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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 7191247" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>I'd say its not just the rape. The show has a pretty dour tone overall. The first few seasons have some pretty tough scenes to watch, and the good guys are on the ropes almost none stop. I totally understand that can be a hard thing to watch. But stick with it long enough, and all the villains eventually get what's coming to them. But I think you don't need to like the show to appreciate its portrayal of dragons.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think it is the budgets actually.... or at least, not just the budgets. There's a lot you can do with practical effects, as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRaLnLDMWg" target="_blank">Dragon Slayer</a> (1981) clearly shows. I think it is more a case of getting the mythology right. I really hate this trend of friendly dragons that talk. And D&D sure has its share of that, but I've always kept those types of dragons firmly out of my campaigns. I like dragons as a menace. The ultimate foe, that incinerates entire cities and fleets, and rips apart knights in shiny armors. And Game of Thrones may be first in actually portraying dragons like that. Last season gave us a bunch of dragons setting fire to an entire fleet of ships. And this season gives us even more dragon carnage!</p><p></p><p>Its been especially on my mind in regards to the pirate campaign that I'm currently running. I want my players to fear dragons, and what they could do to their ships. So in that respect I'm totally on board with what the OP is going for: Dragons raining fiery hell down on players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 7191247, member: 6801286"] I'd say its not just the rape. The show has a pretty dour tone overall. The first few seasons have some pretty tough scenes to watch, and the good guys are on the ropes almost none stop. I totally understand that can be a hard thing to watch. But stick with it long enough, and all the villains eventually get what's coming to them. But I think you don't need to like the show to appreciate its portrayal of dragons. I don't think it is the budgets actually.... or at least, not just the budgets. There's a lot you can do with practical effects, as [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRaLnLDMWg"]Dragon Slayer[/URL] (1981) clearly shows. I think it is more a case of getting the mythology right. I really hate this trend of friendly dragons that talk. And D&D sure has its share of that, but I've always kept those types of dragons firmly out of my campaigns. I like dragons as a menace. The ultimate foe, that incinerates entire cities and fleets, and rips apart knights in shiny armors. And Game of Thrones may be first in actually portraying dragons like that. Last season gave us a bunch of dragons setting fire to an entire fleet of ships. And this season gives us even more dragon carnage! Its been especially on my mind in regards to the pirate campaign that I'm currently running. I want my players to fear dragons, and what they could do to their ships. So in that respect I'm totally on board with what the OP is going for: Dragons raining fiery hell down on players. [/QUOTE]
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