"Listen up, you absolute pebble-brained git! Put down that half-eaten rat and look at me. Listen closely, Snaggletooth. You know how when the scary big-folk swing their shiny metal sticks, it hurts? Well......"
"You see that big, loud human over there wearing the giant metal outfit? The one with the sword size of an entire goblin tree? That is a Meat Shield."
Here is how your tiny brain needs to understand it:
What It Is 1. Big Metal Wall: They wear shiny iron coats so arrows go clang instead of squish. 2. Stupid Brave: They stand in the very front because they have too much blood and not enough sense. 3. Damage Sponges: They take the club hits so your soft green skin does not get turned into paste.
Why You Care 1. Safe Stabbing: While the giant angry monster is trying to bite the Metal Human, you can sneak up behind it. 2. Free Loot: If the Meat Shield wins, you get treasure. If the Meat Shield dies, you get free armor pieces to hide under. 3. No Owies: As long as the Meat Shield is standing between you and the bad guy, you do not get hurt.
Your Only Job 1. Stay Behind Them: Do not walk past the Metal Human. 2. Let Them Get Hit: If a scary fireball comes, you hide behind their big metal butt. 3. Keep Them Alive: If they fall over, we have no more shield, and then you become the crunchy snack.
"Do you understand Snaggletooth? Or do I need to bonk you with a stick to make the words stick?"
Points to Gruk who's currently scratching his ass and belching loudly.
"A meat shield is like having Gruk stand right in front of you when the big-folk swing their sticks. Gruk catches the chop with his face, so you don't have to. That way, you get to stay in the back, safe and sound, throwing your shiny rocks or shouting at the big-folk."
Snaggletooth has a slow grin spread across his lips & it looks like he might just understand..... might.....