Best wishes and prayers.
Waiting is a great idea. Not a problem for me.
I'll still be here when we're all good to continue.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:52, Sat 26 Mar 2022.

Hope we hear something soon. Bad way for a game to die.

In reply to The Dreamer of Worlds (msg # 20):

I'm here. I was waiting on the undead to appear.

Still here also.
I check most days.

What is the range to the skeletons, the red impish thing, and the zombies?

I am assuming you put the torch about thirty feet in front of the wall. The skeletons are at about sixty feet out, the imp and zombies at seventy.

I also assumed the remainder of the party is about level with the torch, and are closer, though off to the side in the shadows. For them about fifty feet to the skeletons, and sixty to the rest.

The forward most goblins are still on the far side of the torch, and about forty feet from the wall.

Can I MM the Imp now?

Go for it.

I'm travelling and don't have my books - what's the range and duration of turning?

I am not sure about the range.  Something makes me think 30 feet.

The DMG says 3-12 rounds (page 76 of my version, in the text following the Turn Undead Table, for those playing along at home).

Reviewing the books, and they seem unclear. I would say that any undead within the range of your voice seems fair, sixty feet? The number affected are int he chart though, and you would impact the lowest hit dice first, then within that, those closest to you first.

The DMG gives the odd range of 3 - 12 rounds as the duration. So... a d10+2 rounds I guess?

Thanks! What are we looking at, about half a dozen skeltons a couple of zombies and the imp- thing?

In reply to Krusk (msg # 30):

3-12 is nearly always 3d4.

There's also something about how if you succeed but don't turn them all, you can continue trying to turn the "unturned" ones.

3d4 is fine.

If you reread the description, you know that not all of them have cone into the light, and there are two unusual skeletons in the mix.

Re: Tam, I don't think that is quite what it means. As I understand it, if you turn some, but not all of the creatures in a category, if you roll and turn the maximum number possible, you can try again the next round to get more of that same type, only.

.y belief is that a cleric (or paladin) may turn undead that are within their capability and that they have not already failed to turn. The number tuned (or failed to turn) is 3d4. I don't recall if that is 3d4 creatures or 3d4 HD of creatures. If they return after being turned, I'm pretty sure they can be turned again. Hope that helps. :)

I didn't read it as requiring you to turn the maximum number (i.e., roll 12) to try again.  I'm looking at page 65, which is some distance from the table.

But of course, all of this is academic: however you interpret it is the rule.

We always played that you could attempt to turn once per turn, i.e. every ten rounds. I never used the 'try again if you max out' rule, but I have nothing against it. The book itself says this should be a rare occurrence, and I think success followed by a max roll qualifies.

Is that everyone's actions? Let me know, I will move on.

I'm waiting for them to advance. Birahu hit the Imp with a MM.

Has and his pair of goblins Krusk been seen?
Do the incoming goblins appear to be hostile to us? e.g. are they armed?

The goblins are unarmed. Also bleeding, battered bruised. The imp almost certainly has spotted you, as Birahu has lit a torch, but no time has passed, so they have yet to react. That will change soon.

OK, back in the house. Working on it..

All good, just don't want to jump the gun, or go too slow.

Read all the 1e Turning In PHB & DMG and RAW seems pretty clear although poorly laid out..

For a given cleric, fail to turn (the lowest undead type) and that's it for the encounter.
Successfull turning (lowest undead first) affects 2d6 of them "...to the limit of the number rolled..."(p65) and "...may continue so long as each successive attemp is successful..."(p65).
Turned undead move away as fast as possible for 3-12 rounds...and can be turned again upon their return.(p76)