<strong>The Wilds of Dra Sirdu: Nature Red in Tooth and Claw</strong><br/><br/>For all its impossible durability, the moss-encrusted arachnid couldn't weather the returning volley of magic and metal unshaken. Bits of ice formed on its grimy carapace as its internal temperature dropped precipitously, and, despite a few quick, twitching efforts, it hissed in discomfort as it failed to shake off the cutting chill. Aeryn's arrow, however hastily aimed, struck home in a toadstool just behind the creature's eye cluster, causing the fungal stem to sag. The rounded head of the fungus bumped into a few of the creature's eyes, causing it to shake its head wildly in an attempt to remove the<em>Momentary Distraction</em>.<br/><br/>Unfortunately for Eshalu, the creature's focus being elsewhere didn't actually reduce the threat it posed to her. Massive, hard-tipped legs stomped all around (and quite possibly<em>onto</em>) her. Even the thing's abdomen bobbed low a few times, threatening to crush her body or bash her head. She did have plenty of time, though, to hack into the creature's fungal armor, quickly revealing the carapace below. If there were ever a time to strike, it would be now.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Quake and Tremble, But Not Too Much</div><div class="spoiler_body"><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Fighting (3) attack roll towards Eshalu: At 2013-05-25 21:40:25, Fungus Spider (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-5 Result: 4 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46658). It'll both invoke the <em>Knocked Down</em> and spend a fate point to invoke <em>Bloodied</em> to bring it up to 8 incoming stress.</li><li>Athletics (3) defense against the Reliyian's create advantage roll: At 2013-05-25 22:31:33, Fungus Spider (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-5 Result: 3 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46659). The spider is now in her <em>Icy Grasp</em>.</li><li>Physique (5) defense roll against Eshalu's attack: At 2013-05-25 22:32:18, Fungus Spider (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-3 Result: 3 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46660). No matter how much stress is dealt, the spider is losing its 4th stress box (as it has no other stress boxes to fill). However, as the attack is a success with style, you can change it from dealing 3 stress to dealing 2 stress and granting you a boost of <em>Exposed Underbelly</em></li><li>Physique (5) defense roll against Aeryn's attack roll: At 2013-05-25 22:33:25, Fungus Spider (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-3 Result: 2 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46661). The tie grants a <em>Momentary Distraction</em> boost.</li></ul><br/>Well, a fair quantity of stress heading at our brave warrior. But in terms of a counterstrike, well, you have a possibility of three boosts, plus the fate point I just handed you for a ridiculous +8. The point of this comment is a reminder: the boosts can be spent on defense, as they all resulted from previous actions, but the fate point can't, as it doesn't actually change hands until after the attack resolves.<br/>[/list]</div></div>