Your overall Armor Defense Rating is 36, which negated 36 damage.
A Mosc war dog successfully bites you causing noticeable damage.
[You are in excellent condition, and completely rested.]
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att dog
You hit a Mosc war dog with death spike that connects with such force you can feel the vibrations of the hit penetrate your body.
The remains of the lifeless body falls to the ground with a **THUD**.
Exp:(151 norm, 135 extra)
Exp: 286 To pool: 68 Missed: 218
[YOUR VICTIM IS DEAD]
[Roundtime: 2 seconds.]
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[1]>
[-0-]
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retreat
You are not in combat.
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Your overall Armor Defense Rating is 36, which negated 36 damage.
A Mosc war dog successfully bites you causing noticeable damage.
[You feel very healthy, and completely rested.]
>
se
You are in combat!
>
retreat
You retreat from combat.

While in Combat with two creatures, after killing one, I tried to retreat and the system told me I wasn't in combat. After the second creature hit me then it let me retreat. I was able to make this happen again while in combat with two creatures. Seems like it might be a bug.

*Fixed*

Great post. Thanks for reporting.