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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 2172576" data-attributes="member: 508"><p><em>The chuul was having a bit of difficulty with its enemies. Despite being held tightly in the beast's pincers, the dwarven and gnomish fighters were still using their weapons to full advantage. The little gnome's sword had managed to chip fragments of the chuul's armor off at the wrist; this being the creature's weakened right wrist, it was justifiably concerned. On the other hand, the dwarf's hammer seemed just as deadly, and he was the stronger of the two humanoids; the chuul's hardened carapace was cracked and bleeding in more than one place. The female dangled motionless by the chuul's tentacles in front of the paralyzed dwarf, whose armored body was difficult to chew and also prevented the chuul's mouthparts from reaching the human. And worse yet, the chuul couldn't extricate her on its own, for her paralyzed fingers had an excellent grip on its front tentacles. And now four unarmored and undoubtedly easily-chewed gnomes approached the chuul, but it had no appendages free to grab them.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>All in all, it was a very frustrating situation, but there was an easy solution. The chuul backed up into deeper water and lowered its pincers, submerging two of its enemies. It also dipped its head below the water level, hoping to drown the other dwarf and the human as well.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Suddenly a sharp pain ran up its right forearm: the gnomish fighter had managed to hack through one of the weakened pincers, freeing himself. Bluish blood stained the waters and the chuul screamed in silent pain.</em><strong>[23]</strong> <em>The little gnome backed off toward shallower waters, fearful of drowning in his plate mail.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>There was another pain as a blade cut into the monster's right mandible: The dwarf entwined in the chuul's tentacles had shaken off the paralytic secretions and finally completed the axe-swing he had started before. This was the final straw; the chuul decided to cut its losses. It swiped at the female with its damaged claw, hoping to pierce her with the serrated edge of the one pincer remaining on its damaged limb, but it got caught instead between her backpack and back. Shaking its wounded limb free, the chuul tore the woman from its tentacles even as the backpack was ripped from her back. The pack rapidly sank to the bottom of the pool; the woman, still paralyzed, was pulled by the currents, blood spilling from the gash in her back inflicted by the chuul's jagged claw.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As the monster backed rapidly toward the stream, it clamped down hard on the dwarf still held in its left pincer, hoping at least to save this one last morsel for itself, especially since he wore shiny armor that would add nicely to the chuul's treasure hoard.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 2172576, member: 508"] [i]The chuul was having a bit of difficulty with its enemies. Despite being held tightly in the beast's pincers, the dwarven and gnomish fighters were still using their weapons to full advantage. The little gnome's sword had managed to chip fragments of the chuul's armor off at the wrist; this being the creature's weakened right wrist, it was justifiably concerned. On the other hand, the dwarf's hammer seemed just as deadly, and he was the stronger of the two humanoids; the chuul's hardened carapace was cracked and bleeding in more than one place. The female dangled motionless by the chuul's tentacles in front of the paralyzed dwarf, whose armored body was difficult to chew and also prevented the chuul's mouthparts from reaching the human. And worse yet, the chuul couldn't extricate her on its own, for her paralyzed fingers had an excellent grip on its front tentacles. And now four unarmored and undoubtedly easily-chewed gnomes approached the chuul, but it had no appendages free to grab them. All in all, it was a very frustrating situation, but there was an easy solution. The chuul backed up into deeper water and lowered its pincers, submerging two of its enemies. It also dipped its head below the water level, hoping to drown the other dwarf and the human as well. Suddenly a sharp pain ran up its right forearm: the gnomish fighter had managed to hack through one of the weakened pincers, freeing himself. Bluish blood stained the waters and the chuul screamed in silent pain.[/i][b][23][/b] [i]The little gnome backed off toward shallower waters, fearful of drowning in his plate mail. There was another pain as a blade cut into the monster's right mandible: The dwarf entwined in the chuul's tentacles had shaken off the paralytic secretions and finally completed the axe-swing he had started before. This was the final straw; the chuul decided to cut its losses. It swiped at the female with its damaged claw, hoping to pierce her with the serrated edge of the one pincer remaining on its damaged limb, but it got caught instead between her backpack and back. Shaking its wounded limb free, the chuul tore the woman from its tentacles even as the backpack was ripped from her back. The pack rapidly sank to the bottom of the pool; the woman, still paralyzed, was pulled by the currents, blood spilling from the gash in her back inflicted by the chuul's jagged claw. As the monster backed rapidly toward the stream, it clamped down hard on the dwarf still held in its left pincer, hoping at least to save this one last morsel for itself, especially since he wore shiny armor that would add nicely to the chuul's treasure hoard.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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