Hippogriff vs. Mountain Troll -
Kyng - 08-02-2020
Welcome back to the Face-Off Arena! This time, we have a face-off between two very different magical/mythical creatures.
First of all, we have a Hippogriff - with the front half of an eagle, and the rear half of a horse:
(Source: Forgotten Realms Wiki)
Height: 2m
Weight: 900kg
This beast will be facing off against a mountain troll - a towering hulk armed with an almighty wooden club:
(Source: Wizards Unite Wiki)
Height: 5m
Weight: 2,000kg
As you can see, the troll is over twice as heavy (and is rock solid); however, the Hippogriff is way more manoeuvrable (after all, it can fly
). They'll be battling inside a
Standard Battle Arena; I think the expanded one is probably overkill here
. Still, it should be plenty of space for the Hippogriff to stretch its wings.
So, who wins?
RE: Hippogriff vs. Mountain Troll -
Shiny Star - 08-02-2020
I’m voting for the Hippogriff. I just feel like it’ll be able to outsmart the troll and move around better.
RE: Hippogriff vs. Mountain Troll -
JHG - 08-02-2020
For a second, I thought it was the Lord of the Rings Mountain troll. That would’ve made it a mismatch.
Here, I’m undecided. One is faster and has flight but the other is far larger and stronger.
RE: Hippogriff vs. Mountain Troll -
Kyng - 08-14-2020
(08-02-2020, 04:40 PM)JHG Wrote: For a second, I thought it was the Lord of the Rings Mountain troll. That would’ve made it a mismatch.
Here, I’m undecided. One is faster and has flight but the other is far larger and stronger.
Yeah - in these 'faster vs. stronger' match-ups, the 'faster' one can sometimes win by staying out of the 'stronger' one's effective range, and launching ranged attacks against them. Obviously, that won't work here
.
I suspect the most effective strategy for the Hippogriff is to attack from behind. The troll could, in theory, counter this by just keeping his eye on the Hippogriff and turning around as necessary - but, I suspect he's too stupid to understand the concept of an ambush
.
RE: Hippogriff vs. Mountain Troll -
Detective Osprey - 08-14-2020
(08-02-2020, 04:37 PM)Shiny Star Wrote: I’m voting for the Hippogriff. I just feel like it’ll be able to outsmart the troll and move around better.
Same here. I agree.