[quote=greenhorn]
Would you say he'll be able to survive such an encounter? I imagine an attitude like that is gonna cut one's adventures pretty short.
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Depends, If someone yanks him back, he might get away with losing a hand, if no one does anything He'll probably end up either dead or just getting laughed at by the dragon, or ending up like the black knight. On average No. Thats why it such a weakness, he's so assured in his own ability to re-build himself he's highly uncaring about actual likelihood of survival.