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The creature utters a spine-chilling shriek as it comes bounding towards you, its sword-like teeth glinting in the wintery sun. You step back and draw your weapon just in time to defend yourself as it makes its first strike.

Mawtaw: COMBAT SKILL 38 ENDURANCE 50

This creature is immune to the effects of Mindblast and Psi-surge. If you choose to use Kai-surge, add only 1 point to your COMBAT SKILL.

If you possess Kai-alchemy and have reached the rank of Sun Knight, you may increase your COMBAT SKILL and ENDURANCE point scores by 5 each for the duration of this combat.17

If you win this combat, turn to 24.

[17] The most reasonable way to treat the temporary ENDURANCE gain is reduce your score at the end of combat only if it is above your original score. Another choice would be to reduce your score at the end of combat unless it would cause your score to fall to zero. The only other option would be to reduce your score regardless which would make the spell pointless.

Text copyright © 1991 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Brian Williams.