Credit to Goblaurence: He took the time to think before saying he was fit to be the brains behind the operation. I daresay he may have a realistic assessment of his strengths and weaknesses.
I kind of like that second-to-last panel where he’s thinking. I hope it’s a gravatar next round, although maybe its rectangularness disqualifies it. :(
Wonder who, or what, the rest of the Champions are going to be. The leaders may be regarding this as a rebuilding period after their recent loses and intend to use the time to pay off some family/political debts with “losers”, who turn out to be winners when the Gastonia Army attacks.
Could lead to some changes, and somehow I think only Harky, Gondolessa, and the gnolls are capable of adapting.
Well, we’ve got a brute force warrior and an engineer. I’m pretty sure there’s going to be a shaman or necromancer, a ranged or stealth attacker, and maybe some sort of fast person (if that doesn’t overlap with the ranged/stealth).
Auraugu seems to be the obvious choice for a gnoll champion. I think Penk may wind up being the troll champion but I have no idea why Harky (or Goblaurence if Harky decides to put him in charge of recruiting champions from here on out) would choose him.
Uh… I’m pretty sure Harky’s going to be the troll champion. That was the whole thing, right? He was the savage races’ only champion and he wanted more to stand beside him.
He would have Goblaurence advising him on how best to use the resources at his disposal. Having someone with a mind and an eye for efficiency and results is priceless in a war, especially a long war of attrition.
Comes with the territory. When dealing with educated people (real ones or quacks), expect a good dose of arrogance – a by-product of having succeeded at learning complex stuff. If you are lucky, you will get away with just a bit of insolence. If you are really lucky, you will get respect for your willingness to learn.
Although sometimes, they are not that arrogant, just plain-speaking a truth you are not willing to hear.
(“the gall of this mechanic, he told me bluntly my rebellion was falling apart. OK, it does, but he could have said it more nicely!”)
tl;dr: as Terry Pratchett said, when you are a mining engineer, you tend to be literal-minded and direct. Your mines tend to collapse if you are not.
As the saying goes, only a fool asks an expert for advice and then dismiss it because he/she doesn’t like the sound of it.
Clearly, Harky is no fool. On this account, neither is Goblaurence.
Looking forward for the appearance of the next contestant.
Educated people are not arrogant just because they are educated or have mastered or learnt to understand – even partially – complex things. I’ve seen people who are the complete opposite of educated being real bastards and bragging arses.
I think we can lay at least some of that down to “people don’t self-analyze”.
If they realized they were being arseholes, they would try not to be arseholes. But they don’t think that that’s a possibility, so arseholes they remain.
Not necessarily. I know at least a couple of very smart people who are aware that they’re arrogant but are pretty comfortable with it. One because he thinks he’s witty too and the other because he’s aware that he is smarter than most people and disdains others who don’t prize self-education as much as he does.
Just to clarify, are we watching for the Avians to hit them with fireworks, to avoid them with fireworks, or because they’re already set up with fireworks?
I’ll need assistance… Ones in skimpy outfits… At least 5.
And make sure they are the ones that look hot holding just about anything science-y!
Science to hotness ratio is of great importance for… REASONS.
For… SCIENCE!
Male or female, also what race? You never specified. Could be 5 of the most ugly races in Skimpy outfits for ya.
Credit to Goblaurence: He took the time to think before saying he was fit to be the brains behind the operation. I daresay he may have a realistic assessment of his strengths and weaknesses.
Yeah, the wise goblin knows what he doesn’t know. And sends avians in first.
loaded with explosives. That are remotely detonated.
I kind of like that second-to-last panel where he’s thinking. I hope it’s a gravatar next round, although maybe its rectangularness disqualifies it. :(
There have been worse, not from this webic, but have seen worse attempts at making a Gravvie
Trim the top of the goggles and the bottom of the glove, and it might work. It’s the face that matters!
Panel 5 might make a better Gravvie
I’m going to enjoy the look on the Don’s face when Harki starts taking Goblaurence’s advice — and it works.
<— The look when a plan falls together perfectly
I see many exploding Avians in the near future.
“KA-BAWKOOM!”
Just remember your windage – those fsckers are fast.
So, we have our anti-Syr.
How many Anti-Syr’s do we need exactly?
Just one that remembers that he can ALWAYS do science to it.
Science, the most dangerous weapon
Not Science. Intellect. The ability to analyze, think and plan.
Science- just like Magic and Brute Force- is just a method, is just a tool.
Though, granted, science is an exceedingly useful tool.
“For Intellect!” doesn’t make as cool of a battle cry as “For Science!”
Syr’nj does science to things. Goblaurence does engineering.
Isn’t engineering a science ?
Not is you ask an Engineer.
Or a scientist.
And don’t get me started on asking a mathematician about either.
A scientist proves on paper that they can theoretically do it.
An engineer proves that they can do it, through extensive physical experimentation.
Engineering applies the results of science.
Syr’nj’s science has been very applied, with no shortage of results.
Come to think of it, I can’t think of any research she’s done on-screen aside from when she was trying to cure Byron.
Okay, for some reason I read that as “Our first anti-syr” I’m not sure what’s wrong with my brain/eyes
weirdly enough so did I…
One that knows when to fix it, and when to break it.
If Goblaurence is the anti-Syr (or soon to be head of the Savage Races’ Adventurers’ Guild), then it’s going to be chemistry vs. mechanics.
explosives are chemistry, exploding avians are comedy
Together, they fight crime.
Ironically? Mostly arson.
I don’t think he’ll be the head of it, just the tactician. I feel like Harky’s gonna be the head of it.
Wonder who, or what, the rest of the Champions are going to be. The leaders may be regarding this as a rebuilding period after their recent loses and intend to use the time to pay off some family/political debts with “losers”, who turn out to be winners when the Gastonia Army attacks.
Could lead to some changes, and somehow I think only Harky, Gondolessa, and the gnolls are capable of adapting.
I suspect the troll champion to be the drummer boy (by some twist of fate) and the gnoll champion to be the guy that loves his mask…because why not?
Well, we’ve got a brute force warrior and an engineer. I’m pretty sure there’s going to be a shaman or necromancer, a ranged or stealth attacker, and maybe some sort of fast person (if that doesn’t overlap with the ranged/stealth).
Auraugu seems to be the obvious choice for a gnoll champion. I think Penk may wind up being the troll champion but I have no idea why Harky (or Goblaurence if Harky decides to put him in charge of recruiting champions from here on out) would choose him.
Uh… I’m pretty sure Harky’s going to be the troll champion. That was the whole thing, right? He was the savage races’ only champion and he wanted more to stand beside him.
So he would have Goblaurence bossing him around?
He would have Goblaurence advising him on how best to use the resources at his disposal. Having someone with a mind and an eye for efficiency and results is priceless in a war, especially a long war of attrition.
I definitely like this goblin.
His font changed.
Whoopsie-doodle.
His insight not only excuses his arrogance, it’s a small price to pay for it. :-)
Comes with the territory. When dealing with educated people (real ones or quacks), expect a good dose of arrogance – a by-product of having succeeded at learning complex stuff. If you are lucky, you will get away with just a bit of insolence. If you are really lucky, you will get respect for your willingness to learn.
Although sometimes, they are not that arrogant, just plain-speaking a truth you are not willing to hear.
(“the gall of this mechanic, he told me bluntly my rebellion was falling apart. OK, it does, but he could have said it more nicely!”)
tl;dr: as Terry Pratchett said, when you are a mining engineer, you tend to be literal-minded and direct. Your mines tend to collapse if you are not.
As the saying goes, only a fool asks an expert for advice and then dismiss it because he/she doesn’t like the sound of it.
Clearly, Harky is no fool. On this account, neither is Goblaurence.
Looking forward for the appearance of the next contestant.
Educated people are not arrogant just because they are educated or have mastered or learnt to understand – even partially – complex things. I’ve seen people who are the complete opposite of educated being real bastards and bragging arses.
This is more a personality thing, I guess.
I think that’s the Dunning-Kruger effect.
I think a lot of people are just arseholes. :/
I think we can lay at least some of that down to “people don’t self-analyze”.
If they realized they were being arseholes, they would try not to be arseholes. But they don’t think that that’s a possibility, so arseholes they remain.
Not necessarily. I know at least a couple of very smart people who are aware that they’re arrogant but are pretty comfortable with it. One because he thinks he’s witty too and the other because he’s aware that he is smarter than most people and disdains others who don’t prize self-education as much as he does.
The FOOLS! They laughed at me. But I’ll show them what TRUE INTELLIGENCE IS! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!
…And so,the explosive Avians were created.
Think the main villains just went from Elite class to Arch-Nemesis mode.
Battle of the Stogies!
I’m sure I just missed it in previous comments, but this is the first time I noticed Harky’s troll doll gem. Many laughs ensued. Very cute.
All he needs is a map of Florida, a fez and a jammy dodger.
Just to clarify, are we watching for the Avians to hit them with fireworks, to avoid them with fireworks, or because they’re already set up with fireworks?
2nd-to-last and last panels =
Then he had an idea,
an Awful idea.
Goblaurence had a Wonderful, Awful idea.
This Grinch business is getting a little ridiculous.
Harky’s missing his gem in the first panel.