I know that.... when I slew my first dragon in Dragon Age: Origins... I truly felt like I slew a dragon. It was no easy task.
That game is so fucking awesome...
...what?
That game is so fucking awesome...
...what?
How do you feel about dragons?
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I like the Magic the gathering view sorta (really I just love Nicol Bolas, the scheming bamf that he is), but yeah, I always loved the notion of dragons being the purest representation of Magic and fantasy, a thing (not necessarily creature) that is nigh impossible to find and when you do it is an impossibly imposing and figure of majesty, not just a big nasty that squats in caves and waits for the wary adventurer to pass by to eat him (thats a wyrens turf).
A dragon is something special, don't invoke their awesomeness idly.
A dragon is something special, don't invoke their awesomeness idly.
Have you seen how many different dragons have been posted here?Diligent said:Dragons: everybody knows what they look like, but nobody has ever seen one.
Dragons:
Greatest. Fantasy. Creature. EVER.
I'm an absolute freak about them, have been since I was in 4th grade or so.
Such versatile creatures in fiction:
I've seen:
-Wise/Enlightened
-Angry
-Unstoppable
-Relenting
-Tame/Tranquil
-Intelligent
-Rash/Arrogant
-Lithe/Sneaky
-Proud/Strong Character
-Deceiving
-Terrifying
-Cute/Curious
And that's well beyond the usual D&D "Lets hide in a cave full of loot waiting for rich assholes to murder me." or the "I kidnap wealthy/pretty women and keep them...because."
They can take on any of the above traits just through creative usage of appearance and action. I know that a clever artist can apply the above to nearly any concept, but dammit, dragons just do it better.
*ahem*
Now that I've had my giddy freakout for the day, I must return to my normal, civilized, rational, and bland self.
...um. Cheerio.
Greatest. Fantasy. Creature. EVER.
I'm an absolute freak about them, have been since I was in 4th grade or so.
Such versatile creatures in fiction:
I've seen:
-Wise/Enlightened
-Angry
-Unstoppable
-Relenting
-Tame/Tranquil
-Intelligent
-Rash/Arrogant
-Lithe/Sneaky
-Proud/Strong Character
-Deceiving
-Terrifying
-Cute/Curious
And that's well beyond the usual D&D "Lets hide in a cave full of loot waiting for rich assholes to murder me." or the "I kidnap wealthy/pretty women and keep them...because."
They can take on any of the above traits just through creative usage of appearance and action. I know that a clever artist can apply the above to nearly any concept, but dammit, dragons just do it better.
*ahem*
Now that I've had my giddy freakout for the day, I must return to my normal, civilized, rational, and bland self.
...um. Cheerio.
I don't care for them, generally.
When I have to fight them, reason says I probably ought to have no chance to best them and yet I do regularly. This robs them of their power. Alternately, they're used as a deus ex machina far too often across a wide variety of media. This makes them little more than a narrative device. Finally, when dragons take the field, all sense of reason is abandoned and, if the world is not one teeming with magic, their existence is impossible to justify. This makes them silly.
When I have to fight them, reason says I probably ought to have no chance to best them and yet I do regularly. This robs them of their power. Alternately, they're used as a deus ex machina far too often across a wide variety of media. This makes them little more than a narrative device. Finally, when dragons take the field, all sense of reason is abandoned and, if the world is not one teeming with magic, their existence is impossible to justify. This makes them silly.
Well as long as they don't fuck them up in Skyrim it should be good.
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CHEEERRR BRO
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Charmander?Doclector said:
CHEEERRR BRO
No kidding. I can just imagine them, jaggedly glitching through the bumpmap mountains...amymist said:
/nightmare
I'm pretty sick of dragons. Yes, they're popular and cool, but like anything else popular and cool, they've been done to death. Games feature them by the legion in every form and hue. Books casually toss in whole cities of the things. With so many, you'd think they'd strip the world bare in the quest for calories to keep their giant hot-blooded monster bodies alive.
It's like Boba Fett: the less you see, the more worthwhile the parts you do are. And dragons are just seen too much.
It's like Boba Fett: the less you see, the more worthwhile the parts you do are. And dragons are just seen too much.
*points to the "last name" of his username.
I think that says it all, man.
I am a HUUUGE fan of Dragons. I see them as great, proud, intelligent creatures. Some can be celf-centered and monstous. Others can be kind and helpful...if a bit short tempered when pestered.
But at all times, they are totally freakin awesome.
I think that says it all, man.
I am a HUUUGE fan of Dragons. I see them as great, proud, intelligent creatures. Some can be celf-centered and monstous. Others can be kind and helpful...if a bit short tempered when pestered.
But at all times, they are totally freakin awesome.
Who doesn't like Dragon of the Darkness Flame?
...oh wait. Everybody that Hiei has killed. Well, their vote doesn't count.
...oh wait. Everybody that Hiei has killed. Well, their vote doesn't count.
I have several (large) books on the topic of dragons and their mythology. I am a total nerd, and completely proud. I even know the Latin names for the specific types of dragon that were imagined through all the different parts of the world.
In other words:
SKYRIM
DO WANT
In other words:
SKYRIM
DO WANT
