D&D General Copper Dragon Pranks?

Shrapp Hamnier · Oct 29, 2020

I am going to have a copper dragon and a family of eccentric dwarves have a prank war (possibly spanning multiple dwarf generations). The plan is for the dwarves to try roping the party into being part of one of their pranks.

The problem is that I realize I am not very experienced with pranks in general, let alone the kind of pranks a copper dragon might employ. I come beseeching the hive mind for ideas on the kind of pranks the copper dragon may pull on the dwarves, and what pranks would the dwarves pull in retaliation! XD

Thank you in advance!

Edit: I suppose I should emphasize this is not the steriotypical dwarf family. This family in particular is extremely playful in a strange introverted kind of way. They find the dragon's pranks hysterical, and try to return the favor, each trying to one-up the other. Though I would like to think that the dwarves are not very good at pranking, and the dragon thinks it's more adorable to watch them flownder and try than actually be impressed by the pranks.

MarkB · Oct 29, 2020

The dragon sneaks into the mine with a few chunks of ore from its hoard, and melts them into the walls to make the dwarves think they've found a valuable new seam.

It changes the signposts around the mine to indicate that they mine and sell coal, and directs travelers to them wanting to purchase fuel.

It finds annoying-but-not-very-dangerous creatures from within its territory, and air-drops them into the vicinity of the mine.

jgsugden · Oct 29, 2020

Here are some ideas from a similar conversation from reddit:

I'd think long term pranks. Things that take days, weeks, months, years or decades to pay off. The dragon takes mortal form and hide treasure maps pointing to a fake treasure in the Dwarves Halls - and then plants them across the globe. I'd also have him overestimate the durability of mortals.

The dragon redirects a waterway so that it slowly cuts into the ground - and eventually floods part of the dwarven settlement.

Taking mortal (dwarven) form and wooing a dwarven leader for a prolonged period.

R_J_K75 · Oct 29, 2020

How about dragon uses the ol' pull my finger breath weapon gag once every dwarven generation?

Shrapp Hamnier · Oct 29, 2020

These are awesome! Thank you again!

Shrapp Hamnier · Oct 30, 2020

Anyone have ideas what the dwarves could pull on the dragon?

R_J_K75 · Oct 30, 2020

Shrapp Hamnier said:
Anyone have ideas what the dwarves could pull on the dragon?

They don't strike me as the joking type, they always seemed more as the Walt Kowalski type..."Get Off My Lawn"!

Shrapp Hamnier · Oct 30, 2020

Double post

Shrapp Hamnier · Oct 30, 2020

R_J_K75 said:
They don't strike me as the joking type, they always seemed more as the Walt Kowalski type..."Get Off My Lawn"!

Lol, sure, the stereotypical dwarf, but these are excentric dwarves. They are the "I have so much free time I don't know what to do with myself" types.

Added an edit to the beggining.

R_J_K75 · Oct 30, 2020

Shrapp Hamnier said:
Lol, sure, the stereotypical dwarf, but these are excentric dwarves. They are the "I have so much free time I don't know what to do with myself" types.

Added an edit to the beggining.

I would have them build a giant distilery/brewery around his lair so big he cant get out and then keep him constantly drunk.

EDIT: Have the dwarves do it while hes sleeping, figure its gonna be a 30-50 nap. Easily done right under his nose. Pretty sure in one edition or another one of the draconomicons gave the length of dragons sleep, at the very very least the % chance theyll be sleeping when encountered.