Page 243: Luna vs. Dapes

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Ding, ding! Round 2!

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Page 242: The Helmar

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Huzzah! Oh. Wait. Nevermind.

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Page 241: The Witch

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No magick? No problem.

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Page 239: Splitting Up

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Time to find a way in.

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Page 238: The Battle of Auld Dunvil

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Let’s get ready to ruuummmbbbllleee! Taking bets — the Orc Tribes of Orthanc vs. the Helmic Legion of the Orclands. Who will come out on top?

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Page 229: Our Prize Awaits

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The sun sets on Auld Dunvil… but does it set for the Helmic Legion, as well?

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Cover: The Path Ahead

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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: Old Ways & Old Days

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Page 222: Manfolk Smell Funny

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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 221: Table of Chieftains

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Hello, friends! As previewed on Twitter, I ended up being a little late posting this page this week. The reason for that is my wife gave birth to our beautiful new angel of a daughter on the weekend so my computer time has been super limited. We *should* be back to our normally scheduled program now.

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Page 216: Dinner Party

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I wonder what’s for dinner.

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Page 215: The Chieftain's Lair

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Finally, we meet Chieftain Gurak of the Gulgarek Clan… but can he be trusted?

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Page 214: Gurak's Guests

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

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Page 213: Risen & Resolved

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

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Page 212: Pathfinding 101

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

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Page 211: The Lord of Darkness

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Looks like another dead end.

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Page 210: Watch Your Step

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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

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

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Page 207: Another Dead End

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Remember this? Lesson learned.

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