Editing Texas: Sixgun City (section)

==ADVENTURE SEEDS==

'''Blackmail a Judge by Kidnapping his Daughter'''

Judge Richards is a judge up North in San Adolfo. He will soon be trying the notorious criminal “Snake” McDoon. McDoon’s employer, one Mr. Graham Goodwin, is unwilling to let his henchman hang. As a businessman from the East coast, Mr. Goodwin has many unwholesome contacts and the money to utilize them. He hires a group to kidnap Judge Richard’s daughter as she rides the train through Sixgun City and hold her at an undisclosed location until the trial is over. This is where the posse comes in.

One bodyguard with a leaky bladder accompanies the daughter. If the posse messes up the mission, then a group of federal marshals or Texas Rangers will stage a commando raid to get the girl back or grab the posse for a trial of their own.
Alternately, the posse can be hired to get Ms. Richards back safely after she is kidnapped by a gang of ruffians.


'''Horse Race at the Calico Queen'''

Mr. Queen, the enigmatic and effeminate businessman that owns the Calico Queen, is sponsoring a horse race in order to attract more patrons to his casino. The race is one hour long in the late afternoon. The course follows a windy dirt road that makes a wide horseshoe shape and ends up back at the Calico Queen. Mr. Queen has stationed groups of his men along the course to make sure that the racers do no take illegal shortcuts. In addition, one of his top henchwomen Roxy is taking bets and managing the gambling aspect on the race itself.

A month before the event, advertisements are posted about town and Mr. Queen sends some men to advertise elsewhere and recruit famous racers. Visitors start arriving one week before the event. The hotels fill up pretty quickly, and the population of Sixgun City temporarily surges. This means an increase in bar fights, an increase in theft and opportunities for theft, as well as an increased need for deputies to maintain order. The whole event should provide plenty of opportunities for the posse to have fun. For example, Professor Bartleby is selling a special mixture that will increase the ability of a horse to run distances. It might even work.
Entering the race is easy if the cowboys are so inclined. A cowboy looking to race need only sign up at the Calico Queen with Roxy. Registration is free; Mr. Queen wants as many people involved in the race as possible. 

The day of the race, much of the town is at the Calico Queen. Mayor Killian makes a speech, and the winner of an amateur beauty contest that was held earlier in the day fires the gun to start the race. 

There are about 25 contestants. The famous racer Jericho Williams is riding Rag Tag Nag. He is a fierce and veteran competitor. From among the locals, one of the Anderson sons is also competing. A few of his brothers will hide out along the trail and try to sabotage other riders by throwing rocks at them from behind an old rock wall. Katherine (Kat) Sanchez is a half-Mexican women looking to prove herself with her mare Madrugada. No one has heard of her, but she is the niece of El Diablo Gordo and he has secretly placed several bets on her. The two brothers from out of town are racing, mostly to beat one another. They are Jim and Thomas Mitchwood, and live to outdo one another. The winner of the contest is given $500. If a PC comes in the top three, she is given a deed to an old mine that can serve as the hook to future adventures.

'''A Circus Comes to Town'''

A circus has come to Sixgun City, much to the delight of its inhabitants. The circus is called Marzipan and Gridley’s Pandemonium Parade. The circus consists of…

*Bluto Firebreath— a dwarf who eats fire, is shot from a canon, and is thrown by other performers.
*The Amazing Rubber Girl—a contortionist who can fit inside a box and spring forth like a jack-in-the-box.
*Ms. Ellie Livingsworth—a lion tamer and gymnast, and girl who is put in dangerous situations.
*The Human Pincushion—has hundreds of piercings and can accurately throw daggers at Ms. Livingsworth as she whirls about bound to a giant wooden wheel. He can also juggle blades.
*Esmeralda—tells fortunes in a separate tent with the aid of a crystal ball, an owl pet, and lots of incense. 
*Gridley the Magnificent—the ringmaster and announcer of the troupe.
*Marzipan—a clown, acrobat, and magician of some talent who rides a unicycle.
*Lions, elephants, bears, horses, and a two-headed cow.
A few urchin carnie children will be in the audience in an effort to pickpocket unsuspecting marks.


'''Drinking Match'''
Billy Paher is short in stature but wide in girth. He likes to drink and loves talking about alcohol. Tequila is his favorite drink, and should any cowboy be inclined to challenge him, he will engage in a tequila drinking competition. A crowd will assemble and betting will commence. Local saloon patrons will bet on Billy. Even if a cowboy looses to Billy Paher, he will be a friend to them because, as Billy always says, “I never met a man or woman I didn’t enjoy drinking with.”


'''Jilted Lover'''
Chief from the Calico Queen and Adelaide Stevenson are having an affair, cuckolding Adelaide’s husband Deputy Seth Stevenson. Seth may grow suspicious and get the posse to check up on his wife. Alternatively, he will go to them for help getting his wife back. The two paramours engage in their illicit activities in a private room in the Calico Queen when Chief is off work. Seth may think that his wife has a gambling problem, as she spends money here in order to allay the suspicions of her husband.


'''Lost Love'''
Carlito Artian is a foppish dandy who inherited his family’s rich ranch estate in Mexico. He married Alessandra Gonzalez but the union was an unhappy one; Alessandra ended up running away from her husband and seeking refuge with her cousins in Sixgun City. She harbors dreams of becoming a gunfighter. Carlito has traced his wife to Sixgun City. He carries her photo and says that a cowboy named Wane Randy kidnapped her. Asking around for anyone named Gonzalez, Carlito will eventually find his wife’s cousin Maria Gonzalez, a waitress in the Rough Rider Saloon. He will threaten her, stalk her after work, and do everything he can to find his wife. If he finds Alessandra, he will beat her a little, spend the night in the town, and then bring her back South with him.