cameos are welcome. competition, on the other hand... what you have to ask yourself is whether Penny is the kind of girl to do barbarian. I see her more as an Angua. She'd so love ordering people about. Though where they'd get the armour at such short notice is another matter.

'Hey, how come she gets to wander around in a miniskirt and bikini and I have to wear all this armour?'
'That's Conina. Certain costumes have a 'I got there first' quality about them. For instance, no-one would dare to try doing Granny Weatherwax. She got dibs on Conina.'
'And fanbases.'
'Howard, ew.'

But go on, Howard meeting the Seamstress' Guild, you know you want to.