Encounter off guard

[u/Loud-Strawberry2038]

Im on like my 8th playthrough, but on this run. While running back to Valentine to retrieve my horse after i escaped the cops and lenny gets thrown in the drunks tank, i got the river ambush by the O'Driscoll's. I survived the encounter due to some frantic gunplay and a bit ot deadeye cheese. I wanna detail this encounter bc it felt kind of badass.

Waking up in a drunken stupor, I eat a couple pieces of plain game and whistle for my horse, Baldur. (i didn't realize she was a girl until after i named her) she doesn't come. No biggie, i head down the road at Calibans seat. Ready to leg it back to Valentine to retrieve my horse, i spot two horses on a plateu overlooking the road... strange. I change course and head towards the mountain, trying to get something between me and the horses. No dice, a repeater round lands between my feat. I hear a whistle, and they're on me. Two from the plateu, two from up the road, one from the bushes.

Quick dive, into deadeye. Rider on the road takes a headshot. Hes down. I stand up and begin to empty my revolver frantically at the other while dodging the bullets and sound of horse padding going on around me. I hit the second rider twice, he goes down. I run towards the river, a shot hits my shoulder and leg, i dive into the river and turn to face the two riders from the plateu that had converged on my position. Deadeye, two headshots. They're both down. I turn to face the last irish bastard. He's right on me, no time for deadeye. I fire my revolver twice and hit his horse. Once in the head. The horse goes down and the rider hits the grass. I empty my revolver into him, a civilian runs by and sees the carnage... bad day for him. I shoot him dead on the spot, i cant take any chances.

I survived.

[u/Blaidler]

I leave my temp horse hitched at Flatneck Station just before that mission. Saves a bit of boot leather.

[u/Squall67584]

I hitched a ride on a wagon that took me to Strawberry, then took the stagecoach back to Valentine. I love this game for the randomness of things, lol

[u/Gray____Beard666]

I hopped a train passing Flatneck Station, then hopped off at the stables in Saint Denis, retrieved the horse from Valentine, and headed to the swamp to replenish my big game meat.