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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 77019" data-attributes="member: 545">Not an official member of B.A.D.D. but I would like to chime in with my 2 cents.I think Displacement would be a poor choice for&nbsp; a Dragon.&nbsp; Very poor if they have potential access to Improved Invisibility.I would suggest as possible replacements:Sleet Storm: Disrupts vision in a large area (40' radius), potentially affects movement if its prey is not Flying, and the dragon can swoop in take advantage of its Blindsight, flying, and maybe Flyby Attack.&nbsp; Keep in mind the 20' height of the storm when selecting a location to use this.Blink:&nbsp; Probably better than Displacement because disrupts magic cast against the dragon.&nbsp; Lowers the dragons offense, but melee attacks and breathe weapons are easily replenished, the PC's spells may not be.&nbsp; A clever dragon may prepare an escape route through a 1' thick section of wall.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Blink should give him at least an 80-90% chance of successfully moving through.&nbsp; If it fails, it can try again with a second Move Action.&nbsp; A Rat Bastard DM will have multiple such barriers along the route to bleed away spells, so the PCs cannot follow quickly.&nbsp; Consider lining a few with metal for smartasses with Passwall.Slow:&nbsp; The PCs will certainly have Haste.&nbsp; (Not sure about this one because it puts the dragon in reactionary mode when he usually should be taking the initiative.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 77019, member: 545"] Not an official member of B.A.D.D. but I would like to chime in with my 2 cents. I think Displacement would be a poor choice for a Dragon. Very poor if they have potential access to Improved Invisibility. I would suggest as possible replacements: Sleet Storm: Disrupts vision in a large area (40' radius), potentially affects movement if its prey is not Flying, and the dragon can swoop in take advantage of its Blindsight, flying, and maybe Flyby Attack. Keep in mind the 20' height of the storm when selecting a location to use this. Blink: Probably better than Displacement because disrupts magic cast against the dragon. Lowers the dragons offense, but melee attacks and breathe weapons are easily replenished, the PC's spells may not be. A clever dragon may prepare an escape route through a 1' thick section of wall. The Blink should give him at least an 80-90% chance of successfully moving through. If it fails, it can try again with a second Move Action. A Rat Bastard DM will have multiple such barriers along the route to bleed away spells, so the PCs cannot follow quickly. Consider lining a few with metal for smartasses with Passwall. Slow: The PCs will certainly have Haste. (Not sure about this one because it puts the dragon in reactionary mode when he usually should be taking the initiative.) [/QUOTE]

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