Gryphon
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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
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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.