Menacing construct (translated)

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Menacing construct
Monster ID	670
Locations	A Shimmering Portal with El Vibrato translator equipped
Hit Points	400
Attack	400
Defense	315
Initiative	65
Meat	None
Phylum	construct
Elements	None
Resistance	None
Monster Parts	rectangle, dome
Drops El Vibrato punchcard (115 holes), El Vibrato punchcard (142 holes)
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting a menacing construct

You step through the shimmering portal and find yourself in a long, dimly-lit corridor. The hum of machinery fills the air, the deep, almost imperceptible vibrations filling you with a sense of foreboding. Maybe even fiveboding. You're about to start exploring, when you hear a bellowing voice from behind you.

"INTRUDER DETECTED. INITIATING DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR SEQUENCE."

You wheel around to see the source of the voice -- a strange construct, aiming what appears to be some sort of gun at you. How exotic!

Hit Message(s):

The construct glides toward you and clotheslines you with one of the beams of energy holding it together. It hurts way, way more than a regular clothesline would've.

The construct points its gun-like appendage at you and fires a bolt of energy at your <eye>. It leaves a smoking hole and a noticable residue of pain.

The construct sweeps a beam of energy across you, slicing and burning you from <calf> to <shins>.

Critical Hit Message:

The construct bellows "OPTIMAL TARGET METRIC ESTABLISHED." It then fires a beam of energy through your skull and directly into your brain.

Miss Message(s):

The construct sweeps a beam of energy across the room, but you utilize your mad jump-rope skills to avoid it. Did I mention you had mad jump-rope skills before? Well, I should've.

The construct glides toward you and tries to hit you with the butt of its "gun." You sidestep it, making it the butt of your "joke."

The construct points its gun-like appendage at you and fires bolt of energy that narrowly misses your <skull>. "CRAP," it bellows.

Fumble Message:

The construct bellows "SYSTEM FAILURE. REACQUIRING TARGET," as it first spins in place, then glides in ever-expanding circles, ignoring you completely. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You acquire an item: El Vibrato punchcard (115 holes) (14.6% chance)*

You acquire an item: El Vibrato punchcard (142 holes) (14.9% chance)*

You gain 100 <substat>.

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Occurs at A Shimmering Portal with El Vibrato translator equipped.

Notes

• Adventuring at A Shimmering Portal without El Vibrato translator equipped results in encountering menacing construct instead.
• Copies of this monster encountered without the translator equipped show the untranslated messages.
  • "INTRUDER DETECTED. INITIATING DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR SEQUENCE" translated from "PAPAZAK NOGACHA. FUCHANO BUCHOBU BUFULA BEKRONO".
  • "OPTIMAL TARGET METRIC ESTABLISHED" translated from "CHASOM TAFU CHOCHA ZAKBUBUCHA"
  • "SYSTEM FAILURE. REACQUIRING TARGET" translated from "HOCHO ANSOM. ZEVEBEBUHO TAFU".
  • "CRAP" translated from "CHO".

Command Sequences

• When instructed to ATTACK WALL:

The construct aims one of its gun-like arms at the wall and blasts it with energy. The wall is unfazed.

• When instructed to ATTACK FLOOR:

The construct aims one of its gun-like arms at the floor and blasts it with energy. The floor is unfazed.

• When instructed to ATTACK SELF:

The construct aims one of its gun-like arms at its head and blasts it with energy, dealing 47 damage.

• When instructed to ATTACK TARGET:

The construct aims one of its gun-like arms at you and blasts you with energy.

You lose 48 hit points.

References

• Your character's reaction to the construct is almost exactly how the character Twoflower, of the Discworld series, would react.