((18 and 23.  21 and 21 next, attacking the first claw.  The fight is probably over.))<br/><br/>I continue furiously jamming my sword into the scorpion's... something.  Face, I think.  After a while, I notice the thing has stopped moving, at which point I manage to squirm out from under it.  "I hate this place."<br/><br/>Skill: 11/11<br/>Stamina: 13/26<br/>Luck: 10/12<br/>Inventory: 2 gold, 9 provisions, potion of luck, a dagger, a wooden mallet, 10 iron spikes, iron key, sapphire