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There is also a Topaz Dragon on the Council of Wyrms artwork in 2E! No backwards wings, but the head and the shape of the body being...

I mean, despite my thoughts about backward wings, the artist is undeniably talented and it’s a beautifully executed piece! If I was to...

I love the floating crystal spines! The backward wings OTOH hurt my rational brain. The former are merely impossible. The latter seem...

I like giving the Gem dragons more weirdness, makes them good patrons for Great Old Ones Warlock.

Nailed it. It doesn't even create a particularly interesting aesthetic. It just looks like a lazy mistake.

I'm indifferent, leaning towards kind of liking it. I'd probably prefer either a detached crystalline wing that was more obviously...

The Enantiornithes still had claws forward, feathers backward, and flew in the direction of their heads. These topaz dragons cannot...

I mean, the design is just terrible, but I also really do not care that much. I am not obligated to follow WotC designs. The dragons in...

You're welcome. :) After checking out this article, I have to go for both the Amethyst and the Crystal Gem Dragons as my favorites. :)

In other news, in order to appeal to a new generation of gamers, the 2025 Edition of Chutes and Ladders will include only Ladders, no...

I don't think this is entirely helpful. And it's not really true. From day 1, streamlining and removing rules to appeal to newer gamers...

I really like that, and needed a short forest encounter for my next session. The party recovering other people's lost memories seems...

That’s not anything like The Forest Oracle! It’s too direct. The terminology is accurate and cogent. There’s nothing about it that...

I just finished the podcast. It was a blast to listen to. I started to read some of Peterson's books this year, but I'm progressing...

Shadowmasters Exile is the interesting odd duck here, though I agree it probably stands in for the Unapproachable East Asia a whole, bit...