Shade from Ib

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shade from Ib

You are fighting a shade from Ib.

Back in the dawn of history, the city of Ib was wiped out by its neighbors, leaving behind confused and angry ghosts. Some scholars argue that these shades should be called "Thuum'ha", but most people consider that to be an exceptionally silly name. And who has time for silly names when there's a ghost trying to exact some vengeance on you?
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • It lashes out mentally with the pain and horror of its home's destruction. Most people move on and forget about places they used to live, but not this guy. He's got nostalgia bad. (psychic) damage
  • It engulfs you with its body, making you choke on its ectoplasm. You try to comment on how you've been slimed, but the quip comes out as a gurgle.
Special Attack: The foul touch of the shade from Ib seems to wither your very soul. You lose X XP.
  • You wouldn't think a ghost would have a mean left hook, but you'd be wrong.



it hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

Your opponent has a critical hit! it hits you for X damage.



Miss messages:

  • It lashes out mentally with the pain and horror of its home's destruction, but you counter with memories of high school. You call it a draw.
  • It engulfs you with its body, but it's just a ghost, so you swim out of it.
  • You wouldn't think a ghost would have a mean right hook, and you'd be correct.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! it takes X damage.


Victory! You beat up your foe and win the combat!


You gain 450 experience.

You got an item: CTHULHU disc: Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England ... Cthulhu-disc.gif (22.7 ± 3.1%)
You got an item: spiral horn Spiral-horn.gif (24.7 ± 3.2%)






Known resistances/weaknesses

50% resistant to fire damage.
50% resistant to psychic damage.
50% weak to electric damage.
50% weak to sonic damage.


Locations

References

  • The Thuum'ha, or Beings of Ib, are a green, toad-like humanoid species from the Cthulhu Mythos.
  • The second hit message contains a reference to the quote "He slimed me" from the movie Ghostbusters.