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  • SlimerJSpudSlimerJSpud Posts: 1,456
    zombietaggerung said:
    SlimerJSpud said:
    Herschel Hoffmeyer said:

    While some franchises have their own unique and special definitions, and even give them their own behavorial differences, the mainstream descriptions only describe anatomy differences.

    Dragon = 6 limbs (Wings/Arms, two sets of legs). Very weird design when comparing to real life animals but fits right in with other fantasy creatures such as the griffin or manticore.

    Wyvern = 4 Limbs (Wings/Arms, Legs) Antomically correct when comparing to real life animals.

    Wyrm = 2 or 0 Limbs

    The dragon in Game of Thrones is actually a wyvern but they probably just went ahead and called it a Dragon since that is a main stream term and would be called a dragon anyways by most of its viewrs. The same thing happns quite often in Hollywood, Jurassic Park is another excellent example in incorrectly naming animals based on what the general public would want to call them.

    Well, Deinonychus isn't exactly a catchy name, unlike Velociraptor. The actual Velociraptor was about the size of a wild turkey, not the "clever girl" of the movie! It was pointed out when the movie was new that a Deinonychus (terrible claw) is what they were actually depicting.

    The Eastern Dragon still manages to fly, even without wings. It's considered a heavenly figure.

    it could also have been a Utahraptor in the movie.

    According to that article, Utahraptor would have been far larger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor#/media/File:Biggest_Raptors.png

     

  • alex86firealex86fire Posts: 1,130

    There are other raptors as well but from what I can see all have wings of sorts. This would mean it was not a raptor.

  • TheMysteryIsThePointTheMysteryIsThePoint Posts: 3,256
    Jason Galterio said:
    I just want to say...  this is the best description (of just about anything) that I have read in months.

    Thank you. But what can I say... AD&D is a helluva game.

  • ZateticZatetic Posts: 286

    Only two species of dragon-like creatures in Anne McCaffery's Dragonriders of Pern series. Genetically engineered large dragons with 4 legs, pair of wings, and able to breath fire if fed firestone. Native species of fire-lizards which are much more pet-sized and also able to produce some fire if fed firestone.

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