> Serious question.
Sorry. This is about ducks. There's no serious questions or answers about ducks. :-D
> Do the ducks of the Durulz Valley possess mounted
> warriors? [Or have they done so at any point in history?] I don't
> necessarily mean as a common expression of arms, but maybe as a small
> heroband.
Anything can occur within a heroband.
> The image of a durulz lancer riding some beast is innately appealing to
> me;
Yes, made me LoL too.
> and there are various good reasons as to why some ducks might
> domesticate/subdue beasts and use them in war.
"Hey guys, we don't look silly enough walking around with this ill fitting armor. Let's ride too!"
I think that ostritches might be pretty funny.
> Amphibious creatures spring to mind. But by
OK, swimming ostritches.
> their vary names and natures, they can be problematic. For example,
> I've done giant beavers in the past [pack it in], but I wasn't being
> entirely serious; and 'beaver' is probably a no-go area. Giant otters
> are a possibility. Crocodiles might seem be a bit *too* vicious to me.
> I've tried hippos elsewhere.
Beavers, hippos. I am glad to see you're in the right spirit here, Stewart!
> I've looked through the Rooster, and Rick and Sandy's encounters in
> TotRM#19, and I'm really, really taken by the idea of Giant Swamp Toads.
Proof, you ARE n the right spirit here.
> A mount that jumps rather than just swims/walks is novel [no, I've
> ruled out the nasobeme], particularly if there's a duck on its back.
> There is some element of duckishness about it; trying to catch and
> train dangerous giant toads is something I could imagine ducks doing.
"Get them when they're tadpoles to train them to the saddle properly."
> Anyway, I think I'll go ahead and sketch some ideas. This is meant in
> as much seriousness as you can manage with ducks.
Is zero much?
> Swamp Toads are my
> favourite, but I thought I'd ask for general opinions, or if there was
> to be some new Gloranthan chimera...
How about ostritch toads?
J All one big :-D
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