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He draws a curvy-bladed sword and prepares to greet you with its razor-sharp edge. You strike first but he parries and returns your blow with great skill. For his size he is as quick as a cat and, despite his wound, you sense that he will be a difficult opponent to defeat.

Scarlet Warrior: COMBAT SKILL 27 ENDURANCE 34

If you reduce his ENDURANCE to 20 points or less, do not continue the combat but turn instead to 306.

If you kill him before his ENDURANCE falls to 20 points (that is if you score an 'automatically killed' result on the Combat Results Table), turn to 123.

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