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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How can a sufficiently paranoid Ancient Red Dragon be defeated?
This excellent answer describes how to play an Ancient Red Dragon that makes full use of its many abilities. It sounds virtually invincible. How can a party of level fitting the dragon's CR defeat it?
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Can a shadow dragon be in both sunlight and dim light at once?
In D&D 5e, Shadow dragons have the following abilities (among others):
resistance to necrotic damage always, and resistance to all other forms of damage except force, psychic and radiant, when in ...
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How to get a dragon special breath attack
By "Special breath attack" I mean breath weapons with effects you can find in some True Dragons like a sleep gas for brass dragon, a parlyzing effect for the silver dragon etc...
The only ...
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If a Dragonborn is affiliated with a particular dragon race, is it more likely to inherit that race's alignment?
I'm DMing for a homebrew quest with vanilla material, where the party is getting very close to a Dragonborn village. I haven't yet decided which dragon most of the village Dragonborn will be descended ...
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What type are the Dragons on these pages of Fizban's Treasury?
I am currently reading through Fizban's Treasury of Dragons a second time and I must admit I still struggle to identify the types of the Dragons depicted in a few of the artworks and would like to get ...
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For the Summon Draconic Spirit spell, does the damage type of the breath weapon have to match that of the caster’s shared resistance?
The Draconic Spirit summoned by the summon draconic spirit spell has the Breath Weapon action option (FToD, p. 21):
Breath Weapon. The dragon exhales destructive energy in a 30-foot cone. Each ...
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How does negative energy interact with shadow dragons?
I'm going to be running a shadow dragon in a game soon and after reading this question,
Are negative levels necessarily energy drain?
I became confused about how negative levels and negative energy ...
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What is the lowest CR creature that can defeat an Ancient Red Dragon in open combat, and how many of them does it take?
This Q&A explores a similar question with commoners specifically, but I wanted to pose a challenge that isn't defeated by kiting. As such, I figured I'd open the floor to all creatures, with a ...
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How many commoners would it take to defeat an Ancient Red Dragon in a straight battle?
I'm running a thought experiment to see how many DnD 5e commoners it would take to defeat an Ancient Red Dragon. Use the following constraints for the scenario:
For the commoners, use the stats on ...
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Is it possible for me to play as a half-dragon and if so what would my stats be?
I love dragons but I don't want to be a full dragon or a full human all the time so I want to play as a 1/2 dragon, 1/2 human but to clarify what I mean by 1/2 Dragon is human form but just add Dragon ...
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Use of Zombie Dragon Breath Weapon as an Animate Dead Summon
I was wondering if it is possible to use the Zombie Dragon's Breath weapon from Pathfinder 2E's Animate Dead spell rules as written or even rules as intended.
Summoned creatures have the minion trait:
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How Do I Determine Different Measurements If I Change The Measurement Of A Dragon?
I know my title question seems a little confusing, but let me explain.
I was looking for some measurements on dragons seeing as I'm doing Tyranny of Dragons and I wanted to have some rough ...
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What are the dimensions of a Red Great Wyrm's leg bone?
I'm trying to figure out the cross sectional area of the smallest part of a Red Great Wyrm's leg bones to mathematically determine how much force it has to be able to withstand in order for said Great ...
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Do Smite spells work on Tiamat?
Tiamat has the Limited Magic Immunity trait, I know that much. But the wording confuses me:
Unless she wishes to be affected, Tiamat is immune to spells of 6th level or lower. [...]
I understand ...
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What is a true dragon?
I was just reading the MM, and reading about dracolichs. It says:
Only ancient or adult true dragon can become a dracolich.
But what is a true dragon?
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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.
If a ...
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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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