: I just noticed this thread and was thinking the same thing. I might be interested in trying this with FG2. I've got Go For Yer Gun and OGL Wild West (just to spice up the combat and weapon choices a little bit) and would probably use those. I'd just have to fiddle wih the C&C FG2...
by Aramis
Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:58 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

Titania Lefey wrote:
Thanks for posting the summary, Aramis.

It Definitely cleared some stuff up. Thankyou!!

Titania

Your welcome, Titania. Glad it helped.

Can the deputies take what they now know and save Dead Mule? Next session shall reveal all (or at least, most).
by Aramis
Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:45 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C Fantasy Grounds
Replies: 33
Views: 9770

Treebore wrote: They do, but when I buy into it I'll need it not only for myself but at the very least my 3 kids, and likely my wife as well. Another problem is everything seems to indicate a limit of 5 being able to play together, and my Monday night group has 8. So until I see it saying in writin...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:28 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

jaybird216 wrote: Snipped from the summaries: " Letter to the editor from Mrs. Martha Swenson (widow) .....I for one welcome our new overlords..." I can't help but hear that in a Kent Brockman voice. Great write-ups, as always. Thanks jaybird. You got it in one. I am an avant garde summar...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:23 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

Emryys wrote: Great summaries Aramis! If you need some western graphics to use in OpenRPG, I've made a bunch for gaming online... Thanks emryys. Dead Mule is getting more dangerous of late, but I hope Bill Honeywell can keep up his postings ! As to the graphics, do you mean miniatures of wagons and...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:17 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: Known effects of Aliceum (the Blue Star Metal)
Replies: 3
Views: 1929

Nice write up Tree. Wow, I have a king's ransom in powdered Aliceum. (which I was spelling elysium)

A little pinch to each of my golem creations should do the trick.

Together, my pretties, we will rule the world (for good purposes of course )
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:54 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>OK. The summaries have now been added from last session. Phew, they take awhile to write, those summaries.<br/> <br/> I emphasised a few things in there to make it a bit clearer. Hopefully you will pick up on it in the summary.<br/> <br/> For next session, I think we will go with the following ru...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:46 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.12 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> Annie had the bright idea to set up a watch post on top of the Apache Trading Post. When she climbed up there, she realised something about the bank. They had a small, European style wind...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:42 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Excerpts from the Dead Mule Gazette<br/> <br/> ...It is with a sad heart that this reporter brings you the news that our sheriff has fallen in most noble combat with evil and malign forces. Our small town is besieged by evil. Fortunately, a group of like minded fellows have agreed to take up the ...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:37 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.11 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> We got all of the bank robbers incarcerated in the slightly charred lock up. Samuel, the helper from the La Loma Alta saloon, was called out to medic up the sheriff and the bank robbers, ...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:34 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.10 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> "Allright", yelled Buffalo. "It's killing time".<br/> <br/> He pulled his tomahawk from his belt and charged at "Dave", the outlaw leader. All the gunfire scattered the civilians fine, bu...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:28 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.9 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette<br/> <br/> Sometime around 3 in the morning, Tom and Annie smelled a bit of brimstone. Frank reckoned the smell was coming off of Buffalo, but then we all saw orange light dancing across the wall, thr...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:22 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.8 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette <br/> <br/> We got back to the sheriff's office, the two unconscious bounty hunters in tow. The night had quitened down quite a bit, although there was still quite a bit of stamping and whinnying from...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:08 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

daddystabz wrote: I am VERY interested in this! Do you have any room for an additional player? I have always wanted to play in a western setting! Also, how do I get the go for your gun rules? Thanks for your interest daddystabz. How it works is, we all guess what 80s chracter jaybird is imitating i...
by Aramis
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:35 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>That is a perfect costume. Really captures the character.<br/> <br/> I can hear him now: "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"<br/> <br/> That is the best Gary Coleman costume I have seen in awhile<br/> <br/> _________________<br/> "Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: n...
by Aramis
Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:49 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

jaybird216 wrote: Great game tonight, Kurt. But you gotta shoot straighter'nat if youse fixin' ta dirtnap ol' Buffalo! It sounds like we have the beginnings of a grand regular Thursday thing going on here. I'll see Josh tomorrow, and will broach the subject of him joining in on our fun. He doesn't ...
by Aramis
Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:01 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>OK- i am going to have to try this on my old wonky hard drive<br/> <br/> to make our lives easier, it might be best to have one of you with lots of bandwith (not Treebore) host the skype call, and another with bandwith host the open rpg. Grant me GM privileges and I will load the map and tokens. ...
by Aramis
Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:46 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

<t>I am having some computer problems so Thursday the 6ths session might run into some problems. This is in addition to the furnace failure, bird flu, and snow storm I have suffered. Hell week continues.<br/> <br/> The problem, I now know after having my computer in to be monitored for 48 hrs (it wa...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:43 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

jaybird216 wrote: Your updates just crack me up, Kurt. Great job! I'm going to point my gal pal at 'em. Maybe seeing the creativity and all-out fun behind my "nice hobby" will sway her to actually attempt to take a crack at throwing the d20's around. Heck, at least she knows the differenc...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:32 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Online
Topic: C&C in the Wild West! (Finished)
Replies: 235
Views: 60621

Titania Lefey wrote: sounds good. but what would a ranger/rogue get? Also, you have yet to post the summary in the Crusades forum. I've been waiting. Titania PS guess whos in the middle? Nice emoticon. Many guns drawn and someone on fire. That about covers you renegades! The summary is now posted. ...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:22 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>Dispatch From the Wild West pt.7 <br/> <br/> By Bill Honeywell <br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette<br/> <br/> After all of that fistic combat, most of the group decided to head to the La Loma Alta saloon for a restful evening. Har dee har. If there is one place in this foul burg where a rest will n...
by Aramis
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:20 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: C&C Wild West: Dead Mule (Complete)
Replies: 47
Views: 16396

<t>From the Dead Mule Telegraph Office<br/> <br/> San Francisco Gazette<br/> <br/> Attn: Editor J.J. Jameson<br/> <br/> Have Not Received Payment For Articles STOP Need To Pay For Supplies And Expenses STOP<br/> <br/> Bill Honeywell<br/> <br/> * * *<br/> <br/> From the San Francisco Telegraph Office...