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You know, one thing that hasn’t been
mentioned is that the Gators have the home field advantage. Play up the fact that your posse isn’t
familiar with the bayou. The
Gators may have archaic weapons, but with good guerilla tactics, they can be
scary. Check out the stories of
Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox of the Revolutionary War, and part of the
inspiration for the character in “The Patriot.” Give all the Gators a 3 pt. Edge called
Bayou Boy that provides unimpeded movement in swampland and a +2 bonus to
Sneak, Survival, and Trackin’ in the same territory. Then besides outmaneuvering the posse, make
sure the Gators use these skills to soften them up. Example: After their first meeting with the posse,
the Gators scatter to four winds, using their Sneak modifier and movement to
escape the posse. Realizing how
tough they are, teams are sent out, using Trackin’ and Survival, to find the
lair (or lairs) of some of the bayou’s nastiest critters. The Gators take up positions to snipe
around the critter’s lair, and then a small group goes, attacks the posse, and
gets them to follow them back to the lair. The small group Sneaks through the lair, but when the posse
arrives, one of the snipers fires off a shot to rouse the critter (or
critters). While the posse fights
the critters, the Gators take potshots with their muskets. When the posse starts to win, the
Gators ghost back into the swamp. If at all possible, they may try to set up
more than one critter. When the
posse is trudging back, weary and wounded, from one, the Gators lead them into
another. If there is one thing any PC hates, it’s a
cunning enemy. ;-) Clint Black "You smell that? Do you smell that?
...Ghost Rock, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the
smell of ghost rock in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed,
for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em,
not one stinkin' Yank body. The smell, you know that sulphurous smell, the
whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end..." |