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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 2982230" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>Let's take a peek from the POV of the dragon.</p><p></p><p>The dragon is doing well...</p><p>--If it can isolate a subset of the party. It is physically overpowering to just 1 or 2 PCs.</p><p>--If Fear can temporarily nullify some of the party's assets.</p><p>--If it can hit an <em>unprotected</em> group of the party with its breath weapon. (A party with the right energy protections can just suck it up without blinking.)</p><p>--If it can unload a full attack, but not necessarily if it is going to have to eat multiple full attacks (or the equivalent) in return.</p><p>--If it can gain even a temporary state of magic superiority. That means choosing the time and place of combat and buffing up accordingly. That also means casting spells like Charm or Suggestion against a target while (VERY IMPORTANT) it will not face retribution form the party spellcasters. Do not attempt to compete in a spellcasting contest with real professionals.</p><p>--If it can use its high mobility.</p><p>--If it can use its immense size and strength to snatch a party member and pull him to where he can be casually eaten.</p><p>--If it can use LOS disrupting effects to hinder the party spellcasters.</p><p>--If it can use LOS disrupting effects with Blindsense/Blindsight to gain tactical advantage </p><p></p><p>Therefore the Party wants:</p><p>--Not let the dragon do any of the above.</p><p>--Use basic good tactics: Keep together, give the fighter/archers more full attacks than the draon, let the spellcasters do their thing.</p><p></p><p>We recently had a dragon kill. We were fighting the Frost Giants in ye olde G2. A big White Dragon ambushed us during our retreat from a sortie. Caught our fighters in a Obscuring Mist and was thrashing them pretty good. Cleric brings down the Obscuring Mist. Bard casts Hold Monster. Burns through the Spell Resistance. Dragon rolls Save: 1. Paladin does the CdG. Scratch one dragon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 2982230, member: 545"] Let's take a peek from the POV of the dragon. The dragon is doing well... --If it can isolate a subset of the party. It is physically overpowering to just 1 or 2 PCs. --If Fear can temporarily nullify some of the party's assets. --If it can hit an [i]unprotected[/i] group of the party with its breath weapon. (A party with the right energy protections can just suck it up without blinking.) --If it can unload a full attack, but not necessarily if it is going to have to eat multiple full attacks (or the equivalent) in return. --If it can gain even a temporary state of magic superiority. That means choosing the time and place of combat and buffing up accordingly. That also means casting spells like Charm or Suggestion against a target while (VERY IMPORTANT) it will not face retribution form the party spellcasters. Do not attempt to compete in a spellcasting contest with real professionals. --If it can use its high mobility. --If it can use its immense size and strength to snatch a party member and pull him to where he can be casually eaten. --If it can use LOS disrupting effects to hinder the party spellcasters. --If it can use LOS disrupting effects with Blindsense/Blindsight to gain tactical advantage Therefore the Party wants: --Not let the dragon do any of the above. --Use basic good tactics: Keep together, give the fighter/archers more full attacks than the draon, let the spellcasters do their thing. We recently had a dragon kill. We were fighting the Frost Giants in ye olde G2. A big White Dragon ambushed us during our retreat from a sortie. Caught our fighters in a Obscuring Mist and was thrashing them pretty good. Cleric brings down the Obscuring Mist. Bard casts Hold Monster. Burns through the Spell Resistance. Dragon rolls Save: 1. Paladin does the CdG. Scratch one dragon. [/QUOTE]
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