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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonman" data-source="post: 6290421" data-attributes="member: 6775975"><p>As a fantasy idea, I think it's coherent with the genre trope that Important Monsters (dragons, demons, etc.) are physically toughest. I think it's coherent with the non-sci-fi action genre that the hero's abilities can exceed his tech and armor. I think it's coherent with mythological themes that Ancient Powerful Mother Earth is more scary and formidable than puny human technology (and human magic by extension). It's a moving goal-post, of course, depending on what's the story and expectations, but it could easily be coherent to me. I think what makes it incoherent within the fiction are the gamist priorities, like quantifying an absolute bonus to physical defense. I think it's that kind of absolute math that could cause incoherence within the fiction (which I think was your point in the 1st place?), not the idea itself that dragon hide is stronger than enchanted plate.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Dungeonman, post: 6290421, member: 6775975"] As a fantasy idea, I think it's coherent with the genre trope that Important Monsters (dragons, demons, etc.) are physically toughest. I think it's coherent with the non-sci-fi action genre that the hero's abilities can exceed his tech and armor. I think it's coherent with mythological themes that Ancient Powerful Mother Earth is more scary and formidable than puny human technology (and human magic by extension). It's a moving goal-post, of course, depending on what's the story and expectations, but it could easily be coherent to me. I think what makes it incoherent within the fiction are the gamist priorities, like quantifying an absolute bonus to physical defense. I think it's that kind of absolute math that could cause incoherence within the fiction (which I think was your point in the 1st place?), not the idea itself that dragon hide is stronger than enchanted plate. [/QUOTE]

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