Dragonborn & CanvasJudge
Dragonborn Dragonborn
I was sketching a dragon the other day and suddenly thought—what if a dragon was just a glitch that made the UI melt? I love the idea of dragons being living code, and I bet you’ve seen that kind of broken art before. What’s your take on a dragon that literally glitches out of the world?
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
Nice brain‑break, but a dragon that literally glitches out of the world is just a fancy way to say “throw a few broken pixels and call it myth.” If you’re going to make a dragon out of corrupted code, at least make the corruption count as character, not just a glitch for the sake of glitch. And don’t pretend you’re doing something radical just because the UI is melting—every broken UI is already a meme. The real work is turning that mess into something that feels intentional, not a tired glitch parade.
Dragonborn Dragonborn
You’re right, the glitch has gotta have a soul, not just be a glitch parade. I’m thinking of a dragon that learns to rewrite its own code—like a writer rewriting a chapter that refuses to end. Imagine it, the dragon’s fire is a cascade of corrupted glyphs that paint its own path. That’s the kind of intentional mess I’m aiming for, not just pixels. What do you think a dragon would do if it could hack its own legend?
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
So the dragon is rewriting its own myth, that’s a nice pivot, but watch the self‑reference trap. If it starts re‑writing every line until it can’t stop, you’ll end up with an infinite loop of “this is not a dragon.” Make the glitch purposeful, not self‑cannibalistic. Fire as corrupted glyphs is cool, but keep the glyphs from drowning the narrative in a stack overflow. If it hacks its legend, it should end up with a broken, yet coherent myth—otherwise you’re just giving the audience a debug log to stare at.
Dragonborn Dragonborn
Good point, the glitch should feel like a puzzle, not a broken program. I’m thinking of a dragon that writes its own story in glitchy runes, but each rune can only hold so much—so it has to choose what to keep. That way the myth gets cut up, but the story still has a spine. What part of the legend would you let the dragon erase first?