Bring your sword to bear and attack

From Create Your Own Story

You draw your sword, and are glad you do so, because a moment later you are attacked. In a flurry of foliage and dirt, a Ratbear leaps from the undergrowth! It is much closer than you thought: its sleek black fur allows it to hide in the shadows until almost upon you.

Do you:

• Ready a mighty sword-swing
• Brace yourself behind your sword
• Drop behind a tree