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1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Kinds of Dragons */

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Kinds of Dragons

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	===Kinds of Dragons===		===Kinds of Dragons===
	~~There~~'s ~~a boatload of dragons in~~ ''~~D&D~~''~~, many of whom fit into the following groups~~:		For [[D&D]], [[Richard Snider]] gets the credit for colorcoding them in 1971-2; although he'd likely lifted the idea from [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s 1968 "Dragonflight". For Snider they were "GOLD, brown,and green" [''sic'']. Then they got grouped:

	* [[Chromatic Dragon]]s - The ~~original dragons~~, ~~coming in a variety~~ of ~~colors~~. They are all some variety of evil ~~and are~~ the ~~children~~ of ~~the dragon goddess [[Tiamat]]~~. ~~In order of power~~ White, Black, Green, Blue and Red are the five ~~most common~~ colors~~, but others include~~ yellow, brown, purple and a whole rainbow of ~~other colors~~.		* [[Chromatic Dragon]]s - The originals, 1/3 of them anyway. They are all some variety of evil. As the editions evolved each color got its own style of breath-weapon and, further, got ranked by power. White, Black, Green, Blue, and Red are the five canonical colors in order of power. Others have included yellow, brown (again), purple and a whole rainbow of others. AD&D assigned them as the children of the dragon goddess/senior-[[devil]] [[Tiamat]].
	* [[Metallic Dragon]]s - Starting out with only the gold dragon, in later editions they became linked to [[Bahamut]], the god of good dragons. The most common ones are Brass, Copper, Bronze, Silver and Gold in order of power, with others including Iron, Steel and ~~Adamantine~~.		* [[Metallic Dragon]]s - Starting out with only the gold dragon (mightier than Red), in later editions they became linked to [[Bahamut]], the god of good dragons. The most common ones are Brass, Copper, Bronze, Silver and Gold in order of power, with others including Iron, Steel, and Adamantite.
	** [[Ferrous Dragon]]s - A subgroup of the Metallic Dragons, Ferrous Dragons are made of base metals instead of the noble ones.		** [[Ferrous Dragon]]s - A subgroup of the Metallic Dragons, Ferrous Dragons are made of base metals instead of the noble ones.
	* [[Gem Dragon]]s - Adorned with crystal scales, the Gem Dragons have potent [[psionics]] and are usually also the go-to Neutral dragons to the Metallics' Good and Chromatics' Evil.		* [[Gem Dragon]]s - Adorned with crystal scales, the Gem Dragons have potent [[psionics]] and are usually also the go-to Neutral dragons to the Metallics' Good and Chromatics' Evil.

1d4chan>MiaoKobayashisDragonMaid: /* The topic of dragon riders */

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The topic of dragon riders

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	A surprisingly common feature of dragons in fantasy is the "dragon rider," a warrior who, well, rides a dragon. It looks awesome, until you realize they're really just pussies that stay safe just pointing the dragon in the right direction and let it fight for them, occasionally dismounting to deliver a finishing blow or give a pompous bullshit speech, not to mention preventing the dragon from doing some more extreme flight maneuvers. Characters with magic, divine powers or ranged weapons get a pass by actually helping the dragon in a fight.		A surprisingly common feature of dragons in fantasy is the "dragon rider," a warrior who, well, rides a dragon. It looks awesome, until you realize they're really just pussies that stay safe just pointing the dragon in the right direction and let it fight for them, occasionally dismounting to deliver a finishing blow or give a pompous bullshit speech, not to mention preventing the dragon from doing some more extreme flight maneuvers. Characters with magic, divine powers or ranged weapons get a pass by actually helping the dragon in a fight.

	This works fine if the setting is one where dragons are unintelligent beasts that can be kept as pets, since in that instance the dragon benefits by being guided by a level of intelligence not otherwise available to it. However, in settings where dragons can talk, this relationship is unlikely. Most folks in such a world, dragons themselves especially, would immediately point out that a human having a pet dragon is like a fly having a pet human (or at minimum a human having another human as a pet, depending on just how powerful the setting's dragons are). They would still benefit from having a number of archers (depending on the creature's size) ride them into battle, though; it's just that it'd be the dragon in charge, not the human(s).		This works fine if the setting is one where dragons are unintelligent beasts that can be kept as pets, since in that instance the dragon benefits by being guided by a level of intelligence not otherwise available to it. However, in settings where dragons can talk, this relationship is unlikely. Most folks in such a world, dragons themselves especially, would immediately point out that a human having a pet dragon is like a fly having a pet human (or at minimum a [[/d/\|human having another human as a pet]], depending on just how powerful the setting's dragons are). They would still benefit from having a number of archers (depending on the creature's size) ride them into battle, though; it's just that it'd be the dragon in charge, not the human(s).

	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==

1d4chan>Skadooshbag: /* The topic of dragon riders */ Not every setting is D&D

2023-03-02T01:32:05Z

The topic of dragon riders: Not every setting is D&D

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	A surprisingly common feature of dragons in fantasy is the "dragon rider," a warrior who, well, rides a dragon. It looks awesome, until you realize they're really just pussies that stay safe just pointing the dragon in the right direction and let it fight for them, occasionally dismounting to deliver a finishing blow or give a pompous bullshit speech, not to mention preventing the dragon from doing some more extreme flight maneuvers. Characters with magic, divine powers or ranged weapons get a pass by actually helping the dragon in a fight.		A surprisingly common feature of dragons in fantasy is the "dragon rider," a warrior who, well, rides a dragon. It looks awesome, until you realize they're really just pussies that stay safe just pointing the dragon in the right direction and let it fight for them, occasionally dismounting to deliver a finishing blow or give a pompous bullshit speech, not to mention preventing the dragon from doing some more extreme flight maneuvers. Characters with magic, divine powers or ranged weapons get a pass by actually helping the dragon in a fight.

	~~Some may call their~~ dragon a ~~pet~~. ~~Everyone~~ in this world, dragons themselves especially, ~~will sometimes~~ point out that a human having a pet dragon is like a fly having a pet human.		This works fine if the setting is one where dragons are unintelligent beasts that can be kept as pets, since in that instance the dragon benefits by being guided by a level of intelligence not otherwise available to it. However, in settings where dragons can talk, this relationship is unlikely. Most folks in such a world, dragons themselves especially, would immediately point out that a human having a pet dragon is like a fly having a pet human (or at minimum a human having another human as a pet, depending on just how powerful the setting's dragons are). They would still benefit from having a number of archers (depending on the creature's size) ride them into battle, though; it's just that it'd be the dragon in charge, not the human(s).

	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==