Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 7 2011, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,573
Re: Dragon's Business
Oh god, I hate reading my old posts. Why didn't anyone smack me upside the head for this?! :crazy:
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 9 2010, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 30,873
Re: Glows
Aha! That'll be where I picked it up, thank you! I'm the last one to use the DLG in support of anything, but that image has definitely gotten itself lodged in my mind.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 7 2010, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 30,873
Re: Glows
I had always thought that glows were little balls that were picked off a fungus plant, but now that I think of it, I don't recall if it was ever specified what they actually look like.
Do glows...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 13 2010, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 39,835
Re: F'lar loves Lessa?
Interesting concept - although it's a little screwed from the start, with Pern's time-travel mechanics. If Lessa failed, then the Weyrs would not have gone missing in the first place, and we're in a...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Jul 13 2010, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,873
Re: Pern study
Firelizards do not have a pincer configuration on the rear limbs, I guess that's what had me confused. The hind limbs have feet that are pretty much like a theropod dinosaur foot, as far as I've seen...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Jun 4 2010, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,873
Re: Pern study
The pincer configuration is exclusive to the native firelizards. The forelimbs of mentasynth enhanced firelizards and the dragons were definitely altered to have five digits. I can't find any...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 4 2010, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,794
Re: Prayer
This wiki article explains a fair amount about speculations as to the evolutionary origins of religion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology_of_religion
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Forum: Science of Pern
Jun 2 2010, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,873
Re: Pern study
Nicely done! I can't wait to see further progress on these :D
Yes, the dragons definitely have three toes on the hind limbs, all forward facing. But the forelimbs have four fingers and a thumb.
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Forum: Science of Pern
Jun 1 2010, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,206
Re: Just how big can flying creatures get anyway?
The normal range of a giraffe is 14-17 feet tall, so that picture is only slightly out of the norm. If he's 6' tall, then that would make the giraffe 18' at the very tip of the head knob thingies....
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Forum: Science of Pern
May 30 2010, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,206
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Forum: Science of Pern
May 29 2010, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,206
Re: Just how big can flying creatures get anyway?
It all hinges on the square cubed law, a mathematical principle of proportion. Like if you double the proportions of a sugar cube, you end up with eight times the volume rather than the intuitive...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 26 2010, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,794
Re: Prayer
Praying doesn't always have to imply belief in any supernatural agency either. That's the common usage, obviously, but it's not necessary. One form of prayer could be considered as a mantra repeated...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
May 19 2010, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 17,966
Re: F'lar
Wow, what a beautiful portrait! I'm catching a strong Obama resemblance... which seems appropriate due to their shared banners of hope and change ;) I love that you got the detail of his forelock...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 16 2010, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
I tried starting on a different rendition of another Whelan painting. Thank you Tamara for getting me inspired to paint Pern again :D
Here's what I have so far of The White Dragon. Sorry it's so...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 11 2010, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
I'll send you a new version with a watermark - but you can only use it if it's made extremely clear that this is not my original work, I don't want to steal any of Whelan's thunder. This is meant to...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 11 2010, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
I've searched and searched my hard drive and I can't find it! I could have sworn that I worked in a hi-res version, but all the WIPs I have saved are the same size as the one here. I must have been...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 10 2010, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
I know, I'm terrible for being absent for so long :sorry: Thank Cheryl for giving me a poke :lol:
Thanks :blush: I reeeeaaaally wish I could do more paintings like this, it just takes so...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 9 2010, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 9 2010, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
Yes. I love the double moons, but I needed the image centered on Ruth. I moved them over so I could keep them in the picture. And I made the wings slightly larger, which is why they look different in...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 9 2010, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
Re: Who's Painting is This?
Yes, this is my work :) I painted it for the KT art competition several years ago, that must have been where it was picked up from, or the photobucket account for it, as that is the only place it's...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 25 2009, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 564
Views: 222,499
Re: Your Pern Movie Cast
I had to look her up to find out who she was. It's not that I avoid TV/Youtube, I just avoid terrible reality shows :crazy: Admittedly, that makes up most of TV, though :roll:
I can't see her as...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 12 2009, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 10,227
Re: Menolly...how old was she....
I'm fairly sure there's at least one reference in the books to her having dark hair, though that's not very specific.
But I don't really care about proof on this matter. I have a very strong...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Mar 12 2009, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 32,627
Re: Lessa
WOAH. This isn't quite how I imagine Lessa to look, but you have her attitude NAILED.
I'm guessing you used Eva Green for a reference? The eyes, the eyes! Spectacular intensity.
There's VERY...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 12 2009, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 21,497
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 6 2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 21,497
Re: Question on dragon gestation?
Yes, that is correct. In the books, there's a Teaching Ballad that states it.
Rise in glory,
Bronze and gold.
Dive entwined,
Enhance the Hold.
Count three months and more
And five heated...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 4 2009, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,578
Re: Q from Dragonsblood: Eridani Adept families?
WHAT?! In Dragonsdawn it very specifically mentions that Kitti Ping was the ONLY human to ever have been trained directly by the Eridani. Unless Adepts are just a group that are trained in the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 24 2009, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 13,499
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 24 2009, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 13,499
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 18 2009, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 13,499
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 18 2009, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 13,499
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 15 2008, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 55,366
Re: Defunct script for Pern TV
Those are most certainly not reins. The fighting straps are those that connect from his riding belt to the harness (four, I believe) that keep him from falling off or leaning too much to either side....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 9 2008, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 55,366
Re: Defunct script for Pern TV
How else do you explain it? She WAS a virgin until she came to the Weyr. You would think that someone would have taken it before then, but they didn't. What explanation would you give?
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 9 2008, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,348
Re: Forked tongues on firelizards?
I don't know when anyone has ever stated that there's nothing accurate in it. Mainly it's people advising against using parts of it in debates when the information is not present in the books. There...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 8 2008, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,421
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 6 2008, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 55,366
Re: Defunct script for Pern TV
While it's certainly a possibility that one of them could have fought against it enough to overcome it, it's obvious that they didn't. She was a virgin until she came to the Weyr, and the explanation...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 3 2008, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 55,366
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 3 2008, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 179
Views: 55,366
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 22 2008, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 32,556
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 22 2008, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 32,556
Re: A question ...
It would depend on exactly what you mean. If you are defining Thread as any life that comes from the Oort cloud, then definitely. But he said that there was a whole ecology, which means many...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 19 2008, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,056
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 19 2008, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,056
Re: Possibilities of draconic space research
Well, they made it to the Red Star, which is certainly MUCH farther than their moons. I think as long as both dragon and rider have sufficient oxygen to last them through the wait, it's potentially...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 19 2008, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 32,556
Re: A question ...
They're certainly not in stasis, otherwise Aivas's zebedee project would have failed. I can't remember details, but there is something that springs out of them, I think that Aivas theorized it may...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 18 2008, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 32,556
Re: A question ...
In our star system at least, the Oort cloud is a light-year from the sun. I don't know if Pern's system is different, but that it's really stretching it for the Red Star to swing that far out so...
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Forum: Science of Pern
Nov 17 2008, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 32,556
Re: A question ...
Who says that they only become viable when entering Pern's atmosphere? In my point of view, this is the death of Thread, which is coincidentally also the death of anything it touches.
Thread dies...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 16 2008, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 14,842
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 14 2008, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 14,842
Re: Dragonflight movie trailer
Even though they are expensive, they are well worth the money since it not only plays top=notch video games, but also has a Blu Ray (high definition DVD) player built into it, which would go for...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 14 2008, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 19,423
Re: Grubs
Thread could not become lodged in a tree because it would eat through it and eventually reach the ground and then get eaten by grubs. Perhaps you're thinking of the reference of Skybroom trees being...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 10 2008, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 14,842
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 10 2008, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 14,842
Re: Dragonflight movie trailer
I haven't gotten far, but as far as I can remember, there are two nations at war, and you ride dragons to fight each others' armies, be it dragons and their riders, soldiers on foot (ripping swaths...
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