Post by Redkitebait on Sept 6, 2014 23:27:40 GMT 1
Work has begun on the Book of Dragons!
It's going to be a board, where everyone can easily look up dragon information, unlike the current format where it's like a wall of text. It means people who make custom dragons can really put as much as they want to in their apps, without any of us having to summarise it. It also means we can post actual pictures of your custom dragons, so other people can get a better idea of what someone's dragon looks like, as well as a written physical description.
I'm also thinking of adding "stats" for fun like you see on the Dragonpedia on the HTTYD site, but so it doesn't get abused I'm thinking depending on the class the max of certain stats can only go so high, out of 20. For example Stoker class dragons could have a max intelligence of 9/20 but they can have up to 18 or even 20/20 max firepower and strength or something... And so on for the other classes.
In doing so though, it means we'll have to update the dragon application, but it means we can explore finer points of your dragon, like fun quirks, training methods, habitat, diet, and so forth. People who already have custom dragons accepted dont have to rewrite their apps, unless they want to. We have all the original PM's and dragon info on file, we can sort these out and make them as full as they can.
Right now I'm gonna send the other admins to help me out move what we can over, but we need to sort out some sort of basic layout, for uniformity, as well as creating points for the new application
Since we're a community, and your voice matters just as much as ours, feel free to tell us whether you like this idea or not, if you have suggestions or ideas to help us out, pictures for your custom dragons... anything!!
It's going to be a board, where everyone can easily look up dragon information, unlike the current format where it's like a wall of text. It means people who make custom dragons can really put as much as they want to in their apps, without any of us having to summarise it. It also means we can post actual pictures of your custom dragons, so other people can get a better idea of what someone's dragon looks like, as well as a written physical description.
I'm also thinking of adding "stats" for fun like you see on the Dragonpedia on the HTTYD site, but so it doesn't get abused I'm thinking depending on the class the max of certain stats can only go so high, out of 20. For example Stoker class dragons could have a max intelligence of 9/20 but they can have up to 18 or even 20/20 max firepower and strength or something... And so on for the other classes.
In doing so though, it means we'll have to update the dragon application, but it means we can explore finer points of your dragon, like fun quirks, training methods, habitat, diet, and so forth. People who already have custom dragons accepted dont have to rewrite their apps, unless they want to. We have all the original PM's and dragon info on file, we can sort these out and make them as full as they can.
Right now I'm gonna send the other admins to help me out move what we can over, but we need to sort out some sort of basic layout, for uniformity, as well as creating points for the new application
Since we're a community, and your voice matters just as much as ours, feel free to tell us whether you like this idea or not, if you have suggestions or ideas to help us out, pictures for your custom dragons... anything!!
