D&D General DM Says No Powergaming?

[pemerton]

"Anti-dragon weaponry", in the context of a FRPG, is Bard the Bowman shooting the Black Arrow. At least, that's how it seems to me.

 

[Vaalingrade]

"Anti-dragon weaponry", in the context of a FRPG, is Bard the Bowman shooting the Black Arrow. At least, that's how it seems to me.

Or Line Inverse.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

"Anti-dragon weaponry", in the context of a FRPG, is Bard the Bowman shooting the Black Arrow. At least, that's how it seems to me.

Not in D&D.

 

[James Gasik]

Not in D&D.

What, it's just an arrow of dragon slaying.

 

[pemerton]

Not in D&D.

I don't follow.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Extra 6d10 damage won't cut it.

Maybe if bard was a level 20 assassin with sharp shooter surprising the dragon.

((1d10+6d10+10d6)*2+5+10)*2
= 324 damage... nope, still not enough.

Edit: maybe if you invoke tge massive damage rule.

But only on aday, where the dragon has not a single legendary resistance left.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I don't follow.

You don't kill an ancient dragon with one lucky shot.

 

[pemerton]

You don't kill an ancient dragon with one lucky shot.

Well Bard did.

In 4e D&D this could be a skill challenge to "minionise" the dragon.

I don't know the details of how 5e D&D would resolve it, but I assume it has a way.

 

[Zubatcarteira]

An Adult Red Dragon has 256 hp, and Bard clearly crit and also hit the weak spot Bilbo told him, I think it's fair to say he had vulnerability in that one place, so he could make do with just 64 damage in one hit with all the dice.

Smaug also clearly spent all his Legendary Resistances resisting Bilbo's Vicious Mockeries earlier that day, dude had no chance.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

In 4e D&D this could be a skill challenge to "minionise" the dragon.

Urrgh... not really...