Hahahaha, if there ever gonna be a movie about IVAN, that's bound to happen, just as well as using banana peels as weapons against zombies. Zombie invasion tactics ftw...
And the troll hide cloak trick works perfect, and by dodging you still keep your agility, I think it says in the guide.
Could it have anything to do with scrolls? Like, scrolls of taming works better if you have loads of willpower or something like that. Also I have been wondering about the Attnam catacombs, is there supposed to be something in the coffin in the bottom floor? It's kind of spooky when you open it, but all it does seem to be attracting ghosts?