D&D General Which Edition Had The Best Dragons?

[ezo]

2E for me.

 

[Voadam]

My favorite

 

[aramis erak]

Rules Cyclopedia/BECMI. No muss, no fuss, just sensless hoarding and threat.

 

[SkidAce]

The Dungeon cover with the red dragon on the front making a sailing ship look small is my favorite.

 

[SkidAce]

 

[Chaltab]

My favorite
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I like the art but is this a D&D image? The horns aren't blue dragon horns.

 

[jmartkdr2]

I like the art but is this a D&D image? The horns aren't blue dragon horns.

It's the cover of a Dragonlance novel; the horn patterns by type weren't codified (or a thing at all) until 3e.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It's the cover of a Dragonlance novel; the horn patterns by type weren't codified (or a thing at all) until 3e.

Honestly, I liked it better when they weren't. Seems unnecessary.

 

[jmartkdr2]

Honestly, I liked it better when they weren't. Seems unnecessary.

I kinda like the distinct profiles - it makes them more iconic and means they're still identifiable in black + white drawings.

Not that I use by-the-book dragons in actual play like, ever.

 

[Voadam]

I like the art but is this a D&D image? The horns aren't blue dragon horns.

It is from the cover of a 1e AD&D Dragonlance module.

In 3.5 you can see this horn display for blue D&D dragons continue in Dragonlance with the cover for Knightly Orders of Ansalon and the art for the discussion on blues in Dragons of Krynn as well as in Takhisis's blue head.