[William Tell]

clee1 said: The word had spread in the area to "stay away from that crazy little white bread; he WANTS to shoot one of us."

You have touched on another useful tactic. Convince your enemy that you are irrational. This keeps them off balance. They never know what to expect. If they can't even count on you acting in YOUR own best interests, what can they count on?

[ExSoldier]

Convince your enemy that you are irrational.

Irrational? My students are 100% convinced that I'm flat out PSYCHO. It does help.