Re: Humakt and the Ducks

From: reinierd_at_...
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:11:51 -0000

>the ducks

> are "rather argumentative, bullying little rascals, tempered
> only by their innate cowardice." (Elder Secrets p82). IMO
> Deathdrakes are swaggering arrogant bullies when it looks
> like there isn't going to be a fight. In the midst of battle,
> their mettle shows through and Humakti may find their tactics
> unseemly.

Ack! The *only* flaw?! What about their undead-fighting heroism?

 > A deathdrake would see nothing wrong in playing dead and then
> stabbing the opponent in the stomach when he gloats over the
> apparent corpse. Their favourite tactic is to rattle their
> sabres and squawk encouragement at their (preferably human)
> troops from the rear. Their attitude is that of the players
> who managed to get the alchemy rules dropped from RQ3 because
> they were always putting blade venom 20 on their bolts.
>
> There's nothing wrong with your hero having a deathdrake as
> a mentor. IMO he should find out slowly and by degrees just
> how different deathdrakes are to the normal humakti. For
> starters, the hero should be sent on tasks to visit humakt's
> vengeance on those who has strayed from his path. He will
> find out that their actual crime was to slight his deathdrake's
> honour.

Yikes! Sounds like my character signed up for more than he bargained for! Perfect!

Thanks Peter!

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