...I totally think that you should let the priest go.  Iron gates are tough.  Doesn't he deserve the chance to live in evilness?

Ch'dau has 18/90ish, not 18/00. 

Girlfriend/grandma is hilarious.  Wrong, but hilarious.  

I think our breebles has a morbid fascination to see where this thing might truly go.

Like I told her via PM, if y'all fail, maybe the next party can be adventurers bent on killing D'hurgen junior before he gets strong enough to fully manifest.  

Something like Stockholm syndrome.  And you're warming to the idea of Kith being a god's mother, with girlfriend/grandma Davena to help protect the bundle of joy...

I think that may be the most tactically sound suggestion that anyone has made.  I love it!

You could follow him on a wild goose chase.  Or he could be gaining some sort of advantage over the party (trap, etc) if you let him go. 

You tell me!

Did you expect him to stand there and go 1v6 on you guys?  I mean, I could buff him if you like... 

These hallways are slighly more narrow.  You could cram two people side by side, but it would be tough.  You can't see very far down either one, they are likely bends farther down both of them.  Same weird greenigh glow, no serious details. 

No telling how many zombies fled down either, fi you happen to care.

As the front line fighters begin to engage the zombies through the narrow doorway, Cedric holds aloft his holy symbol and calls on Solanis to intervene.  The god of light and life is listening, and his power causes all but three of the zombies to turn and flee!

The tide ofo the battle instantly turns, with the kazari easily cutting down a zombie in the doorwayand pressing forward. 

The black robed priest sees the folly of making a stand here, and elects instead to turn and flee down one of the two hallways that branch off of this room.  A clang can be heard, as if from a metal door or gate being slammed home behind him.

Short work is made of the two remaining zombies, and in moments, the chamber stands empty.

This is junction type chamber with open hallways to the west (the direction the evil priest fled) and north.  To the east is the open wooden door the party just came through.  There is little in this room save one wall sconce with green flames. 

Like that attitude.

Hrm.  What if Kith has twins? 

Mind, Blown.

Your therapist said that this game was great for your mental health.

I love the optimisim.  It's so cute! 

It's important for new moms to have a good outlook on life. 

To everything... turn, turn, turn
There is a season... turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven

So, are we good for me to push things forward in the zombie fight?

The mirror person... that is amazing.

I started Audalis in a three ring binder with various notes and maps saved from game to game,  Decided that I didn't like the pusblished stuff out there, made some house rules, went fromt here.  Brought it online when I founded the Inn, started to get other people involved... and here we are!

I think she told me that she loved Davena. period.  That's she's jealous that Ara was the designated hookup...

Breebles and I are working on collab posts via PM.  She tells me that she is REALLY loving Davena as a character. 

That makes me happy! 

Make a hole?

Ch'au is very strong and can move faster than zombies.  You could probably run in among them, push back, etc.  Doing so does opn you up to a coupleof extra attacks.

Lemme see what I can do.

|                   |
|p                 |
|                   |
|         z   z   |
| z   z    z   z  |
|      z    z  z   |
---------  z  ----
          | C  |
          |   G|   
          |  g  |
          |   c|
          | M  |
          |   A |
          |      |


Ugle ASCII map, away!

p = priest
z = zombie
C = Ch'Dau
G = Gib
g = Garn
c = Cedric
M = Midge
A = Aranwen

You may, of course, try anything you like.  Gib is currently right behind/beside Ch'dau, so he's threatened by melee.  Also, you have a relatively narrow door with zombies trying to crowd through.  Odds are that you just hit one of them, but you are welcome to give it a shot, so to speak.

Garn snarls in barely contained rage, but swallows his retort and falls into line, weapon gripped with white knuckled intensity.

A rope is produced and carefully tied around the door's handle with great care.  At one point, Ch'dau is certain that his fur, at least, brushed the door's surface, but nothing happens. 

Cedric lays his hands upon each of you, sprinkling a small amount of holy water as he calls for Solanis' blessing.  When he is done, you can swear that you feel a little more certain of yourselves and your chances, no matter the evils you may face.

At a coordinated moment, Ch'dau jerks on the rope, ripping the door open.  There is a dull THUD noise, and flames explode from the door casing in a sphere.  Both Ch'dau and Gib are close enough to receive minor burns, which while unpleasant, at least gives the satisfaction of knowing that anything on the other side of the door received the same treatment. 

And indeed, the chamber on the other side of the door is packed full of zombies - a good ten or so shamble immediately into the doorway at the bidding of a black robed man near the back of the room. 

It is clear that the party has the advantage here, as the zombies appear willing to force themselves through the door one at a time, giving the group ample chance to deal with them in a controlled manner. 

We already have one Ch'dau post this round, so I'm tinking I can go ahead and advance the story a bit.  Eol, if I'm stepping on your toes, feel free to smack me.

I pop in to read every one of thesre right away.  And I have yet to be let down!

I expect a lot of the problems are still due to hacker efforts.  I am utterly stopped one big type of attack, but others are happening.  The site can be up and down in terms of speed. 

I am working on the issues.

Raven - so glad to have you back!

That said, great post, Raven.  Bless before a fight is always smart - I have no idea why more parties don't make this a more common tactic.

Yes, yes.  The undead army.  Keep worrying about that.