seneschal Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?673061-Glorantha-So-Ducks FYI, There's an ongoing discussion at rpg.net about the virtues and vices of Ducks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Duck Persons | Magister Militum E-Commerce Shop Duck warrior figs in 15mm, which makes 'em about the right size compared to 25mm human figs. If you were planning a Glorantha/Call of Cthulhu crossover, here are some 1920s ducks in glorious black and white! http://buckaduck.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=534 Edited February 10, 2013 by seneschal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Ducks didn't make the initial cut for RuneQuest 6, so they've apparently migrated to Labyrinth Lord! http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/128153/Darkfast-Classic-Fantasy-Advanced-Classes-Ducks http://travelingspellbook.blogspot.ca/2014/04/review-darkfast-classic-fantasy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Ducks rock. RQ6's loss. Funny that guy not knowing that ducks have been in Glorantha for so long. I don't know from LL, but maybe the supplement would be useful for my AD&D game. OTOH, maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 LL attempts to emulate the 1981 version of "the world's most popular fantasy role-playing game." If you can fit characters from that version into AD&D fairly easily it could work. With a sticker price of $2.50, you won't be put too far in the hole if it isn't what you expect. And it's definitely more concise than the Mongoose Ducks supplement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Unrelated to Labyrinth Lord, here's a duck-related article but I'm not sure what language it is in or what year it came out: http://www.rollspel.com/pdf/dod/ankor1_2.pdf And Daffy Duck doing the Mickey Mouse wizard shtick. Is he an intense role-player or what? Edited April 8, 2014 by seneschal Add comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Unrelated to Labyrinth Lord, here's a duck-related article but I'm not sure what language it is in or what year it came out: It has a 2001 copyright on the bottom of the first page and is in Swedish (unable to get a clean translation). Edited April 8, 2014 by nerdvana Added quote and the language info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 It is in Swedish (unable to get a clean translation). I've reached out to the authors and artist (or people with their names: Magnus Seter, Peter Bergting and Dan Algstrand... the middle one is the artist) on Google+ or, in the case of Peter, an artist's website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) The title of the PDF appears to translate to "Ankor for Trudvang" "An Unofficial Description of Ankor for Trudvang" Trudvang is the campaign setting for the 6th and 7th editions of Drakar och Demoner. Edited April 8, 2014 by nerdvana underlined title as I forgot to last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thanks! Drakar och Demoner was BRP-derived, at least the early versions, wasn't it? Because of the article's old-timey looking printing, I thought it was from the '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thanks! Drakar och Demoner was BRP-derived, at least the early versions, wasn't it? Because of the article's old-timey looking printing, I thought it was from the '80s. Yeah, I get that. Its just the style they chose obviously. Its copyright date is September 20th, 2001. This has made me wonder if it was written in a different world (pre-9-11) then it was published in... hope that makes sense. I've reached out to the authors and artist (or people with their names: Magnus Seter, Peter Bergting and Dan Algstrand... the middle one is the artist) on Google+ or, in the case of Peter, an artist's website. I've heard back from Peter (he didn't help develop it, thinks there might be an English translation but isn't sure where it would be) and from Dan who is pretty sure there is no English translation. I've given them both links to the conversation so they may join in. Dan was curious about the interest in a nearly 13yo suppliment of an out of print game. I told him I was curious about the content, that I'd like to know if there was anything unique to the work. I told him maybe others felt that way also but that I couldn't be sure. I'm considering doing the work of translating it myself (like I did with the title) but it would be a word-for-word translation using Google Translate or this Swedish-English dictionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 I tried translating Waverly -- a short French RPG -- into English using Babelfish, one paragraph at a time. The results were humorous to say the least. Fortunately I was in contact with the author at the time and he helped me sort out the terms that didn't come across well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Problem is that I cannot select the text in this PDF. I'd have to retype it word for word into the translator. I'm really not so thrilled with that idea. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Problem is that I cannot select the text in this PDF. I'd have to retype it word for word into the translator. I'm really not so thrilled with that idea. lol Yikes! I guess I'll have to either remain ignorant or take a Swedish language class. Is Drakar och Demoner out of print? Or just this supplement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Sometimes you can export a PDF to text. Give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Sometimes you can export a PDF to text. Give it a try. The PDF (link) is Secured so that's not an option unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Ducks ... no laughing matter: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 And Daffy Duck doing the Mickey Mouse wizard shtick. Is he an intense role-player or what? Someone's been watching anime lately (or rather they were in 2011 when the clip was released). I'm curious about when this clip was released originally and what it accompanied. I originally thought it might have been the Hobbit but it's a year earlier.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 It was part of an episode of the Looney Tunes Show, a 2011 reboot of the old Warner Brothers cartoon franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 OK, we've often heard that the origin of Ducks is shrouded in mystery, a curse of some kind. However, new archeological evidence has surfaced that tells us how things really went down: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 OK, we've often heard that the origin of Ducks is shrouded in mystery, a curse of some kind. However, new archeological evidence has surfaced that tells us how things really went down: If that isn't a curse, I don't know what is. Thank goodness they have no polyester in Glorantha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It was part of an episode of the Looney Tunes Show, a 2011 reboot of the old Warner Brothers cartoon franchise. Which you have now inspired me to track down. But do I really want to know so much about Bugs Bunny's love life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 The show has gotten mixed reviews. I've never seen it, other than this segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdvana Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Back to the original discussion... Magnus Seter has replied in Google+. He has confirmed he was the author of the Ankori file and told me that there is no translation but... he offered to whip one together. I've told him that would be really cool. Will update if I hear more. Edited May 15, 2014 by nerdvana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Heh heh its funny to see the controversy of Ducks in Glorantha is alive and well in 2014 Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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