((Do you mean my effective skill goes down by 2 every round?  As in 9 this round, 7 next, then 5?  This round is a 12, by the way, assuming +9 effective skill.  Next roll is 14, assuming +7 effective skill.))<br/><br/>I bring down my blade, the strike as clumsy as my punch as the dwarf deflects it with ease, following up with a punch to the gut that I'm too slow to avoid.<br/><br/>Skill: 11/11<br/>Stamina: 19/26<br/>Luck: 10/12<br/>Inventory: 2 gold, 6 provisions, potion of luck, a dagger, a wooden mallet, 10 iron spikes, iron key, sapphire