D&D 5E (2024) Opinions on the Topaz Dragon Reverse Wings?

Dragons couldn't hope to fly without magic, anyway...

Personally I'd prefer WotC just acknowledge that all dragon flight is magical and the wings are vestigial mating displays.
 

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Absolutely no. This looks like it was designed by AI like all the wrong and backwards hands problems that seem to crop up in those AI generated images. It doesn’t make it “exotic”. It makes it nightmare fuel. Hard pass.
 

Enantiornithes are extinct bird-like avialans distinctive for having 'backward wings', so maybe the Topaz dragon followed that similar 'opposite' wing articulation, not quite what the image depicts, but not impossible given that dragons are significantly larger than the enantiornithes fossil we know
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Nope. They have somewhat different wing anatomy than modern birds, but their wings aren't actually backwards.
 






Thank you for sharing! The only one I really "like" is the crystal dragon. Of course, i don't really care much about the gem dragons so the fact they are my least favorite doesn't have much impact. It is more of a shrug then move on.
You're welcome. :) After checking out this article, I have to go for both the Amethyst and the Crystal Gem Dragons as my favorites. :)
 

No opinion. The only time it matters is when someone is actively pulling up the image to look at it, which does not happen during gameplay. And to me, D&D is about the gameplay at the table, not the extraneous stuff that sits alongside of it (like art). If the game is good, then the art doesn't matter. Same way I don't care about the covers of the books.
 

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