Dragon Share

of my mages, i don't really have more than the two 'sister' elemental acolytes in lore so far. they get all their powers from their goddesses. Helheim and Hel, respectively. [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=43733139] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=43733139&skin=0&apparel=283,15270,944,28796,320,326,289,15271,28800,28792,337,352&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=53497561] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=91241&skin=0&apparel=283,15305,944,28788,322,328,294,15306,28784,28808,345,349&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url] most of my dragons just have their innate elemental powers, with regards to the few oddballs. but it's interesting to consider the variations of each idividual's power. it's not like all Arcane dragons can only levitate stuff, or whatever. Water dragons don't just have to spit water. then, you can consider how much a dragon uses this power. i'm going back to my oc/fanderg clan for this all, as it has the most fleshed-out lore. to explain, it's a band of rescuers/adventurers. like, some dragons just don't use their element. i've a Light dragon who just fights with a sword instead, he only uses light to try and stun/blind an opponent or to lighten a dark room. on the other side, another Light dragon is physically weak, so uses his powers often, to try and reduce physical effort. and with my (currently) 3 Arcane dragons, they all have different abilities. one is technically half-Arcane half-Fire, and so uses the magic to better amplify and control his fire. one creates illusions and mirages, dragons so realistic they can speak and fire so hot it'll burn you to touch. the third can mess with the immediate reality around them- we're talking, distorting a wall to force a path through it, or pull it to close off a corridor, that kinda thing. it's good to consider the specific forté of each individual. and for your question on how to stop someone seeming overpowered, i tend to just come it with limitations or drawbacks, instead of just weakening a dragon. the best thing to do is say, like, "[dragon] has the power ______ , but..." and finish the sentence. does it drain their magic reserves, or hurt them? is it too destructive to be used with allies nearby for fear of hurting them? can it not be moderated, and so an ice dragon trying to create a snowflake can only ever cause a blizzard? are they against using it, for whatever reason- eg. morally, ethically? do they simply not know its full extent yet? the other way i do it is by considering ways others can manipulate/work around it, loopholes. or by looking at the dragon's weaknesses that could affect it. say, if a dragon could create earthquakes, incorporeal enemies wouldn't care, and ones that could fly would have to be grounded, and the dragon couldn't work such magic unless physically touching the earth. a mage could make a massive burst of light to blind their enemies, but if they already couldn't see, and used, say, echolocation instead, they'd not be fussed. a dragon may be able to control water, but if they've no skill at swimming, they'd be fully reliant on their power to keep them from drowning. perhaps a powerful spell requires lots of concentration to unleash, but the mage's got exactly zero attention span. be creative!

@shozurei That's such a fun little twist! I love it when little things on the site or about the dragon itself influence the lore. I have mentions of height with my gaolers lore for some reason, and not a single male gaoler is taller than his mate/wife/girlfriend, which I find kind of amusing so I wrote it into the lore. So yeah. But I love that Nightstalker still got included in her lore in a way, just with a different role.


@Zuron Thank you so much! I love that your magic has consequences, none of mine does except Spirit, and that's a little extreme. And your distinction between more physical and less physical magic is such a cool idea!! I love how thecrime fits the punishment, for lach of better words, in response to overusing magic. Also that list of magic types you wrote is incredible, omg. You've put so much thought into it and I hope I can end up with something half as fleshed out eventually! :D


@Scorpiontail Oh, covens are so freaking cool!! Morrigan seems freaking awesome, and her choice of antlers is a very nice spooky touch. Wulf is probably one of the only male guardians that I've seen and liked the design of, but that's beside the point. My clan's primary guardian is a fae, which is way less believable that Wulf. He looks like he'd get the job done. Corax is freaking awesome as well, and I love that all of your coven has roughly interconnected reds and whites and the such in their color palettes. Also, Lupus and Aakai have such solid, fitting apparel that goes with their lore? I'm so bad at finding apparel that works with the dragon's stories so I congratulate you on that. Aakai's seemingly almost trigger happy nature is fun too, and I love the art at the end of her bio. Hecate is such a cool gal!! I love the astrologist part too, and I'm a sucker for dragon's eyes matching their accents/apparel. Spirals are totally my jam as well, and she just looks so cool!! They're all so easily recognized as who and what they should be, which is so cool!! (I feel you on the lore thing lol I have a running list of "priority lore" that I ignore every day. Sorry for talking your ear off...)


@SimplyNashie Oh Trixie is absolutely adorable! She reminds me a bit of Gabriel from Supernatural, which I realize won't make sense if you haven't seen the show. I love all of the blue tones, and wasp on female skydancers is such a cool look. Her familiar works so well with her look too! Very pretty witchy gal.


@Vivichi Thank you so much!! Freya is such a cool looking girl, and I love the contrast between her and the wines! Those vines in particular seem like they'd be cool to write awesome lore about, especially because of her specialization with love and healing. Nightwing looks awesome as well, and that skin is beautiful! Alchemy is such a fun idea, and I love how adventurous she seems. Gemini is particular appeals to me for some reason, I recently found out that I love gembound on snappers, and he definitely has the look of a kinda rugged forest magic witch or wizard. Matega's apparel works so well with him being an oracle, as well as with just his colors! I always thought the sage celebration set was awesome for that, and he's super striking and really stands out with all of the bright colors! Ashara is so cool and her story is super sad too! It's not her fault that the other dragons freaked out, from what I could tell she was just trying to do a nice thing too. :( (I love her necromancy army, they sound super freaking cool.)


@LostOnTheMoon Okay Nevermore is freaking awesome. I'm sure you've heard that about a million times over but she just looks so cool!!Her accent and apparel look so good with her, and her familliar matches too which is always a little thing that I love for no good reason lol. Also, another thing I'm sure you've heard a lot, but her ID is awesome!!! She's so cool looking and when I look at her I just kinda get this mental image of this old, powerful looking dragon shuffling around and handing tea to her most recent customer, and IDK why that makes me smile so much but she's just so awesome.


@Falinks Elemental goddesses and getting magic from them is such a freaking cool idea and I love their designs so much!! Okay and your descriptions for your more "oddball" dragons are awesome?? Like, I love that you take into account physical and magical strength and try to kinda "balance them out" and whatnot. The drawbacks idea is great too, the only drawback I have at the moment is the whole "the longer you live the more powerful the magic gets and then you explode ¯\_(?)_/¯" with Spirit lol. Thanks for the sentence template! You have so many awesome creative ideas and I love the way you approached the problems and limitations as fun and a good way to expand the lore, not just rules that should be followed. I seriously cannot thank you enough for all of the help you've given me!! :D