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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9048307" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>I was talking about running into a flat wall. Running into a 1/4 inch thick piece of steel edge on would certainly hurt a person, but they wouldn't be split in two.</p><p></p><p>The problem is you're comparing real world versus fantasy. A dragon cannot exist for multiple reasons, they have to have some sort of magical reinforcement in order for them to be as large and mobile as they are. A T Rex could only walk at about 3 mph (sorry Jurassic Park) because otherwise it would break it's bones. The big sauropods were likely even slower.</p><p></p><p>So I assume that pound for pound, a dragon is a lot more resilient than animals. Whether that's supernaturally strong bones or just some kind of inertial dampening, they cannot be judged by real world standards. I lean towards the inertial dampening explanation because otherwise dragons would be quite clumsy since it would take far too long to change direction or even attack with various body parts. Your ferry can't turn on a dime or suddenly reverse direction but a dragon has no such restriction since their dexterity is about the same as a human's.</p><p></p><p>Which all really comes down to the DM making a judgement call. I've given my reasoning and ruling. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9048307, member: 6801845"] I was talking about running into a flat wall. Running into a 1/4 inch thick piece of steel edge on would certainly hurt a person, but they wouldn't be split in two. The problem is you're comparing real world versus fantasy. A dragon cannot exist for multiple reasons, they have to have some sort of magical reinforcement in order for them to be as large and mobile as they are. A T Rex could only walk at about 3 mph (sorry Jurassic Park) because otherwise it would break it's bones. The big sauropods were likely even slower. So I assume that pound for pound, a dragon is a lot more resilient than animals. Whether that's supernaturally strong bones or just some kind of inertial dampening, they cannot be judged by real world standards. I lean towards the inertial dampening explanation because otherwise dragons would be quite clumsy since it would take far too long to change direction or even attack with various body parts. Your ferry can't turn on a dime or suddenly reverse direction but a dragon has no such restriction since their dexterity is about the same as a human's. Which all really comes down to the DM making a judgement call. I've given my reasoning and ruling. :) [/QUOTE]
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