Tom
Istar
How do they friggin' work?
Dragon shapeshifters are a pretty popular element in fantasy--and I can see why. You can have the awesomeness of a dragon, as well as the versatility of a human, all wrapped up in one character. But they just bug the heck out of me--they make no sense! A fire-breathing winged reptile the size of a Greyhound bus that can transform into a bipedal primate? Implausible!
I'm not asking for a scientific explanation, but usually there's no explanation at all, just some handwaving about magic. How on earth do you explain this?
Dragon shapeshifters are a pretty popular element in fantasy--and I can see why. You can have the awesomeness of a dragon, as well as the versatility of a human, all wrapped up in one character. But they just bug the heck out of me--they make no sense! A fire-breathing winged reptile the size of a Greyhound bus that can transform into a bipedal primate? Implausible!
I'm not asking for a scientific explanation, but usually there's no explanation at all, just some handwaving about magic. How on earth do you explain this?