There are no dragons in Skyrim and many other games because wyverns are NOT dragons. and don’t use the “well the overarching category is dragon so it still counts” argument on me, because I will dismiss it out of hand!
This picture illustrates the difference between the different dragon and dragon-adjacent creatures! My partner is also pretty adamant about this subject, so I’ve wound up developing the same pedantry.
DnD isn’t the god of fantasy. Just because what’s physically a wyvern in DnD is labeled as a dragon in another fantasy universe doesn’t mean it isn’t a dragon in that other fantasy universe. It’s like TES calling dwarves deep elves. Just because dwarves aren’t a type of elf in DnD doesn’t mean they aren’t in TES
There are no dragons in Skyrim and many other games because wyverns are NOT dragons. and don’t use the “well the overarching category is dragon so it still counts” argument on me, because I will dismiss it out of hand!
Wyverns aren’t dragons? I thought the words were synonyms / interchangable … (Note: I have never played Skyrim)
This picture illustrates the difference between the different dragon and dragon-adjacent creatures! My partner is also pretty adamant about this subject, so I’ve wound up developing the same pedantry.
Very pretty and on-point illustration!
Holy crap, this is useful. Thanks!
DnD isn’t the god of fantasy. Just because what’s physically a wyvern in DnD is labeled as a dragon in another fantasy universe doesn’t mean it isn’t a dragon in that other fantasy universe. It’s like TES calling dwarves deep elves. Just because dwarves aren’t a type of elf in DnD doesn’t mean they aren’t in TES