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<blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 3064166" data-attributes="member: 40176"><p>WotC recently posted a series of articles providing Tactics and Tips on facing dragons of each colour. I suggest you start with the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/tt/20060425a" target="_blank">Red Dragons article</a> - it covers some common tactics and things to look out for.</p><p></p><p>That aside, reds are weak against cold attacks, so they're likely to be used - although more experienced players may expect the red to have cold resistances up as a matter of course, and thus not bother with cold attacks.</p><p></p><p>At Mature Adult level the dragon has some serious DR and SR, so they'll be breaking out the magic weapons and using no-SR spells like the various Orbs.</p><p></p><p>They'll probably come equipped for flight, assuming that the dragon will want to take the fight into the air, so have it keep an eye out for whatever's holding them up. A <em>dispel magic</em> targeted at a character's summoned steed or Winged Boots at just the wrong moment can really spoil his day.</p><p></p><p>If the fight is in the open, ensure that you make the most of the dragon's speed. Take a look at the flight-related feats in the Monster Manual, and give it at least one. On the other hand, make sure you play its Poor manoueverability accurately - dragons don't exactly turn on a dime (unless they have Wingover <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkB, post: 3064166, member: 40176"] WotC recently posted a series of articles providing Tactics and Tips on facing dragons of each colour. I suggest you start with the [url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/tt/20060425a]Red Dragons article[/url] - it covers some common tactics and things to look out for. That aside, reds are weak against cold attacks, so they're likely to be used - although more experienced players may expect the red to have cold resistances up as a matter of course, and thus not bother with cold attacks. At Mature Adult level the dragon has some serious DR and SR, so they'll be breaking out the magic weapons and using no-SR spells like the various Orbs. They'll probably come equipped for flight, assuming that the dragon will want to take the fight into the air, so have it keep an eye out for whatever's holding them up. A [i]dispel magic[/i] targeted at a character's summoned steed or Winged Boots at just the wrong moment can really spoil his day. If the fight is in the open, ensure that you make the most of the dragon's speed. Take a look at the flight-related feats in the Monster Manual, and give it at least one. On the other hand, make sure you play its Poor manoueverability accurately - dragons don't exactly turn on a dime (unless they have Wingover :D ). [/QUOTE]
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