I was fighting the Kteng's Wraith. If I used gore as a pachyderm I could keep trying immediately after I failed if the failure was that I tried to attack some empty air. Here is a short log snippet.

You dodge Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation.
Kteng's wraith brandishes Kteng's Staff.
You feel a momentary chill.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Your bite MUTILATES Kteng's wraith!
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <778/912hp 931/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

You dodge Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <778/912hp 931/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
shape pachyderm
You flicker and blur into the shape of a great pachyderm.
You maintain the hardness of your skin as you shapeshift.
You maintain your speed as you shapeshift.
You maintain your levitation as you shapeshift.
You maintain your phase as you shapeshift.
You maintain your phase as you shapeshift.
You thicken your skin to be like that of the walrus.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <778/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
Kteng's wraith dodges your crush.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <775/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <775/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <772/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <772/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

gore
civilized <769/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
You gore Kteng's wraith with your tusks.
Your goring tusks decimates Kteng's wraith!
Your goring tusks decimates Kteng's wraith!
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <769/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <766/912hp 906/1141m 591/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

The dragonscales surrounding you fades into nothingness.
You feel solid again.
You no longer feel in control of your translucence.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <770/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.
civilized <767/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <767/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <767/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <764/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
You gore Kteng's wraith with your tusks.
Your goring tusks decimates Kteng's wraith!
Your goring tusks decimates Kteng's wraith!
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <764/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
Kteng's wraith brandishes Kteng's Staff.
You feel a momentary chill.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <761/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore

Kteng's wraith's asphyxiation scratches you.
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <758/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <758/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <758/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
gore

Kteng's wraith's bash bounces harmlessly off of your thick hide.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

civilized <758/912hp 856/1141m 593/593mv 20138tnl (-29.09%)>
You try to attack some empty air near Kteng's wraith.
Kteng's wraith has a few scratches.

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