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Does a Dragonlance game HAVE to have dragons in it?

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#1
zombiegleemax
Feb 23, 2006 10:41:51 Hallo. I'm going to be running a dragonlance game soon in the age of mortals era. One of my players keeps saying the game won't stand without dragons. I know myself that you can have a perfectly good adventure in any campaign setting without smearing it with dragons. I know dragonlance is built on dragons, but that doesnt mean they have to stick their noses in to every single adventure.
Do i really NEED dragons to have a successful dragonlance game? Or is this just the player jabbing at me for his idea of a perfect campaign?
#2
cam_banks
Feb 23, 2006 12:19:51 No, you don't need dragons to run a successful Dragonlance campaign, but it's not a bad idea to at least have them be part of the setting. Have people speak about them, refer to them, that sort of thing.

Cheers,
Cam
#3
orodruin
Feb 23, 2006 12:27:13 A Dragonlance game without dragons is like a Buffy episode without vampires. ;)
#4
zombiegleemax
Feb 24, 2006 10:34:47 Need I point out that many episodes of BVS didn't have a single vampire?

I'll go with Cam. Put them in the background and rarely bring them out. And remember that in Krynn, dragons can take out anybody; even high level PCs.

Oggie
#5
orodruin
Feb 24, 2006 12:50:17
Need I point out that many episodes of BVS didn't have a single vampire?

No, you don't. That was kinda my point. ;)
#6
zombiegleemax
Feb 24, 2006 14:26:01 And my point was that many people wouldn't know that.

Oggie
#7
sluggo
Feb 24, 2006 16:21:31 Of course you don't NEED dragons to have a good Dragonlance game, BUT your players are basically telling you want dragons in the game, if you want everyone to enjoy the game and have fun, give them what they want. That doesn't mean everyone has to be a dragon rider or theres a Dragon in every cave or anything, but having them show up a little would seem to make your players happy
#8
wolf72
Feb 24, 2006 18:50:19 use some lesser type dragons to give them a fix ...

hatori, tylor, wyverns, ibrandlun (FR), draconians (with levels even), dragon turtles, ...

adventures w/o dragons are just fine, I would expect in an on-going campaign that they'd encounter a dragon ... even if they didn't know it was a dragon (go polymorph!)
#9
orodruin
Feb 26, 2006 18:40:03
And my point was that many people wouldn't know that.

Oggie

Oh, ok. I thought you were correcting me. :P

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Feb 23, 2006 10:41:51	Hallo. I'm going to be running a dragonlance game soon in the age of mortals era. One of my players keeps saying the game won't stand without dragons. I know myself that you can have a perfectly good adventure in any campaign setting without smearing it with dragons. I know dragonlance is built on dragons, but that doesnt mean they have to stick their noses in to every single adventure. Do i really NEED dragons to have a successful dragonlance game? Or is this just the player jabbing at me for his idea of a perfect campaign?
#2 cam_banks Feb 23, 2006 12:19:51	No, you don't need dragons to run a successful Dragonlance campaign, but it's not a bad idea to at least have them be part of the setting. Have people speak about them, refer to them, that sort of thing. Cheers, Cam
#3 orodruin Feb 23, 2006 12:27:13	A Dragonlance game without dragons is like a Buffy episode without vampires. ;)
#4 zombiegleemax Feb 24, 2006 10:34:47	Need I point out that many episodes of BVS didn't have a single vampire? I'll go with Cam. Put them in the background and rarely bring them out. And remember that in Krynn, dragons can take out anybody; even high level PCs. Oggie
#5 orodruin Feb 24, 2006 12:50:17	Need I point out that many episodes of BVS didn't have a single vampire? No, you don't. That was kinda my point. ;)
#6 zombiegleemax Feb 24, 2006 14:26:01	And my point was that many people wouldn't know that. Oggie
#7 sluggo Feb 24, 2006 16:21:31	Of course you don't NEED dragons to have a good Dragonlance game, BUT your players are basically telling you want dragons in the game, if you want everyone to enjoy the game and have fun, give them what they want. That doesn't mean everyone has to be a dragon rider or theres a Dragon in every cave or anything, but having them show up a little would seem to make your players happy
#8 wolf72 Feb 24, 2006 18:50:19	use some lesser type dragons to give them a fix ... hatori, tylor, wyverns, ibrandlun (FR), draconians (with levels even), dragon turtles, ... adventures w/o dragons are just fine, I would expect in an on-going campaign that they'd encounter a dragon ... even if they didn't know it was a dragon (go polymorph!)
#9 orodruin Feb 26, 2006 18:40:03	And my point was that many people wouldn't know that. Oggie Oh, ok. I thought you were correcting me. :P