The Roguelets ABC
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B
Flitter flutter in the air,
How I wonder why you’re there?
Chasing bats is not much fun–
The worst is when you’re killed by one.
E
Think again before you try
To impale a floating eye.
If you miss it with your sword,
You may soon be very bored.
F
When into a room I plunge, I
Sometimes find some violet fungi.
Then I linger, darkly brooding
On the poison they’re exuding.
H
If a ‘goblin (hob) waylays you,
Slice him up before he slays you.
Nothing makes you look a slob
Like running from a hob’lin (gob).
I
First he deals a deadly blow,
Then he staggers to and fro.
His behavior would be risible
If it only could be visible.
J
Darkened chamber, dismal howls;
Is it tigers, wolves, or owls?
Now I spy him through the gloom:
Dr. Jackal, I presume!
K
Cobalt’s metal, hard and shining;
Cobol’s wordy and confining.
Kobolds topple when you strike them;
Don’t feel bad, it’s hard to like them.
L
See the funny little man,
Try and catch him if you can.
Quickly now! That’s too slow–
Where did all your money go?
R
Here’s a monster that will thrill you,
‘Cause it doesn’t try to kill you.
What a friendly little charmer–
Hope you’re fond of orange armor!
S
Listen to those bursts of hissing,
While your mace persists in missing!
Fields have thistles, teeth have aches
And dungeons have ungracious snakes.
T
One big monster, he called troll.
He don’t rock, and he don’t roll,
Drink no wine, and smoke no stogies;
He just Love To Eat Them Roguies.
U
There’s a U–a Unicorn!
Run right up and rub its horn.
Look at all those points you’re losing!
Umber hulks are so confusing.
Y
As I was sitting down to eat, I
Cried, “I thought I heard a yeeti.”
Something growled, in accents fretty,
“Ho! Take that! You mean a yeti!“