From: Sandy Petersen (sandyp@idcube.idsoftware.com)
Date: Fri 01 Apr 1994 - 07:25:56 EEST
re: RQ4
MOB mentions that Steve Martin is no expert on RQ rules. This is
probably true. However, I am, and I, too had serious reservations
about the rules changes in RQ 4.
Joe Lannom sez:
many sensible things about broos. And also ...
>I don't remember exactly where, perhaps in the Borderlands pack
>(running that, currently), the broo's reproductive habits are
>described.
Hmm.In the RQ III Creatures book it mentions that broos can hybridize with almost anything.
>Broo, when born, try VERY hard to get away, as they are usually born
>to someone/thing that is NOT pleased at being a host for such an
>abomination
Most animals trot off into a quiet area to give birth, especially
when feeling ill. Hence, I suspect many larval broos get away, given
that they are quite precocious (able to walk, bite, etc. at birth).
Another factor helping the larvae escape is the fact that quite often
an entire herd will "birth" at once, since they were all impregnated
on the same night by the same broo. I suspect that fairly often, an
entire group of several dozen feral broos escape at once to grow up
together.
My own theory is that most broos do not take long at all to reach maturity -- a year or two, tops, much like a cow or other herd animal.
Carl Fink sez:
>It was always my impression that Trollball was a parody of American
>Football. Of course, Sandy Petersen is reading this, and he sort of
>invented it. Why are we speculating?
Despite my authorship of (half of) TROLLPAK and long-time defense of and research into trolls I did not invent Trollball.I think Charlie Krank was the chief villain behind this sport. And yes, Trollball is a sort of parody of sandlot football, but of course less violent. Trollball is as much a mockery of trolls as anything.
Other sports:
Mostali: Human-tossing (modeled after a popular American tavern sport involving the tallness-challenged)
Yelmalio: King of the Hill
Morocanth: Pin the hand on the human (modeled on a popular Praxian game)
Babeester Gor: Kickball (not the version you're thinking of)
Uleria: submarine races
Broos: Let's not think about it.
Carl Fink also sez:
>I had always figured that krarshtkids were fragments of the Maw
>squeezed off when Larnste stomped her.
Sold. a convincing argument.
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