Post by M'kel on Apr 4, 2009 17:13:11 GMT -5
lol, random title.
Okaaaays, so I've been chatting with Shikai about this plot I came up with/borrowed from Gayze, and we thought maybe it would be best to run it by the members first before instigating it.
Since chewing firestone leads to sterility/mutations, which is why golds certainly abstain, yet numerous green fire lizards lay Clutches (and typically abandon them, lol) in the wild in Pern, wouldn't it be plausible for a green dragon who hadn't chewed 'stone to potentially lay a Clutch?
Now obviously this could become a sticky issue, but it could also add some great drama/fun to the Weyr, if the gold dragons felt slightly usurped and greenriders were thrown off balance. Of course, we would set major limitations on this plot, such as:
-Only one or two greens would be permitted to do this per year
-A green clutch would only contain a maximum of 1-2 viable eggs, and all of the others would be duds
-Members would need to get permission from the admins if they wanted to do this plot
-Members would also need to find another member who was willing to have their candidate stand for Impression, knowing that the viable egg will almost definitely Hatch a green or blue
The potential benefits I see from this plot include:
-Greater accessibility to running a Hatching for members who don't have a gold
-Aforementioned drama for the character involved, since this practice would be highly controversial in the Weyr
-A unique opportunity for a few greens to demonstrate their mothering skills and prove they're not as flighty as everyone thinks!
But yeah, we did want to check with everyone before going full-speed ahead with this. I think it could be a lot of fun, and although it's not strictly canon, it doesn't explicitly break any Pernese rules that I can think of.
Thoughts? Reactions?
Okaaaays, so I've been chatting with Shikai about this plot I came up with/borrowed from Gayze, and we thought maybe it would be best to run it by the members first before instigating it.
Since chewing firestone leads to sterility/mutations, which is why golds certainly abstain, yet numerous green fire lizards lay Clutches (and typically abandon them, lol) in the wild in Pern, wouldn't it be plausible for a green dragon who hadn't chewed 'stone to potentially lay a Clutch?
Now obviously this could become a sticky issue, but it could also add some great drama/fun to the Weyr, if the gold dragons felt slightly usurped and greenriders were thrown off balance. Of course, we would set major limitations on this plot, such as:
-Only one or two greens would be permitted to do this per year
-A green clutch would only contain a maximum of 1-2 viable eggs, and all of the others would be duds
-Members would need to get permission from the admins if they wanted to do this plot
-Members would also need to find another member who was willing to have their candidate stand for Impression, knowing that the viable egg will almost definitely Hatch a green or blue
The potential benefits I see from this plot include:
-Greater accessibility to running a Hatching for members who don't have a gold
-Aforementioned drama for the character involved, since this practice would be highly controversial in the Weyr
-A unique opportunity for a few greens to demonstrate their mothering skills and prove they're not as flighty as everyone thinks!
But yeah, we did want to check with everyone before going full-speed ahead with this. I think it could be a lot of fun, and although it's not strictly canon, it doesn't explicitly break any Pernese rules that I can think of.
Thoughts? Reactions?