For reference I'm playing on normal mode.
I've been fighting xuarips. First I keep seeing messages of 'weapon ineffective.' I assume xaurips or somewhat akin to goblins in that they're the ubiquitous early adventurer training monster. However over and over my characters show the 'weapon ineffective' red text in the combat log. This is from a variety of weapon types. Slashing, piercing, bashing, etc. Can someone tell me why this is happening/have experienced the same thing? I didn't have this problem fighting shades which I assume are partially insubstantial.
Secondly, xaurips seem to be paralyzing my characters quite easily. I assume its a venom in their spear? Are they supposed to be that effective at beating my character's...constitution?