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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Do true polymorphed gold dragons retain their ability to cast spells?
I recently rewatched Mr. Rhexx's video on gold dragons and he mentioned that they love to practice magic. He also mentioned that all dragons can innately cast spells but gold dragons choose to further ...
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Why do red dragons and gold dragons have the same CR?
There are 4 variants of each type of dragon, each corresponding to a specific age. At each age, the red and gold dragons each have the same CR (4, 10, 17, and 24). The dragons are superficially ...
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How can my half-dragon villain aim to become more draconic?
The villain in the adventure I'm currently running is a half-dragon druid. Their motivation is that they want to claim some of the power and glory of their draconic ancestors. At the moment, I'm just ...
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As a player character, is there a way to reanimate a dragon I killed as an undead under that PC's control?
If a PC killed an ancient green dragon, what could they do to reanimate it as undead under their control, assumeing they have whatever combination of class levels necessary to make the idea work?
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How/when does an ability like a dragon's breath weapon recharge, if it's listed as "Recharge 5–6"?
Dragon breath weapons used to be simple: 3 uses per day. They magically recharged at either midnight or dawn, depending on your DM.
As I read through the dragon section, I see new (to me) info on ...
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How do crossbred dragons inherit movement, MR, and special defenses?
1990's Draconomicon has some guidelines for crossbred dragons that seem useful for 3.5/5e. From what I can tell, though, rules for land/flight/(swim) speeds, magic resistance, and elemental immunity (...
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How does Truesight affect a shapechanger who grows/shrinks like a polymorphed dragon?
In searching for this answer, I did come across this post that is similar, though my question is more cosmetic than functional...
The sense of Truesight states:
A monster with truesight can [...] ...
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Can this dragon from the Rise of Tiamat adventure fit in this area from Episode 2?
The main map of the area in Episode 2 ("The Sea of Moving Ice") contains effectively 2 floors: a series of hallways and rooms on the top floor, and a large cavern as the bottom floor.
The main ...
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What items could help against fighting a dragon? [closed]
Getting ready to battle a horde of dragons. What are the best magic weapons to fight dragons? Found arrows and some charms against dragon breath. What non-homebrew items could help?
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How does dragon age translate to shapechange age?
I'm working on a NPC who was raised to believe he is half elf, half dragon (Wood Elf father, Red Dragon mother), but who is actually a full Copper Dragon. The character is supposed to be 26 years old, ...
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Any known instances of friendliness or friendship between opposing dragons?
As known dragons are not necessarily enemies of each other despite different alignments.
What I am wondering is are there any known instances of friendliness or friendship between chromatic and ...
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How does a dragon gain Challenge Rating & thereby increase their spell power? [closed]
According to the spell casting variant suggested in the Monster Manual in the True Dragon section, dragons gain a number of spells based on their charisma and their maximum level is based off of 1/3rd ...
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Are a dragon's attacks considered magical? [duplicate]
Are these attacks considered magical?
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one ...
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Which abilities can a gold dragon in change shape form use?
Can an Adult Gold Dragon in Change Shape form use any of the following abilities?
Multiattack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack
Frightful Presence.
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What happens if a dragon gets older but doesn't gain experience?
Chapter 3 of the Draconomicon details how, every couple years, a true dragon must take its next level in its dragon "class". But what if the dragon just sits around, not gaining any XP, and therefore ...
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