View Full Version : Motley thugs after hidden treasure--Game #2
I haven't forgotten about the Survivor: Skull Island game I had to call off early because of time issues. I'm trying to think of a way to make it more interactive and interesting before re-starting it.
In the meantime, this game has 10 slots open. First come, first serve for signing up. We'll always give players two days to post their intentions of the next round, in order to limit any unnecessary time pressures.
THE YEAR: 1877
THE PLACE: The Southwestern territoires of the United States
One of you has found a map to an ancient treasure--a cache of gold buried by Spanish conquistadors 2 centuries earlier. But to reach that gold, you must ride through untamed territories, battling outlaws, Apaches, desert heat and other dangers.
You gather together some of the worst scum and villiany of the Old West to help you obtain the treasure. But will you all be willing to share the treasure when you find it? Or will betrayal and murder follow your group during the journey?
HOW TO PLAY:
When you sign up, pick one of the following four catagories:
Gunman (+1 Fast-draw)
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Gambler (+1 Cleverness)
Then divide 45 point among the following four attributes. Add your catagory bonus to the proper attribute:
Fast-draw
Sharpshooter
Knife Fight
Cleverness
Treachery
The game will last 10 rounds. Each round represents some danger your group encounters.
For instance: You're ambushed by Apaches and told you have to have a total of 50 Sharpshooter points and 30 Knife Fight points to fight them off. Each player then posts which of his attributes he is contributing to the fight.
For instance, Player #1 has 8 Sharpshooter and 6 Cleverness points. He may contribute one or the other--BUT NOT BOTH.
If you all contribute enough total points, you get past the danger without loss. If you don't, one RANDOMLY DETERMINED person is killed and out of the game.
TREACHERY: You may also PM me that you are secretly killing off one of your fellow treasure hunters. Your Treachery rating is added to a d10 die roll. The same is done with your intended victim. Ties are rerolled. If your number is higher, the victim is killed and no one else is told who killed him. If your intended victim has the high number, he puts a .45 slug between your eyes and it is you who is out of the game.
The treachery attempt takes place AFTER the results of dealing with that rounds threat is resolved.
LAST ROUND: If more than one of you is alive when the treasure is found, there is a free-for-all among the surviving players. It is randomly decided whether it is a gun fight or a knife fight. Then each player has his Treachery plus the appropriate attribute (Fast Draw or Knife Fight) plus a d10 roll added up. High number is the lone survivor and the winner of the game.
ANOTHER USE FOR TREACHERY: When posting which attribute you are using in a round, you may also post or PM me that you want to PERMENENTLY use one Treachery point to guarantee you will not be the randomly chosen victim if the group fails to defeat the danger.
Hope that all makes sense. Remember, first-come/first-serve for the 10 open slots.
JackAssterson
01/22/2008, 13:43
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1) (Gambler)
Treachery 10
As per your request, I'm back :)
Gambler (+1 cleverness)
Fast Draw: 11
Sharpshooter: 8
Knife Fight: 4
Cleverness: 13
Treachery: 10
Doombot 3.1
01/22/2008, 13:45
I'll play.
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 8
hellskingpin
01/22/2008, 13:47
Indian!
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter:12
Knife Fight: 12 +1 Indian
Cleverness: 10
Treachery: 5
Did i do that right?
Maniac_nmt
01/22/2008, 13:54
Gunman (+1 Fast-draw)
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 10
Treachery 5
Indian!
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter:12
Knife Fight: 12 +1 Indian
Cleverness: 10
Treachery: 5
Did i do that right?
Yes, you did.
I accidentally posted this thread in the Arena before I reposted here. I'm going to hold slots for Antipathy, theanalogkid and Sigdr--they posted over there and I want to give them a chance to post again here if they still want to play.
That leaves 2 open slots to go.
Question: is there a minimum and maximum value for attributes?
No. You can be as fast on the draw, as clever or as treacherous as you want.
anonym0use
01/22/2008, 14:04
I'll try this for fun...
anonym0use
01/22/2008, 14:04
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Mountain Man
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 13
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw: 11
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 10
Oops had 5 points too many: revised
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 10
JackAssterson
01/22/2008, 14:17
After looking at the othe thread I think everybody may need to raise their Treachery scores.
A lot.
:confused:
anonym0use
01/22/2008, 14:27
Hurm. I thought about going all out treacherous... for defense mind you, the same way I'd pile all my troops on my borders if this were a risk game. ;)
Is it too late to change my stats?
Fast-draw 6
Sharpshooter 5 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 6
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 6
Treachery 22
Just kidding, BTW... I'm happy the way I was made.
Legendary Thawmus
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 7
Treachery 11
JackAssterson
01/22/2008, 14:30
Fast-draw 1
Sharpshooter 1
Knife Fight 1
Cleverness 2
Treachery 40
:rolleyes: :sleep: :p
Do we have everyone we need Kal?
Do we have everyone we need Kal?
I'm gonna give the guys who signed up on the other thread time to post over here. Providing they still want to play, we are filled up.
Antipathy
01/22/2008, 14:56
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 5
Sharpshooter 5
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 5
Treachery 25
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 10
Melkhor
Gambler
Fast Draw: 11
Sharpshooter: 8
Knife Fight: 4
Cleverness: 13
Treachery: 10
Doombot 3.1
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 8
hellskingpin
Indian
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter:12
Knife Fight: 12 +1 Indian
Cleverness: 10
Treachery: 5
maniac nmt
Gunman
Fast-draw 19+1 = 20
Sharpshooter 13
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 10
Treachery 3
anonymOuse
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 13
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 10
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 16
Thawmus
Gunman
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 15
KitsuShel
Gunwoman (+1 Fast-draw)
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 10
Treachery 5
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
Two more players from the Arcade thread still have a chance to sign up.
JackAssterson
01/22/2008, 15:08
Still thinking about my stats, Kalel. The way the game is set up the only stat that really matters until end-game is treachery (and if it's high enough you can not only kill any other player with impunity but can freely spend treachery points to ensure you won't be randomly killed)
Still thinking about my stats, Kalel. The way the game is set up the only stat that really matters until end-game is treachery (and if it's high enough you can not only kill any other player with impunity but can freely spend treachery points to ensure you won't be randomly killed)
That's true: UNLESS THERE ARE UNEXPECTED EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR DURING THE GAME THAT MAKE A HIGH RATING IN ANOTHER CATAGORY NECESSARY TO SURVIVE
Sorry....
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
JackAssterson
01/22/2008, 15:14
That's true: UNLESS THERE ARE UNEXPECTED EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR DURING THE GAME THAT MAKE A HIGH RATING IN ANOTHER CATAGORY NECESSARY TO SURVIVE
Hmm.
Okey dokey, I'll keep my stats.
I'm a clever fellow.
Antipathy
01/22/2008, 15:23
That's true: UNLESS THERE ARE UNEXPECTED EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR DURING THE GAME THAT MAKE A HIGH RATING IN ANOTHER CATAGORY NECESSARY TO SURVIVE
All righty then.
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 16
I'll post the first round event tomorrow about noon. The two remaining players from the incorrect Arena thread can have until then to sign up here. Otherwise, we'll go with the group we've got.
3 gunman
2 Indians
3 gamblers
2 mountain man
All righty then.
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 16
I've updated your stats on the master list accordingly.
theanalogkid
01/22/2008, 15:41
Gambler(+1 Cleverness)
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 15
Thanks for saving my spot.
I've added theanalogkid to the master list.
You may all make any last-minute changes to your stats anytime before noon tomorrow.
KitsuShel
01/22/2008, 15:51
Hrmm, if someone doesn't show up, I'd like to play!
Gunman (+1 Fast-draw)
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 10
Treachery 5
___________
Hrmm, if someone doesn't show up, I'd like to play!
Gunman (+1 Fast-draw)
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 10
Treachery 5
___________
I'm gonna go ahead and let you play. If the one remaining player from the Arena thread also signs up here, then we'll have 12. 12 is as good as 10, so what the hey.
I will close out the game at this point, though. If there are too many, it'll be too cumbersome to keep track of.
anonym0use
01/22/2008, 16:05
Updated my character for the first and last time.
I'm not so fast anymores. Hurley ain't the young buck he used ta' be.
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 13
Whatever happened to the Patton's tank corp game?
Whatever happened to the Patton's tank corp game?
I'd forgotton how long it takes to play any one scenario in that game. It proved to be impractical to do as a thread and keep it frequent enough to stay interesting.
here's my guy again.
"Doc" Sigsworth, Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
Sorry for delay, I decided against whipping out the 'Realms in class today. :p
That's 12 players. We are definitely filled up. The Dirty Dozen of the Old West will ride out for their first challenge tomorrow at Noon.
Space Jawa
01/22/2008, 17:08
EDIT: Missed that there were three pages already. BLAST!
I forgot that I don't come into work until 2 pm tomorrow, so the first adventure will actually start a little after then.
I just wanted to say: Yes, any of you could assassinate me easily.
I'm really hoping you don't want to knock off your best Fast-Draw like that, though. :(
anonym0use
01/22/2008, 18:46
I'm hoping we can have truce till at least night 5 or 6...:noid:
We might need each other's skills.
Maniac_nmt
01/22/2008, 18:53
Small change to my 'stats'
Gunman
Fast-draw 19+1 = 20
Sharpshooter 13
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 10
Treachery 3
I just wanted to say: Yes, any of you could assassinate me easily.
I'm really hoping you don't want to knock off your best Fast-Draw like that, though. :(
You may have the fastest hands in the west, but I have the fastest knife in your sleep. :laugh:
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 10
Melkhor
Gambler
Fast Draw: 11
Sharpshooter: 8
Knife Fight: 4
Cleverness: 13
Treachery: 10
Doombot 3.1
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 8
hellskingpin
Indian
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter:12
Knife Fight: 12 +1 Indian
Cleverness: 10
Treachery: 5
maniac nmt
Gunman
Fast-draw 19+1 = 20
Sharpshooter 13
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 10
Treachery 3
anonymOuse
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 13
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 10
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 16
Thawmus
Gunman
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 15
KitsuShel
Gunwoman (+1 Fast-draw)
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 10
Treachery 5
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
ROUND ONE: The 12 of you meet in the small town of Bury Your Dead, Arizona, then ride out to find the lost treasure.
But the rich & ruthless owner of a nearby large ranch--the evil Ben Cartwright--also learns of the treasure. He sends his three psychotic sons (Adam, Hoss and Little Joe) along with a bunch of his ranch hands out to run you down, slaughter the lot of you and take the map for himself.
You must lure his men into an ambush within the walls of Begger's Canyon. To do so successfully, you must contribute a total of 55 Sharpshooter points and 83 Cleverness points.
Everyone has until Noon eastern time on Friday to post which of their attributes they are contributing. (Remember, you may use only one attribute at a time.) You may also PM me anytime before then about any attempts to backstab someone else.
Doombot 3.1
01/23/2008, 14:26
I'll contribute my 9 sharpshooter points.
Time to teach those Cartwright punks a lesson. :devious:
Antipathy
01/23/2008, 14:28
I'll contribute my 7 cleverness points.
I'm going to use my 13 Cleverness points.
hellskingpin
01/23/2008, 14:36
12 sharp here
With 4 of you posting, you have 21 Sharpshooter points and 20 Cleverness points. That leaves 34 Sharptshooter & 63 Cleverness to go.
KitsuShel
01/23/2008, 14:49
Since it looks like we need more cleverness, I'll throw in my 10!
anonym0use
01/23/2008, 14:58
I'm a good sharpshooter! 15 points for me!
With half of you posting, you're up to 36 Sharpshooter and 30 Cleverness. That leaves 19 Sharpshooter and 53 Cleverness to go.
JackAssterson
01/23/2008, 15:06
Oh, the Cleverness of me!
15 points of cereberal celerity into the pot.
Oh, the Cleverness of me!
15 points of cereberal celerity into the pot.
Just remember, Mr. Gambler--it's an ambush, not a poker game. Won't do any good to keep an extra Ace of Spades up your sleeve.
Maniac_nmt
01/23/2008, 15:10
I'll add my 1337 +13 sharpshooter skizillz
"Doc" Sigsworth the Mountain Man may be a Sharpshooter by trade, but he's a Clever dick by nature.
I reckon I'll be contributing my 10 Cleverness points.
That's 49 Sharpshooter & 55 Cleverness. Only 6 Sharpshooter points to go, but I'm not sure if you guys can make 28 more Cleverness.
Just so you all know, you MAY change your mind about what attribute to use anytime before the Friday deadline.
theanalogkid
01/23/2008, 17:42
I will add my 8 cleverness.
That's another 13 cleverness from me. Bluffing is in my blood, so getting these rubes to go all in on a bum hand should be a picnic! :)
So, we need 6 Sharpshooter, and 7 Cleverness, correct?
That's 49 Sharpshooter and 76 Cleverness. You've got 6 Sharpshooter & 7 Cleverness to go.
BUT ONLY ONE PERSON---YosiP--has yet to post!!!!!! At the moment, it looks as if those Cartwright boys are going to get the best of you.
There's quite a few folks here that have 10 Cleverness to give, that gave Sharpshooter instead. If you've got more than 7, you should use Cleverness. If you've got more than 10 Sharpshooter, you should use Sharpshooter.
Let's see what it looks like if we do it that way.
I have 8 Sharpshooter, and 13 Cleverness. So I'm gonna stay with my 13 Cleverness in the pool.
CurBludgeon
01/23/2008, 17:49
Man, this looks cool. Can I throw my hat in the ring for reserve status? I promise I won't say "I'm your huckleberry" eighty-one times a day.
(no promises about eighty, though).
Man, this looks cool. Can I throw my hat in the ring for reserve status? I promise I won't say "I'm your huckleberry" eighty-one times a day.
(no promises about eighty, though).
This is an elimination game, so there's no reserves this time around. I'll probably run a similar game again in the future, though.
anonym0use
01/23/2008, 17:58
Hurley don't wanna let them gol-durned Cartrights come between me and my Bonanzer!
Can I switch from muh rifle to muh Cleverness? I don't need bullets to fell these boys, I'll just drop some rocks on their heads...
Hurley don't wanna let them gol-durned Cartrights come between me and my Bonanzer!
Can I switch from muh rifle to muh Cleverness? I don't need bullets to fell these boys, I'll just drop some rocks on their heads...
That means you are now at 34 Sharpshooter & 86 Cleverness. You are now okay on luring the Cartwrights into Begger's Canyon, but you don't yet have enough firepower to take them out.
anonym0use
01/23/2008, 18:06
Well now, hopefully muh boy Yosip will show them there Cartwrights what for!
Doombot 3.1
01/23/2008, 18:15
Our problem is that we need 55 Sharpshooter points. We have 34 right now. YosiP can contribute 20.
Those Cartwright punks are going to get the best of us if we can't muster 1 more lousy Sharpshooter point! :mad:
Maniac_nmt
01/23/2008, 18:19
simple, anonym0use switches back to sharp shooting and I move to cleverness
I'm 13/10 and he's 15/10.
I'll go and be a sneaky bastard with my cleverness of 10.
simple, anonym0use switches back to sharp shooting and I move to cleverness
I'm 13/10 and he's 15/10.
I'll go and be a sneaky bastard with my cleverness of 10.
So at the moment, the total is 21 Sharpshooter & 96 Cleverness.
anonym0use
01/23/2008, 18:23
Hurley's a goin' ta listen to that there Maniac. There may be madness in his method. I'll switch on back!
*picks up rifle & starts to load it*
Hurley's a goin' ta listen to that there Maniac. There may be madness in his method. I'll switch on back!
*picks up rifle & starts to load it*
That's 36 Sharpshooter and 86 Cleverness.
So if YosiP does chime in with his Sharpshooter skills, you all can bag yourselves a pack of Cartwrights.
Can't I just leg sweep them to death?
I think that would resolve things quite easily...... :noid:
That's 36 Sharpshooter and 86 Cleverness.
So if YosiP does chime in with his Sharpshooter skills, you all can bag yourselves a pack of Cartwrights.
On the other hand, YosiP may be in cahoots with those danged Cartwrights!
Iron Ham
01/23/2008, 19:02
On the other hand, YosiP may be in cahoots with those danged Cartwrights! Klixkid is dead. He was Little Joe Cartwright.
badu is dead. He was Hoss Cartwright.
YoSip is dead. He was Adam Cartwright.
Klixkid is dead. He was Little Joe Cartwright.
badu is dead. He was Hoss Cartwright.
YoSip is dead. He was Adam Cartwright.
Sorry for having a life, ham:rolleyes: .
Besides, how many times do I have to tell you people me and Badu are 2 (do you see the 2?) People!:disappoin
Anywoy's, Oim Gonna look dun moi trusty old Betsy's barrel and shoot sum Cartwrights, Oim not un fer figering or Troikyness stuiff (was the Accent to Thick?)
Contribute: 20 Sharpshooter points
Sorry for having a life ham...
You should be. Life hams are rare to come by. Matter of fact, I've never had one. Do you have any idea how much I've wanted one? Just a taste??
But no, you have to hog it all the time.
Screw you, man. I hate you. Enjoy that life ham while you can, because you know what? I'm gonna find me a life SAUSAGE. And I'm gonna let everyone else have a bite. EXCEPT FOR YOU!!!!! :angry:
*runs away crying*
Screw you, man. I hate you. Enjoy that life ham while you can, because you know what? I'm gonna find me a life SAUSAGE. And I'm gonna let everyone else have a bite. EXCEPT FOR YOU!!!!! :angry:
Thawmus...can I have some of your long, juicy life sausage?
Maniac_nmt
01/23/2008, 21:40
Thawmus...can I have some of your long, juicy life sausage?
*uses his 20 fast draw to shoot the end of the cigar in yer mouth*
We don't cotton to that sort of talk round here pard.
Okay, you have all posted early and it looks like the Cartwright boys are goin' down. I'll go ahead and post the official results (as well as the results of any backstabbing attempts that may occur) later today. I'll post the next challenge as well.
Well, y'all done given those Cartwright boys a fatal dose of lead, blasting them down as they ride into Begger's Canyon.
But treachery has struck!!! When the gunsmoke clears, two of you have been shot in the back!!!! And their respective killers manage to do away with them without being noticed!!!
KitsuShel and maniac nmt are the victims. You leave their bodies behind ("Buzzards gotta eat--same as worms") and ride off to find the treasure.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 10
Melkhor
Gambler
Fast Draw: 11
Sharpshooter: 8
Knife Fight: 4
Cleverness: 13
Treachery: 10
Doombot 3.1
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 8
hellskingpin
Indian
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter:12
Knife Fight: 12 +1 Indian
Cleverness: 10
Treachery: 5
anonymOuse
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 13
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 10
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 16
Thawmus
Gunman
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 15
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
ROUND 2: Your last stop before entering the desert is the stagecoach stop at Hangman's Bluff. You all spend the night here, but one of you accidentally bumps into the infamous Waco Kid, causing him to spill his whiskey. An unavoidable gunfight results.
The Waco Kid has a Fast Draw score of 18. A d10 will be rolled and added to his score. The same will be done for his opponent. Ties will be rerolled.
High score wins and lives. Low score loses and dies. If the player fighting the Waco wins, he gets 1 point permenently added to his Fast Draw.
But which of you must fight him? This is randomly determined. But any of you may permenently spend 1 Treachery Point to be exempt from the fight.
So the only decision for each of you to make this time is whether to spend a treachery point to hide from the Waco Kid--or take a chance on fighting him.
WARNING: If all of you spend a treachery point, then the whole process loops around and you all go back on the list of possible opponents.
I invite you all to spend a treachery point.
I'll kick his ###. :cool:
Forgot to add:
DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT NOON EASTERN.
I invite you all to spend a treachery point.
I'll kick his ###. :cool:
I should note, also, that I'm not just being brave here.
I don't have a treachery score. Period. :laugh:
anonym0use
01/24/2008, 15:35
Hyah! take that Cartright-kin! Nobody messes with Hurley Hugo, not you, nor that blasted Slick-jake McGregor back in Omaha.
Now pour me some whiskey for celebratin, and leave the bottle whydontcha!
*bumps into Waco*
*looks at Waco's Fastdraw score and compares it to his own*
*drops a treachery point on the floor as he slowly backs out the door, carrying the whiskey bottle with him*
I should note, also, that I'm not just being brave here.
I don't have a treachery score. Period. :laugh:
*Ambles into the Inn mighty brave and boasting*
Ah just shud up sum Mein ol' Cartwites with moi dear ol' Betsy,
*Bumps into Waco *
Oi Didarn't do it! Oit wers thoit man o'er dere!
*Thrusts Thawmas into the way of waco with hi Treachery point*
hellskingpin
01/24/2008, 15:51
Ill drop a point also to be exempt
The way I figure it, Waco needs a 9 or a 10 to beat me, and I'd have to roll a 1 or a 2, respectively.
I'm feeling good about this.
I like my treachery score just fine the way it is, and you don't get to be a gambler without taking stupid risks sometimes either.
No matter how Waco that Kid is, he ain't gonna make me fold here!
CurBludgeon
01/24/2008, 16:00
I like my treachery score just fine the way it is, and you don't get to be a gambler without taking stupid risks sometimes either.
No matter how Waco that Kid is, he ain't gonna make me fold here!
"...know when to walk away, and know when to run!"
"...know when to walk away, and know when to run!"
Beat me to it. I was gonna post "knows when to hold 'em, knows when to fold 'em."
anonym0use
01/24/2008, 16:02
"...know when to walk away, and know when to run!"
*watches CurBludgeon run*
"...know when to walk away, and know when to run!"
*Looks around for the source of the mysterious music* Will someone just shoot that damn piano player! :p
theanalogkid
01/24/2008, 16:03
This is all you, Thawmus. A good gambler also knows when to back away from a losing hand. I will drop a Treachery point.
'Waco Kid! Thawmus called yer mammy a cheap #####!"
I'll spend a treachery point.
So far, 6 out of 10 of you have posted or PM'd me that you are spending a treachery point to back out of the fight:
Antipathy
theanalogkid
Sigdr
anonymOuse
YosiP
hellskingpin
That leaves four possible opponents left for the Waco Kid. But there's still plenty of time to decide to opt out.
I like my treachery score just fine the way it is, and you don't get to be a gambler without taking stupid risks sometimes either.
No matter how Waco that Kid is, he ain't gonna make me fold here!
Son, it'd be a shame to see you become another victim. Let me handle this. It's the best I can bring to the group.
Keep in mind, anyone and their grandma can make my next sleep an eternal one. You guys don't have anything to fear from me.
CurBludgeon
01/24/2008, 16:17
*watches CurBludgeon run*
*Takes a stumbling step or two. Wheezes to catch his breath. Shakes his head.* That's all the runnin' you're getting out of me today. You ain't my gym coach!
Son, it'd be a shame to see you become another victim. Let me handle this. It's the best I can bring to the group.
Keep in mind, anyone and their grandma can make my next sleep an eternal one. You guys don't have anything to fear from me.
Hey, even if all these other guys turn out to be as yellow as that drink Waco spilled, I've still got better odds of making it out alive than the flip of a coin here.
I'm willing to risk those odds for a much better chance at the bonanza, and to avoid ending up like those poor bastards we left back at the canyon.
Maniac_nmt
01/24/2008, 17:22
*Looks around for the source of the mysterious music* Will someone just shoot that damn piano player! :p
*Fat chance, I'm already dead ya stinkin' coyotes*
"He saw the riders commin' hard. 'An he heard their mornful cry! Yippee Ti Yay! Yippe Ti Yo! Ghost Riders in the sky!"
Doombot 3.1
01/24/2008, 18:47
I'll give up a treachery point and let Thawmus do the honors.
Sounds like we're looking at a chance between me, Melkhor, and someone else, then.
I hope the someone else put in a PM.
Sounds like we're looking at a chance between me, Melkhor, and someone else, then.
I hope the someone else put in a PM.
JackAssterson is the only one not heard from yet, but he has until Monday to post if he decides to spend the treachery point.
To clarify the current situation:
The following players have spent a treachery point to exempt themselves from a possible fight with the Waco Kid:
Antipathy
theanalogkid
Sigdr
anonymOuse
YosiP
hellskingpin
Dombot 3.1
The following players have stated their desire to take a chance on facing the Waco Kid:
Thawmus
Melkhor
The following player has not yet stated a preference, but has until the Monday deadline to do so. (His default status if he doesn't post is still being a possible opponent for the Waco Kid):
JackAssterson
Remember, you can also still PM me anytime before the deadline about backstabbing someone. You may also change your mind about spending a Treachery Point any time before the deadline.
JackAssterson
01/25/2008, 15:21
I'll spend a point.
CurBludgeon
01/25/2008, 15:22
Oooh. Who will face the Waco Kid? Don't change that channel!
I'll spend a point.
That's everybody.
What do you all think? Should I post official results today, or wait until Monday to let you all have more chance to decide to backstab each other?
Doombot 3.1
01/25/2008, 15:29
I'd prefer to see the results today.
CurBludgeon
01/25/2008, 15:29
Eh, they've spent their treachery points. Let's see Melkhor take down the Waco kid!
Eh, they've spent their treachery points. Let's see Melkhor take down the Waco kid!
What? No!! He's mine!!! :angry:
I mean...uh...I'm gonna backstab him....with my 0 treachery.... :laugh:
CurBludgeon
01/25/2008, 15:36
What? No!! He's mine!!! :angry:
I mean...uh...I'm gonna backstab him....with my 0 treachery.... :laugh:
See. Melkhor's gonna face the Waco Kid and win, depriving you of your glory. Then, when you move on to the next segment of the adventure, he'll spend a cleverness point to cause you to trip and land spine-first onto a desert cactus, depriving you of your life. :grin:
theanalogkid
01/25/2008, 15:38
Today would be cool.
ROUND 2 RESULTS:
The Waco Kid faces off against----
MELKHOR!!!!!
When the gunsmoke clears, Melkhor is lying on the floor, two slugs through his heart. The Waco Kid calmly finishes his drink, then rides away.
The next morning, you all find that Treachery has struck again!!! hellskingpin is found in his bunk with a knife in his back. His killer has gone undetected.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
Doombot 3.1
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 7
anonymOuse
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 9
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 15
Thawmus
Gunman
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 14
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 11
Round 3:
Several days into the desert, your water begins to run low. You approach a small water hole at night, but discover a band of Apache warriors are already camped there.
To avoid dying of thirst, you'll have to take out the Apaches. Doing so requires 53 Cleverness and 23 Knife Fight points.
Deadline is still Monday at Noon eastern
Gee whiz, 20% of the way through the game and 33$ of you are already dead!!!!!
Nooooooooo!!!! Melkhor!!! :cry:
I'll avenge you, compadre!!! :angry:
Since I have 0 knife fight points, I'm gonna contribute my 13 Cleverness.
anonym0use
01/25/2008, 16:06
I Ain't never did not meet no Injun I couldn't not outthink none with muh double negatives.
Aint no redskin that's more Clever'n Hurley Hugo.
*Cleverness*
theanalogkid
01/25/2008, 16:11
I wil add my 8 cleverness.
Doombot 3.1
01/25/2008, 16:28
I'll handle the dirty work and contribute 10 knife fight points.
Antipathy
01/25/2008, 16:29
I'll contribute 8 Knife points.
JackAssterson
01/25/2008, 16:48
My bulbous brain bulges and burns to contribute a big 15 Cleverness!
Okay, with that, everyone except Yosip should contribute Cleverness.
And Yosip should contribute his 5 knife fight points.
That'll give us the 23 knife fighting we need, and the rest should hopefully amount to what we need in Cleverness.
Red or white, no man stands between "Doc" Sigsworth an' his drinkin' hole!
I contribute 10 Cleverness, because I'm none too quick with them knives.
I'll Contribute my 5 Knife points.
Round 3 results:
Y'all manage to take out the Apaches and refill your canteens without losing a man. Amazingly, no one is backstabbed either.
You continue on towards the treasure.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
Doombot 3.1
Gunman
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
Sharpshooter: 9
Knife Fight: 10
Cleverness: 7
Treachery: 7
anonymOuse
Hurley Hugo the Mountain Man
aka Hurley the Burly
Fast-draw 0
Sharpshooter 14 (+1 Sharpshooter) = 15
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 10
Treachery 12
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 9
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 15
Thawmus
Gunman
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 0
Cleverness 13
Treachery 0
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 14
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 11
Round 4:
You continue on over the desert. Soon, you realize that the slain Apaches have been found by their friends. Now a band of at least 50 warriors, led by Geronimo himself, is pursuing you.
Your only chance is for one of you to hang back and pick off Geronimo, thus discouraging the rest of the Apaches.
So one of you must volunteer to take the role as sniper. Then he must make a score of at least 16 by adding his Sharpshooter points to a d10 roll. On a roll of 1, he misses the shot even if his score is overwise high enough, so there is no absolute guarentee.
If he misses the shot, he is automatically killed, but the others getaway safely while the Apaches are torturing him to death.
If he hits, the others are saved, but there is a 25% chance a couple of angry Apaches will still charge forward and scalp the hunter.
If no one volunteers, then a massive fight with the Apaches occurs. One of you (randomly determined) will be killed. There will be a 25% chance of a second randomly determined person getting killed also.
If more than one person volunteers, the actual sniper will be randomly chosen from among the volunteers.
The sniper--if he lives--gets a permenent +1 to the attribute of his choice.
anonym0use
01/28/2008, 13:16
Dad-blasted Injuns! Looks like it comes down to me n' YosiP, and I'll be durned if I let ole' Yosip take Hurley's glory... and his gold.
Hurley Hugo volunteers!
I'm afraid I'm not that good with a rifle, folks. However, should that Apachee adopt some manners and want to fight like a gentleman, I would be more than willing to take him on.
I forgot to list the deadline again:
NOON EASTERN ON WEDNESDAY. I'll pick the sniper from among all volunteers at that time.
theanalogkid
01/28/2008, 14:44
I will be starting a betting pool over here to the side.
JackAssterson
01/28/2008, 15:02
I'll look shifty and shuffle my cards.
Doombot 3.1
01/28/2008, 15:05
I'll let anonymOuse and YosiP do the honors.
So far, 4 of you are opting out of sniper duty. 1 of you has volunteered. 3 of you are yet to be heard from.
theanalogkid
01/28/2008, 15:22
I'll look shifty and shuffle my cards.
Jacks or better to open? What's your fancy partner?
anonym0use
01/28/2008, 16:07
I sure hope none of them thar Injun scouts sneaks around on ya while yer playing cards....
*spits tobacco*
Antipathy
01/28/2008, 19:49
I'll sit down by the wayside and eat some porridge.
Still waiting to hear from Sigdr and YosiP, though there is still a full day before the deadline. If someone doesn't post by then, the default status will be NOT volunteering for sniper duty.
Still waiting to hear from Sigdr and YosiP, though there is still a full day before the deadline. If someone doesn't post by then, the default status will be NOT volunteering for sniper duty.
I'm pretty sure Anonymouse volunteered, already....
I'm pretty sure Anonymouse volunteered, already....
True, but someone else could volunteer as well. Then the actual sniper would be randomly chosen from among all volunteers.
True, but someone else could volunteer as well. Then the actual sniper would be randomly chosen from among all volunteers.
Actually, I just didn't read your other post correctly. :noid:
I thought you were saying that if nobody posted, we'd go without volunteers...
My bad.
Actually, I just didn't read your other post correctly. :noid:
.
I'll let it go this time, but DON'T let it happen again. :devious: :angry: :angry:
I'll let it go this time, but DON'T let it happen again. :devious: :angry: :angry:
Oh yeah????
*holds a gun to Kalel's latest book*
Oh yeah????
*holds a gun to Kalel's latest book*
Go ahead and shoot. You'd only mis-read it as well. :laugh:
Go ahead and shoot. You'd only mis-read it as well. :laugh:
But....you......I.....
....That was too good of a comeback.
Here, you can have your book back.
*hands Kalel his book*
....
*Leg sweeps Kalel to death*
HA! :devious:
......
....
*Leg sweeps his book to death*
I am Volunteering for sniper duty, I have the best chance of winning anon you have a much worse chance if I do it I will probably win if you do it there is a very good chance of you losing you have a 15 I have a 20
he has a 16, chances are that I will win. (and get the +1 but whose counting that?)
anonym0use
01/29/2008, 13:40
I am Volunteering for sniper duty, I have the best chance of winning anon you have a much worse chance if I do it I will probably win if you do it there is a very good chance of you losing you have a 15 I have a 20
he has a 16, chances are that I will win. (and get the +1 but whose counting that?)
Naw lissen here young'un.
The way I hear the story told I only need to shoot a 16 - and old Geronimo don't get to fire back. I git my natural sharpshooter of 15 plus a D10 roll. So at the bare minimum I'll get 16 (15 +1 on a 1d10 roll). Of course if I roll a one, I'm out for sure, so it don't matter none. But I should be able to do it. Unless I'm reading it wrong. I neverwas none good for reading much.
JackAssterson
01/29/2008, 13:45
*Leg sweeps his book to death*
I don't even wanna know.
I don't even wanna know.
In the words of Thief:
"Don't ask. It wouldn't make sense, anyway."
ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Blood and death continue to dog your group. AnonymOuse is randomly chosen as the sniper. But his number is up--he manages to botch the easy shot. Geronimo and his Indians fall upon him. The rest of you gallop away to the sounds of his extended death screams in the distance.
That night, Treachery rears its ugly head once more. Thawmus is cut down in his sleep. So is Doombot 3.1.
Less than halfway to your goal and 7 out of 12 of you are dead.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 9
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 15
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 14
Sigdr
Mountain Man (+1 Sharpshooter)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 10
Knife Fight 6
Cleverness 10
Treachery 11
ROUND 5:
You reach the entrance to the maze of caves in which the gold is hidden. But to reach that entrance, you must pick your way through the ruins of an ancient Indian pueblo.
The trouble is the pueblo ruins is the stomping ground of "Old Coot," a huge and always hungry grizzly bear who is legendary for the number of hunters he has outwitted and killed.
To get to the caves, you'll have to kill "Old Coot." To do so will require 30 Cleverness points and 30 Sharpshooter points.
DEADLINE IS FRIDAY at NOON EASTERN TIME.
CurBludgeon
01/30/2008, 12:08
[COLOR="Red"]AnonymOuse is randomly chosen as the sniper. But his number is up--he manages to botch the easy shot.
Man, did his gun explode in his hands or something?
I'm sure I was a huge threat this early in the game, what with my 0 treachery points. I mean, it's not like someone could have killed me with a butterknife on night 9 or something..... :cheeky:
Hope you get into a fast draw situation soon.... :laugh:
Doombot 3.1
01/30/2008, 12:35
Doombot 3.1
Fast-draw: 11 + 1 (Gunman)
maniac nmt
Fast-draw 19+1 = 20
Thawmus
Fast-draw 25 (+1 Gunman)
KitsuShel
Fast-draw 15+1 = 16
*Ghost of Doombot 3.1 appears*
Someone really has it in for people with high fast-draw scores in this game.
*Ghost of Doombot 3.1 returns to the beyond*
anonym0use
01/30/2008, 12:40
*watches Injuns close in on him*
*stabs self with fork repeatadly*
Ta heck with yer canoe!
Ack!
Maniac_nmt
01/30/2008, 12:57
I'm sure I was a huge threat this early in the game, what with my 0 treachery points. I mean, it's not like someone could have killed me with a butterknife on night 9 or something..... :cheeky:
Hope you get into a fast draw situation soon.... :laugh:
Us gun hands should have teamed up and shot them all down where they stood.
Antipathy
01/30/2008, 13:30
I'll contribute 7 Cleverness points.
JackAssterson
01/30/2008, 13:34
Oh, good gravy. Whoever killed Thawmus is 100% Grade A chicken.
:tired:
Anyhoo, my big brain contributes 15 Cleverness.
I'll Contribute my 20 Sharpshooter points.
theanalogkid
01/30/2008, 15:21
I will contribute 8 Sharpshooterness.
theanalogkid
01/30/2008, 15:23
I will switch to 8 cleverness. Sig can throw in his Sharpshooter and we are good.
That is correct. You have the 30 Cleverness, but only have 20 Sharpshooter points. Sigdr, though, still has plenty of time in which to reply.
A mere 23 hours remain for Sigdr to decide whether to try to shoot the bear or try to outsmart it.
Only an hour left for Sigdr to post--or someone is going to die.
tick---tick---tick--tick--tick---tick
*Thawmus' ghost form laughs maniacally* :devious:
Kalel, You better not kill me. it might come back to haunt you in our next Heroclix match at the venue :devious: :p
I keed... I keed...
Kalel, You better not kill me. it might come back to haunt you in our next Heroclix match at the venue :devious: :p
I keed... I keed...
I would think that after the way my Sub Mariner beat up your Aquaman without even breaking a sweat, you'd be used to being struck by tragedy.
JackAssterson
02/01/2008, 13:04
Note to treacherous types: Sigdr has to go.
Round 5 results:
With Sigdr withholding his firepower, "Old Coot" the grouchy grizzly manages to get one of you before you make it to the cave.
Ironically, "Old Coot's" randomly chosen victim is Sigdr. While the bear picks his teeth with Sigdr's thigh bone, the rest of the enter the cave. You are now close to the hidden gold!
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
YosiP
Mountain Man
Fast-draw: 6
Sharpshooter: 19+1
Knife Fight: 5
Cleverness: 5
Treachery: 9
Antipathy
Indian (+1 Knife Fight)
Fast-draw 8
Sharpshooter 7
Knife Fight 8
Cleverness 7
Treachery 15
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 14
Round 6: Close to the gold--but not there yet. A complex trap involving a pit, sharpened stakes, a swinging pendulum, a hoarde of black widow spiders and Joe Quesada is set just inside the cave entrance.
Each of you has a 20% chance of getting killed by the trap. But you can permenently spend 2 Treachery Points to guarentee your survival.
So that's your choice this time around. Take a 20% chance of dying a horrible chance or drop 2 Treachery points.
DEADLINE IS MONDAY at NOON EASTERN.
Joey Q?
Oh, please tell me one of them kills him..... :laugh:
theanalogkid
02/03/2008, 10:22
I will drop 2 Treachery to ensure my survival.
JackAssterson
02/03/2008, 15:38
I'll take my chances. I'm too clever to die.
I will NOT be dropping any points
YosiP and JackA are taking their chances with the trap. Official results will be posted in a few hours.
ROUND 6 results:
Blood and death continue to haunt your group!!! Despite good odds, both YosiP and Antipathy are caught in the trap, dying horribly.
With four rounds to go only two of the gamblers--JackAssterson and theanalogkid--remain alive.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 12
Round 7: A little farther into the caverns, you encounter an insane hermit, who has been lost in the dark maze for years, eating rats and fungus off the walls to survive.
He attacks. To defeat the madman, 10 Kinife Fight points and 8 Cleverness points are required.
DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY AT NOON.
I'll be away from my computer for the rest of the day, so if the two survivers get their answers in early, I still won't be able to post another round until tomorrow.
Remember--one man can't make it. You guys pretty much have to cooperate for the next few rounds if you want to make it to the gold.
Antipathy
02/04/2008, 13:01
Wow. 20% chance and two people die?
Your dice suck, Kal. :p
Wow. 20% chance and two people die?
Your dice suck, Kal. :p
I know. I was actually tempted to cheat a little when the results came up, but couldn't make myself do it.
JackAssterson
02/04/2008, 13:25
Guess I'll contribute my 10 Knife points.
Stabby, stabby.
theanalogkid
02/04/2008, 15:12
And I will cleverly distract him with my 8 points of cleverness.
Wow. 20% chance and two people die?
Your dice suck, Kal. :p
I can attest to that, at our last Heroclix Game he got 3 (or was it 4) Critictal Misses!
Also I'm not so sure his dice weren't rigged, if ya know what Oi mean ;) :p (JK)
I can attest to that, at our last Heroclix Game he got 3 (or was it 4) Critictal Misses!
Also I'm not so sure his dice weren't rigged, if ya know what Oi mean ;) :p (JK)
What was really embarassing was that most of the critical misses came after I used Probability Control to force a re-roll of the dice.
Round 7 results:
You quickly send the insane hermit to his final reward, then push on deeper into the caverns.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 10
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 5
Cleverness 8
Treachery 12
Round 8: You come to a steep wall. You can climb it, but only by using your knives to cut hand- and foot- holds. This will ever so slightly bend and dull your knife.
If you permenently sacrifice 1 Knife Fight point, you are guarenteed to make it to the top.
If you take your chances, there is a 20% chance you will plunge to your death.
Remember, though, that Knife Fighting might be the required skill needed to beat your opponent once you get to the gold.
The Deadline is Friday at Noon. Since backstabbing it counter-intuitive right now, I will post the results and the next round early if both players respond.
I'm gonna add a last-minute variation to this round:
One player may spend 2 Knife Fight points to guarentee both players survive. Remember, if one of you dies before you reach the last round, everyone loses.
Maniac_nmt
02/05/2008, 12:28
Remember, though, that Knife Fighting might be the required skill needed to beat your opponent once you get to the gold.
I'm going to laugh when it turns out you need like 40 fast draw, after you guys knifed Thawmus and I in the back.
JackAssterson
02/05/2008, 13:12
I'm going to laugh when it turns out you need like 40 fast draw, after you guys knifed Thawmus and I in the back.
I didn't knife anybody in the back. :p
I'll sacrifice a Knife point.
theanalogkid
02/05/2008, 15:07
I'm going to laugh when it turns out you need like 40 fast draw, after you guys knifed Thawmus and I in the back.
Neither did I. I will also sacrifice a Knife point as I don't trust Kal's dice.
Round 8 results:
Inch by inch, you hack and climb your way up the steep wall. Both of you make it safely.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 9
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 4
Cleverness 8
Treachery 12
Round 9:
You're almost there-you can see the gleam of gold, shimmering in the moonlight that filters through small holes in the cave roof, just ahead.
But suddenly a hoarde of rats charges towards you!!! Only some fast pistol work can save you!!!
You need 17 Fast Draw points to survive.
DEADLINE IS STILL FRIDAY AT NOON. But I will post the final round earlier if I hear back from the two survivers before then.
JackAssterson
02/05/2008, 15:25
Fast Draw contributed
theanalogkid
02/05/2008, 23:09
I will shoot 10 pts. of rats!
Round 9 results:
You blast away at the starving rats, soon sending the survivors scurrying back into their holes.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 9
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 4
Cleverness 8
Treachery 12
You enter a cave heaped with gold--but that also contains a guardian. The treasure is guarded by Bigfoot!!! He growls in rage and attacks--with the awful smell coming from his feet as terrifying as his sharp claws and teeth!!!
It will require 9 Knife Fight points and 8 Cleverness points to defeat Bigfoot.
You have a choice. You can cooperate to defeat Bigfoot. Then we automatically go to the final fight for the gold, with either Knife Fight or Fast-Draw points added to Treachery and a d10 roll to determine the final survivvor.
Or one of you can refuse to cooperate against Bigfoot take the 50% chance of being the lone survivor, thus winning the gold.
DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT NOON.
theanalogkid
02/06/2008, 12:52
I will add my 8 cleverness to make the Bigfoot stumble into Jack's hopefully waiting Knife. Then we can this amongst ourselves.
JackAssterson
02/06/2008, 21:46
What the heck. Knife points for honor! For glory!
Iron Ham
02/06/2008, 23:22
What the heck. Knife points for honor! For glory!FOR SPARTAAAAAAA!
Round 10 results:
Bigfoot is defeated!! The gold is yours!!! More gold than either of you could either spend in your lifetimes!!!!
But not enough to share!! Only one of you will return to civilization as a wealthy man. The other will rot forever in this desolate cave, his bones chewed by rats.
You face off against one another in...
...A KNIFE FIGHT!!!
Results to be posted in a few hours.
JackAssterson
Gambler
Fast-draw 7
Sharpshooter 4
Knife Fight 9
Cleverness 15 (14 +1)
Treachery 9
theanalogkid
Gambler
Fast-Draw 10
Sharpshooter 8
Knife Fight 4
Cleverness 8
Treachery 12
FINAL RESULTS:
The two gamblers lunge and parry, their feet kicking up gold coins and small gold bars as they manuever for position. The fight is brutal and without mercy.
After several minutes, JackAssterson finally manages get the upper hand. Theanalogkid's bloody corpse falls atop the corpse of Bigfoot.
JackAssterson is the lone survivor, returning to civilization now wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice.
Jack is doing well in my games. He was the only crewman to make it through all 25 B-17 missions. Now he's the only ruthless thug to survive the treasure hunt. Congratulations.
Remember the lessons we learned here, children. Employ murder and betrayal judiciously and you will come out ahead in life.
COMING SOON--Motley thugs after hidden treasure--IN OUTER SPACE!!!
theanalogkid
02/07/2008, 14:00
Congrats, Jack. At least I still have my idol to keep me company.
JackAssterson
02/07/2008, 14:22
I dedicate this victory to the memory of Team Blackjack Hooker.
Thanks all for playing and Kalel for running!
I dedicate this victory to the memory of Team Blackjack Hooker.
Thanks all for playing and Kalel for running!
Congratulations Jack, the best man won in the end! :)
Doombot 3.1
02/07/2008, 14:32
Congratulations, Jack.
anonym0use
02/07/2008, 14:33
I wouldn't mind seeing some kind of a twist to the Midnight backstabbing...
Like if the person being Backstabbed could choose an ability to defend with
They wouldn't necessarily know who was making the attempt on them (in the dark and all) but could choose their strong suit.
Something like that may have helped Thawmus a lot.
anonym0use
02/07/2008, 14:35
Speaking of which, who targetted who in the wee hours of the night?
Doombot 3.1
02/07/2008, 14:54
Speaking of which, who targetted who in the wee hours of the night?
Well, I killed Thawmus.
After Kit and Maniac (both of whom had high fast-draw scores, but not as high as Thawmus) were killed, I figured that someone was going after gunmen. They probably left Thawmus alone, figuring that his high fast draw score would be useful and that they could kill him on the last night.
Unfortunately, that left me high on the list of targets. I didn't know who was going after the gunmen, and even if I did, it's possible that my treachery score wasn't high enough to take them down.
So I figured killing Thawmus would improve my chances. I'd have the highest fast draw score, so there'd be a chance that I'd be left alone in case future challenges required fast draw. And if someone killed me, well, at least I'd make those future fast draw challenges a lot tougher for them without Thawmus.
I wonder if I could make the decision of whether to backstab someone a little more interesting.
What if the players pick which skills they have, but don't have to assign points. You either have a skill or you don't.
Then, when you meet a challenge, you have a base 50% chance of defeating it without someone getting killed. Each person who can donate an applicable skill would up the chance of success by 5% or 10%.
That way, every time you backstab someone, you always reduce the chances of defeating the next challenge.
Hows that sound? Or should I keep things the way they are?
Well, I killed Thawmus.
After Kit and Maniac (both of whom had high fast-draw scores, but not as high as Thawmus) were killed, I figured that someone was going after gunmen. They probably left Thawmus alone, figuring that his high fast draw score would be useful and that they could kill him on the last night.
Unfortunately, that left me high on the list of targets. I didn't know who was going after the gunmen, and even if I did, it's possible that my treachery score wasn't high enough to take them down.
So I figured killing Thawmus would improve my chances. I'd have the highest fast draw score, so there'd be a chance that I'd be left alone in case future challenges required fast draw. And if someone killed me, well, at least I'd make those future fast draw challenges a lot tougher for them without Thawmus.
Yeah, as I watched the game progress, I realized the strategy behind that. SOMEONE was going to have to kill me at some point, because my fast-draw was dangerously high for end-game. The highest end game score to roll with was an 18 for knife fighting. So in order to open themselves up so they could attack OTHER people later in the game, I was gonna have to go early.
And then when I realized that their challenges would always be meetable, regardless of how many people were alive, I realized my stats weren't really sound for this game in the first place. Nobody ever needed my fast-draw stats, so my whole strategy of making myself a valuable resource, was stupid.
No big deal, I figured it out. ;)
I wonder if I could make the decision of whether to backstab someone a little more interesting.
What if the players pick which skills they have, but don't have to assign points. You either have a skill or you don't.
Then, when you meet a challenge, you have a base 50% chance of defeating it without someone getting killed. Each person who can donate an applicable skill would up the chance of success by 5% or 10%.
That way, every time you backstab someone, you always reduce the chances of defeating the next challenge.
Hows that sound? Or should I keep things the way they are?
You could try something like that.
I'm not sure what a good system would be.
The current system seems a bit broken, though. What's to stop someone from loading themselves up with 50 treachery points, and not have anything elsewhere? The challenges were always meetable, so they'd never have anything to fear.
You could try something like that.
I'm not sure what a good system would be.
The current system seems a bit broken, though. What's to stop someone from loading themselves up with 50 treachery points, and not have anything elsewhere? The challenges were always meetable, so they'd never have anything to fear.
That's fixable by just putting a cap on the number of Treachery points you are allowed to give yourself. If I stick with the point system, I'll do that.
I could also keep the point system, but make it so the challenges aren't always meetable. I could plot out in advance just how many points from specific attributes are needed to advance without a loss. That way, if enough guys are killed, you could all suddenly slam into a challenge you can't meet.
I could add the option to every round of spending an attribute point of some sort to make sure you aren't the person killed.
How's that sound?
How about this:
The challenges are always meetable, but for each person already killed, there is a cumulative 5% chance of someone else getting killed even if the challenge is met.
theanalogkid
02/07/2008, 18:05
Any way you want is fine. I only had a high Treachery score once I saw Anti's. I figured I needed to keep up with the Jones's.
Doombot 3.1
02/07/2008, 18:32
I think the challenges shouldn't always be meetable.
The point of the game is to balance cooperating to achieve a common goal against backstabbing other players for your own advantage. If there's a real possibility that doing away with another player will have real consequences for the group as a whole, you get more tension between the the competing values of common good/selfish advantage, and that makes the game more interesting.
Okay, right now I'm planning on modifying the game as follows:
There will be a cap on the number of points that can be initially assigned to Treachery
All challenges will be meetable in terms of assigning the required points, but there will be a cumulative 5% chance for each person killed of failing the challenge regardless. That means there will be consequences to backstabbing your comrades.
Since the next one is science fiction, I'm thinking about giving everyone a personal scanner that guards against backstabbing, but only has a limited amount of power. I'm not sure how the exact mechanics of this will work, but if I come up with a good idea, I'll use it.
I'm still open to input on whether these are good ideas.
I think the challenges shouldn't always be meetable.
The point of the game is to balance cooperating to achieve a common goal against backstabbing other players for your own advantage. If there's a real possibility that doing away with another player will have real consequences for the group as a whole, you get more tension between the the competing values of common good/selfish advantage, and that makes the game more interesting.
I posted before I saw your post.
If the challenges aren't always meetable, then I have to plan them all out in advance, assigning the number of points needed to make the goal. This is no problem.
The danger, though, is that there might come a point late in the game where the challenges are NEVER meetable and the group is doomed no matter what they do. If I can come up with a way to avoid this, then the idea of not having all the challenges meetable becomes more practical.
Doombot 3.1
02/07/2008, 18:41
The danger, though, is that there might come a point late in the game where the challenges are NEVER meetable and the group is doomed no matter what they do. If I can come up with a way to avoid this, then the idea of not having all the challenges meetable becomes more practical.
Well, if the treacherous players kill off the people who can meet the challenges, why shouldn't they suffer the consequences of their actions? ;)
Well, if the treacherous players kill off the people who can meet the challenges, why shouldn't they suffer the consequences of their actions? ;)
That's true. It just wouldn't be much fun to play a game with no chance of meeting any of the challenges. There always has to be a chance of someone winning.
I posted before I saw your post.
If the challenges aren't always meetable, then I have to plan them all out in advance, assigning the number of points needed to make the goal. This is no problem.
The danger, though, is that there might come a point late in the game where the challenges are NEVER meetable and the group is doomed no matter what they do. If I can come up with a way to avoid this, then the idea of not having all the challenges meetable becomes more practical.
Kal, I think you HAVE to make it that way, actually. There has to be a point where, if there are too many deaths, nobody's going to win. Otherwise people will be content with the bare minimum, as they were in this game. If there has to be a game where this happens, it may be enough to tip the balance back to cooperation.
Sometimes you have to break a few eggs, and all that. ;)
That's true. It just wouldn't be much fun to play a game with no chance of meeting any of the challenges. There always has to be a chance of someone winning.
Well, that's what we're saying, though. If it means losing, then people will be less apt to do it. Thing is, it might have to happen for one game, just so everyone is aware of the breaking point.
Well, that's what we're saying, though. If it means losing, then people will be less apt to do it. Thing is, it might have to happen for one game, just so everyone is aware of the breaking point.
What about the idea of having all the challenges meetable in terms of assigning points, BUT having a cumulative 5% chance of losing a challenge for each person killed? This would make backstabbing riskier, but also mean there is always a motivation for cooperating.
Obviously, I'm still leaning towards doing it this way.
I'm running a modified version of the game here:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3350964#post3350964
We'll see how it goes this time.
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