Re: Describing dragon newt magic?

From: David Cake <dave_at_2U8D3nZ-By1WdVht3vRgW5a6fqMQL49T5W_Wa6LNoS9CHnHDEvClKY4zjsq_epOOMcm25ZZ>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:35:54 +0800

Remember the Dragonnewts get to choose their goal in any given contest. Sometimes, their goals should be unusual. Every so often a character should be in savage combat with dragonnewts, lose, and find that all they do is run off with his hat

Just read a great bit of old fiction this morning written by David Dunham (in YBOT #3, I think), that includes a great encounter with a dragonnewt warrior. It stands impassive and unmoving, with its klanth outstretched barring the way. Argrath Whitebull speaks to it in many languages, including what is presumably Auld Wyrmish or similar, offers it treasure, it does nothing, gets frustrated. Then his companion simply walks under its klanth like a limbo pole, and it still does nothing.

On 12/07/2012, at 11:09 PM, bryan_thx wrote:

> Any suggestions for narrating dragon newt magic?
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> Heroquest does a nice job of making the mechanics moot, it is really decide what I want them to be able to do, and with what score. But I want facing dragon newts to cause some of that sense of awe and worry about the unknown. Hence looking at how to describe it better.
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> Anyone have references from existing books to point me at, or their own ideas of what works well for this?
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