Counting crows

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Description

These poor creatures have been abacus-ated because the faculty didn't issue any pocket calculators, or any other form of such advanced technology. Now they have abdicated from their plight and are intent on pecking out the eyes of any unlucky soul that happens by.

As luck would have it, here YOU are.

Opponent Level Information

Opponent Level:

Power Level:

Attack Rating:

Defence Rating:

Scaling

• Does this opponent scale to you? No
• Subpoints Gain: Does this scale with player stats? No
• Opponent Level: Does this scale with player stats? No
• HP: Does this scale with player stats? No
• Elemental Damage Reduction: Y/N? If So What Kind
• Elemental Weakness: Y/N? If So What Kind
• Physical Resistance: Y/N?

Combat Messages

Initiative Message(s)

• While they contemplate the murder of one Mr. Jones you get the jump on them.
• They watch you stumble across a wire and get the jump on you.

Successful Attack

• Seven of them try to shred your face to pieces, so you may never tell their secret. You receive X DAMAGE!
• One pinches you (oh what sorrow) but two are otherwise busily preening (oh what joy)! You still take X DAMAGE!
• They hack at you viciously several times - three for girls and four for boys. That hurts you for X DAMAGE!

Miss Messages:

• They realize they've been hanging around this town too long and fly away.
• They mess up your hair, but luckily that's about it.
• Three of them suddenly remember they have a wedding to attend and fly off.
• In a sudden fit of existential uncertainty a couple of them decide to be magpies and immediately start fighting the others.

Location(s)

• Trigonopolymonomathopathology Lab

Rewards

• You acquire an item: sturdy gold ring (33%?)
• You acquire an item: intricate silver ring (33%)

Stats:

• You gain 11-15 brawn subpoints
• You gain 6-9 brains subpoints
• You gain 6-9 bravado subpoints

References

• Counting Crows is the name of a band.
• "While they contemplate the murder of one Mr. Jones" is a reference to a song titled "Mr. Jones" by the Counting Crows.
• References to the numbers of birds (one-sorrow, two-joy, etc.) is a reference to a nursery rhyme involving magpies. The band Counting Crows takes their name from a version of the rhyme quoted in the film Signs of Life.