Check out D&D's redesign of Bahamut

Bahamut is sporting a new look in several Dungeons & Dragons-related material. Earlier this month, Wizards of the Coast released Arcana Unleashed, a magic-themed rulebook that included a chapter on magical patrons. One example given as a patron was Bahamut, who received a nifty piece of new artwork. While Bahamut has traditionally been depicted as a massive metallic dragon, this new version depicts Bahamut as having an overwhelming magical aura that radiates from his body.

Earlier this month, Polygon previewed several variant covers to the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons comic series, which included another new look at Bahamut, as illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo. This shows off Bahamut's magical aura wings and aura, along with a scale of how large the dragon god is compared to its gold dragon servants, which look miniscule by comparison.

The upcoming Dungeons & Dragons comic will feature a statblock of Bahamut, which will likely be one of the more powerful creature statblocks ever created for D&D 5.5E. Several other iconic dragon statblocks will also be featured as extra content in the comic.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

You don't "do" much with a literal deity. You can pray to them, perhaps meet them and get a quest, or a boon, or if you have done some amazing service and worship them, get selected as their proxy.

I believe there are things that can be done. But I certainly grant that they require more finesse and attention than these approaches you described, which are fairly standard. It takes GM-player collaboration to make gods interesting, but it's quite doable.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

I admit getting some new statblocks for good critters puts the D&D comic on my pull list. Although I will be a little unhappy if there are some midlevel celestials associated with the Big B, as I have enjoyed using Angelic Abishai (reskinned versions of their devilish counterparts) to mess with my murderhobos. Of course, if there is some classically good creature next to the Abishai, that makes it more fun, so it isn't a real loss. "Are you really absolutely positively sure you don't want your Cleric of Bahamut to make a wisdom check before you guys attack that dragon-looking guy with a halo hanging out by the unicorn?"

 

[Clint_L]

He looks more suitably malevolent now.

 

[TravDoc42]

He looks more suitably malevolent now.

I think I found Tiamat, guys!

 

[Li Shenron]

They got it wrong. "Redesign" should mean demotion because nowadays platinum is valued less than gold

 

[EzekielRaiden]

I think I found Tiamat, guys!

Oh Jesus, is this another one of those "Pelor is secretly SUPER EVIL" (but somehow becoming stupid and sloppy in really minor, equivocal, obscure ways that the other gods have completely ignored).

 

[SkidAce]

Oh Jesus, is this another one of those "Pelor is secretly SUPER EVIL" (but somehow becoming stupid and sloppy in really minor, equivocal, obscure ways that the other gods have completely ignored).

I think @TravDoc42 meant that @Clint_L was speaking for Tiamat.

 

[TravDoc42]

I think @TravDoc42 meant that @Clint_L was speaking for Tiamat.

That is what I meant, yup!

 

[Clint_L]

I think I found Tiamat, guys!

She's misunderstood.

Actually, I do play them quite differently than how they are usually written. In my world, he's an overzealous control freak and she hates being controlled.

 

[TravDoc42]

She's misunderstood.

Actually, I do play them quite differently than how they are usually written. In my world, he's an overzealous control freak and she hates being controlled.

That's a neat way to look at that!! I love it!