Some excellent ideas here and interesting to see the contrasts. Definitely better than -

Drive half the day through some Godforsaken wilderness to a temple only to be told it's the wrong temple. Not that sword, the pretty one. More body oil on the calves...and yes, it's the only dragon I could find who works for scale these days.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken