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"textContent": "ok I did a module on domestication in my undergrad so let's see, we've got\n\n * quick maturing - not in D&D RAW\n * able to find food in/around human settlements - yes, once\n * hardiness - yes\n * herd dynamics - big no\n * ease of reproduction in captivity - uncertain\n * bonus : can be kept in captivity in the first place - not for long\n\n\n\nHow did I do? - Paper\n\nfollow-up based on tags/replies\n\n * what about mounts? - domestication is a generations-long breeding process. taking a wild dragon and making it your mount is taming, totally different thing (many exotic pets are tame rather than domesticated)\n * human-like intelligence makes it an ethical issue - 100% agree\n * sounds like humans are domesticable - yeah actually\n\n",
"title": "While many have dreamed of dragon mounts, the fact of the matter is that dragons are simply undomesticable. For your homework, I want you to list all the criteria that makes domestication possible and why dragons pretty much fail in every category."
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