{{I don't use any rules for "critical fumbling"; a natural 1 is just an automatic failure.}}<br/>{{Correct, that's what CQC does. 27 hits, so Auralia's AoO worked and she got the +30 bonus to her resist.}}<br/><br/><br/><br/>The drider pins the sword with a chitinous kick as she closes in, clearing the way for an attack with her upper half.<br/><br/>Attack and counter-attack happen in less than a second; to slow-eyed onlookers, there is simply a hurricane of blond hair and a flash of light, which ends with Leska stepping back with a shallow gash on her side. Only when viewed in slow-motion can the counterattack be followed: at the last instant, as the drider was about to engulf the angel's head, a skillful flick of the wrist brought the wayward blade around to press against the drider's torso, forcing the pred to back off to avoid skewering herself.