May 5, 2025 7:16 pm
OOC:
I’m going to keep moving. Drgwen has said that Emma is ‘holding back’ and we now know Melody and Clancy are next to Stuckey.
I’ll place Alex immediately behind the front row.
As they turn into the yard at the building’s rear, Stuckey’s flashlight flickers over a dreadful tableau. Three ghouls perch on a brick wall at the yard’s rear. Bald pated, yet shaggy and hoofed like goats. As Arkhamites, the investigations have heard tales of these creatures since their childhood. The sight of the three monsters feels like a impossible scene from a nightmare. Yet also oddly familiar.
Long tongues lolling, the creatures draw themselves up on their powerful haunches as if to leap at the intruders. They hiss a warning.
"They are right there," gasps Stuckey.
The flashlight trembles in his grasp, casting a quavering beam. He aims his pistol directly at the creatures , but refrains from shooting, clearly doubting the party’s odds of survival if they engage.
OOC:
The terrifying encounter requires a stability roll, tn4, losing 4 additional points if you fail. Emma won’t have seen the monsters so does t need to roll. @Lemming23 can decide whether he’s close enough to be involved.
Stuckey will back off unless the investigations suggest a different action. Whether the ghouls will allow a peaceful withdrawal is yet to be seen.
