dragons?love em hate em?
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 7 2004 20:13
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this is jus outa interest.do u irrationally hate dragons? This poll has been moved to another forum. -------------------- life is too short to be taken seriously.hmm.but its also the longest thing a person can ever do! Posts: 78 | Registered: Friday, July 2 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 7 2004 20:31
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Ahah, I'm gonn'a bash open door: YES, I HATE THEM TOO! Nah, seriously, they're like:"Blabla, I'm full of wisdom, fear me mortal!" But in fact, they're just stupid lizard, who hate the Empire, 'cause the Empire slay them all. If you want to live, you have to be strong, and the Dragons weren't strong enough... See in Za-Khazi run: you can slay one of them without too much trouble... They speak a lot, read the greatest magic books of the universe, but get killed by a level 25 party! May the Gods have pity! -------------------- "Il est interdit de se battre sur le Champ du Massacre; dit-il avant de marquer une pause, le temps de reflechir a la logique de ses propos." Discworld, The Colour of Magic Posts: 178 | Registered: Monday, June 7 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, July 8 2004 01:09
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as a rule, humans should never have the means to engage dragons. With respect to conventional definitions of the nature and power of the differing species it is nothing but egotistical to assume humans (the mortal kind at least) have a chance. It would be more consistent and less infantile if dragons were something of an assured death event. As such only the brave or exceedingly foolish and likely both would actively seek them out. This is not to say all dragons are evil, but as a whole they prefer to be left alone to begin with. I'll cease rambling. Posts: 36 | Registered: Sunday, March 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, July 8 2004 02:52
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I just hate the arrogance. Why the hell does koth get to blockade the way to fort cavalier? Because hes an arrogant dragon. Actually, ive decided to kill him this play through. He also hates humans based solely on his experience of the empire. Even when people help the (like in Avernum 3 with the alien beasts) they still consider the humans their enemies. Blah blah blah. Ill stop ranting. -------------------- "But The Damage is Irreversible" Posts: 358 | Registered: Monday, October 27 2003 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, July 8 2004 05:14
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I love them!!! That might be biased though, because I love dragons in general. They're my favorite mythical beast. :) Actually, I've only met two Spiderweb Software dragons: Reptrakos in Nethergate and Motrax in A2. -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. Played in: Fiddler on the Roof Bye Bye Birdie "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, July 10 2004 10:38
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They're arrogant, but they have the right to be arrogant! They were here first, and most of them are much more intelliigent than us. -------------------- Soy sauce makes everything better. Except for Giant Intelligent Friendly Talking Spiders. Soy sauce makes Giant Intelligent Friendly Talking Spiders all sticky. And it makes them smell funny. But soy sauce makes everything else better. Just not Giant Intelligent Friendly Talking Spiders. Posts: 129 | Registered: Sunday, July 4 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, July 10 2004 11:45
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Respect them, I say. If they aren't toned down so you don't get destroyed, they can kick your butt unless you've cheated. They're an endangered species, if you think about it. Plus, there's no way they're going to survive. So leave off killing them, eventually there'll be none left. Posts: 153 | Registered: Tuesday, December 2 2003 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, July 10 2004 11:49
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Yeah, they're all a-holes. For all their power and wisdom they're remarkably childlike. Drakes are a lot cooler; at least they're mostly predictable. Oooh, and my favorite song just came on the radio. -------------------- "'I saw the duckling hatch and disappear. Sadly I ask who may have taken it.'" Posts: 67 | Registered: Monday, June 28 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, July 10 2004 12:57
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Dragons??? Dragons??? Those THINGS are; a) Damned Arrogant b) Damned Stupid c) Just plain annoying d) Powerful to fight e) UGLY f) Greedy g) Won't share any of their knowledge h) Anything I missed out??? - Draconian creatures can be the savior or the destroyer of magical research. Avoid them at all costs -------------------- "You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage -------------------- My Scenarios: Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong? -------------------- Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website). -------------------- MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :) Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, July 11 2004 12:42
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I think it's their magic that makes them arrogant. Just think of Erika, Linda, Garhazad, X, Rone, and probably a couple other human wizards who are equally arrogant, insane, amoral, or some combination of the three. Patrick and Solberg are the only good examples that come to mind. Also, remember that unlike humans, dragons aren't social creatures. Their natural state of existence is solitary, so they probably aren't that good at getting along with other creatures of any species. Mortax is a very rare exception, a dragon with the soul of a human. Come to think of it, you might also think of Erika as a human with the soul of a dragon. Posts: 32 | Registered: Saturday, June 12 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, July 11 2004 23:54
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hahgahahahaha..good point they are very territorial creatures.and so are a few humans -------------------- life is too short to be taken seriously.hmm.but its also the longest thing a person can ever do! Posts: 78 | Registered: Friday, July 2 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, July 12 2004 03:07
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Dragons are cool! Of course they need to be arrogant, to match up against the egos of adventurers nowadays. If dragons were 20 meters long, ferocious, fire-breathing, deadly, unbelievably powerful, humble little lizards, who would respect them? They need to have an ego to go with all that power... :) -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, July 12 2004 08:32
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quote:a) & b):thats more you than them! c):only when they are nasty to gits like you :D d):they need to be strong! e):no they are not!but you are :D f):its just treasuer they've found/earned.so YOU not them are greedy! g):khoth gives you knowledge (spells) in a/e3 h)..... -------------------- Custer is the worlds biggest noob Custer is the worlds biggest noob Custer is the worlds biggest noob Posts: 54 | Registered: Thursday, April 15 2004 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, July 12 2004 09:22
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Mr im 2 saxy 4 this post again makes such reasoned and valid points. I felt no qualms about killing Pyrog in A1, and I felt sad when Motrax died shortly after A2. I celebrated when Athron had her babies, knowing that dragons would not die out, but I had the serious urge to kill Sulfras just to test myself against that kind of power. Overall, I could understand the dragons' perspective enough not to get too frustrated with them, and I liked them enough not to want them to go extinct, but I can't say I was terribly fond of any except Motrax. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, July 12 2004 14:11
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What is there not to like about dragons? They hate humans, but it's rather justifiable. Humans drove them into the caves, and then humans proceed to butcher two of the five remaining dragons and imprison another two. For gigantic, powerful beasts with centuries of grudge, I'd say they're remarkably understanding. Not once do they decide to level Avernum just because. —Alorael, who has to admit that it helps that Motrax has adorable cats. And Khoth has a library that is truly worthy of copious amounts of drool. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, July 13 2004 02:56
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They're way too arrogant for their own good. If they're so smart and powerful then how come they got taken down by a bunch of puny humans? If they weren't so egotistical, they could have all came together and devised a way to beat the Empire. Posts: 227 | Registered: Thursday, January 24 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, July 13 2004 04:54
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As mentioned previously, they are only killable by the party because the converse would be uninteresting in game terms. IIRC it took a whole army to kill Motrax, and I'm fairly sure that if you tried that out in the Arena the Empire soldiers would find it somewhat easier. Clearly the dragons are deliberately underrepresented to make them fit in with the game. -E- -------------------- Let them eat cake! Posts: 2314 | Registered: Tuesday, January 15 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, July 13 2004 06:55
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good point.the dragons have definately been scaled down to make them fit into the game.coz ,like it took many to attack Mortax ...and they lost...sooooo...get it?and humans are so damn cheap,that they jus kill sulfras to see if they are strong enough!!!man talk about waste! -------------------- life is too short to be taken seriously.hmm.but its also the longest thing a person can ever do! Posts: 78 | Registered: Friday, July 2 2004 07:00 |