Beyond the Cyclops

As I have indicated, a cyclops is a type of giant. They are big, they are fast, and when they strike you, even if My Shield is My Life reduces the damage back down to 64 points, the blow still leaves you flying through the air.

Oh, am I getting ahead of myself?

What is there to tell? A booming voice ordered all warriors to the front. Some idiot who called me 'shieldie' pushed me in that direction.

The cyclops pointed, uttered the words: "Tree explosion." and laughed as everyone trying to circle around him developed a case of wood shards that had to be pared down to make tent stakes out of them.

The gladiators fought like … well, like wolves. Skirmisher Pack Tactics, I would call the feat. It was meant for things like bears and trolls, but it worked well enough on the cyclops. By the time I was removed from the fight, it was covered in blood from the waist down, and hadn't laughed in a while.