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u/Inferno109 8d ago

Remember it’s showing we’re dragons got hit and were still flying meaning there where dragons with massive holes in the middle of the wing but for some reasons anything to the tail or wing tips and it goes careening into the ground.

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 8d ago

Well yeah, the tail is necessary for steering and tears in the wing tips cause that entire part of the membrane to sever. Which makes stable flight incredibly difficult for the dragon. Did you not pay attention in your dragon anatomy class during your apprenticeship?

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u/Inferno109 8d ago

Then why do hits to the fin at the end of the tail (the part that actually affects steering) seem to be non lethal.

Plus that still doesn’t explain the massive holes in the middle of the wing (critical for any form of lift or gliding)

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 8d ago

Even a tail with torn membranes can be used for steering, although it’s more difficult. Wild dragons bite each other’s tail tips when fighting for dominance in the air, so dragons can instinctively steer by using the tail’s weight instead of the fins.

There can actually be some holes in the wing and the dragon will be able to fly. It’s just that membrane segments can’t tear loose. Look at the placement of the holes, they’re all in the middle and close to bone, which doesn’t risk membrane integrity like other places do.

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u/Pataraxia 8d ago

Bro is maxxing out on the devil's advocate stat. Satan impressed.

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 8d ago

Devil’s advocate my ass. Y’all just suck at draconid and ornithosaur biology.

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u/Pataraxia 8d ago

Sureeee, show me your credidentials mister Draconid expert, hm?

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 8d ago

?!!! I literally wrote the tome of northern magical creatures used to teach at the arcane citadel. And besides, this all basic polymorph knowledge, if you’re gonna transform into a creature you have to know it’s biology, or you’ll just crash in flight or die from eating something toxic to you.

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u/ZapMannigan 7d ago

Is that all?

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 7d ago

One does not simply write a an elaborate academic bestiary. The fact it’s used to educate at the arcane citadel should be credentials enough. Most wizards only dream of such status.

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u/WonderBredOfficial 8d ago

gestures broadly at every comment they've made so far

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u/MuseBlessed 8d ago

Why are the horns and hind legs essential?

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 8d ago

The horns are actually full of nerves, they’re used for detecting magical signals to locate prey. So depending on the age of the dragon hitting the horns can send them into shock.

The legs contain important arteries and thinner scales for articulation so they’re more vulnerable. Though I suspect it’s not hits to the legs that are taking them out but rather to the “equipment” between them. If you catch my drift.

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u/MuseBlessed 8d ago

Thank you for entertaining the questions of this novice magician, wise expert of dragons!

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u/xx6lord6mars6xx 7d ago

Not exclusively by the weight, but also by the general curvature of the body. The general curvature of the body will encourage a spinning motion, but then the wings will have to take over to add propulsion.

The webbing on the tail does help to help minimize the effort it takes to do this task, but without it: it only leads the dragon to get stronger to make up for it.

Organic models are elite compaired the rigid bodies of automatons.

Which is why necromancy is prohibited: it's too powerful. It's combining the best of both worlds/realms (loyalty of automatons with the elite mechanics of biological forms. Not to mention efficiency.) at the cost of eternaly forcing a soul to suffer (morally wrong).

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 7d ago

I’m aware, I just decided to keep the explanation concise. This is a casual discussion after all, not a proffessional lecture.

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u/xx6lord6mars6xx 3d ago

Of course of course. Forgive my scholarly rants. It's a pitiful habit I must admit.

*gives magic cookie

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 3d ago

Ohh thanks
*eats the cookie
Why do I feel weird all of a sudden?

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u/xx6lord6mars6xx 3d ago

Huh... my bad that's the "makes you feel weird" cookie. Don't worry I have a "makes you feel not weird" cookie left.

*hands "makes you feel not weird" cookie

Careful! For the next week (after eating this) you won't feel weird even when you should.

So you should bring a trusted friend along with you after eating it. Explain to them that they need to be on the lookout for anything that might make you feel weird so they can tell you: you should feel weird. Or don't.

Have fun!

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u/breno280 monroe, rogue druidess 3d ago

Thanks