Comment on Anon has a power fantasy

agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• multifariace@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Superman was paralyzed from falling off a horse. It can be way more than an inconvenience.

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  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Could slip in the shower too. Not sure what my point is… just trying to be extra pedantic I guess.

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  • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait, what’s the reasoning? Dude can stop bullets and be slapped through buildings but a Lil fall screwed him?

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    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a joke about Christopher Reeve

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• AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s a whole idiom about how falling off horses is a frustrating but ultimately minor inconvenience.

  There’s also a whole list of people who have died falling off of horses. So there’s that.

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  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It is possible to die falling off a horse. It is nearly impossible to live falling off a flying mount.

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    • psud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My druid always carried a feather fall potion (fantasy parachute?) until contingent spells became available

      The trick then is to always fly high enough to quaff a potion in case of falling

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• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Most fantasy settings that allow for gryphon / dragon / other winged mode of transport, also have saddles for such beasts that tether the user to the saddle/ animal. If you fall off, you unclipped your harness and deserved it.

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  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s considerable extra risk and cost for insignificant benefit. Helicopters exist but I don’t take one to work.

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    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Speak for yourself, if i had the means to fly to work…

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve considered getting a paramotor for this reason. The only trouble is, it’s quite a bit slower than driving.

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  • VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also magic like slow falling potions

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