Blue Dragons: Sand or Sea

[Raikun]

of all the chromatic dragons none of them are dragons who live by the sea. Put the blues there to battle the bronze

And there we have it: Proof that Puff the Magic Dragon was not a chromatic.

 

[Hussar]

Y'know, I actually had to go and check the books to realize that any of this changed.

Do people actually care what the books say in the habitat/climate/terrain sections? Really? I read it once, and then pretty much ignore it whenever I want to use a particular creature.

I actually had a player years ago complain when I dumped a manticore on the group in a swamp. Manticores being desert creatures obviously would never inhabit swamps was the argument. I was flabbergasted. It never even occured to me to look at the climate/terrain listing for a creature. I just never, ever cared.

If I want a blue dragon in the desert, then it's in the desert. If I want it in a moat house in the mountains, nowhere near any desert, it's in a moat house near a village nowhere near the desert.

It boggles my mind how much people seem to internalize the "canon" of D&D.

 

[Ichneumon]

And there we have it: Proof that Puff the Magic Dragon was not a chromatic.

Though he had to say goodbye to Jackie Paper, which made him blue.

 

[Grimmjow]

And there we have it: Proof that Puff the Magic Dragon was not a chromatic.

i've gotten told that twice now on this thread. who the hell is puff the magic dragon?

 

[Grydan]

i've gotten told that twice now on this thread. who the hell is puff the magic dragon?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wik2uc69WbU"]Puff the magic dragon, lived by the sea...[/ame]

 

[Grimmjow]

Puff the magic dragon, lived by the sea...

wow.......okay i get it....

 

[Scars Unseen]

I say desert. If I want dragon-ish encounters at sea, I'll use a sea serpent. Blue in the desert makes more sense is more appealing than brown to me because I want regal predatory dragons(diving down from the clear blue desert sky), not sneaky lurker dragons(hiding in the sand in wait). I can understand other opinions on the matter, but that is mine.

Also, [fiddlerontheroof]TRADITION![/fiddlerontheroof]

 

[Grydan]

I say desert. If I want dragon-ish encounters at sea, I'll use a sea serpent. Blue in the desert makes more sense is more appealing than brown to me because I want regal predatory dragons(diving down from the clear blue desert sky), not sneaky lurker dragons(hiding in the sand in wait). I can understand other opinions on the matter, but that is mine.

Also, [fiddlerontheroof]TRADITION![/fiddlerontheroof]

I think the poll was poorly phrased; 4E didn't put blue dragons at sea, it put them on land, primarily at the coasts, though by no means limited to them:

BLUE DRAGONS BREATHE BOLTS OF LIGHTNING. They can be found anywhere but prefer to lair in coastal caves, attacking and plundering ships that sail too close.

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Although highly adaptable, blue dragons often lair in coastal caves with entrances that aren't easily accessible by land.

(4E Monster Manual, page 77)
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There's no real overlap with sea serpent territory going on there. Blue dragons aren't going to attack things in mid-ocean, there's nothing for them to land on and they're not aquatic.

There's also nothing there that precludes them from being in the traditional desert environments.

 

[Steely_Dan]

And there we have it: Proof that Puff the Magic Dragon was not a chromatic.

Do they ever mention what our little Puff's colour is?

 

[Grimmjow]

Do they ever mention what our little Puff's colour is?

no but hes in his cave hiding now, so blue dragons can be by the sea