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The jolt leaves you breathless but otherwise unharmed. As you recover your composure you hear a scrabbling sound deep within the rock-face. Suddenly a section of the sheer wall crumbles away, exposing the head of a ghastly worm-like creature with huge clacking mandibles. You have disturbed a hungry Lapillibore and it is intent on eating you alive.

Lapillibore: COMBAT SKILL 16 ENDURANCE 50

Owing to your precarious position, deduct 3 points from your COMBAT SKILL for the duration of the fight. To prevent yourself from falling into the gorge you can fight using only a weapon that can be used with one hand (a sword, mace, axe, dagger, short sword or warhammer).7

If you win the combat, turn to 72.

[7] Depending on your interpretation of the rules, you may decide to forego the use of a shield for the duration of this combat. All weapon-like Special Items should be treated just as normal weapons for determination of whether or not you may use them in this combat (e.g. you cannot use the Silver Bow of Duadon but you may use the Sommerswerd).

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Brian Williams.