Ducks supposed covardice

From: Sérgio Mascarenhas <sermasalmeida_at_mail.telepac.pt>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:55:05 +0100


Let's quack a little about the supposed durulz's covardice. When you'r figting someone your size, of course you'r supposed to face him one to one. That's what ducks do when fighting among themselves or, say, when facing trollkin. But when you'r facing someone that's twice or thrice your size, things change. Only stupid humans would call covardice what is simple prudence.
In fact, humans are not all that stupid when they start thinking about themselves instead of ducks. See how they start running if you mention to them the words 'troll' or 'dragon'. It's very funny to see. They are so coward and so afraid of, say, great trolls that a man even tried to change great trolls stats only to be able to see the face of the monster before starting running away. (Just read the Glorantha-Digest some numbers ago.)

Another question is the stupid habit of humans to laugh on ducks: once a stupid human stared at me; next he laughded; next he cried when he found my shortsword stuck in his belly; next he died. From my point of view it makes a lot of sense for stupid humans to laugh about ducks, yes it does.

By the way, here is durulz recipe to kill a great troll: first you need to discover where the beast lives. If his lair is not close enough to a bog (say, a night's walk) forget about chasing the monster. You are not going to chase him if he is not alone. Even a little trollkin can turn a great fun into a drama.
If you'r going after him, you must attract his atention. Call him, insult him, show him food (yourself his enough). Next your need about 10 to 20 of your most rapid ducks: they'll start running in front of the beast comming out of the bushes and desapearing in the bushes randomly. The stupid beast will get puzzled and if the ducks are quick enough he will be unable to hit them. That way you will attract the great troll to the bog. When he enters the water and if you choosed carefully the best place for the trap he will be almost imobile. Your troop just needs to hit him with magic and missiles from a distance. The most brave ducks will swim underwater and attack his legs from behind. A couple of ducks will keep swiming in front of him to attract his attention. Its only a question of time before the giant will come down.
By the way, this recipe works wonderfuly with stupid humans also.

Sergio Mascarenhas


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