From:	Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject:	Re: DRAGONS AS NEXT NERPS?
Date:	Wed, 15 Mar 1995 14:40:32 +0100

I'd like to say a few thinkgs about the "flame projection" power first.
After reading the comments of out Fearless Leader an idea struck me, what if
the "flame projection" ability in FASAs sourcebooks is nothing else than a
catchall conjured up by 205x scientists to explain an ability different
awakened animals seem to demonstrate. This doesnt mean that all animals
do it the same way - its just means that the results are similar. This
interpretation would give us a wide berth effectivelly leting us decide
wich ones "just do it" using magic and which ones use a more
"scientific"
method.

> Unfortunately, I have never seen a photograph of a dragon, getting ready
> to breathe or other, so I can't really say whether they need to "bloat up"
> first. If you consider that they can breathe every action they have, they
> would need to generate a drek load of hydrogen several times every
> FIVE SECONDS to accomplish this. That's unrealistic, the chemical
> reaction doesn't go that quick.

Well no one said that dragons can breathe 100 times a minute :) We'll
just have to put a limit to that ability. Of course dragons would like
to have us think otrherwise ....... :)

> Along with the fact that a hydrogen fire is
> very difficult to see. Which would make the "typical" representations of
> a conflagration coming from the creature's mouth overstated in the visual
> context, if nothing else. They would also need a hellacious cooling
> system in their mouths to keep from frying anything in the local.

I agree this is a problem we'll have to work on if we decide to
accept the "flying through hydrogen" aproach.

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