[Rq-rules] Re: Discussion of RuneQuest rules

[Tom Cantine]

Not long ago, a man DID win a fight with a mountain lion. A retired 
fellow was out for a walk, and when a cougar pounced on him, he stabbed 
it to death with his Swiss Army knife. However, he and other observers 
noted that the cougar looked to be in very poor shape, hungry and 
desperate.

In contrast, another mountain lion successfully killed a jogger about a 
year ago. She (the jogger) lived not far from here, although I never 
met her myself.



On 21-Nov-06, at 12:15 AM, Steve Perrin wrote:

> I was told many years ago that a man could win a fight with a mountain 
> lion (American), a mountain lion could win a fight with an African 
> leopard, and a leopard would kill a man every time.
>  
> No idea if that has any basis in reality.
>  
> Steve Perrin, repository of oddball stuff
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Styopa
> To: Discussion of RuneQuest rules.
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rq-rules] Re: Discussion of RuneQuest rules
>
> Ah, but the question remains: how would the RQ rules resolve it?
>
> Lion?
>
> or Midgets?
>
> 40 unarmed, not-particularly-combat-trained midgets would, I think, be 
> cut to ribbons by the lion. Anyone willing to play it out?
>
> Frankly I think 40 non midget, normal people would have a very, very 
> hard time with a lion, mainly because they wouldn't be organized 
> (quickly) enough to take advantage of their numbers, and the first 
> dozen or so, at least, would essentially have to expect their efforts 
> would be suicidal on behalf of the rest.
>
>
>
>  On 11/20/06, Andrew Larsen <aelarsen at mac.com> wrote:
> This turned out to be a fraudulent item.  Someone planted the item on 
> the internet to win a bet with a friend, and various news outlets 
> picked it up.
>
> Andrew E. Larsen
>
>
>
>
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