Thread: Dragon guano
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Old 11-30-2020, 02:45 PM   #7
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Default Re: Dragon guano

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Originally Posted by TippetsTX View Post
I realize it contradicts canon, but I prefer that dragons aren't the primary source for gunpowder on Cidri. If you follow that premise to it's logical conclusion, you end up with kingdoms building dragon farms in order to support large standing armies with rifles and other explosive weapons.
Well, there might be a catch to that. Per ITL pg 80:

"A dragon may run away if defeated, but will often fight to the death instead, and will never surrender. A dragon cannot be enslaved and will not act as a servant or a beast of burden. To a dragon, most men are beneath notice – except possibly as food."

It'd be very hard to "farm" an intelligent creature with such an ego and sense of pride. Frankly, I think a dragon would let itself starve to death rather than be used in such a way. Magic won't even work, since there is no control spell for dragons.
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