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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Dragon" data-source="post: 6251218" data-attributes="member: 1115">I'm playing now a dragon PC for years in a now epic group. I started with a wyrmling brass dragon who grew up as the years passed, and who is now a juvenile dragon. My dragon started with racial hit dice only, but between the age categories, he gained levels as a bard (brass dragons are very good at telling stories and getting informations) and as a spellfire channeler.Don't forget: a dragon does not neccessarily needs to advance by racial hit dice but he can take classes as well until he reaches the next age category! This includes feats and ability increases.In comparison with the other PCs in the party, my dragon PC is very weak for a CR 24 critter (dragon 10, bard 4, spellfire channeler 6, LA+4): the breath weapon's damage is rather low compared to the fighter and wizard, his few bard spells are more a nice tool than being powerful, and his spellfire power is rather quickly depleted (but admittedly useful in the first few rounds of an encounter).The strengths of a dragon PC are its wide options for role playing (rather than roll playing). Plus his movement radius, resistances and immunities, and its breath weapon make him a good "cavalry" and sort of "medevac" if given some potions and wands. That said, increasing the Use Magic Device skill certainly helps to give the dragon a bit more punch by using wands, scrolls, and staffs. Give him good Listen, Spot, Move Silently and Hide, and you have a good scout, both during night and day. Given space to manouever, a dragon can dish out some damage over time with his breath weapon.Useful Dragon equipment:- light armor (heavy armor may reduce flying speed or may not allow flying at all, IIRC there was a rule somewhere about flying armored creatures...)- rings- amulets et al.- belts- bracers- wands (IIRC, there is a description of a dragon who mastered a technique to use two wands simultaneously)</blockquote>

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