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[AlienChickenPie]

Pterodactyls the size of small planes may have existed, but they were probably frail. I imagine a sword would make short work of a pterodactyl if you managed to hit it. They were tiny compared to their wing span, and as light as possible.

[DG]

If dragons had adamantine bones I think they'd manage to fly around fairly well while still being big and tough to kill. All boxes ticked.

[AlienChickenPie]

Adamantine bones won't do you much good if swords chop up everything down to the bone.

[DG]

So Wolverine is no tougher to kill due to his skeleton? Pre-emptive apology for using that as an argument.

Question for Toady: Have you considered having the level of bodily grime affect work? I'm specifically thinking about penalties associated with having a dirty chef. The chef might contaminate the food and thus affect its value/quality or even cause food poisoning. Or there could be a new bad thought along the lines of, "Was upset to see the food being prepared by a filthy cook."

[SmileyMan]

I would just presume that dragons are able to use the world's innate magical field to counteract the physics.

The only dragon I've seen in game walked into my rats nest of a fortress and died in the flames of the conflagration he started in the dining hall.  Of course, nearly every dwarf was dead by then, but we consider it a tactical victory.

[AbacusWizard]

Maybe if you made the atmosphere denser and/or added some floatation gas bags to the dragons. Although you would get to a point where you put enough gas bags in or on it that it is no longer a dragon, but some alien gas-bag creature.

Edit: I don't think the higher oxygen content was the reason why they got so big.....

Have you read Expedition by Wayne Douglas Barlowe? "Alien gas-bag creature" immediately makes me think of that.

[smjjames]

Maybe if you made the atmosphere denser and/or added some floatation gas bags to the dragons. Although you would get to a point where you put enough gas bags in or on it that it is no longer a dragon, but some alien gas-bag creature.

Edit: I don't think the higher oxygen content was the reason why they got so big.....

Have you read Expedition by Wayne Douglas Barlowe? "Alien gas-bag creature" immediately makes me think of that.

Yep, I have that book back at home.

[Neonivek]

So Wolverine is no tougher to kill due to his skeleton?

It helps but it is mainly his super regenerative abilities which depending on the writer is either stupidly invincible or advantageously reasonable.

In fact, Hit someone with ultra light bones with a hammer and your effectively hitting all their organs. (Wolverine has much denser bones then DF Adamantine)

[smjjames]

Not to mention it allows his claws to cut through steel like it was paper.

[Neonivek]

Not to mention it allows his claws to cut through steel like it was paper.

Well not really no. His Claws are Hard and yes they often magically cut through objects.

You still would need quite a bit of force behind it in order to cut steel.

I mean otherwise he wouldn't be able to climb using his claws. (has has also sometimes been unable to cut through steel)

Adamantine in Dwarf Fortress however has an impossibly fine edge along with being incredably hard.

[LostandConfused]

Adamantine in Dwarf Fortress however has an impossibly fine edge along with being incredably hard.

Does that mean improperly stored adamantine blades slice into the ground to the handle?

[Neonivek]

Franky it means that you could accidently split atoms in the air with your swings!

Though yes it does unless there is some sort of added wedge.

[LostandConfused]

Splitting atoms with the swing of your blade...
And for some reason I still hear about dwarves wielding them dying.
Maybe the blast needs to be implemented?

Offtopic alittle
I'm surprised I just noticed dwarves don't have [PREFSTRING:ability to hold liquor] they're alcoholics I've never seen one stumbling the hall of my fort unless insane or mangled.  Maybe it's implied...

[Neonivek]

Because it isn't really something that Id identify with the Dwarves with.

I mean do people who are Lactose Intollerant go "Wow, those people sure can tollerate their lactose"

I don't mind the idea of accidently hitting yourself with your own weapon as long as it is somehow made non-annoying/stupid/noobtrap

[LostandConfused]

I mean do people who are Lactose Intollerant go "Wow, those people sure can tollerate their lactose"

I don't mind the idea of accidently hitting yourself with your own weapon as long as it is somehow made non-annoying/stupid/noobtrap

Haha ok, good point. 

About the adamantine I was thinking themonuclear explosion (realistic or magical).