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Another GOOD fantasy quest/world building for a GOOD fantasy quest idea:
in this setting dragons hatch from their eggs, grow to gigantic size, rampage, then seed more eggs in a span of 4-8 hours. They are seen as more of a force of nature then sentient wildlife. An egg needs to to incubate for maybe ten years before needing to be CRACKED to activate. Possibly sitting dormant for thousands of years. Usually an earth quake/ flood/ volcanic eruption precipitates the arrival of a dragon. But also humans trying to expand accidentally unearthing a dragon egg and activating it.
These eggs would be also desired due to their vast stores of contained magical energy. If the QM wishes he can have them be a power source for a flying city or even used as "nuke deterrents" to create a delicate political system. There are a lot of good underlying themes and subtext that can be derived from these eggs such as "giving your enemy the means to destroy yourself", or simply man vs nature etc.
If I was inclined to make a quest with this concept, I would make it the rise to power of a wizard that would eventually be a BBEG. As a boy he would have first hand seen a dragon and become enraptured with it. So much so that he wants to become a DRAGON himself. The quest would be about trying to get your hands on an egg and using its power to turn into a dragon. I think playing a slightly deranged wizard character with an absurd goal like that would be fun. Especially if its in a setting where you have to overcome the political climate in which everyone is holding a nuke would make for some interesting scenarios.
>pic almost completely unrelated its just the image I had on hand
