Page 247: Backwater Skirmish

Things aren’t looking very good for the orcs. Eckert’s most certainly dead and Ugg doesn’t look like he’s faring all that well either.

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Page 246: Almost There

The agreement was to help the orcs take Auld Dunvil; however, for Rufus, that’s only a secondary priority.

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Page 240: Going Up

Hawke’s got an impressive baseball slide. Ah! That’s what I’m missing. Fantasy Baseball… with elves, orcs, and dwarves.

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Cover: The Path Ahead

I like to take a short break between chapters; however, we should have enough of a buffer to keep up the pace of one page a week. The next six pages of HELM Chapter 10: The Path Ahead are currently being lettered. They should be ready by the coming Tuesday, so hopefully we’ll be able to continue with our regularly scheduled program.

What lies ahead? I’m particularly happy with how this chapter comes together and concludes. It’s the final chapter of Book 2: Pathfinder and there are a lot of story threads that need to be neatly tied up before the end. That can very challenging to do in only 26 pages but I think I managed that. Additionally, Book 2 hasn’t seen a lot of action (in comparison to Book 1) — that’s because I needed to spend more time with the characters — however, there’s more than enough action in this next chapter to make up for it.

Some additional thoughts —

“The Path Ahead” isn’t all that creative a title. I had a few alternatives but went with this because it ties nicely with the “Book 2: Pathfinder” theme. It’s also a key phrase Luna uses in Chapter 3 (also in the animated trailer). There’s more to the phrase… but I can’t reveal more than I already have without spoiling things.

I hope you enjoy what lies on the path ahead. ;-)

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Page 223: Gurak's Return

Hmm… I wonder what’s on the menu?

Also… I’m super excited to share that I have 3 HELM t-shirts available to purchase on Amazon. You can check them out here. I’d love it if you would consider purchasing and leaving a review! I’ll work on getting a more permanent link advertising these shirts on this site soon.

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Page 222: Manfolk Smell Funny

Manfolk and orc women at a meeting of chieftains… some of these orcs may find that hard to tolerate.

BTW, an FYI — if you haven’t already heard via Twitter or Facebook, the script for Chapter 10 (the final chapter of HELM Book II: Pathfinder) is complete and available to download now on Patreon. Just $5.00 USD. I also offer monthly video chats to talk anything related to HELM or my other creative projects.

Alssooo… I have a poll up on our Twitter page regarding HELM merchandise. I’m seriously thinking of offering some t-shirts, hoodies, etc. Think “Wanted” style poster theme with a HELM character featured. The question is WHO should I focus on. Please vote and let me know what you think here (the poll closes soon).

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Page 218: Motherless Mopers

In hindsight, I probably would have gone with busts… but I have this beautiful set of Disney Infinity Star Wars figurines displayed in my home office and I guess those were on my mind, lol.

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Page 217: Natural Allies

After a long, dangerous journey across the Orthanc border, and a risky trek through the dark underground labyrinth of Orick’s Mine… our party is deserving of a little R&R.

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Page 216: Dinner Party

I wonder what’s for dinner.

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Page 214: Gurak's Guests

What does Chieftain Gurak have in store for our party? We’ll find out soon enough…

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Page 213: Risen & Resolved

“When light falls, the Lord of Darkness shall rise…”

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Page 212: Pathfinding 101

That’s not got going to work this time, Hawke.

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Page 211: The Lord of Darkness

Looks like another dead end.

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Page 210: Watch Your Step

Navigating Orick’s Mine is not for the faint of heart.

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Page 209: The Path to Gurak

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Page 208: No Wizard Necessary

Magick-maker not gonna light your torch? No worries — the Coker Brothers got your back!

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Page 207: Another Dead End

Remember this? Lesson learned.

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Page 203: An Appointment to Keep

Ladies and gentleorcs… here it is — the last page of Chapter 8: Into the Orclands. A new day begins and our party’s destination is finally in sight.

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Page 202: Don't Lie to Me

The quickest way to end this skirmish is to subdue the legionnaires’ leader… at least that’s Eldrick’s plan. Should he take the shot? Would that be so bad?

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Page 199: The Objective is Clear

And so the pathfinder decides the path we will take…

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