Fanged Snowman

Opponent

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Combat Name	The snowman
HP	40
Stats	Perception: Reflexes: Strength: 10 Will: 10
Power	Melee: 4 Ranged: Fire: Etheric: 4 Stealth: Unopposed: 0
Defense	Melee: 5 Ranged: 5 Fire: -5 Etheric: 5 Stealth: 5 Reactive: 5
Traits	No Organs?, Snowman
Awards	5 XP You found: 1-2 gnarled branches (sometimes) You found: 1-2 lumps of coal (sometimes) You found: 1 icicle fang (sometimes) You found: 1-3 unmelting snowflakes (only with Myers sampling kit equipped)

Encountered

Snow Goons choice in The Quad during Christmas 2009

Info

Technique	Chain	Power	Dam	Type	Notes
Viper Lunge	2	12	12-24	Stealth	(normal)
''		Nothing			(versus Fire)
Gnarled Claw	3	7	7-14	Melee	(normal)
''		12	12-22	Melee	(following Frost Breath)
Frost Breath	4	13	13-23	Etheric
Opens Maw	5	Absorbs Ranged, Melee, Fire, Etheric, or Evasion techniques
Maw Counterattack	6		?-20-27-?	Ranged	(Opens Maw was unopposed or absorbed Ranged)
''		24	23-34	Melee	(Opens Maw absorbed Melee)
''			?-28-?	Fire	(Opens Maw absorbed Fire)
''			?-33-?	Etheric	(Opens Maw absorbed Etheric)
''				Evasion	(Opens Maw absorbed Evasion)

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Technique	Text
Viper Lunge	Normally: The snowman lunges at you like a viper, sinking its icy fangs into you and dealing <X> stealth damage. Versus Fire: The snowman tries to sink its icy fangs into you, but is driven back by your fire.
Gnarled Claw	Normally: The snowman digs its fingers into you, dealing <X> melee damage. Following Frost Breath: The snowman digs its fingers into your frozen form, causing a bloody mess of <X> melee damage.
Frost Breath	The snowman inhales, then breathes a cloud of sparkling motes on you. You shiver, chilled to the core for <X> etheric damage.
Opens Maw	The snowman opens its mouth wide, drawing in everything around it like a terrible wind. Versus Ranged or Fire: <Your ranged attack>, but the winds draw your attack harmlessly into the snowman's maw. Versus Melee: <Your melee attack>, but your attack passes into the windy void beyond the snowman's maw. Versus Etheric: <Your etheric attack>, but the vortex twists your energies, drawing them harmlessly into the snowman's maw.
Maw Counterattack	If Opens Maw was unopposed or absorbed a Ranged technique: The snowman exhales a great wind, carrying countless shards of ice, tearing into you for <X> damage. If Opens Maw absorbed a Melee techniques: As you pull back from your last attack, the maw closes on you for <X> melee damage. If Opens Maw absorbed a Fire techniques: The snowman breathes the wave of fire back against you, dealing <X> fire damage. If Opens Maw absorbed an Etheric techniques: A terrible void stares back at you from within your maw. Shadowy shapes, invisible if you stare at them, tear into you for <X> damage. If Opens Maw absorbed an Evasion techniques: The snowman disgorges a column of wind, pushing back against you viciously. <You attack>, but the attack is caught up in the snowman's wind, blunting all of the damage.

Chains

Chain		Chance
2:3	Viper Lunge:Gnarled Claw	1/7
2:3:4	Viper Lunge:Gnarled Claw:Frost Breath	1/7
3:2	Gnarled Claw:Viper Lunge	1/7
4:3	Frost Breath:Gnarled Claw	1/7
4:3:2	Frost Breath:Gnarled Claw:Viper Lunge	1/7
4:5:6 (?)	Frost Breath:Opens Maw:Maw Counterattack	1/7
5:6 (?)	Opens Maw:Maw Counterattack	1/7