Entering the right hand tunnel has at least 3 existing votes, so Lee Miles will do this.
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The polished shell of a huge, grub-like head
As you proceed further along the tunnel, and head deeper underground, you notice that the walls appear less chiselled and more … chewed? You are just wondering whether you should turn back when your flickering torchlight reflects from the polished shell of a huge, grub-like head that is possessed of a massive pair of mandibles, powerful enough to cut through solid rock. You have no choice but to draw your sword and defend yourself.
ROCK GRUB SKILL 7 STAMINA 11
If you win, turn to
161. If you wish to
Escape during the battle and flee from the mine (don’t forget your penalty for this), turn to
214.
The fight:
Round 1: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 10, Player Attack Strength: 15
Rock Grub Stamina: 9, Player Stamina: 11
Round 2: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 9, Player Attack Strength: 18
Rock Grub Stamina: 7, Player Stamina: 11
Round 3: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 14, Player Attack Strength: 20
Rock Grub Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 11
Round 4: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 19, Player Attack Strength: 11
Rock Grub Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 9
Round 5: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 14
Rock Grub Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 7
Round 6: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 15
Rock Grub Stamina: 5, Player Stamina: 7
Round 7: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 13, Player Attack Strength: 15
Rock Grub Stamina: 3, Player Stamina: 7
Round 8: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 12, Player Attack Strength: 19
Rock Grub Stamina: 1, Player Stamina: 7
Round 9: Rock Grub Attack Strength: 15, Player Attack Strength: 20
Rock Grub Stamina: -1, Player Stamina: 7
Lee Miles kills the Rock Grub, although it deals him 4 Stamina damage in the process.
161
Severing the Rock Grub’s head from the rest of its disgusting body, you secure it to your backpack with a piece of twine before setting off, back up the spiralling tunnel to the junction where you thought you heard footsteps echoing from the passageway to the right. Do you want to follow that passageway now, to see where it leads (turn to
182), or do you want to leave the mine (turn to
214)?
Please make your votes before 9:00 AM PDT or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.
Adventure Sheet
Lee Miles
SKILL: 8
Initial Skill: 8
STAMINA: 7
Initial Stamina: 12
LUCK: 6
Initial Luck: 6
AMONOUR: 7
MONEY:
10 Salacoins =
1 Gold Piece
0 Gold Pieces
0 Salacoins
PROVISIONS REMAINING: 0
ITEMS OR EQUIPMENT CARRIED:
Clothes
Trinket
Backpack
Short Sword
Spare Clothes
Purse
Holy Symbol
Longbeard’s Legends of the Windward Plains
Adventurers’ Permit
Rock Grub’s head
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Spelling
THE WHEEL OF THE WEEK:
Stormsday
NOTES:
If at 115, turn to 467 to visit the Testing Grounds in the Forest of Spiders
If at 115, turn to 357 to have Ruznik teach Spelling for 4 Gold Pieces
If at 115, turn to 150 to join Nanoc escorting Velenore Musek’s caravan
Inspection of the dead Shrieker attack: 50 CLUE points
Girl’s statement: 10 CLUE points
Examination of attack scene: 24 CLUE points