tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post3919670123333886920..comments2024-03-27T23:43:30.204-07:00Comments on Dungeons and Digressions: A Limerick: The Stirgeze bulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-38439123078829455722009-10-04T19:37:05.968-07:002009-10-04T19:37:05.968-07:00Yeah, I figured as much but it worked here... also...Yeah, I figured as much but it worked here... also, according to Wikipedia: "Originally presented as a more bird-like creature, the stirge may be derived from the Roman striga, a vampiric owl-like night bird."ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-75207474833308539662009-10-04T19:30:59.360-07:002009-10-04T19:30:59.360-07:00Nice! :)
(Although I strongly suspect that Gygax ...Nice! :)<br /><br />(Although I strongly suspect that Gygax didn't 'create' the stirge wholesale, but rather took the idea of the stirge from Tolkien's "Hummerhorns." I could be wrong, of course!)Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-44987620974485529222009-09-30T09:10:35.707-07:002009-09-30T09:10:35.707-07:00:-P:-Pze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-61364401019859427092009-09-28T21:38:54.557-07:002009-09-28T21:38:54.557-07:00And so you did (take it in a different direction)....And so you did (take it in a different direction). Very cool. Limericks are like real work and actually take talent. <br /><br /><i>finito</i> Nice touch.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.com