Sarka, southwest farm, the fallows, Klos 19th, 350AC, 14:20  (underground, 65 degrees, half moon)

Ragnor tries to climb/jump onto the beetle’s back.  The beetle is a moving target, Ragnor needs a blue roll for success.  (10): 00 6 = white (barely!).

The rhinoceros beetle pivots in place and then rumbles to the northeast, trampling Ragnor.  (X): 4 7 = green +1RF for weight, – 1RF for skeletal enhancement so still green.  BD12 – 6ac = 6 x 2RF = 12 points of damage.  Ragnor is down to 12 hit points!  Ragnor makes a skeletal enhancement roll (11): 80 0 = green, so negates slam.  The beetle runs him over (battering him with its legs and underbody).

Phallon moves to the closest working crossbow, the one previously held by his badder minion, and picks it up.  It is already loaded, but since he moved over half his movement rate to get it, he cannot fire it this turn.  His other brain thinks about the worth of a giant beetle (11): 30 1 = white.  Although there are obvious uses (alive = transport, pack animal, or war animal; dead = possibly edible, use of chitin shell and horn), you are not aware of an existing market that wants to fork out huge domars for this.  You also don’t know if this creature has any valuable organs or secretions, but if so, those would fetch some money at the various shops and guildhalls here and in other communities.

Zeebo runs around towards Ragnor and reaches the spot where the beetle trampled through only 1-2 seconds before.  (Good thing Zeebo did not win initiative!)  Ragnor looks pretty beat up, and it is surprising he is still standing after that last hit.

Arvak, standing on the beetle’s back, tries to pound it with his hammer.  (18): 2 7 = white.  Although he keeps his balance, the pivoting and rocking motion throws off his swing, so it thumps an ineffective glancing blow off the thick carapace.

Initiative

• Ragnor  0 = automatic win
• Zeebo    9 + 2 = 11
• Arvak    8 + 1 = 9
• Beetle    6 + 2 = 8
• Phallon 5 + 2 = 7