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<blockquote data-quote="Bitbrain" data-source="post: 9168411" data-attributes="member: 6863864"><p>Can’t speak for anyone else, but my biggest issue with D&D dragons is that I personally perceive “true dragons” more as animalistic apex predators with the powers of a natural disaster, rather than winged reptiles you can have a conversation with. More Beowulf’s dragon, less Smaug.</p><p></p><p>In my home games, if a true dragon wants something, it’s just going to try and take said thing by violence and force. They aren’t going to bother coming up with elaborate plans for how to ruin someone else’s life, they’ll simply jump right to discharging their breath weapon at you and if you are still alive after that, follow it up by tearing your face off with teeth and claws.</p><p></p><p>Okay, my dragons also lack wings and can’t fly without the use of magic spells, but that’s simply a visual aesthetic. As far as breath weapons, favored environment, and elemental associations go, I’ve been sticking to the more traditional D&D depiction lately, with certain exceptions:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Brown dragons are the most powerful chromatic dragon species (being a future evolution of the red dragon), breathe fire, favor desert and volcanic environments, and are associated with both Elemental Earth and Elemental Fire.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Green dragons breath a cone of electrified mist, not poison.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Brass dragons are not true dragons, being clock/steamwork constructs whose breath weapon is a cone of thunder.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Mercury dragons are likewise not true dragons, being alchemical oozes whose breath weapon is a cone of poison.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bitbrain, post: 9168411, member: 6863864"] Can’t speak for anyone else, but my biggest issue with D&D dragons is that I personally perceive “true dragons” more as animalistic apex predators with the powers of a natural disaster, rather than winged reptiles you can have a conversation with. More Beowulf’s dragon, less Smaug. In my home games, if a true dragon wants something, it’s just going to try and take said thing by violence and force. They aren’t going to bother coming up with elaborate plans for how to ruin someone else’s life, they’ll simply jump right to discharging their breath weapon at you and if you are still alive after that, follow it up by tearing your face off with teeth and claws. Okay, my dragons also lack wings and can’t fly without the use of magic spells, but that’s simply a visual aesthetic. As far as breath weapons, favored environment, and elemental associations go, I’ve been sticking to the more traditional D&D depiction lately, with certain exceptions: [LIST=1] [*]Brown dragons are the most powerful chromatic dragon species (being a future evolution of the red dragon), breathe fire, favor desert and volcanic environments, and are associated with both Elemental Earth and Elemental Fire. [*]Green dragons breath a cone of electrified mist, not poison. [*]Brass dragons are not true dragons, being clock/steamwork constructs whose breath weapon is a cone of thunder. [*]Mercury dragons are likewise not true dragons, being alchemical oozes whose breath weapon is a cone of poison. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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