Dragonlance Does draconian "Death Throws" ability affect other draconians?

[Paul Farquhar]

I have a couple of questiosn about this as well...

Does the draconian death throw apply if the draconian dies of old age? Has a draconian, as of yet, died of old age that we know of?

I don’t know if there is any official lore on this, but my headcanon tells me they are hatched as adults and neither grow nor age.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I have a couple of questiosn about this as well...

Does the draconian death throw apply if the draconian dies of old age? Has a draconian, as of yet, died of old age that we know of?

I recall that that question has no answer. As a species Draconians are too young to have died of old age, the first generation of them were only 6 years old at most at the start of the War of the Lance.

 

[Savage Wombat]

The Dragonarmy Corps of Engineers was able to find some female draconians and were raising them from childhood. They tried not to think about how creepy this might seem.

 

[Laurefindel]

I don't think they're immune but they probably know what happens. So I think if a draconian is looking like he's in trouble, his colleagues might start to move away from him to reduce their own vulnerability - or even use the death throes to their advantage.
"Oh, look. Chad got separated from us by the mob and looks pretty bad." <shoots Chad whose body turns to stone and starts emitting a petrifying gas> "Thanks for the assist, Chad."

This creates a society where each of your ally is a potential threat, either because they may injure you if they die by your side, or because your allies will actively finish you off at a safe distance if they feel you are about to die.

Compassion and camaraderie are negative traits, or at least, traits that are likely to get you killed (and other allies nearby).

No wonder these guys are evil…

 

[Darth Fistandantilus]

I don’t know if there is any official lore on this, but my headcanon tells me they are hatched as adults and neither grow nor age.

Well they definitely are born as children but age into adulthood quickly (see Kang's Regiment). They're from dragons so they must live for centuries.

 

[Andvari]

If you've ever played SSI's Krynn series of CRPGs (using AD&D rules), you know how delicious chain-exploding Draconians can be.