 Speaking Dragons & Dragonspeech, Was it an early retcon |
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 Jul 26 2013, 11:03 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507  |
Does anyone know when and/or where they first said that dragons cannot speak in their draconic form?
I was looking through Bottled Demon, and a western dragon speaks to the players while in draconic form and with no mention of it being telepathic or line of sight. I also did not see this detail in the dragon rules in SR1 or SR2. So did I just miss a reference, or did they take draconic form physical speech away at some point? |
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Jul 26 2013, 11:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
I want to say the FASA dragons booklet. It's also explicitly called out in Dragons of the Sixth World (p. 18).
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Jul 26 2013, 11:22 PM
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Keeper of the Timeline Maps Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 21-December 10 Member No.: 19,243 |
Well, there is "Dunkelzahn: The Mass-Media Dragon" which touches on the problem.
http://old.shadowrun4.com/fiction/fiction3.shtml It was originally published in Dragon #199, quick search says that was 1993. |
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Jul 27 2013, 03:03 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 7-June 10 Member No.: 18,674 |
Couldn't they just use Dragon Naturally Speaking?
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Jul 27 2013, 03:37 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (bonehead @ Jul 26 2013, 10:03 PM)  Couldn't they just use Dragon Naturally Speaking? Only if they spoke with a US Accent. Bloody thing was impossible to train for my speaking style. Nine months of trying and just getting more and more frustrated.
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Jul 27 2013, 06:05 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
A dragon probably has the physical manipulation magical chops to make whatever sounds he wants propagate through the air, including speech. If he then combines that with opening and shutting his jaws in something that approximates the sounds he's making, well, there you go, the dragon is talking. Better listen to what he says or call in an air strike.
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Jul 27 2013, 07:32 AM
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Keeper of the Timeline Maps Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 21-December 10 Member No.: 19,243 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 27 2013, 04:37 AM) Only if they spoke with a US Accent. Bloody thing was impossible to train for my speaking style. Nine months of trying and just getting more and more frustrated. Eee-le-ven.
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Jul 27 2013, 11:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 5-March 09 From: Bay Area, CA Member No.: 16,942 |
It says it in the 3rd edition Core book. You are right it isn't mentioned in the 2nd edition Core book.
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