Burrowing Centipede / Discussion

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Magnifico 02 Nov 2012 15:51

Fight log with one of these bastards

Relevant stats:
15 Melee Power
5 Melee Defense
2 Stealth Defense (looks like Centipede Sting is Stealth, since Parry didn't stop it)

Your strike clashes with the centipede's attack, overwhelming it and dealing 19 damage.
The centipede chews at you with its front legs for 4 damage, but your strike overwhelms it, preventing all of the damage.

You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The centipede rears up and stabs you with its tiny legs for 4 damage, but you block deftly and deflect all of the damage.

You continue to bleed from your jagged wounds, taking 1 damage.

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You lay into the centipede for 30 damage, but the centipede's armor absorbs all but 17 damage.
The centipede curls into a ball like an animal protecting its vulnerable underbelly.

You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The centipede burrows into the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A moment later, you feel a sharp sting on your leg and take 10 damage.

You slam into the centipede and deal 19 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The centipede chews at you with its front legs for 3 damage.

You grab the nearest heavy object and jump at the centipede, pummeling it for 23 damage.

You staunch your bleeding before it can do any more damage.

You've won the battle!

Another fight, same stats

You lay into the centipede for 29 damage, but the ground shields the centipede from all but 13 damage.
The centipede burrows into the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A moment later, you feel a sharp sting on your leg and take 12 damage.

You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The centipede chews at you with its front legs for 3 damage, but you block deftly and deflect all of the damage.

You slam into the centipede and deal 21 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The centipede rears up and stabs you with its tiny legs for 8 damage.

You grab the nearest heavy object and jump at the centipede, pummeling it for 23 damage.

You continue to bleed from your jagged wounds, taking 1 damage.

You've won the battle!

You learned a new Technique: Burrowing Horror

After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 2 hit points.

You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes

You've earned 1 XP in Strength

Last edited on 02 Nov 2012 15:55 by Magnifico Show more

Vholes 02 Nov 2012 22:27

That's strange. I defeated one of these with a tome of binding (that fight was not logged below) but didn't get the technique. Is that intentional? EDIT: people in chat say it only works half the time

fight 1

1 Melee Defense, 0 Stealth Defense

You reach out to grab the centipede, but it slips away.
The centipede curls into a ball like an animal protecting its vulnerable underbelly.

The centipede burrows into the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A moment later, you feel a sharp sting on your leg and take 12 damage.

The centipede tears chunks out of you with its front legs for 14 damage.

The centipede crawls through your chest, pulling itself along with its scrabbling legs and dealing 21 damage.

You continue to bleed from your jagged wounds, taking 3 damage.

You've been beaten to hell!

fight 2

14 etheric power, 2 melee defense, 0 stealth defense, +5 unopposed, 27 Will before centipede bite
You throw out your hands and conjure a mound of trash into humanoid form. It stands watch over you.
The centipede curls into a ball like an animal protecting its vulnerable underbelly.

You gaze at the centipede strangely while a strange force tugs at its innards for 12 damage.
The centipede burrows into the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A moment later, you feel a sharp sting on your leg and take 13 damage.

You call out. A strange green light floats down from the sky, surrounding and consuming the centipede for 17 damage.
The centipede chews at you with its front legs for 10 damage.

You continue to bleed from your jagged wounds, taking 2 damage.
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You give the centipede the Evil Eye and it bursts into flames. The malefic green fire deals it 22 damage, but the centipede's armor absorbs all but 12 damage.
The centipede curls into a ball like an animal protecting its vulnerable underbelly.

You open your third eye, bathing the area in golden light.

A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the centipede. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the centipede 25 damage by the time it's cleared.

You continue to bleed from your jagged wounds, taking 3 damage.

You've won the battle!

You learned a new Technique: Burrowing Horror

You've earned 1 XP in Perception

You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes

You've earned 1 XP in Strength

You've earned 1 XP in Will

Nothing with Myers sampling kit (twice). (Nor the infected guard, several times.)

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In the beginning, men were mortal.

Last edited on 02 Nov 2012 23:15 by Vholes Show more

bigalphillips 05 Sep 2015 16:52

Some weirdness going on with the tiny legs attack — sometimes it rears up, sometimes it crawls on me, sometimes it bites through my chest. It seemed that the crawling form was for being opposed, and the other two were always unopposed, but just got this round too. Anyone notice a pattern? The non-etheric drone version uses this attack too which I have only seen two forms of.

EDIT: related to being at short distance maybe?

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The centipede curls into a ball like an animal protecting its vulnerable underbelly.

You punch the centipede, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 14 melee damage, but the ground shields the centipede from all of the damage.
The centipede burrows into the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A moment later, you feel a sharp sting on your leg and take 10 stealth damage.

You slam into the centipede and deal 12 melee damage before it can fend off the attack.
The centipede chews at you with its front legs for 2 melee damage.

The centipede crawls over you, stabbing you with its tiny legs for 11 melee damage.

Last edited on 05 Sep 2015 16:52 by bigalphillips Show more

bigalphillips 24 Aug 2016 02:08

The opponents testing page says the centipedes have the taking-eclipse-flag (eg. responds to Voice of Wrath or Staring Charm). Can anyone confirm this? It seems odd the centipedes would but the spiders would not.

bigalphillips 16 Mar 2025 21:22

Huh, this is new:

The centipede scuttles after you, tearing chunks from you with its front legs for 8 direct damage.

I'm in silk spider gear.