<p dir="ltr">Fachan.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 16, 2013 9:55 PM, <<a href="mailto:lev@rpgreview.net">lev@rpgreview.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I imagine that most of us are familiar with the classic Head Injury<br>
article on D&D and 30 Years of Stupid Monsters. If not you're in for a<br>
treat:<br>
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<a href="http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article73.htm" target="_blank">http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article73.htm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article95.htm" target="_blank">http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article95.htm</a><br>
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I am so tempted to stat-up the Flumph for RuneQuest.<br>
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So, in that spirit, what are the stupid monsters of RuneQuest (and by<br>
association, Glorantha)?<br>
<br>
Sure, I don't think there as many, because RQ never produced Monster<br>
Manual I - XIV. But surely there's a few?<br>
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Or is it that RQ/Glorantha critters are so deeply embedded in a consistent<br>
paradigm that even the bad ones make sense?<br>
<br>
Ducks? Whether of the durulz or keet variety, whether humans cursed with<br>
web-feet, or ducks cursed with intelligence, are ducks stupid?<br>
<br>
Dark Elves? For some unknown reason I happily accept the walking trees of<br>
the Aldryami, but the group consciousness bipedal mushroom people? Yeah,<br>
it still makes sense dammit.<br>
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Jack O'Bear? Giant scarecrows with pumpkin heads that fire paralysing<br>
bolts? That's a challenge even for D&D's psychotic underwear to top.<br>
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Grotaron? I don't even want to think of how their digestive system works.<br>
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Owl Lion? An giant owl-puma crossbreed that hates and hunts both parents.<br>
I would to. "What the hell are you doing? I'm not even remotely the same<br>
species, you pervert!"<br>
<br>
Actually the "Tom, Dick, and Harry" triple headed chaos monster annoys me<br>
too..<br>
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Others?<br>
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