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1. Dragons do not need to adhere to any established design. A dragon is an idea, not a taxon. https://twitter.com/Kayas_Kosmos/status/1352683049012498433
1 cont. Dragons can be 4 limbed, 6 limbed, 2 limbed, 0 limbed, 100 limbed, with just as many (or as few) heads.
Sea serpents, fish dragons, griffins, wyverns, and others all fall nicely under the dragon banner.
Sea serpents, fish dragons, griffins, wyverns, and others all fall nicely under the dragon banner.
2. It is unfortunate that the Eastern and Western varieties are both called dragons. They look different, behave differently, fulfill different roles in the stories that feature them, and were most likely developed independently of each other.
3. For Western dragons, I very much prefer them as monsters and agents of chaos and destruction rather than as animals to be considered biologically. That's what spec bio is for, not fantasy.
3 cont. So make them the size of continents. Give them all the magical powers you want.
4. The recent trend of keeping dragons 4 limbed rather than six for the sake of 'realism' is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Yes, putting an extra pair of limbs on your kaiju sized, flying, fire breathing, talking, gold-hoarding monster just wouldn't be very believable...
Yes, putting an extra pair of limbs on your kaiju sized, flying, fire breathing, talking, gold-hoarding monster just wouldn't be very believable...
4 cont. If you prefer 4 limbed dragons stylistically, fine, but arguing that it's more realistic is like pissing in the wind.
5. Dragons predate the written word. They come from a time when everyone knew what a dragon was, but no one knew what they looked like.
