#will my fictional characters ever pass up the chance to riddle the enemy with projectiles from a safe distance? no

[whetstonefires]

the problem with knowing things about battle tactics is that an ever-increasing subset of popular media becomes impossible to enjoy properly because you have to sit there like 'wow Captain Protagonist good to know all those dead people on your own side are a direct result of your total lack of anything resembling brains'

[brunhielda]

I am reposting because a) even as someone who doesn’t know tactics I notice a lot of the stupid fighting. Like, you don’t need to be proficient to make better choices. Granted I also watch a lot of fantasy with a West Point Alum (Dad), so I have SOME info.

b) The kids have better tactics in the kids movie not only because they are allowed to- but also because, realistically, most kids excercise thier imaginations more often than adults, and honestly, fighting tactics start with imagining what your enemy is going to do.

Like seriously? All middle schoolers I know play games, either physical, video, or in head, that require some form of tactics. If I was ever in a zombie apocalypse I would trust the doom prepper, the home farmer, and the kid who keeps chirping up with suggestions. Not nessisarily in that order.

There was a book I read once, can’t recall the name. All the adults basically died of disease, and it was the kids, breaking off into gangs, collecting supplies in wagons, and the smarter ones turning the local school into a little fortress. I was just out of middle school at the time. I spent the whole book nodding along with the decisions made, absolutely believing these were characters my age.

I’m just saying- I would trust a middle schooler with no training in tactics over an adult in the same situation. 🤷🏻‍♀️

the problem with knowing things about battle tactics is that an ever-increasing subset of popular media becomes impossible to enjoy properly because you have to sit there like 'wow Captain Protagonist good to know all those dead people on your own side are a direct result of your total lack of anything resembling brains'