Boot Hill episode 1: Welcome to Perdido

 Been awhile since we broke this one out. Saddle up partner for a rootin' tootin' good time.

Gm: Mightyeroc

Player: Mark E. as Edmund Hunn an ex-military scout turned land surveyor.

Boot Hill Episode 1: Welcome to Perdido

Play Date: March 1, 2026

Game date: 3/1/1872

Edmund arrives in the small border town of Perdido to start a land survey job at the behest of the railroad. He is to locate the best possible location for the Mexico extension line and has a month to get the job completed.

3/2/72: Edmund sets out to begin his work. Just before noon he comes across a group of cowhands moving cattle. The let him know that he is currently on land owned by the Crosby ranch and they point out a few local landmarks. He thanks them and moves on.

At half past noon he catches sight of the sun glinting of metal and stops to get a better look with his field glasses. "BANG!" a gunshots rings out and Edmund is thrown as his horse breaks and runs!!

Getting up with a groan, a scruffy fella rises from a patch of brush and takes off running after the errent horse. Edmund pulls his pistol, but holds off shooting and instead takes off chasing the man who is chasing down his horse.

 After about twenty yards the scruffy fella slows to a walk and realizes that Edmund is running up on him. 

Guns blaze! Edmund puts the varmit down but not before suffering a pair of light wounds ( one to his right arm, and one to his right leg), and a serious wound to his abdomen.

Luckily his horse responds to his whistle and returns. Not wanting to blamed for a murder Edmund hefts the body onto his horse with great effort and turns back towards town hoping he can get there before dark and or he passes out himself.

3/3/72: Edmund awakes to find himself bandaged up and laid out in a bed in the Sweeny Hotel. A priest leaves his side and soon returns with Sheriff Watts and the town Doctor.

"You sure got lucky son, you were shot up pretty bad. That horse of yours got you back here in the nick of time!" says the Doc.

"That feller you brought in was wanted! You got a handsome reward coming your way as well." Sheriff Watts holds up a poster revealing that Joseph Montgomery was Wanted: Dead or Alive, with bounty of $1800!!!

The Doctor tells Edmund he will need bed rest for about five weeks and Father Patrick says he'll come everyday to help. The Railroad agent stops by lets him know they'll have to hire someone else to finish the job Edmund didn't get to start.

4/8/72: Finally healed enough to get around, Edmund inquires at the Land Assay office if there is any work. He learns about a job for a local Farmer and to come back tomorrow for details. 

4/9/72: Edmund spends the day doing a survey of the property lines between the Crosby ranch and the Fredrickson farm. Nothing exciting happens and Edmund is very glad about that.

While having dinner that evening Edmund overhears that a Cavalry patrol arrived in town today. They are going after a group of renegades that are terrorizing the area and were inquiring about a scout.

Edmund decides he will locate the patrol in the morning and offer his services.

THE END

stay tuned for BOOT HILL episode 2: Trouble in Perdido