Post by M'kel on Aug 20, 2007 16:43:47 GMT -5
Abilities
Team Coordination
-competitions open to all colours
-involves teams of 3-5 dragons performing choreographed, acrobatic feats in the air, with the addition of fire
-also refers to ability of dragon to work with team of others fighting Thread, avoiding friendly fire and less likely to injure others
Creativity
-competitions open to all colours
-involves dragons creating unique, artistic displays, which must involve the use of fire lizards to build cooperation, may include painting, music, performance, etc.
Agility
-competitions open to all colours
-consists of ability of dragons to perform in obstacle courses, involving rings and other obstacles held aloft by fire lizards
-also aids in Threadfall, for dragon will be less likely to be scored
Strength
-competitions open to bronzes and browns
-refers to dragon’s physical strength and stamina, which may be tested by carrying large loads over stretches of water
Concentration
-competitions open to bronzes and browns
-refers to dragon’s ability to focus on situation, demonstrated through ability to guide rider through obstacle course while rider is blindfolded, figuring out maze
Allure
-competitions open to blues and greens
-refers to physical attractiveness of dragon, including proportions of limbs, colour of hide, smoothness of hide, and other enhancing properties
Rescue/Search Skill
-competitions open to blues and greens
-in tournaments, may be tested through catching fallen riders (over water, not great height)
-in Threadfall, refers to dragon’s ability to catch falling riders and dragons who have been injured by Thread or fire
-also refers to dragon’s ability to sense potential dragonriders in Searches
Your dragon will receive a score in all of the abilities, but he/she will only be able to compete in certain categories for the Tournaments.
Abilities will be randomly determined by Moderators, although your preferences will be taken into consideration, and their complete use in dragon tournaments will be explained later.
It will also be interesting for everyone to note that some of these abilities can be enhanced by hard work on the part of rider and dragon. If your duo makes it through a Threadfall unscathed, your dragon may gain a point in Team Coordination or Agility! If your blue or green manages to rescue another dragon in Threadfall, you may gain a point in that ability! If you purchase sweet smelling oils and ribbons using Marks, your dragon will gain a point in Allure! Thus, you will not be locked in by the 'numbers' assigned to your dragon, for you will be able to pursue those areas you wish to improve.
On the Assignment of Abilities
This is almost completely random. I will literally be sitting here, rolling a 20-sided die to find out each dragon's score in each of the abilities. This is not entirely random, though, because I will make some trades between ability scores to make sense for a dragon (bronzes are unlikely to be weak and very beautiful). As well, I have removed the lowest and highest scores (1-3 and 18-20). This allows room for improvement.
Please note: If your dragon's score is very low in an area (eg. 4), this does not mean that your dragon is ugly or so weak that he can't even carry his rider into the air; it means that this area is simply not one of your dragon's strengths).
