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The Jug of Vinegar strikes the spider but it fails to break. It bounces off the creature’s soft underbelly, and you gasp with disappointment when you see it splash into the river and sink without trace. (Erase this item from your Action Chart.)

The huge arachnid makes a vile chittering sound as it scuttles towards you. Then it pounces, and you are shocked to see that its fangs are coated with a sticky black venom.

Giant Steamspider: COMBAT SKILL 48 ENDURANCE 45

This creature is immune to Mindblast (but not Kai-surge).

If you win the combat, turn to 112.