They Who Dwell in Shadow (ooc and questions lll)

[rredmond]

I'm thinking full on "RUN AWAY" is the course of action at this point, eh lads?

I hope the folks down in the church's dungeons full of undead are appreciative that we are drawing the mob away from them, you know, all according to plan.

[AleBelly]

Yep. Hopefully some diversionary tactics work...

[rredmond]

Yep. Hopefully some diversionary tactics work...

Food for the dogs is a great idea!!

[OGRE MAGE]

I agree with a mad dash.....and that dropping the rations was a good idea.

[Inferno]

Including this here also, to make sure the "Village of the Bodysnatchers" PCs don't miss it:

Ingrid Esthof falls behind, her armor slowing her pace.

Mouser ...offers to help Ingrid carry anything heavy, "don't worry you'll get it back" he adds with a smile.

It's not a matter of encumbrance. Ingrid Esthof wears Splint mail. Its base movement is 6". (PC move rates are included in 'PC Status' at the bottom of every full DM post.)

All the other PCs move at 9". Fyi, most villagers will likely move at 12". Dogs, faster than that.

Everyone, please post IC whether you keep pace with Ingrid at 6", or move ahead of her at 9". Thanks.

Got your answer, OM. Thanks.

[rredmond]

Guess I can't make all that hullabaloo about splitting the party and then leave someone behind.

[Inferno]

Also:

Bo curses under his breath when he hears the hounds barking again. He whispers out loud to the others.
"How many of those blasted animals do these people have?"

Ha.
Those are same dogs that were hunting you on the second floor of the temple. Five minutes ago, your pursuers did that eerie human chain of shouting relay thing. Five minutes later, dogs are heard near the front of the church.

[OGRE MAGE]

You know.....going back over the wall might not be a bad idea at all.

Let them all come after Bo and when they do, I will lead them as far away as possible before resorting to using one of his potions.

That might just work......or will it???

[rredmond]

Would we have time to get back over the wall, and back into the courtyard before they catch up to us?
And (if we are around the corner) can we do it without being seen.

Mouser will throw food in the direction that the druid ran... you know to distract the dogs.

[rredmond]

That might just work......or will it???

Turning into a game of who'll be a distraction for who?

[OGRE MAGE]

Mouser will throw food in the direction that the druid ran... you know to distract the dogs.

[AleBelly]

Can we straddle the wall and riddle them with bowfire? We need to at least take the dogs out.

We could climb the wall, but they're going to see us before we all can get over. We could also throw a rope up, leave it, and continue after Bo. I'm not sure the cloak and food will throw the dogs off the trail, but it might work if they see a rope and hook attached to the wall.

We leave the rope but it might trick them.

[Inferno]

Would we have time to get back over the wall, and back into the courtyard before they catch up to us?

It's hard to know. The scale on the village map is 20 feet per square.
If the villagers at "V" have sorcerous means to know your exact location, as Bo believes, it will be very close. They'll likely catch half of you.
If the villagers need to wait for the dogs from the front of the church to come around in order to hunt you, you should make it to the top of the wall at least before they reach you.

Can we straddle the wall and riddle them with bowfire?

Yes but straddling the wall without using your hands, in metal armor, will mean a Dex save on 1d20 each round. Failure means falling damage. Also, any fumbles with the bow while so perched will also result in falling damage.

[rredmond]

Well shoot then. Running is our best option.
Starting to feel an alignment shift... tend towards evil. But Mouser is still slowing down... I can absolutely outrun her later.

[rredmond]

Thinking this is what the kids call metagaming, but Fulci hasn't logged in for a year at this point, correct?

So losing Ingrid isn't harming any player really. Though dangit, I'd hate to lose the paladin. Sigh...

[DadsAngry]

Thinking this is what the kids call metagaming, but Fulci hasn't logged in for a year at this point, correct?

So losing Ingrid isn't harming any player really. Though dangit, I'd hate to lose the paladin. Sigh...

Mant72 took over for Fulci, but he also had to leave the game. And not to worry Pelias is the paladin, Ingrid is the cleric.

[rredmond]

I was thinking the paladin might stay behind on principal with her. You know how those types are.

Hoom wonders what angle Mouser is working to stay behind.

She does have that neato signet that I'd hate for it to go to waste. I can't think of a way to get her to give it to me, so "bye Felicia!" (Except I'm doing the leaving but you get what I'm saying. )

[rredmond]

Also, I think leaving was the better idea than heading into the basement o' R'lyeh.

--Ron--

[OGRE MAGE]

The suddenly generous druid will clean this mess up......hopefully.

[SocraticLawyer]

How far can Urdur throw a flask of oil?

Is Urdur's cloak still covered in oil (from this post: viewtopic.php?f=265&t=5994&start=280)?