Re: [DL] Stone question [SPOILERS]

["Doctor X" <doctorx@mindspring.com>]

S is for the Secret stuff contained within.

P is for the Posse who'll try snoopin'.

O is for Observing, which is what the Posse should not.

I is for Inferno, where I'll put you if you're caught.

L is for the Listserv where I'm answering your question.

E is for Eternal thanks, the hoped-for result of my suggestion.

R is for the Reckoners, without them, there's no game.

S is for "So, get on with it, this rhyming stuff is lame."


Remember, Stone basically answers directly to The Reckoners, so the answer
would be "Whichever way spreads the most fear."
He probably takes at least some time to get the lay of the land and figures
out what'd scare the locals most.  If it's going into the saloon and turning
it into a bullet festival, that's the way.  If it's calling her out into the
center of town, that's the way.  If she locks herself up in an Army fort and
the whole fort's on alert and he Ghosts past them and assassinates her,
that's the way.

As for your saloon example, he'd probably leave at least one person alive to
tell the tale.  Tough call whether it'd be the bartender (He even shot
Celine Dion!") or saloon gal. ("And he even killed the Ugly Bob!  Nobody
EVER kills the bartender!")

No, check that.  Even *I* wanna shoot Celine Dion.

Til her goddamn heart STOPS going on,
Dr.X


> When Stone comes for someone (and of course kills them), does he leave
> witnesses?  For instance, Terrance has maxed-out Grit, having made several
> items of clothing out of Diablo hide.  He could probably take out a whole
> squad of Guardian Angels single-handedly.  Philip has 3 Grit and is
earning
> a name for himself   Terrance and Philip are in a saloon with Ugly Bob
> behind the bar and Celine Dion on the stage.  Stone comes in looking for
> Terrance.  Stone puts several bullets in Terrance, killing him.  Now, does
> Stone also kill Philip, Ugly Bob, Celine Dion, and the rest of the people
in
> the saloon, or does he just tell Philip "I'll be back for you later"?
>
> I ask because there's one particular town I've had the PCs more or less
> protecting, and one of the PCs is probably going to be getting a viist
from
> Mr. Stone soon if she manages to survive Night Train.  Stone's going to
call
> her out in the middle of town and I want to know if he'll take out the
rest
> of the posse and any townsfolk who happen to see him or if he just kills
the
> one person and leaves the rest in fear of him.
>
> Nick Zachariasen
> Editor Emeritus
> Trojan Times
>
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