Subject: [Risus] Fantasy Cliches From: "S. John Ross" Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 12:56:52 -0500 To: | (A dragon would call for Funky dice if anything would, I think.) Unless it's just not very good at being a Dragon, of course. Remember the toymaking elf would-be dentist in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? I don't think he had many dice at all in Toymaking Elf ... His heart wasn't in it. I can easily imagine a Dragon that would rather be a soprano, or an ice sculptor (breathe gently!), or something, and so is just Dragon(2) or somesuch. Something like Smaug, on the other hand, would easily justify Dragon(5d12) ... of course, he'll really regret those few measely points he took for Hook (Weak Spot in Chest Armor) ... :) || S. John Ross || Husband · Cook · Writer || In That Order || http://www.io.com/~sjohn/blue.htm · sjohn@io.com