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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 3988208" data-attributes="member: 7533">I simply don't understand why you think that to begin with.  Anyone -- not just dragons -- is able to put up a working political intrigue provided they have sufficient wealth (to purchase the necessary resources, real estate and manpower) and enough cunning intelligence to outwit his rivals.Most D&D dragons, unless they've vastly changed it with 4th ed., have enough wits about them to finagle such plots well before they reach adulthood.  Even the stupidest of dragon breeds have above average mental ability scores by the time they are "Adult, Old or Ancient".All that's needed then, is the money.  Well, even stripping a standard 3.5 dragon of its magical and supernatural abilities still leaves a rather formidable beast.  Combat strength and sheer intimidation could, with patience, net a dragon all the wealth it desires, using the same methods any PC adventurer would use -- extortion, banditry and mercenary work.After it's got the money, the dragon simply "hires" minions to work as go-betweens with the humanoid world, and it's set to plot away.The rest is details.</blockquote>