Dust and Devils Session 1

The party was given a proposition to escape Boom Town's jail to take down the Ghost Train that is being piloted by the Dread Conductor.

Summary

The party finds themselves waking up in jail by Sheriff Westwood who notifies them that they have been arrested for disturbing the trade route of Boom Town. He gives them a proposition to stop the Ghost Train that has been causing mayhem in the Howling Badlands in exchange for their freedom.

After accepting, the party is able to leave their cells. Westwood shows them around town with 150 gold each to supply themselves at Pearson's Perfect Products. He also converses with Endy Hazelflower to allow them to borrow horses for their journey towards the Train. In agreement the horses will leave them after being dismounted and seeing the train. And finally the party meets Wylie Willingham rests at The Half Moon Saloon before departing Boom Town.

On their three days of travel, the party makes good progress towards the train thanks to Kazuki's ranger tracking abilities. Meeting Texxus who gave the cursed Laughing Dagger to Trash Compactor. Trash was able to hand the daggers to Brisk Barrie, but not before discovering the curse of not being able to discard the weapon.

On the third day, the train was found. The party was able to make jump onto the Ghost Train from their horses. They stealthily made their way through the train carts, avoiding the luggage cart full of Mimics and a Tap Room with many undead passengers. Khimari Stormgrove befriended Horatio in the Tap Room and brought him along for future adventures. Horatio was able to fill the rest of the party with some useful knowledge of The Dread Conductor before they all make way to the final cart.

The session ended with the party coming face to face with The Dread Conductor. He reveals that Sheriff Westwood was a lost soul of a previous paladin that he managed to "save" by placing it in a clone vessel with his likeness and thus Westwood is indebted with a curse to lure souls to the Ghost Train.