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Thread: Most Ridiculous Rules in RPGS
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2016-10-10, 07:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most Ridiculous Rules in RPGS
To be fair, one CAN construct dragons that are less egregiously breaking physics. In Flight of Dragons (and presumably the novel upon which it was based, though I've never gotten around to hunting it down to read), the dragons actually consume materials that let them produce a build-up of hydrogen in their stomachs. This makes them lighter than air, and their wings are mostly just to steer and propel them. They have a sort of spark-plug organ in their mouth which ignites the hydrogen on the way out, creating their infamous fiery breath.
And then there's the fact that, with sufficient thrust, anything can fly.
And maybe both the atmosphere and most creatures are both just a lot denser in fantasy settings, so dragons are actually buoyant. It would explain why dragon scales and bones are said to be such amazingly light materials, especially considering their strength.
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2016-10-10, 11:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most Ridiculous Rules in RPGS
Would it work to have dragons that were anatomically more like pterosaurs? I don't know, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch from how they're usually portrayed.
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2016-10-10, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most Ridiculous Rules in RPGS
Someone did, although notably they statted both Angel Summoner and the BMX Bandit as PL 6, rather than PL 10. So this version could "only" summon 50 PL 6 angels, rather than 250,000. You could always reduce the size of his headquarters to get the angels up to a few hundred, though.
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2016-10-10, 01:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most Ridiculous Rules in RPGS
Yes. In numerous settings they're quite a bit smaller; or thaumivoric; or Bygone (as in, they used to be able to fly back when people still believed they could); and then there's Pratchett's infamous swamp dragon
Speaking of which, I remember a lengthy flamewar back at the ElfQuest forums on whether the huge (roc-like) birds in that comic should be able to fly or not. It's not easy on the catgirls!Guide to the Magus, the Pathfinder Gish class.
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