BATTLE MODE
Assassin Beetle x1
Str +0?
weapons: piercing barbed pincers, cutting mandibles.
Defences: Carpace.
Sly runs clear of the waterfall, and turns around to unleash a mental blast. It takes a second of focus, just enough time for the enraged beetle to clear the distance and nearly bite. But Sly unleashes the wave of psionic energy first. (margin of success = 4, Enemy loses 4 endurance) But the wide area effect blast is not enough to render the Beetle unconcious in one blow. The beetles pincers wearily lunge at Sly's groin! He dodges for his life, but the barbed pincers sink into his hip! AAAARRRGGHHH!.
Rahal the gargoyle drops what he is doing and rushes to help. He does nto even bother trying to walk across the flimsy bridge and jumps up and glides halfway across the river before floundering a few yards from shore. He continues thrashing forward towards the battle.
The sprite looks down from growing moss, and throws a stone. it misses badly. it considers entangling the whole area, but it is unlikely Sly would win a grapple-fest.
Sly's hip is stuck in the beetles pincers, A lesser man would have given in to pain. He momentarily considers trying to get a spell off, but it is unlikely to complete uninterrupted. But with the beetles smaller mandibles chomping at his groin he decides to grapple the pincers and tear them out. AAAARRRRGGHHH! a small sly chunk is still stuck onto one of them. The beetle tries to rush sly and sink its pincers in again! but Sly holds it back. The beetle may bite hard, but it is just not as big and strong as Sly.
Rahal crashes out of the water with a Savage waraxe held over his head. he loses no momentum and nearly dives forward to crash the axe down on the unsuspecting beetles brown carpace. It is a mighty chop, but with poor skill, it misses the center mass and instead wholly severs one of the beasts legs! it flies off in an arc! The Beetle foolishly chooses to deathroll! Ordinarily a brutalizing attack, the stupid beetle merely wastes its turn without being stuck in. Sly backs off, hobbling backwards and uses mind leash! The Beetle is dazed. Rahal brings the axe down with a more evenly measured attack this time. His strength carries the axe straight through the carpace! The beetle is nearly cut in half! it twiches for a second or two and dies. The sprite throws another rock and misses terribly.
(shifts continue in 3-4 hours once i get back)