So, are you all going together or splitting up to try a pincer attack?  This is important for how this proceeds.

I'm going to go with the group's decision, but I believe we need to recee the area to the east side first to see if Silk's intuition about two entrances is correct and there is not something else there.

In reply to DM Maleketh (msg # 929):

We're not splitting up until we map out the eastern approach.

To 'finish' this part of the map, Silk and/or Walker should just scout ahead. Probably Silk due to him not needing torchlight. This is a super stealth move. I think once we safely establish that, we can split the party for our ambush.

Sounds like you all have a plan, so I'll try to get an update posted tomorrow.

My last IC post covers the first part, Sil'qian goes north in the hall to get the lay of the land, Lenny to stand at the door to watch for in case Sil'qian gets in trouble. Th elf will go far enough down the hall to see any openings or doors and to see how the stirges get in and out of the room. Then back to prepare for the split-party pincer movement. A tried and true method of TPK! :-)

Automapping has been enabled.

If you guys want to take offensive action against the stirges, you can treat it as a one-segment surprise round.

Plan is (I thought) Qadar's Sleep spell to start, then bows and slings, and melee as the last resort.

I'll post Sil'qian's bow...but he will let Qadar cast first.

Company in town, will post tonight...

My victory post assumed that you were going to finish them off.

It did have a pleasant note of finality.

In reply to DM Maleketh (msg # 939):

Well, now it looks more obvious! :-)

DM, how about that open door on the southern wall of the former stirge habitat?

It's still there, but no one has moved to check it out as far as I can tell.

Lenny looked through it in his last post but we might have gotten distracted with something else.

Oh, so he did.  I'll put something up tonight.

Some way out.

It's time for OOC strategy talk. I think we have two options:

(1) Close and lock the door. Return to civilization to level up and buy gear. I think we have enough exp in combat and treasure. Return and proceed to (2).

(2) Attack the necromancer and his four undead dogs. If we do so, it's paramount that Ati be given the magical spear.

What think all of ye?

I'm OK for slamming the door shut on the unndead group!

Before we leave, there are still two more doors in this room.

Sil'qian still has a Sleep spell, and is uninjured, so I would like to explore as far as we can, (or until no magic left) before turning back.

I thought we gave the spear to Ati - maybe that was in the OOC thread.

Re-equip works too, although it will be a long time before Sil'qian gains a level - the woe of the triple-class character!

You have not given the spear to Ati.  Might be just as well, given that he hasn't logged in for nearly a week.

Lenny, you're having a bath when we get back to the Inn...you're driving away the new PCs with your smell! :-)

Hopefully Ati will be back.

We've got the key! Let's just quietly back out and lock the door again!

C'mon Ati! Don't be shy... Lenny's not as bad as he smells!

This is going to sjund strange, but how do we know they are undead?  I mean it looks bad, and I would rather gather up our resources, and we can come back yes.

I am indeed back.  Sorry about the delay.

The characters faced an undead some time ago, and might assume there will be more. Other than that, meta knowledge would suggest four dog skeletons are undead.

Do we want to try and talk to the guy? He isn't necessarily presented as an enemy.