Do dragons sleep?

[Teemu]

You could always turn to your trusty MM glossary and check out the dragon type. You can also find it in the SRD. Here it is:

Dragon Type

A dragon is a reptilelike creature, usually winged, with magical or unusual abilities.
Features

A dragon has the following features.

* 12-sided Hit Dice.
* Base attack bonus equal to total Hit Dice (as fighter).
* Good Fortitude, Reflex, and Will saves.
* Skill points equal to (6 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die, with quadruple skill points for the first Hit Die.

Traits

A dragon possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in the description of a particular kind).

* Darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision.
* Immunity to magic sleep effects and paralysis effects.
* Proficient with its natural weapons only unless humanoid in form (or capable of assuming humanoid form), in which case proficient with all simple weapons and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with no armor.
* Dragons eat, sleep, and breathe.

 

[Tonguez]

Given Legildur's collection of quotes, I would conclude that thier blindsense would awaken them..

I don't agree.
Use of Listen whilst sleeping has a specific rule attached and thus is a special case

a sleeping character can not use Spot checks (obviously) nor use any other sense (eg scent) except Listen for which there is a specific rule, I'd say that because no specific rule exists for Blindsense (tremorsense or any other 'special sense') then they can't be used by a sleeping character either.

 

[Primitive Screwhead]

I would go with the Listen check at -10 as the Blindsense does state "..creature with blindsense usually does not need to make Spot or Listen checks.. "
Sleeping is not usually in my book

Besides, it matches nicely with the Hobbit story.

 

[Bad Paper]

There is a feat in Lords of Madness that allows you to make Hide and Move Silently checks against creatures with blindsense, blindsight, etc. I think it's called Darkstalker or something.

 

[IcyCool]

There is a feat in Lords of Madness that allows you to make Hide and Move Silently checks against creatures with blindsense, blindsight, etc. I think it's called Darkstalker or something.

That sounds tasty, what are the pre-reqs for it?

 

[BloodyAx]

a sleeping character can not use Spot checks (obviously) nor use any other sense (eg scent) except Listen for which there is a specific rule, I'd say that because no specific rule exists for Blindsense (tremorsense or any other 'special sense') then they can't be used by a sleeping character either.

However, bindsense is "using novisual senses, such as acute smell or HEARING, a creature with blindsense notices things that it cannot see. The creature does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to pinpoint the location of a creature within range of its blindsense ability..."

This means that because listening IS permitted while sleeping, as a check to notice a sneaking creature (-10 penalty), and the dragon "does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to pinpoint the location of a creature within range of its blindsense", one could rule that it automatically hears any sneakers other than ones with the feat mentioned by Bad Paper.

 

[Sejs]

Of course dragons sleep.

They sleep on giant piles of treasure. Everyone knows that. *nod*

 

[Bad Paper]

That sounds tasty, what are the pre-reqs for it?

I don't have my book with me, but I think it has no prereqs.

 

[Cartigan Mrryl]

Anyways, a Dragon DOES sleep, if you check in the MM (near the back, 3.5, at least) there's a table that says stuff about each type/sub-type. It says that Dragons DO sleep and eat. Anyways, Dragons can be snuck up on, but it would most likely take a 20 to do so, they're highly alert and are extremely cautious, mostly. Blindsense allows them to use their nonvisual abilities in order to sense beings, even in the deepest darkness. This ahs no use when they're unconscious. I guess it really depends on whether THAT specific Dragon is a light or heavy sleeper....

 

[diaglo]

although, it says they (dragons) do. i'll add this: There's no rules for it in the core. There's also no rules that say PCs have to sleep or use the bathroom.