Discussion: On Dragon Wings
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@Yam On a colonized planet, the descendants of the colonists bond with genetically engineered, psychic dragons to protect the planet by fighting all-consuming spores from space.
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@Pyrephox I read this as “colorized planet” and was immediately more interested. Who colored the planet? Is that because of the dragons? How did they do it?
Alas.
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I keep glancing here, and keep meaning to make a joke about how the address involves gaslighting, but then I don’t do it, so now you all get to see that train of thought.
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Kizraeth clutches in late January; Coraneth in early March. That leaves plenty of time to establish a Candidate character and build up a bit of a story arch leading up to trying to impress a dragon of your very own. If you’re not confident on theme, imo going this route can be a smoother introduction.
Current plot threads involve the development of rival factions of dragonriders (PVE).
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dragon riders but instead of being cool and fighting each other they are kind of like lawnmowers burning caustic braum hair out of the atmosphere iirc and also if the dragons have sex their riders have sex
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@hellfrog So Eragon if it were simultaneously more and less interesting?
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@hellfrog said in Discussion: On Dragon Wings:
dragon riders but instead of being cool and fighting each other they are kind of like lawnmowers burning caustic braum hair out of the atmosphere iirc and also if the dragons have sex their riders have sex
Not sure why I caught these strays in 2026 but I’ll just be in my lane having fun, dude.
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Could get those comments spun off into Rough & Rowdy if people want to complain about Pern? Seems kinda sucky to slap on game gab. Not very constructive about this game in particular.
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@helvetica i was trying to respond to yam, not throw strays at you! sorry bb
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@bear_necessities So sorry, did NOT mean to derail, genuinely wanted to hear people summarize the core theme of the books they’re passionate about. I don’t mind if anyone wants this spun off into rough and rowdy, although I may feel a little sick being at the top of any rough and rowdy thread.
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@Yam oh TBH I honestly missed your post hahahaha just thought it was weird those comments came on the backside of Helvetica posting a ‘come and join’ sort of reply.
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no, I was just high and only half-reading, replying to a post from 12 years ago
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@hellfrog I’m glad it was just a misunderstanding. And for clarification, we are fighting the dragons.
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@helvetica I always thought a theme with some dragon on dragon fighting would be interesting in Pern.
I had a whole game concept based around that once, but since I lack follow through-- It’s cool to see someone else doing it too.
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@Meg said in Discussion: On Dragon Wings:
I had a whole game concept based around that once, but since I lack follow through-- It’s cool to see someone else doing it too.
Was that the matrilineal thing? I remember that concept and still think it would be really cool.
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@helvetica Yeah, I threw in matrilineal things. Because it never made sense to me that basically Gold dragons are this pretty important part of dragon society, where everyone traces the lineage of dragons through golds, but then like, Holders inherit through male lines and stuff?
Idk, it was a while ago. But also my big bad was a golddragon rider who basically took over most of society and subjugated the holders, so.
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@Meg I would play that so hard.
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@aestivus if only I had follow through!
Sorry did not mean to derail this. I think what you guys are doing is great. I may actually try to play, because dragon fighting
maybe it will encourage me to do my school work while RPing instead of playing video games. I can pretend I am a teen again, back in college (because I am back in college classes).Roleplay on roleplay.
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i grabbed t’mas off the roster. he looked fun. anyone who wants to play adjacent to me, hmu. (as a child?? or a wingrider?)
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@Meg said in Discussion: On Dragon Wings:
i grabbed t’mas off the roster. he looked fun. anyone who wants to play adjacent to me, hmu. (as a child?? or a wingrider?)
One of his kids IS on the roster.
