A Night out in Rumtown

The Isle de Le Gros Garçon has never been a tourist destination.  The smaller of the island's two settlements, Rumtown, is notorious across the Carribean for its dilapidated appearance.  Henry Morgan himself once quipped, "It is as if the whole edifice had been scratch built by a madman."

The diaries of "Tipples" Morgan, Captain of The Rumtown Militia, are perhaps an unreliable source, yet an incident during the summer of 1670 illustrates the very essence of island life to any would be traveller.  

Since the Morgan Plantation had provided the firelocks  used by the Militiamen, "Captain" of Militia Timothy "Tipples" Morgan, the rum soaked idiot son of the family was invested as Leader of the "Companie."   The main duties involve "getting the first rounde in." Newcomers  to the Isle de le Gros Garçon generally evince surprise that the Militia spend the majority of each day imbibing local spiritous liquor.  

"Tipples" journal records an action fought on the southern edge of the town against a Spanish force.  These unwashed rum soaked worthies had landed in Rumtown to smuggle poor quality Haitian tafia rum ashore, thus avoiding the Jamestown Excise Duties.  Their contact in town is "Bristol" Black, brothel keeper and vintner.

Rules used are "Fistful of Lead"

The Militia
Captain "Tipples" Morgan
Sergeant Bakardy @21

6 militia extras, firelock armed and drunk.

Appleton Molasses of the Rumtown Freebooters  

Spaniards

Don Manuel Di Barthelona

Sergente Hethe Hethe-hethé

El Gato Rosas, infamous smuggler

Six soldiers armed with rusty firelocks

Characters in Rumtown

Sergeant at Arms Bakardy Plantation Field Boss
Corporal Breezer The Morgan Plantation Blacksmith
Appleton Molasses ner-do-well swamp hunter
Carlos Mojitos  the Plantation Factor, and Militia supply.
O'Hara, Bosun of the Sea Wolf, aground on Cape Panza de Cerveza this last year.
Bristol Black an infamous Freebooter and rumoured Pirate who keeps the Rumtown Brothel.
Brandi the Captain's Lady Friend.

Screech, local fisherman, pilot, wrecker and pyrate.

Tafia, first mate to Screech and possibly female.  Possibly. 

The Rumtown docks, in all its glory

Don Manuel di Barthelona and his Spanish Regulars

The Rumtown Militia leaving the Cantina

I deal the cards for the Militia first, and order them fro play.

As each card is played I draw a card for the Spanish.  If it is higher than the Militia card it interrupts.  If it is lower it is assigned to a figure for later in the turn.

Faceoff.  Captain Tipples wanders over to the water fountain to urinate. 

A Spanish Soldier mounts the wall and fires his firelock down into the Militia, killing one of the extras.

The Joker is played.  I roll d6, and a 3 indicates that it is the rabid town dog, who attacks and bites Don Manuel.  The dog bites him but it is the dog that is injured.

The militia let off a volley, shockingly poor.

Tipples mounts the wall and fires his pistol down into a Spaniard.  Shocking miss.

The Spaniard lets loose his firelock on a wildcard and misses the Captain.

Appleton Molasses appears and fires into Don Manuel, wounding him.

A Spanish soldier fires inti the Militia, killing another extra.

Tipples swings his sword and using a Jack, cuts down the Spaniard in the garden.

The Spanish Sergente attempts to kill the Captain, but misses.

Sergeant Bakardy swings that halbard and cuts down another enemy.  Spanish morale breaks.

With some wounded, and a case of rabies, the Spanish flee.  Its game over.

The Nun and the harlot, waiting in a queue for the town outdoor toilet.  These were other options for the Joker card.  Don Manuel can feel fortunate that he only encountered the rabid dog.