Questions tagged [dragons]
For questions about dragons, intelligent reptilian creatures with wings that are often depicted as loving to hoard shiny objects. They appear in a number of RPGs, most obviously Dungeons & Dragons.
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Could a Dragon use an unconscious PC as a thrown weapon?
I like to ground my games with a cinematic scope and my players may come up against a dragon pretty soon. The dragons are very much feral and evil and so I am looking to show their feral nature.
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What are the rules, if any, regarding equipping a dragon with weapons in 5e?
The question has been asked as to whether or not a dragon can wield weapons in 5e, and for the first time in a long time, I am stumped about how to answer.
I first searched the stack exchange, finding ...
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DMs: In Rise of Tiamat, what would the metallic dragons think about PCs actions in the Hatchery? [closed]
Spoilers for Rise of Tiamat and Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Beware!
In Rise of Tiamat the council score card and adjoining text discuss the different factions reaction to how the PCs acted in the ...
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Do true dragons use echolocation?
I know true dragons have Blindsight, but in terms of lore, how does it work? Do they use echolocation? Something else? Or has it not been specified?
I am most interested in 5e lore, but I'm definitely ...
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Under extreme/idyllic conditions, could Cult of the Dragon necrofy Tiamat?
I'm trying to assess the plausibility of whether the Cult of the Dragon could have grown strong enough to turn Tiamat into a Dracolich. Note I'm referring to the legacy cult under Sammaster, not the ...
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Why are there five chromatic dragons and not four?
The five chromatic dragon types are already in the original edition of D&D.
In that same game, player characters had access to four primary kinds of damage: physical blows, fire, cold and ...
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Where would Zorquan (Forgotten Realms' dragon god of dragonness), be today?
Related: What is the difference between a god and a primordial? (see section regarding Dragon gods)
Related: Where do dragon souls go after their deaths?
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Would the breath of a red dragon set anything on fire?
The description of the breath (here from the adult red dragon, but apart from damage amounts and save DCs, they are all the same) says:
The dragon exhales fire in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in ...
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I'm wanting to have a twist were Tiamat gets turned into a dracolich before, during or after the big fight
I'm just having trouble figuring out if that's possible. Would she have to lose her godhood even if she was willing? Or is it just not possible at all? What's scarier than the 5 headed dragon queen? ...
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Are there any known methods or suggestions for reverting a Shadow Dragon to original form
So my question is simple. There is a shadow dragon in my campaign who was previously a gold dragon. He remembers vaguely his past and wishes to revert back to his original form. I thought of True ...
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What does it mean that an Ancient Blue Dragon's legendary action 'Wing Attack' costs 2 actions?
What does it mean that an Ancient Blue Dragon's legendary action 'Wing Attack' costs 2 actions?
Doesn't a dragon get one action on its turn like everyone else, whether it's a multi-attack, casting a ...
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Can a true dragon die of old age?
Does a true dragon have a maximum lifespan or old age maladies that can kill them? Or do they live functionally forever unless slain via violence?
Is there an edition difference where they can die of ...
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Are there any other published attestations of Zorquan, besides Draconomicon (1990) & Cult Of The Dragon (1998)?
I haven't found any mention of Zorquan, draconic god of "dragon-ness" (perhaps most famed as a critic of the draconic holy wars), except the two books Draconomicon (1990), & Cult Of The ...
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Can the "dragon-like scales" from the Draconic Bloodline sorcerer's Draconic Resilience feature be used as the M component for Aganazzar's Scorcher?
The Draconic Bloodline sorcerer's Draconic Resilience feature states, in part:
Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a thin sheen of dragon-like scales. [...]
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How can I bind a draconic spirit?
My wizard is fond of summoning or conjuring elementals and binding them using planar binding, keeping them around for a while. Even keeping them a day is awesome, because concentration is not ...
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