The Shadow Dragon Threskos deals with "false rituals".  The Dream Dragon deals
with a "call to falsehood".  The Fluorescent Dragon Eidolon deals with
"idolizing".  These three dragons could use "naturalism" as their means of
attack.  Why create a new dragon when these three can cover that territory?

sbrown wrote:

> Hello.
>        Because of the Dragon's association with the earth, and because it is
> so subtle and deceptive, I think the dragon should represent the philosophy of
> naturalism, that this world is all there is.  He could deceive people in to
> worshiping the earth (like neo-pagans), worshiping the natural laws of the
> universe (like a lot of modern-day scientist), or worshiping a godless
> universe (as in post-modernism).
>        His sin enchantment would be the Careless God enchantment, where the
> victim becomes convince that God really isn't involved in this universe (like
> Deism) and will eventually think that God doesn't matter at all, if He even
> exists.
>        The breath/smoke could make someone think that "God helps those who
> help themselves,"  that God really isn't important for how they live their
> life.
>        The creatures that will be involved with him would be (what do you
> think of these ideas, guys?) the centaur, representing scientific arogance and
> atheism, the changeling, representing truthlessness (postmodernism), and a
> Swamp-thing-like monster, representing earth-worship.
>        Well, what do you guys think?
>                                                       steve brown
>                                                       S.D.G.
>
> >===== Original Message From dragonraid@... =====
> >Anybody have any ideas to expand the description of Colin's Urth Wrym
> >(noted below)?  I am looking at it for the possibility of including it in
> >the new rules.
> >
> >It needs a family name,
> >
> >main Sin Enchantment,
> >
> >form of fire,
> >
> >and breath and smoke weapons.
> >
> >Don't worry about WordRunes yet.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >************
> >Urth Wrym
> >
> >Urth Wyrms differ from most Talanian species of dragons in that they are
> >without wings and therefore flightless.  The wyrms are generally more
> >subtle in their approach to deceiving the masses; actually support and
> >encourage the denial of their existence, for this cloak of unbelief
> >allows them to conduct their deceptions largely unhindered.  They hide in
> >underground caverns and are quite adept at tunneling far and fast.
> >************
> >
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