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[Mr. Strange]

Call the horse for your escape, but ready your bow as well. If you have the chance to take the shot before the Horse or the Dog reaches you, you might as well take it and see what kind of damage you do.

Killing the dog via archery and running would be behavior consistent with bandits moreso than with the undead, and we'd rather the humans think we are the former if possible.

On the other hand, if the dog reaches us before we can run, don't be afraid to drop the bow and fight it. A dog's main weapon is its teeth, and I get the feeling that biting a ghoul would be neither healthy nor pleasant. I get the feeling that it would take a quick bite doing some minor damage, leaving us open to get into it with our claws. The horse will also provide backup if needed should it reach us during the fight.

+1

[escaped lurker]

The Plains of Grating, Fifth Age
The Age of Death, Year 625
Day 7, Early Morning

Considering your options, getting away to avoid suspicion seems most important, prompting you to run. You do not get far, with the dog toppling you from behind, biting you into the left shoulder. After a few punches you are able to shake it off and get back up to face it, but that is short-lived. While trying to dodge it going for your jugular, you stumble over a rock, with the dog upon you once more.

-14 HP

It is about this time that the horse and the skeleton on top of it reach you, with the later dismounting – as you really do not wish to risk being hit by the horse, the most viable option. The animal is quite startled by the appearance of more undead, and your claws find their mark to a whelping sound, with the hatchet joining a few moments later. A final yowl escapes the dog, and you find yourself back to your feet. Meanwhile the goats have only increased in volume, and while hastily throwing a glance towards the house what you see is not surprising, but certainly not pleasing either.

A man is standing in front of the house, about a fifth to your position near the pen. He is dressed in linen clothing, and his shacking hands hold a quarterstaff of sorts. Most unpleasant about the whole affair is that your eyes have just met – or so it would seem. You are not sure how good his eyesight is, but it is a rather clear night. Either way, he is clearly looking into the direction of you and your two animations.

Currently:
188/205 HP
42/175 MP
50 MP Stored

Status:
Well-Fed - Doubled HP-Regeneration
Sentient Nourishment - +3 Agility and Intelligence for Skill- and Combat-checks
Slight Cut - 3 - What once was a deep cut, has healed nicely
Bite - 8 - Left shoulder. Bleeds a fair bit, but nothing dangerous.
Scratches - 6 - All over the place. Unimportant.

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Ghoulish Vessel
Strength: 11
Endurance: 11
Agility: 8
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 5

~10 HPD
~40 MPD

Inventory:
Medium Band of Gathering 20/20 MP
Leather Jerkin
Woolen Pants
Leather Shin-boots
Twohander
Shortbow w. Iron tipped Arrows

Resources:
1 Deer Skeleton
1 Human Corpse - 4/4 Rations of Human Flesh
1 Amethyst Geode - 30/30 MP

Items:
1 Saddlebag
1 Shortbow
2 Quivers
12 Wooden Arrows
15 Iron tipped Arrows
1 Dagger
1 Rope – Thin, 4 Meters
1 Tinderbox
1 Hatchet
1 Knapsack
1 Rusty Horseshoe

Skills:
Adept of the School of Necromancy
Adept of the School of Transmutation
Beginner in Feral Combat
Beginner in Archery

Spoiler:  Spells (click to show/hide)

School of Necromancy - Adept
Branches: Mysticism, Occultism

Animate Skeleton – 50 MP
Raise a temporary Skeleton to do your bidding. Lasts 1 Day, extendible by 3 MP per day.
Can be made permanent by spending additional 30 MP on it.

Turn Lesser Undead – 30 MP
Allows you to destroy, render harmless or straightly take over an undead creature.

Soulspeaker – 20 MP
Allows you to contact the souls of the dead, and to communicate with them. Duration 1 Hour.

Enslave Lesser Souls - 25 MP
Allows the enslavement of lesser, or rather “newly dead” souls.
A soul may be placed into a construct, resulting in an autonomous undead.
A souls essence may be devoured, restoring half of the souls previously held maximum mana.
Devouring a Soul or failing this spell has the chance to transform the affected into a wraith, which will be hostile towards the caster.


School of Transmutation - Adept
Branches: Enchanting, Alteration

Drain Energy – 20MP +50% of the drained Energy must be paid in MP
Allows you to drain a prone or enslaved creature of its mana or vitality.

Change Object – 30 MP, Duration 1 Hour
Allows you to temporary change the properties or shape of an object.

Store Mana – 25MP + Desired Amount
Allows you to store mana into gemstones.

Spoiler: Followers (click to show/hide)

	Skeletal Horse Permanent Slightly Damaged
	Skeletal Human Permanent

Spoiler: Mind Map (click to show/hide)

Purple Dot: Location of our Cave

" ... I think I hate dogs. "


Yeah.. unrelated to the game itself, I actually think about using tilesets or stuff. Always drawing all the landscape by hand is time-consuming and somewhat exhausting - even if I use copy-paste ever now and then.. We would most probably get more of a sideway-view. Well, you will see.

[Worldmaster27]

YAAY! We get to kill them all! KILL THEM ALL! Peasants are no match for the Undead!

[Cain12]

Guess we rush the guy, can't have him yelling for help or otherwise revealing us. Then again there may be others in the house.

[~Neri]

Shouldn't the skeleton have a bow and arrow?

[Worldmaster27]

Shouldn't the skeleton have a bow and arrow?

We replaced it in favor of the hatchet. He wasn't that good, and we need a soul to make him do better at archery.

[cheesemcmuffin88]

PTW
This is awesome

[Weirdsound]

Order the horse to run the man down and trample him. Once the man has his hands full with your equine friend, rush the house! Lets have some fun if subtly is off the table. Might want to draw mana from the ring first in case we need more MP for whatever is inside.

[GiglameshDespair]

Order the horse to run the man down and trample him. Once the man has his hands full with your equine friend, rush the house! Lets have some fun if subtly is off the table. Might want to draw mana from the ring first in case we need more MP for whatever is inside.

Don't draw mana from the ring, but this.

[Mr. Strange]

Order the horse to run the man down and trample him. Once the man has his hands full with your equine friend, rush the house! Lets have some fun if subtly is off the table. Might want to draw mana from the ring first in case we need more MP for whatever is inside.

Don't draw mana from the ring, but this.

+1

[escaped lurker]

The Plains of Grating, Fifth Age
The Age of Death, Year 625
Day 7, Early Morning

After being spotted, you guess there is no other way – somehow you don't even feel that much regret at being discovered. Either way, you immediately sic the horse on the onlooker. The human – shocked he may be- retains his cool somewhat, and flees the approaching construct towards his home. To your unease, the horse is not able to catch him before he reaches his abode, and by the time you and the skeleton arrive, the door seems to be bolted from the inside.

From there now sounds of heavy stuff being dragged are to be heard, accompanied by something that may resemble a prayer, were it not accompanied with a plethora of curses. Neither of which seem to have any power to them, as you note. There is only one voice to be heard, and a quick walk around the walls shows there to be only one window for ventilation, facing towards the plains. You seem to have him trapped. For all the good that this may be, that is.

Currently:
188/205 HP
42/175 MP
50 MP Stored

Status:
Well-Fed - Doubled HP-Regeneration
Sentient Nourishment - +3 Agility and Intelligence for Skill- and Combat-checks
Slight Cut - 3 - What once was a deep cut, has healed nicely
Bite - 8 - Left shoulder. Bleeds a fair bit, but nothing dangerous.
Scratches - 6 - All over the place. Unimportant.

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Ghoulish Vessel
Strength: 11
Endurance: 11
Agility: 8
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 5

~10 HPD
~40 MPD

Inventory:
Medium Band of Gathering 20/20 MP
Leather Jerkin
Woolen Pants
Leather Shin-boots
Twohander
Shortbow w. Iron tipped Arrows

Resources:
1 Deer Skeleton
1 Human Corpse - 4/4 Rations of Human Flesh
1 Amethyst Geode - 30/30 MP

Items:
1 Saddlebag
1 Shortbow
2 Quivers
12 Wooden Arrows
15 Iron tipped Arrows
1 Dagger
1 Rope – Thin, 4 Meters
1 Tinderbox
1 Hatchet
1 Knapsack
1 Rusty Horseshoe

Skills:
Adept of the School of Necromancy
Adept of the School of Transmutation
Beginner in Feral Combat
Beginner in Archery

Spoiler:  Spells (click to show/hide)

School of Necromancy - Adept
Branches: Mysticism, Occultism

Animate Skeleton – 50 MP
Raise a temporary Skeleton to do your bidding. Lasts 1 Day, extendible by 3 MP per day.
Can be made permanent by spending additional 30 MP on it.

Turn Lesser Undead – 30 MP
Allows you to destroy, render harmless or straightly take over an undead creature.

Soulspeaker – 20 MP
Allows you to contact the souls of the dead, and to communicate with them. Duration 1 Hour.

Enslave Lesser Souls - 25 MP
Allows the enslavement of lesser, or rather “newly dead” souls.
A soul may be placed into a construct, resulting in an autonomous undead.
A souls essence may be devoured, restoring half of the souls previously held maximum mana.
Devouring a Soul or failing this spell has the chance to transform the affected into a wraith, which will be hostile towards the caster.


School of Transmutation - Adept
Branches: Enchanting, Alteration

Drain Energy – 20MP +50% of the drained Energy must be paid in MP
Allows you to drain a prone or enslaved creature of its mana or vitality.

Change Object – 30 MP, Duration 1 Hour
Allows you to temporary change the properties or shape of an object.

Store Mana – 25MP + Desired Amount
Allows you to store mana into gemstones.

Spoiler: Followers (click to show/hide)

	Skeletal Horse Permanent Slightly Damaged
	Skeletal Human Permanent

Spoiler: Mind Map (click to show/hide)

Purple Dot: Location of our Cave

" I am very tempted to taunt him. No, really. "

[~Neri]

Make screeching noises and set his roof on fire.

[Detoxicated]

Make screeching noises and set his roof on fire.

+1

[Tomcost]

How about transmuting the door into paper?

[javierpwn]

How about transmuting the door into paper?

Turn his house into paper.
Burn it.