AlbaGuBrath
"Scotland Forever"
Just out of the blue just now, I had an image that I think would make a super cool story at some point! But, right now, that's all it is, just a basic image and nothing else. So, I wanted to mention it here and 1) see if anybody else would be interested in such a story and 2) discuss ideas and such to develop into something a little more solid.
My image was this... WWII, the Battle of Britain... but with dragons.
Not necessarily dragons, maybe griffins or something, but dragons are cool. My thought was that, for whatever reason, the world in this twentieth century is not heavily industrialized, but is largely magical. I think maybe there's a small amount of magic in everything, though mostly just minor cantrips and such. So, when war breaks out, instead of an air force flying planes, there's a specially trained group of dragon riders that essentially fulfill the same function. But the dragons are sentient too, so they have to be recruited and/or trained to fulfill these missions, and there has to be a bonded partnership developed between a rider and their dragon. I think a good part of the beginning would be during this training, with a mix of young recruits and dragons meeting each other for the first time and experienced soldiers with varying perspectives and outlooks. There may be missions later on, ultimately culminating in the Battle of Britain.
I think it would be an interesting concept that could either just be a casual, fun story or a more serious one (depending on the approach and which questions are discussed). I just wanted to know what y'all thought about it. Would you be interested in this sort of story? What sort of questions do you think should be discussed? Any ideas for fleshing out the world/plot/mechanics?
My image was this... WWII, the Battle of Britain... but with dragons.
Not necessarily dragons, maybe griffins or something, but dragons are cool. My thought was that, for whatever reason, the world in this twentieth century is not heavily industrialized, but is largely magical. I think maybe there's a small amount of magic in everything, though mostly just minor cantrips and such. So, when war breaks out, instead of an air force flying planes, there's a specially trained group of dragon riders that essentially fulfill the same function. But the dragons are sentient too, so they have to be recruited and/or trained to fulfill these missions, and there has to be a bonded partnership developed between a rider and their dragon. I think a good part of the beginning would be during this training, with a mix of young recruits and dragons meeting each other for the first time and experienced soldiers with varying perspectives and outlooks. There may be missions later on, ultimately culminating in the Battle of Britain.
I think it would be an interesting concept that could either just be a casual, fun story or a more serious one (depending on the approach and which questions are discussed). I just wanted to know what y'all thought about it. Would you be interested in this sort of story? What sort of questions do you think should be discussed? Any ideas for fleshing out the world/plot/mechanics?
