damage
When one character attacks another, the severity of the damage is shown in
the verb used in the damage message. Here are all the damage verbs listed
from least damage to most damage:
miss wound MUTILATE ***DEMOLISH***
scratch maul DISEMBOWEL ***DEVASTATE***
graze decimate DISMEMBER ===OBLITERATE===
hit devastate MASSACRE >>>ANNIHILATE<<<
injure maim MANGLE <<<ERADICATE>>>
And, at the far reaches of damaging power, you can do unspeakable
things.