🚀 go-pugleaf

(I seem to recall someone asking something similar
to this a week or two ago, but I can't remember
what was said :) )



I have got to the stage in Pool of Radiance where
you launch an attack on the Castle itself. I lead
a rather successful capture of Stojanow Gate, which
now lies in Friendly hands. I then returned briefly
to civilised Phlan to collect my reward and freshen
up, and was told to assist in storming the castle
itself.

On arriving there, however, there seemed to be no
sign in the fights or the text that an army was
in the process of attacking the castle. I shrugged
my shoulders and continued clearing the area alone,
thinking this was what I had to do. However, having
completely cleared the perimeter and then the inside
of the castle, it still seems well and truly in enemy
hands. On my travels, I freed both the Mage and Cadorna,
who then said he'd join us and help us, (but his name
never appeared on the list, and I only had 6 PC's and
1 NPC on my list, leaving space for one more), and killed
the man impersonating Tyranthraxus.

I've double checked the castle rooms and perimeter -
those guards which step out and ask who sent you
are still appearing, no matter how many times I
pop into their rooms afterwards and kill them.
I have bluffed my way through all guard encounters,
ie when the alarm is sounding and you get stopped,
and many other encounters, after which the rooms
containing the monsters I bluffed now seem to be
empty.

Civilised Phlan refuses to recognise my efforts
so far, and I still need to quote the password
to enter the castle. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG ?

p.s. Before this, the only mission I was never
     able to finish was the Cadorna Textile
     House - I never found the treasure there !
     At the time, I killed the goblin priest
     (who often still seems to be there when
     I go back !) but she obviously didn't have
     the treasure, as going to Cadorna's room
     in New Phlan afterwards reveals no response,
     My party was 8 strong at the time, and the
     "faithful servant" was unable to join the
     party. He is now gone. Could this earlier
     problem be the cause of my above problem
     with storming the castle ?