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Post by karaunios on May 25, 2020 14:28:06 GMT -5
I wonder, where did Dave and Gary get the inspiration for the different colors (and types of attacks) of the several dragons found in M&T?
Or did they invented it whole cloth?
I understand that there are depictions of dragons with difference colors, green and red being probably the most usual ones, specially the former, but, white, black, blue and gold?
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on May 25, 2020 15:52:55 GMT -5
I wonder, where did Dave and Gary get the inspiration for the different colors (and types of attacks) of the several dragons found in M&T? Or did they invented it whole cloth? I understand that there are depictions of dragons with difference colors, green and red being probably the most usual ones, specially the former, but, white, black, blue and gold? The whole dragon thing came from Dave Arneson and I have yet to read what the specific inspiration was, if there was one. It may have just grown organically out of many influences, many things seem to. |
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Post by hengest on Apr 11, 2021 17:41:39 GMT -5
I wonder, where did Dave and Gary get the inspiration for the different colors (and types of attacks) of the several dragons found in M&T? Or did they invented it whole cloth? I understand that there are depictions of dragons with difference colors, green and red being probably the most usual ones, specially the former, but, white, black, blue and gold? I would assume (maybe wrongly) that one factor was simply the richness of dragon lore that DA didn't want to reduce to a single monster. Instead he spread out the features and developed a whole set. Why specifically color-coding, I don't know. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Apr 23, 2021 16:21:10 GMT -5
I wonder, where did Dave and Gary get the inspiration for the different colors (and types of attacks) of the several dragons found in M&T? Or did they invented it whole cloth? I understand that there are depictions of dragons with difference colors, green and red being probably the most usual ones, specially the former, but, white, black, blue and gold? I would assume (maybe wrongly) that one factor was simply the richness of dragon lore that DA didn't want to reduce to a single monster. Instead he spread out the features and developed a whole set. Why specifically color-coding, I don't know. I do not know if this was an influence or not, but it is certainly a possibility. Chinese DragonsChinese Dragons: Why They’re So Important in Chinese CultureWhat Do the Colors of the Chinese Dragons Mean?Chinese Dragons |
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Post by Admin Pete on Apr 23, 2021 16:22:04 GMT -5
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Post by Morton on Apr 24, 2021 23:39:02 GMT -5
Maybe so when the next Secrets of Blackmoor video comes out we will find out the answer to this. If anybody knows the editors of that, they should ask the question.
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