I notice that they are running into a fog, and are being lead by the blind man. Maybe he can “see” through the fog, but knowing him, they would find a cliff again.
Since they can’t see where they’re going anyway, they’ll at least have the benefit of LP running into everything first, which will warn the rest of them.
It’s like that tale I loved to hear when I was a toddler in which two hares begin arguing whther the dogs chasing them were sighthounds or warren hounds, and get eaten as result. There was a moral but my memory from those days is blurry, something about don’t argue pointlessly: run!
I prefer the story of the two campers who see a lion/tiger/bear/ohmy! charging their tent, and one turns to the other and asks why he’s changing into his running gear. Moral being that when being chased by a large predator, you don’t need to outrun the predator, you just need to outrun your slowest companion.
Sounds like changing clothes would delay rather than speed the smartass runner. Anyhow, my first consideration would be: can they climb? All your examples can climb, so pointless running upwards and pointless running horizontally either (they have four legs), so the only sensible thing is to stay put and fight, find something pointy or better even: some torch.
Climbing is a very useful skill. But I think, at least with the lion’s case. the setting is somewhere reasonably flat, with few if any opportunities to move vertically.
Also, as part of the joke, because it is a joke, it is implied that the runner has time to change.
I do understand it’s a joke, I still don’t see how running gear would help. Remember that guy who beat all records running barefoot? Fancy stuff doesn’t really help that much.
I would still bet for weapons rather than running: if we survived lions it was by fighting and scaring them, not by acting like mindless cowards.
Actually there’s value in knowing exactly what’s chasing you, because it would help in escaping or fighting it. If you don’t know it’s vulnerable to water or that climbing a tree won’t let you get away from it your odds or survival drop considerably.
first that is obviously not a troll, its an ork of some kind. second how much you want to bet it means them no harm and is just as lost as they are and looking for directions.
Here’s the troll they mentioned: http://superredundant.com/?comic=307-noisy-tenant
Is that the last time we heard from Gyrognome?
No. Let’s just say he’s rescued by one of his tenants a few strips later, but has mixed feelings about the outcome of the rescue.
To be fair he might be a form of ogre, ettin, giant goblin/hobgoblin, or even simply a large-nosed big eared not-quite-so giant.
Besides, he seems to be seriously giving chase to them, not just trolling them.
Naw, ettins have two heads.
I notice that they are running into a fog, and are being lead by the blind man. Maybe he can “see” through the fog, but knowing him, they would find a cliff again.
Into? For all we know, they’re running out of the fog.
Remember, you can only run halfway into a forest/fog/field/etc. before you start running out of it.
Since they can’t see where they’re going anyway, they’ll at least have the benefit of LP running into everything first, which will warn the rest of them.
It’s like that tale I loved to hear when I was a toddler in which two hares begin arguing whther the dogs chasing them were sighthounds or warren hounds, and get eaten as result. There was a moral but my memory from those days is blurry, something about don’t argue pointlessly: run!
I prefer the story of the two campers who see a lion/tiger/bear/ohmy! charging their tent, and one turns to the other and asks why he’s changing into his running gear. Moral being that when being chased by a large predator, you don’t need to outrun the predator, you just need to outrun your slowest companion.
Sounds like changing clothes would delay rather than speed the smartass runner. Anyhow, my first consideration would be: can they climb? All your examples can climb, so pointless running upwards and pointless running horizontally either (they have four legs), so the only sensible thing is to stay put and fight, find something pointy or better even: some torch.
Climbing is a very useful skill. But I think, at least with the lion’s case. the setting is somewhere reasonably flat, with few if any opportunities to move vertically.
Also, as part of the joke, because it is a joke, it is implied that the runner has time to change.
I do understand it’s a joke, I still don’t see how running gear would help. Remember that guy who beat all records running barefoot? Fancy stuff doesn’t really help that much.
I would still bet for weapons rather than running: if we survived lions it was by fighting and scaring them, not by acting like mindless cowards.
Why are they running away? Can’t LP blast him to pieces?
LP can also blast his friends to pieces. He’s also blind, can’t aim, and isn’t fully aware of what exactly is going on to begin with.
plus he would have to stop, turn, and blast ,before being caught by the not so much giant
Actually there’s value in knowing exactly what’s chasing you, because it would help in escaping or fighting it. If you don’t know it’s vulnerable to water or that climbing a tree won’t let you get away from it your odds or survival drop considerably.
Of course it’s not a troll, a troll has access to the internet.
Speaking of which; Heyo!
You know, you COULD simply point LP into his general direction and told him it is a giant spider…
first that is obviously not a troll, its an ork of some kind. second how much you want to bet it means them no harm and is just as lost as they are and looking for directions.
Standard WoW troll, albeit more robust. You could say ogre maybe but definitely not an orc, that’s the Mayor and he’s very green and very different.
he mayor is not an orc, he may be an ORK, but not an orc. he is from deep space after all and a spoof of the Thanos/Darksied style character.
I’d say that Mayor Krol is more likely a parody of Mongul.
Of course he’s from outer space: there are no orcs on Earth!
There may be orc-like beings but not green, they manage to pass as humans…
Looks like a troll to me. But WTH do I know?
Troll’s looking like he just wants to help, but alas.. newcomers always make with the running. Dastardly language/size/fear barrier..
“Help! Get him off! He’s crushing my skull!”
“That’s just Troll Sign Language for ‘Hello there!'”