Velma dodged back, springing backwards even as the waving tentacles slashed through the air again at where she'd just been standing.  Still the trail of slime it had left on her hand and face felt cool, no not cool, numbing.  No doubt someone with a lesser tolerance for toxins would be going numb right now.  Thankfully the dwarven upbringing in her was showing through.  If she could handle a pony keg of Dwarven stout on founding day celebration, this overgrown worm was nothing.  Even as she dashed back, the creature following quickly in her wake, and dropping to the floor to get even closer, she studied it.  Segemented carapace would be hard to break through, didn't want to get too close to those biting pincers or  poisoned tentacles, but there... the eye.  Multifaceted like a fly, certainly those would be a weak spot to strike.<br/><br/>She popped a potion and felt magical strength surging through her veins, preparing to strike.<br/><br/><em>"So, are you one of those fun tricksy supports of the 'firebomb everything' supports?" </em>she asked Tinka who had scuttled back to stay behind her.<br/><br/>She could see Tinka in her perephrial vision wiggling her fingers and moving her staff in precices movements even as the gnomes high pitched voice said over a chuckle,<strong> "Fire? Please, that's so common.  I prefer something a little more... en-lightning!"</strong><br/><br/>With that Tinka thrust her staff forwards, next to Velma and an instant later a blinding flash of lightning crackled forth from the tip.  The bolt discharged in less than an eye blink but left a tracer of darkness along Velma's vision, so bright was it in the dark tunnel.  Still that would fade quickly and it was hard to argue with the results.  The bolt had struck the aberration directly in the center of it's maw, and there now Velma could see black scorch marks across half of it's head.  Tinka had no doubt wounded it, and was already moving her hands in preparation for another spell.  But maybe Velma could save her the trouble and go for the thing's weak spot first.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I rolled terribly to hit, so even though it attacked it didn't get past Velma's 17 AC.<br/>After studying it, I'll just tell you it's current state:<br/>AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +7 natural, -1 size)<br/>hp left 18</div></div>