Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 22 Feb 2012 to 23 Feb 2012 (#2012-7) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 24/02/2012, 19:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is 1 message totalling 112 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Thyatian Dragon ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:46:06 +0100 From: DarkNerd Subject: Re: Thyatian Dragon I would imagine though realistically that they would train just one sort of m= ount than every mount under the sun. Though the latter sounds more excitin= g. IMC, I used pegasus, as this worked well with Deserts of Desolation (non-Mys= taran campaign series), which allowed for me to have adventures in Ylaruam a= nd then zap, they somehow get transported in mid-adventure to Nithia (Hollow= World). =20 - Joaquin Menchaca Sent from my iPad On Feb 13, 2012, at 9:00 AM, MYSTARA-L automatic digest system wrote: > > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:16 -0800 > > Reply-To: Mystara RPG Discussion > > Sender: Mystara RPG Discussion > > From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system > > Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 11 Feb 2012 to 12 Feb 2012 (#2012-3) > > To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > > Message-ID: > > Precedence: list > >=20 > > There is 1 message totalling 57 lines in this issue. > >=20 > > Topics of the day: > >=20 > > 1. Thyatian Dragon > >=20 > > ******************************************************************** > > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com > > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:35 -0800 > > From: Russel Holmes > > Subject: Re: Thyatian Dragon > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1 > >=20 >> >> - Would you use the Thyatian Dragon alongside other dragons in the RAF or= >> >> KotA, or is this designed to entirely replace the intelligent dragons? >> >> - The Hollow World Flapsail is also an unintelligent red dragon ancestor >> >> (or offshoot), though it is likely smaller than the Thyatian Dragon. What= >> >> would be the relation between the two? >> >>=20 >> >> GP >> >>=20 > >=20 > > GP thank you for the comments. > >=20 > > The concept isn't that the Thyatian Dragon wouldn't *entirely* replace > > intelligent dragons (or sphinxes) in the ranks of either the RAF/KoTA. I > > could still see "True" Dragons serving with the highest ranking members of= > > their respective organizations. The Thyatian Dragon would merely replace > > the respective entries in the chart on page 28 of the "Players Guide To > > Thyatis". My campaign has approximately 100 members of the RAF/KoTA per > > Thyatian Legion, it would make that chart look more like: > >=20 > > 1-40 - Winged Horse (vice Pegasai) > > 41-65 - Hippogriffs > > 66-85 - Griffons > > 86-95 - Thyatian Dragons > > 96-99 - Rocs > > 00 - True Dragon/Sphinx/equivalent > >=20 > > As I mentioned earlier, it was more to provide the Thyatian military with a= > > semi-powerful war-machine whose ethics would be a non-factor compared to > > the creatures listed. I believe that a Gold Dragon's Intelligence and > > dedication to good would allow it to attack a target merely because of > > political dispute (i.e. Alphatia vs. Thyatis). Nor do I see an evil dragon= > > passing up an opportunity to attack an otherwise non-military target > > because "well you don't know they're NOT helping the enemy, besides it > > could be fun". Even more unlikely do I see these creatures willing to work= > > in the same unit (Gold Dragon lead, 2 Blue Dragons as "wingmen"). IMHO > > These creatures should be reserved for the most powerful members of the > > RAF/KoTA or attached to mercenary orders outside of the RAF/KoTA. > >=20 > > Thank you for reminding me of the Flapsails, it has been awhile since I > > cracked open the old Hollow World books. Outside of a few minor > > differences, they are fundamentally the same. This Dragon may be better > > served as an "update" for the Flapsail as opposed to a separate lineage. > >=20 > > ******************************************************************** > > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com > > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 22 Feb 2012 to 23 Feb 2012 (#2012-7) **************************************************************