Automaton

automaton

You are fighting an automaton.

This clockwork man has been created to service the other clockwork machinery in the castle. Mmm, recursively delicious! He also doubles as a clockwork guard during off hours.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

The automaton gets confused for a moment and thinks it's time for it to return to its repair duties. Which would be great if you were a robot.
The automaton socks it to you with its socket set.
The automaton repairs an automaton that fixes an automaton that jury-rigs an automaton that duct tapes an automaton that punches you.

It hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

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

Miss messages:

The automaton gets confused for a moment and thinks it's time for it to return to its repair duties, so you pretend to be a robot. Apparently all that time popping and locking hasn't gone to waste.
The automaton pulls out its socket set, but you don't let it sock it to you.
The automaton starts repairing another automaton, but you lure it away before you get swarmed.

Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! It takes X damage.

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

You gain 240 experience.

You got an item: clockwork core (15 ± 0.7%)
You got an item: irrhodium socket set (30.1 ± 0.9%)
You got an item: irrhodium gauntlets (30.4 ± 0.9%)