Re: Duck photos; Time Bandits

From: David Dunham <dunham_at_pensee.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 15:28:41 -0800


Tal Meta asked

> does anyone out there have an image of a
> glorantha-style duck, preferably in armor or carrying weapons?

The one on the cover of the RQ3 version of Apple Lane isn't bad (and you can see a small version of this in the Meints Index to Glorantha).

MOB wrote

> Another great "Gloranthan" flick is the Ancient Greece bit of Terry
> Gilliam's 'Time Bandits', with Sean Connery as King Agamemnon. His fight
>with
> the Minotaur is classic RQ2-stuff, right down the armour!

It's more RQ2 than just that -- at the time, we thought it was a clear example of how excess damage can get through a shield.

I think this is a great movie for lots of reasons, no least the fact that the Tower of Ultimate Darkness is built of Lego blocks.

David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein


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