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− | |desc= The wheel of fortune turns, and you find yourself in great jeopardy, facing a gryphon named Merv. It's part eagle, part lion, and ''all'' menace. | + | |desc=The wheel of fortune turns, and you find yourself in great jeopardy, facing a gryphon named Merv. It's part eagle, part lion, and ''all'' menace. |
|image=gryphon.gif | |image=gryphon.gif | ||
− | |hit1= | + | |hit1=You make the mistake of getting between a gryphon and a horse. It's one of the classic blunders, only slightly better than getting involved in a land war in Asia. |
− | |miss1= | + | |hit2=The gryphon claws at you and hisses. After the former, the latter is mostly irrelevant. |
+ | |hit3=You hear the click of the gryphon's claws hitting you. | ||
+ | |miss1=A horse wanders by, distracting the gryphon's attention. | ||
+ | |miss2=The gryphon caws at you and misses. Should have used its claws instead. | ||
+ | |miss3=You hear the click of being cancelled after two seasons. It's chilling, but not damaging. | ||
|chips=0 | |chips=0 | ||
|xp=170 | |xp=170 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* The {{Wikipedia|griffin}} is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle. | * The {{Wikipedia|griffin}} is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle. | ||
− | * References {{Wikipedia|Merv Griffin}}, creator of the game shows [[Wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]] and {{Wikipedia|Jeopardy!}}. | + | * References {{Wikipedia|Merv Griffin}}, creator of the game shows ''[[Wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''{{Wikipedia|Jeopardy!}}''. |
+ | * The first hit and miss messages refer to the griffin's diet of horses. The first hit message also refers to the classic blunder of getting involved in a land war in Asia, as mentioned in the movie ''{{wikipedia|The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride}}''. | ||
+ | * The third hit and miss messages refer to ''{{wikipedia|Click (game show)|Click}}'', another game show created by Merv Griffin. |
Latest revision as of 22:37, 14 February 2016
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You are fighting a gryphon.
The wheel of fortune turns, and you find yourself in great jeopardy, facing a gryphon named Merv. It's part eagle, part lion, and all menace.
Your opponent attacks ...
Hit messages:
- You make the mistake of getting between a gryphon and a horse. It's one of the classic blunders, only slightly better than getting involved in a land war in Asia.
- The gryphon claws at you and hisses. After the former, the latter is mostly irrelevant.
- You hear the click of the gryphon's claws hitting you.
It hits you for X damage.
Critical hit message:
Your opponent has a critical hit! It hits you for X damage.
Miss messages:
- A horse wanders by, distracting the gryphon's attention.
- The gryphon caws at you and misses. Should have used its claws instead.
- You hear the click of being cancelled after two seasons. It's chilling, but not damaging.
Fumble messages:
Your foe fumbles! It takes X damage.
Victory! You beat up your foe and win the combat!
You gain 170 experience.
You got an item: targe vert with human rampant (19.6 ± 2%)
You got an item: eagle feather (22.4 ± 2.1%)
Known resistances/weaknesses
50% resistant to fire damage.
50% resistant to sonic damage.
Locations
This enemy is an animal. |
References
- The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle.
- References Merv Griffin, creator of the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
- The first hit and miss messages refer to the griffin's diet of horses. The first hit message also refers to the classic blunder of getting involved in a land war in Asia, as mentioned in the movie The Princess Bride.
- The third hit and miss messages refer to Click, another game show created by Merv Griffin.