I keep getting a lot of "but Melissa fucking a dragon would kill you" comments lately Friendly reminder I've done the math 😌
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Didn't we agree Dragons aren't lizard? Why are we basing off the assumption that lizard anatomy applies there?
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Reptiles are the closest creature to dragons in the real world so that's the best we have- Someone should ask Ed Greenwood 🤔
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Well, that would rather depend on which matter about me the ladies are considering. ;} Melissa's human/dragon copulation math is just fine. The Realms had half-dragons before D&D came along, and Gary put them into D&D, confirming human/dragon copulation survivors, so... ;}
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SOME D&D dragon types could shift shape, but most could not in 1e (and dragons didn't have free range of spell lists). Gary had half-dragons of dragon types that couldn't in the game, so their existence did prove that human/dragon matings could be successful.
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When you wrote for The Dragon back then, and wanted to use dragons in an article, you were sent (by mail; no Internet back then) a little list of "dragon do's and don'ts" ...as Gary wanted the dragon types kept different from each other, and dragon magic "different." #DnDlore
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The difference was actual abilities. One driving aim of chromatic dragons was to gain magic (by seizing magic items, PC wizards and spellbooks) that they didn't have. Dragons trust no other dragons, and need to experiment or be tutored to turn V/S/M into verbal-only spells.

Jul 26, 2024 · 9:48 PM UTC

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On at least two occasions playing at early GenCons with Gary as DM, we the PC party had to try to rescue spellcasters red or blue dragons had seized and taken back to their lairs, for this very purpose. Chromatics could only change shape by means of spells they acquire.
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And I encountered half-dragons with red, blue, white, and copper heritage at Gary's gaming table (and in 1st Edition, only the copper parent could have "naturally" taken human form for mating purposes). #DnDlore #dragonlore
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