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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an adult,]] if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.
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* CaughtMonologuing: You will at one point be confronted by Sir Rodegard. You are quite welcome to devour him mid-speech.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as anadult,]] adult]], if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: After defeating your rival Axilmeus, one of the choices for "dealing" with him amounts to injuring him repeatedly until he can no longer run away, then letting him bleed to death. [[WhatTheHellPlayer Even the narrator will call you out on your level of bastardry]].
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* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a prince instead. Amusingly, the dragon and the narrator {{discuss}} the trope and its implications during the scene.
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* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a prince instead. Amusingly, the dragon and the narrator {{discuss}} discuss the trope and its implications during the scene.
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* AchievementMockery: Angering the gods enough that they smite you and [[spoiler:losing the battle against Vermias]] each earn you an achievement ("Blasphemy" and "Dragon Slayer," respectively.) Earning the former demands three specific choices while ignoring their attached warnings about angering the gods, while the latter can only be gained by [[spoiler:engaging Vermias at her tower with heavy wounds]].
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* AchievementMockery: Angering the gods enough that they smite you and [[spoiler:losing the battle against Vermias]] each earn you an achievement ("Blasphemy" and "Dragon Slayer," respectively.) Earning the former demands three specific choices while ignoring their attached warnings about angering the gods, while the latter can only be gained by requires [[spoiler:engaging Vermias at her tower in direct combat with heavy wounds]].wounds or otherwise letting her grow in power after her initial attacks on you]].
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* AndIMustScream: If your wounds are too high when you [[spoiler:battle Vermias, she defeats and reduces you to an immobile lab rat for her experiments and an occasional source of HumanResources for her contracts with demons.]] This continues up until you [[DrivenToSuicide muster the will to stop your own heart]].
* BigBrotherBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
* BigBrotherBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
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* AndIMustScream: If your wounds are too high when you [[spoiler:battle Vermias, she defeats and reduces you to an immobile lab rat for her experiments and an occasional source of HumanResources for her contracts with demons.]] demons]]. This continues up until you [[DrivenToSuicide muster the will to stop your own heart]].
* BigBrotherBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasurehoard.]]hoard]].
* BigBrotherBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure
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* DragonHoard: One of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a prince instead.
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws, enough so that [[spoiler:it keeps adventurers away from looting your lair long after you go into hibernation]] as stories of you are told, embellished, and re-told.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a prince instead.
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws, enough so that [[spoiler:it keeps adventurers away from looting your lair long after you go into hibernation]] as stories of you are told, embellished, and re-told.
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* DragonHoard: One of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
treasure, measured by the Wealth stat.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a princeinstead.
instead. Amusingly, the dragon and the narrator {{discuss}} the trope and its implications during the scene.
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws, enough so that [[spoiler:itkeeps may keep adventurers away from looting your lair long after you go into hibernation]] as stories of you are told, embellished, and re-told.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or bucks it by kidnapping a prince
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws, enough so that [[spoiler:it
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:If the dragon is captured by Vermias, they eventually kill themself by stopping their own heart]].
* EvilSorcerer: [[spoiler:Vermias]] is a powerful conjurer who specialises in summoning demons and other malevolent entities.
* EvilSorcerer: [[spoiler:Vermias]] is a powerful conjurer who specialises in summoning demons and other malevolent entities.
* EyeScream: Choosing to rashly destroy a mocking effigy of yourself results in a ballista bolt taking out one of your eyes.
* IGaveMyWord: An Honorable dragon tends to lean into this, keeping their promises to humans and considering themself honour-bound to defend their vassals.
* IGaveMyWord: An Honorable dragon tends to lean into this, keeping their promises to humans and considering themself honour-bound to defend their vassals.
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* HumanResources: The EvilSorcerer Vermias' staff is supposedly made of a slain dragon's bones. [[spoiler:Potentially your hatchmate Axilmeus', if you set up a LetsYouAndHimFight between them earlier. You might join him as a test subject and source of parts, if you fail to beat Vermias during a later battle]].
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* HumanResources: The EvilSorcerer Vermias' staff is supposedly made of a slain dragon's bones. [[spoiler:Potentially your hatchmate Axilmeus', if you set up a LetsYouAndHimFight between them earlier. You might join him as a test subject and source of parts, if you fail to beat defeat Vermias during a later in battle]].
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** When [[spoiler:Axilmeus invades your territory,]] one of several potential responses is to trick them into assaulting a powerful sorcerer's tower; if your Cunning is high enough, it works and [[spoiler:Axilmeus is either killed or captured by Vermias.]]
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmage Callax]],]] by sending a conjured creature to assassinate the former while claiming the latter is its master. Depending on their subsequent reaction, this gambit may work or catastrophically backfire due to [[spoiler:the dragon recruiting Callax to help take Vermias down]].
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmage Callax]],]] by sending a conjured creature to assassinate the former while claiming the latter is its master. Depending on their subsequent reaction, this gambit may work or catastrophically backfire due to [[spoiler:the dragon recruiting Callax to help take Vermias down]].
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** When [[spoiler:Axilmeus invades your territory,]] one of several potential responses is to trick them into assaulting a powerful sorcerer's tower; if your Cunning is high enough, it works and [[spoiler:Axilmeus is either killed or captured by Vermias.]]
Vermias]].
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmageCallax]],]] Callax]]]] by sending a conjured creature to assassinate the former while claiming the latter is its master. Depending on their subsequent reaction, this gambit may work or catastrophically backfire due to [[spoiler:the dragon recruiting Callax to help take Vermias down]].down]].
* LuredIntoATrap: The rival humans in the WarArc try to do this by setting up a crude effigy of the dragon in a field with several archer teams and ballistae concealed nearby, hoping that the dragon's temper will cause them to attack the effigy and be taken down.
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmage
* LuredIntoATrap: The rival humans in the WarArc try to do this by setting up a crude effigy of the dragon in a field with several archer teams and ballistae concealed nearby, hoping that the dragon's temper will cause them to attack the effigy and be taken down.
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* WarArc: Midway through the game, a neighbouring country invades the dragon's kingdom and starts pillaging their territory. If the dragon chooses to defend their people (out of [[IGaveMyWord honour]] or [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]]), they participate in a BigBadassBattleSequence to crush the enemy army and pillage their home cities; if not, the arc passes offscreen.
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* AchievementMockery: Angering the gods enough that they smite you and [[spoiler:losing the battle against Vermias]] each earn you an achievement ("Blasphemy" and "Dragon Slayer," respectively.) Earning the former demands three specific choices while ignoring their attached warnings about angering the gods, while the latter can only be gained by [[spoiler:engaging Vermias at her tower with heavy wounds]].
* AndIMustScream: If your wounds are too high when you [[spoiler:battle Vermias, she defeats and reduces you to an immobile lab rat for her experiments and an occasional source of HumanResources for her contracts with demons.]] This continues up until you [[DrivenToSuicide muster the will to stop your own heart]].
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* BoltOfDivineRetribution: If the dragon refuses to let the goblins worship their god, raids the sacred temple for the universe's Gods, and deliberately starts their own cult of worshippers, the universe's Gods will respond with this in accord while [[HaveANiceDeath the narrator berates you for this]].
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an adult, if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.]]
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an adult, if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.]]
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* BoltOfDivineRetribution: A variation. If the dragon refuses blasphemes enough [[note]]refuse to let the goblins worship their god, raids raid the sacred temple for the universe's Gods, and deliberately starts their start your own cult of worshippers, worshippers; doing only two of these will displease them, but not enough to make them take action[[/note]] the universe's Gods will respond with this in accord while by sending an avatar of the {{War God}}ess to take your head. Which she does, easily, as [[HaveANiceDeath the narrator berates you for this]].
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as anadult, adult,]] if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.]]
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* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws.
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* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws.claws, enough so that [[spoiler:it keeps adventurers away from looting your lair long after you go into hibernation]] as stories of you are told, embellished, and re-told.
* HumanResources: The EvilSorcerer Vermias' staff is supposedly made of a slain dragon's bones. [[spoiler:Potentially your hatchmate Axilmeus', if you set up a LetsYouAndHimFight between them earlier. You might join him as a test subject and source of parts, if you fail to beat Vermias during a later battle]].
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:After beating Axilmeus]], you can choose to "make him suffer" by attacking him, letting him almost get away, then catching up and attacking him again until he's too weak to resist any longer. And then you finally kill him.
* LetsYouAndHimFight:
** When [[spoiler:Axilmeus invades your territory,]] one of several potential responses is to trick them into assaulting a powerful sorcerer's tower; if your Cunning is high enough, it works and [[spoiler:Axilmeus is either killed or captured by Vermias.]]
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmage Callax]],]] by sending a conjured creature to assassinate the former while claiming the latter is its master. Depending on their subsequent reaction, this gambit may work or catastrophically backfire due to [[spoiler:the dragon recruiting Callax to help take Vermias down]].
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:After beating Axilmeus]], you can choose to "make him suffer" by attacking him, letting him almost get away, then catching up and attacking him again until he's too weak to resist any longer. And then you finally kill him.
* LetsYouAndHimFight:
** When [[spoiler:Axilmeus invades your territory,]] one of several potential responses is to trick them into assaulting a powerful sorcerer's tower; if your Cunning is high enough, it works and [[spoiler:Axilmeus is either killed or captured by Vermias.]]
** [[spoiler:Vermias]] tries to engineer one between [[spoiler:the dragon and [[TheArchmage Callax]],]] by sending a conjured creature to assassinate the former while claiming the latter is its master. Depending on their subsequent reaction, this gambit may work or catastrophically backfire due to [[spoiler:the dragon recruiting Callax to help take Vermias down]].
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* PersonalityPowers: A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
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* PersonalityPowers: A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
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** Choosing to move into your mate's lair and abandon your kingdom as part of the RomanceSidequest ends the game, with you and your mate combining your treasure hoards and beginning your unified reign.
** Angering the gods repeatedly will result in an avatar of the {{War God}}ess ambushing and swiftly executing the dragon, with your head taken as a trophy for her armour. This requires making three specific choices at different stages of the game, while ignoring the warnings about angering the gods.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent:
* PersonalityPowers: A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct
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* PragmaticVillainy:
** One reason the dragon can give for kidnapping a
** They can choose to take control of a major trade route in a similar fashion, reasoning that controlling trade will let them control the kingdom. Additionally, they can do so by installing a guard (or themself) on the road and fleecing travellers of wealth through tolls that are high, but not enough to completely cut off the stream of traders.
** The dragon can choose to encourage the peasants' worship of them as a means of gaining further wealth for their hoard, rather than out of ego or legitimate belief that [[AGodAmI they're a god]]; they even refer to it as being no more than a means of control.
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* SchmuckBait: During the war against an invading kingdom, you stumble across a mocking effigy of yourself in a field with a few humans surrounding it. [[spoiler:Flying down to destroy it normally results in you being LuredIntoATrap and eating a ballista bolt to the face, blinding you in one eye; if your wounds are high enough, it results in a GameOver as the ballista and archers bring you down long enough for a knight to finish you off]].
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* VagueHitPoints: Instead of explicit HitPoints, you have "wounds," which describe how badly messed up your dragon's body is (for instance, "battle-scarred" or "permanently wounded".) They can be raised by failing stat checks when performing an action, and performing certain actions with enough wounds results in a GameOver.
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* {{Weredragon}}: Rumor says that the black dragon from the west "sometimes takes human form and walks among the people, whispering in the ears of kings."
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* BigBrotherBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
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* TheBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
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* BlasphemousBoast: The dragon can come to legitimately believe themself to be a God. The universe's gods may not actually mind if the dragon still respects them, but otherwise...
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* BlasphemousBoast: The dragon can come to legitimately believe themself to be a God. The universe's gods may not actually mind if the dragon still respects them, but otherwise...if they interfere with the worship of the gods or start their own cult, the gods will seek revenge.
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* AmbiguousGender:
** There are four possible gender settings: Male, Female, Neither, and Unknown/undetermined. You can also choose "Do not pester me with impudent questions!", a more roundabout way of setting it to undetermined.
** You can choose not to have a gender preference for your mate, in which case the mate options' genders will not be specified.
* AmbiguousGender:
** There are four possible gender settings: Male, Female, Neither, and Unknown/undetermined. You can also choose "Do not pester me with impudent questions!", a more roundabout way of setting it to undetermined.
** You can choose not to have a gender preference for your mate, in which case the mate options' genders will not be specified.
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* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope or not.
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* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope by kidnapping a princess, or not. bucks it by kidnapping a prince instead.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: the player is a dragon in a fantasy world.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: the The player is a dragon in a fantasy world.world.
* GayOption: You have the option to choose your dragon's gender and, if you do the romance sidequest, the gender of your mate.
* GayOption: You have the option to choose your dragon's gender and, if you do the romance sidequest, the gender of your mate.
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''Choice of the Dragon''
Written by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse.
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''Choice of theDragon''
WrittenDragon'' is a choice-based InteractiveFiction game, and the first work from Creator/ChoiceOfGames. First published in 2009, it is written by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse.Strong-Morse.
Play as a dragon, staking out your territory, battling rivals, and terrorizing the land.
You can play it [[https://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/ here]].
''Choice of the
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Play as a dragon, staking out your territory, battling rivals, and terrorizing the land.
You can play it [[https://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/ here]].
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* AGodAmI: You can believe this if you choose. You can also set up a cult as a way of raking in more tribute.
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* DragonHoard: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you play as a dragon and one of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
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* DragonHoard: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you play as a dragon and one One of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
* AGodAmI: You can believe yourself a god if you choose. You can also set up a cult as a way of raking in more tribute.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: ''Choice of the Dragon''.
* PersonalityPowers: ''Choice of the Dragon'': A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
* PragmaticVillainy: Generally a sign of high Finesse.
* RomanceSidequest: There is an optional mission in ''Choice of Dragon'' where the player is able to search for a mate. As the player can choose what gender they are looking for, a GayOption is available.
* PersonalityPowers: ''Choice of the Dragon'': A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
* PragmaticVillainy: Generally a sign of high Finesse.
* RomanceSidequest: There is an optional mission in ''Choice of Dragon'' where the player is able to search for a mate. As the player can choose what gender they are looking for, a GayOption is available.
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* VillainProtagonist: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you're You're a CardCarryingVillain who kidnaps princesses and defeats knights because that's the dragonly thing to do, though you can play as a NobleDemon if you so choose.
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* AGodAmI: You can believe this if you choose. You can also set up a cult as a way of raking in more tribute.
* BlasphemousBoast: The dragon can come to legitimately believe themself to be a God. The universe's gods may not actually mind if the dragon still respects them, but otherwise...
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: If the dragon refuses to let the goblins worship their god, raids the sacred temple for the universe's Gods, and deliberately starts their own cult of worshippers, the universe's Gods will respond with this in accord while [[HaveANiceDeath the narrator berates you for this]].
* TheBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an adult, if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.]]
* DragonHoard: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you play as a dragon and one of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope or not.
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws.
* DumbIsGood: Well, not "good" per se, but in ''Dragon'', Honor and Cunning are mutually exclusive.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: the player is a dragon in a fantasy world.
* NobleDemon: An Honorable dragon will [[IGaveMyWord keep its word]], not betray allies, and protect its vassals. A dragon with high Finesse and Honor fits this trope to a T and is likely to be a fairly decent being for a dragon. A Brutal and Honorable dragon fits in a different way; keeping your word doesn't mean you won't commit mass murder for the hell of it.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: ''Choice of the Dragon''.
* PersonalityPowers: ''Choice of the Dragon'': A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
* PragmaticVillainy: Generally a sign of high Finesse.
* RomanceSidequest: There is an optional mission in ''Choice of Dragon'' where the player is able to search for a mate. As the player can choose what gender they are looking for, a GayOption is available.
* SweetAndSourGrapes: Early on, an elder dragon drives you away from his lair no matter which of the five choices you make, but you then find a "perfect lair" afterward.
* VillainProtagonist: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you're a CardCarryingVillain who kidnaps princesses and defeats knights because that's the dragonly thing to do, though you can play as a NobleDemon if you so choose.
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* AGodAmI: You can believe this if you choose. You can also set up a cult as a way of raking in more tribute.
* BlasphemousBoast: The dragon can come to legitimately believe themself to be a God. The universe's gods may not actually mind if the dragon still respects them, but otherwise...
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: If the dragon refuses to let the goblins worship their god, raids the sacred temple for the universe's Gods, and deliberately starts their own cult of worshippers, the universe's Gods will respond with this in accord while [[HaveANiceDeath the narrator berates you for this]].
* TheBully: Axilmeus, one of your dragon's elder clutchmates, who even as a hatchling always tormented others hoping to take what didn't belong to him. No matter what choice you make as a hatchling, he always succeeds in stealing your golden shield, but [[spoiler:as an adult, you have an opportunity to teach him a lesson after he encroaches on your territory with designs on your treasure hoard.]]
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:When your hatchling-hood enemy Axilmeus reappears as an adult, if you choose a method of dealing with him in which you have a high enough statistic, you can vanquish him very quickly without suffering any injuries.]]
* DragonHoard: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you play as a dragon and one of your objectives is to acquire and protect a pile of treasure.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: The player can choose whether their dragon follows this trope or not.
* TheDreaded: A dragon with high Infamy becomes this. Fear can be as powerful a weapon as a dragon's claws.
* DumbIsGood: Well, not "good" per se, but in ''Dragon'', Honor and Cunning are mutually exclusive.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: the player is a dragon in a fantasy world.
* NobleDemon: An Honorable dragon will [[IGaveMyWord keep its word]], not betray allies, and protect its vassals. A dragon with high Finesse and Honor fits this trope to a T and is likely to be a fairly decent being for a dragon. A Brutal and Honorable dragon fits in a different way; keeping your word doesn't mean you won't commit mass murder for the hell of it.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: ''Choice of the Dragon''.
* PersonalityPowers: ''Choice of the Dragon'': A dragon's physical traits are bound to his personality. A brutish and cruel dragon is also a mighty dragon, while a dragon who focuses on PragmaticVillainy (or a NobleDemon) will be swifter and more agile. Honorable dragons are also more skilled in direct combat.
* PragmaticVillainy: Generally a sign of high Finesse.
* RomanceSidequest: There is an optional mission in ''Choice of Dragon'' where the player is able to search for a mate. As the player can choose what gender they are looking for, a GayOption is available.
* SweetAndSourGrapes: Early on, an elder dragon drives you away from his lair no matter which of the five choices you make, but you then find a "perfect lair" afterward.
* VillainProtagonist: In ''Choice of the Dragon'', you're a CardCarryingVillain who kidnaps princesses and defeats knights because that's the dragonly thing to do, though you can play as a NobleDemon if you so choose.
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