09-15-2016, 11:47 AM
Charming Dwarf priest
I am Beardknob Knobbybeard, Priest of the Miner's Creed. I seek the Legendary
Dagger
Dagger of Minos. I open the door to the dungeon...
Corridor straight ahead.
A corridor straight forward, seems simple enough.
Corridor turns left 45 degrees.
A left turn, and then..
Corridor turns left 90 degrees.
A sharper left turn.
Dead end.
I must've missed something. I double back and realize that this dungeon was a false trail. I depart, and scrounge for other entrances. A full day of exploration later, I discover another door in the ground, and open it...
Corridor straight ahead.
Another straight-ahead corridor.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
A chamber!
Rectangle 25 to 40 ft.
Rectangular, 25 by 40 feet. I check for exits.
-2 = -1 +0 -1 +0
I sit down in frustration. Another dead end...I return, disheartened, to the surface, and keep looking. I WILL FIND THIS DAGGER! The next day, I find yet another door in the ground.
Corridor turns right.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Further down the hall, I halt to get my bearings and check to see where the hallway goes now...
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Stairs, on the left! I decide not to go down them just yet, and I proceed down the corridor.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
More stairs. I keep going.
Stairs on right side Corridor continues.
I proceed past a third set of stairs.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
And a fourth...
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
And a fifth...
Door on left side corridor continues.
A door, which I open.
Corridor turns right.
I decide not to go through it yet.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
A chamber! I explore it.
Cavern medium roughly 30 to 40 ft across.
1 = +1 +0 +1 -1
Giant vermin
A huge ratman hisses and chitters, emerging from the darkness at the other end of the cavern!
-1 = +0 -1 +0 +0
2 = +1 -1 +1 +1
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
-1 = +0 -1 +1 -1
1 = +1 +0 -1 +1
The rat charges before I'm ready, swinging an improvised knife!
-3 = -1 -1 +0 -1
The knife is clumsily aimed and skitters off my miner's helmet, and I retaliate with a jab of my own blade.
-2 = +0 +0 -1 -1
The rat dodges and then lunges to bite...
0 = -1 +0 +1 +0
..and fails to get a grip on my leather gloves. I take this opportunity to attempt to punch it in the face...
2 = +0 +1 +1 +0
...and succeed, smashing my heavy fist into its teeth, knocking one of its over-sized incisors out of its mouth. It squeaks in fury and whips its thick tail at my legs...
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
I'm bruised, but not much beyond that. I lash out again with my knife...
0 = -1 +1 -1 +1
...and nick the beast's ear. It tries to tackle me...
-2 = +1 -1 -1 -1
...but I jump clear, stomping down on its back...
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
...my reinforced boot driving it face-first into the stone floor underfoot. It struggles.
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
It manages to bruise me again with its wildly flailing tail...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
...but I stab into its back quickly...In its death throes...
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
...it manages to rip its filthy claws through my arm, lacerating it. I snarl in pain and anger and move to finish it off...
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
..but it uses its tail to knock my aim off.
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
Its next thrash is ineffective. Time to end this.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
I thrust into the back of its neck and it dies with a shudder. I check the body for loot...
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
-2 = +0 -1 -1 +0
It has two gold coins! I pocket them with a satisfied smirk, heading off into the tunnel I entered the cavern through and entering the door I passed earlier, moving into the side corridor beyond.
Continues straight.
Corridor turns left 90 degrees.
I turn the corner to see...
Stairs on right side Corridor continues.
A set of stairs off to the side, which I ignore in favor of moving down the corridor.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
More stairs, but I again ignore them.
Corridor splits at a Y.
I turn right.
Four-way intersection.
I head right again.
Corridor dead-ends at a door.
A door, which I open..
Parallel corridor extending in each direction.
I turn back and head to the northern end of the four-way intersection.
Corridor comes to a T.
A T-joint. I head left.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
I examine the chamber/
Rectangle 30 to 50 ft.
It's rectangular.
-2 = -1 +0 +0 -1
The room is empty, I check for other exits.
-3 = -1 -1 +0 -1
Only the one I came through, I double back and head straight across the T-joint.
Corridor comes to a T.
I head north...
Side passage on left corridor continues.
I keep moving down this main hallway.
Corridor dead-ends at a door.
A door. I open it without hesitating.
Corridor straight ahead.
More corridor goodness.
Four-way intersection.
I head straight across.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Stairs, which I ignore.
Attacked by NPC.
Ambush!
Extravagant shipwright
By a large man carrying a boarding hook...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
-1 = +0 -1 +0 +0
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
I move to attack!
0 = +0 +0 +0 +0
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
I manage to catch him off guard before he can raise the heavy pike-like weapon to defend himself.
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
...but his leather apron deflects my attack, and he swings the boarding pike around...
1 = +0 +1 +0 +0
...I duck it thanks to the short stature inherent to my race, and I leap in to strike at him.
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
...I fail to land a blow...
0 = -1 +0 +1 +0
...as he fails to hit me.
2 = +1 +1 +0 +0
I strike him a worthy blow, and he growls at me, swinging the hook again.
0 = -1 +1 -1 +1
...and I deflect the heavy blow, barely, then thrust in at his chest.
-4 = -1 -1 -1 -1
...and again I don't penetrate his leather apron.
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
His pike hits me but glances off my arm, making it go numb and possibly bruising it...
-3 = +0 -1 -1 -1
My retaliation is ineffective.
1 = +0 -1 +1 +1
On his next swing, I dodge the wicked point of the hook--barely.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
I strike him again, stabbing into his shoulder and making him yell, swearing as his blood sprays my clothing.
-1 = -1 -1 +0 +1
He's off-balance and his next swing goes wild.
-2 = +0 -1 +0 -1
...but neither am I able to press home my advantage and kill him outright.
0 = +1 -1 +1 -1
He staggers back, wildly swinging the hook...
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
I manage to hit him solidly, stabbing his other shoulder now and ripping my dagger free.
0 = -1 +1 +0 +0
He's in too much pain to hurt me, and...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
I finish him with a jab to the chest; he falls to the ground, slain. As soon as I'm certain he's dead, I check his body for loot.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
2 more gold coins for my pockets. Excellent. I proceed down the corridor confidently.
Four-way intersection.
Another intersection. I head right.
Continues straight.
...further...
Door on right side corridor continues.
A door. I open it.
Corridor straight ahead.
A corridor heading south. I ignore it and proceed east.
Corridor splits at a Y.
I choose the northeast path.
Continues straight.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Proceeding north I find...
Corridor comes to a T.
A t-joint, I head east.
Stairs Corridor ends.
Which ends in stairs, I head west at the T-joint instead...
Continues straight.
Attacked by opposition.
Ambush!
Dragon
A dragon...Oh no....
0 = +0 +0 +1 -1
0 = +0 +0 -1 +1
-1 = -1 -1 +1 +0
1 = +0 +0 +1 +0
It's a dragon, a juvenile...I charge!
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
3 = +1 +1 +1 +0
I caught it off guard, and it whips its head around over its shoulder just as I drive a dagger into it...
-2 = -1 +0 +0 -1
....which glances off its armored hide.
1 = -1 +1 +0 +1
It strikes back with its claws, but I dodge aside, instincts kicking in as I roll under its next swipe, coming up with my dagger held before me.
-3 = -1 +0 -1 -1
Foiled again by its scales...
-1 = +0 -1 -1 +1
It doesn't hurt me, its claws tearing my clothes but doing little else...
3 = +0 +1 +1 +1
and I strike it at a weak point on its underbelly, dagger tearing through reptilian flesh, spraying blue blood out. Screeching, the dragon moves to bite me...
1 = +1 -1 +1 +0
...and I pull my arm back before it can be amputated as the beast intended.
-2 = +0 +0 -1 -1
...my dagger again skitters along its scaly hide...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
and its tail swings at me and misses.
1 = +1 +0 +1 -1
I miss with my next attack...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
...and the dragon fails to pin me down again.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
My dagger chips a scale on its leg, but doesn't penetrate...
-1 = +0 +0 -1 +0
...the dragon kicks out but misses...
0 = +0 +0 -1 +1
...I fail to reach it in time to attack...
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
As it breathes a puff of fire, I sidestep the small fireball easily.
-2 = -1 -1 +0 +0
The heat is still too intense to move in and attack, so I have to go on the defensive.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
It whips its head around like a flail but I step out of reach.
2 = +1 -1 +1 +1
Finally, I penetrate its hide again and stab it just behind the hole that serves as its ear. It shrugs me off and goes to crush me under its bulk...
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
...but I roll out of the way just in time.
-3 = +0 -1 -1 -1
My dagger fails to find purchase...
-1 = -1 -1 +0 +1
...and the dragon still fails to pin me down, like a cat that's had too much catnip hunting a mouse.
-3 = -1 -1 -1 +0
I can't exploit its clumsiness, but neither can it defeat me yet...
-1 = +1 -1 +0 -1
I jump aside before it can crush me against the corridor wall, then lash out with my knife.
-2 = -1 +0 -1 +0
...and again, it skitters off the bony structure of the dragon's smallish wings.
-1 = +1 -1 -1 +0
The dragon mewls and whips its head around again, baring its teeth, but I avoid the bite with ease, sliding behind it and striking down at its back.
-2 = -1 +1 -1 -1
Spiky horns deflect my dagger's blade.
0 = -1 +1 +0 +0
The dragon tries rolling over but I jump off it before I can be flattened beneath its bulk.
0 = +1 +0 +0 -1
I still can't kill the damned thing!
2 = +0 +1 +1 +0
It turns around and slashes with a foreclaw again, this time ripping through my sleeve to open up a bandaged wound from my last fight. Fighting through the pain, I leap forward...
-2 = +0 -1 +0 -1
...but am rebuffed by the dragon's questing claws.
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
I take another hit from its clublike tail, moving aside just in time to avoid any broken bones.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
I manage to nick the dragon again...and it strikes back.
-3 = -1 +0 -1 -1
I dodge the ill-aimed blow easily.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
Cutting down, I grit my teeth as my dagger bites deeper into dragonhide, cutting at the vulnerable meat beneath.
-1 = -1 +1 -1 +0
Hissing at me, the dragon struggles. I manage to retain my footing, but I know that I need to end this quickly.
2 = +1 +1 -1 +1
I score its flesh again, slashing into its back.
-1 = -1 +0 +0 +0
It doesn't land its next hit, and I aim for the eye this time.
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
It blinks just in time for its armored eyelids to deflect my dagger strike.
-1 = -1 +0 +1 -1
Growling, it lashes out with a claw, but I parry it with some effort.
0 = +0 -1 +0 +1
My dagger glances off its snout again.
0 = +0 -1 +0 +1
...but again I dodge it when it tries breathing fire.
1 = +0 +1 -1 +1
Its hide protects it yet again.
-2 = -1 -1 +0 +0
I weave around its flurry of blows.
-2 = +0 -1 -1 +0
...but can't counter.
-1 = +0 -1 +1 -1
It strikes yet again. I dodge, letting it sink its claws into the loam of the tunnel wall.
1 = +1 -1 +1 +0
I can't find a weak spot from my current position, as it rips its claws free and lashes out with its tail.
-3 = -1 -1 -1 +0
I saw that coming and I duck it.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
I try to sever its tail but my knife proves woefully inadequate for the task.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
It staggers me with another swing of its tail.
3 = +1 +1 +0 +1
...but I thrust with my dagger and sink it into the beast's underbelly as I turn my uncontrolled fall to the ground into a roll.
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
It can't pin me down--it can't quite see me, I must be in its blind spot for the moment!
-1 = +0 +0 +0 -1
I can't hit it though, and it turns to face me as I stand up and attacks!
3 = +0 +1 +1 +1
I fall to the ground, knocked out. I awake some time later, bitterly disappointed in myself for failing to perform such a legend-worthy deed as slaying a dragon.
I am Beardknob Knobbybeard, Priest of the Miner's Creed. I seek the Legendary
Dagger
Dagger of Minos. I open the door to the dungeon...
Corridor straight ahead.
A corridor straight forward, seems simple enough.
Corridor turns left 45 degrees.
A left turn, and then..
Corridor turns left 90 degrees.
A sharper left turn.
Dead end.
I must've missed something. I double back and realize that this dungeon was a false trail. I depart, and scrounge for other entrances. A full day of exploration later, I discover another door in the ground, and open it...
Corridor straight ahead.
Another straight-ahead corridor.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
A chamber!
Rectangle 25 to 40 ft.
Rectangular, 25 by 40 feet. I check for exits.
-2 = -1 +0 -1 +0
I sit down in frustration. Another dead end...I return, disheartened, to the surface, and keep looking. I WILL FIND THIS DAGGER! The next day, I find yet another door in the ground.
Corridor turns right.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Further down the hall, I halt to get my bearings and check to see where the hallway goes now...
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Stairs, on the left! I decide not to go down them just yet, and I proceed down the corridor.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
More stairs. I keep going.
Stairs on right side Corridor continues.
I proceed past a third set of stairs.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
And a fourth...
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
And a fifth...
Door on left side corridor continues.
A door, which I open.
Corridor turns right.
I decide not to go through it yet.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Continues straight.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
A chamber! I explore it.
Cavern medium roughly 30 to 40 ft across.
1 = +1 +0 +1 -1
Giant vermin
A huge ratman hisses and chitters, emerging from the darkness at the other end of the cavern!
-1 = +0 -1 +0 +0
2 = +1 -1 +1 +1
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
-1 = +0 -1 +1 -1
1 = +1 +0 -1 +1
The rat charges before I'm ready, swinging an improvised knife!
-3 = -1 -1 +0 -1
The knife is clumsily aimed and skitters off my miner's helmet, and I retaliate with a jab of my own blade.
-2 = +0 +0 -1 -1
The rat dodges and then lunges to bite...
0 = -1 +0 +1 +0
..and fails to get a grip on my leather gloves. I take this opportunity to attempt to punch it in the face...
2 = +0 +1 +1 +0
...and succeed, smashing my heavy fist into its teeth, knocking one of its over-sized incisors out of its mouth. It squeaks in fury and whips its thick tail at my legs...
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
I'm bruised, but not much beyond that. I lash out again with my knife...
0 = -1 +1 -1 +1
...and nick the beast's ear. It tries to tackle me...
-2 = +1 -1 -1 -1
...but I jump clear, stomping down on its back...
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
...my reinforced boot driving it face-first into the stone floor underfoot. It struggles.
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
It manages to bruise me again with its wildly flailing tail...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
...but I stab into its back quickly...In its death throes...
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
...it manages to rip its filthy claws through my arm, lacerating it. I snarl in pain and anger and move to finish it off...
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
..but it uses its tail to knock my aim off.
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
Its next thrash is ineffective. Time to end this.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
I thrust into the back of its neck and it dies with a shudder. I check the body for loot...
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
-2 = +0 -1 -1 +0
It has two gold coins! I pocket them with a satisfied smirk, heading off into the tunnel I entered the cavern through and entering the door I passed earlier, moving into the side corridor beyond.
Continues straight.
Corridor turns left 90 degrees.
I turn the corner to see...
Stairs on right side Corridor continues.
A set of stairs off to the side, which I ignore in favor of moving down the corridor.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
More stairs, but I again ignore them.
Corridor splits at a Y.
I turn right.
Four-way intersection.
I head right again.
Corridor dead-ends at a door.
A door, which I open..
Parallel corridor extending in each direction.
I turn back and head to the northern end of the four-way intersection.
Corridor comes to a T.
A T-joint. I head left.
Corridor emerges into chamber no door.
I examine the chamber/
Rectangle 30 to 50 ft.
It's rectangular.
-2 = -1 +0 +0 -1
The room is empty, I check for other exits.
-3 = -1 -1 +0 -1
Only the one I came through, I double back and head straight across the T-joint.
Corridor comes to a T.
I head north...
Side passage on left corridor continues.
I keep moving down this main hallway.
Corridor dead-ends at a door.
A door. I open it without hesitating.
Corridor straight ahead.
More corridor goodness.
Four-way intersection.
I head straight across.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Stairs, which I ignore.
Attacked by NPC.
Ambush!
Extravagant shipwright
By a large man carrying a boarding hook...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
-1 = +0 -1 +0 +0
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
I move to attack!
0 = +0 +0 +0 +0
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
I manage to catch him off guard before he can raise the heavy pike-like weapon to defend himself.
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
...but his leather apron deflects my attack, and he swings the boarding pike around...
1 = +0 +1 +0 +0
...I duck it thanks to the short stature inherent to my race, and I leap in to strike at him.
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
...I fail to land a blow...
0 = -1 +0 +1 +0
...as he fails to hit me.
2 = +1 +1 +0 +0
I strike him a worthy blow, and he growls at me, swinging the hook again.
0 = -1 +1 -1 +1
...and I deflect the heavy blow, barely, then thrust in at his chest.
-4 = -1 -1 -1 -1
...and again I don't penetrate his leather apron.
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
His pike hits me but glances off my arm, making it go numb and possibly bruising it...
-3 = +0 -1 -1 -1
My retaliation is ineffective.
1 = +0 -1 +1 +1
On his next swing, I dodge the wicked point of the hook--barely.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
I strike him again, stabbing into his shoulder and making him yell, swearing as his blood sprays my clothing.
-1 = -1 -1 +0 +1
He's off-balance and his next swing goes wild.
-2 = +0 -1 +0 -1
...but neither am I able to press home my advantage and kill him outright.
0 = +1 -1 +1 -1
He staggers back, wildly swinging the hook...
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
I manage to hit him solidly, stabbing his other shoulder now and ripping my dagger free.
0 = -1 +1 +0 +0
He's in too much pain to hurt me, and...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
I finish him with a jab to the chest; he falls to the ground, slain. As soon as I'm certain he's dead, I check his body for loot.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
2 = -1 +1 +1 +1
2 more gold coins for my pockets. Excellent. I proceed down the corridor confidently.
Four-way intersection.
Another intersection. I head right.
Continues straight.
...further...
Door on right side corridor continues.
A door. I open it.
Corridor straight ahead.
A corridor heading south. I ignore it and proceed east.
Corridor splits at a Y.
I choose the northeast path.
Continues straight.
Stairs on left side Corridor continues.
Proceeding north I find...
Corridor comes to a T.
A t-joint, I head east.
Stairs Corridor ends.
Which ends in stairs, I head west at the T-joint instead...
Continues straight.
Attacked by opposition.
Ambush!
Dragon
A dragon...Oh no....
0 = +0 +0 +1 -1
0 = +0 +0 -1 +1
-1 = -1 -1 +1 +0
1 = +0 +0 +1 +0
It's a dragon, a juvenile...I charge!
0 = -1 -1 +1 +1
3 = +1 +1 +1 +0
I caught it off guard, and it whips its head around over its shoulder just as I drive a dagger into it...
-2 = -1 +0 +0 -1
....which glances off its armored hide.
1 = -1 +1 +0 +1
It strikes back with its claws, but I dodge aside, instincts kicking in as I roll under its next swipe, coming up with my dagger held before me.
-3 = -1 +0 -1 -1
Foiled again by its scales...
-1 = +0 -1 -1 +1
It doesn't hurt me, its claws tearing my clothes but doing little else...
3 = +0 +1 +1 +1
and I strike it at a weak point on its underbelly, dagger tearing through reptilian flesh, spraying blue blood out. Screeching, the dragon moves to bite me...
1 = +1 -1 +1 +0
...and I pull my arm back before it can be amputated as the beast intended.
-2 = +0 +0 -1 -1
...my dagger again skitters along its scaly hide...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
and its tail swings at me and misses.
1 = +1 +0 +1 -1
I miss with my next attack...
1 = +1 +1 -1 +0
...and the dragon fails to pin me down again.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
My dagger chips a scale on its leg, but doesn't penetrate...
-1 = +0 +0 -1 +0
...the dragon kicks out but misses...
0 = +0 +0 -1 +1
...I fail to reach it in time to attack...
-1 = +1 +0 -1 -1
As it breathes a puff of fire, I sidestep the small fireball easily.
-2 = -1 -1 +0 +0
The heat is still too intense to move in and attack, so I have to go on the defensive.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
It whips its head around like a flail but I step out of reach.
2 = +1 -1 +1 +1
Finally, I penetrate its hide again and stab it just behind the hole that serves as its ear. It shrugs me off and goes to crush me under its bulk...
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
...but I roll out of the way just in time.
-3 = +0 -1 -1 -1
My dagger fails to find purchase...
-1 = -1 -1 +0 +1
...and the dragon still fails to pin me down, like a cat that's had too much catnip hunting a mouse.
-3 = -1 -1 -1 +0
I can't exploit its clumsiness, but neither can it defeat me yet...
-1 = +1 -1 +0 -1
I jump aside before it can crush me against the corridor wall, then lash out with my knife.
-2 = -1 +0 -1 +0
...and again, it skitters off the bony structure of the dragon's smallish wings.
-1 = +1 -1 -1 +0
The dragon mewls and whips its head around again, baring its teeth, but I avoid the bite with ease, sliding behind it and striking down at its back.
-2 = -1 +1 -1 -1
Spiky horns deflect my dagger's blade.
0 = -1 +1 +0 +0
The dragon tries rolling over but I jump off it before I can be flattened beneath its bulk.
0 = +1 +0 +0 -1
I still can't kill the damned thing!
2 = +0 +1 +1 +0
It turns around and slashes with a foreclaw again, this time ripping through my sleeve to open up a bandaged wound from my last fight. Fighting through the pain, I leap forward...
-2 = +0 -1 +0 -1
...but am rebuffed by the dragon's questing claws.
2 = +1 +0 +0 +1
I take another hit from its clublike tail, moving aside just in time to avoid any broken bones.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
I manage to nick the dragon again...and it strikes back.
-3 = -1 +0 -1 -1
I dodge the ill-aimed blow easily.
2 = +1 +1 +1 -1
Cutting down, I grit my teeth as my dagger bites deeper into dragonhide, cutting at the vulnerable meat beneath.
-1 = -1 +1 -1 +0
Hissing at me, the dragon struggles. I manage to retain my footing, but I know that I need to end this quickly.
2 = +1 +1 -1 +1
I score its flesh again, slashing into its back.
-1 = -1 +0 +0 +0
It doesn't land its next hit, and I aim for the eye this time.
1 = -1 +1 +1 +0
It blinks just in time for its armored eyelids to deflect my dagger strike.
-1 = -1 +0 +1 -1
Growling, it lashes out with a claw, but I parry it with some effort.
0 = +0 -1 +0 +1
My dagger glances off its snout again.
0 = +0 -1 +0 +1
...but again I dodge it when it tries breathing fire.
1 = +0 +1 -1 +1
Its hide protects it yet again.
-2 = -1 -1 +0 +0
I weave around its flurry of blows.
-2 = +0 -1 -1 +0
...but can't counter.
-1 = +0 -1 +1 -1
It strikes yet again. I dodge, letting it sink its claws into the loam of the tunnel wall.
1 = +1 -1 +1 +0
I can't find a weak spot from my current position, as it rips its claws free and lashes out with its tail.
-3 = -1 -1 -1 +0
I saw that coming and I duck it.
1 = -1 +0 +1 +1
I try to sever its tail but my knife proves woefully inadequate for the task.
2 = +0 +0 +1 +1
It staggers me with another swing of its tail.
3 = +1 +1 +0 +1
...but I thrust with my dagger and sink it into the beast's underbelly as I turn my uncontrolled fall to the ground into a roll.
-2 = -1 -1 -1 +1
It can't pin me down--it can't quite see me, I must be in its blind spot for the moment!
-1 = +0 +0 +0 -1
I can't hit it though, and it turns to face me as I stand up and attacks!
3 = +0 +1 +1 +1
I fall to the ground, knocked out. I awake some time later, bitterly disappointed in myself for failing to perform such a legend-worthy deed as slaying a dragon.