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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4554117" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>There's a "Knights of the Dinner Table" comic where a guest DM came over, and played a session where the PCs delved into a Wrack-Dragon's lair. The PCs get there, and discover that the hoard is gone. THey confront the dragon, shocked that all his swag (read: their loot) is gone. </p><p></p><p>The dragon replies, "Oh all my hoard is tied up in investments, property, stocks, and held in banks in the surrounding region." </p><p></p><p>Also, in Shadowrun, a Dragon was elected President (before it was assassinated).</p><p></p><p>Dragons are 1) Smart, 2) Have lots of resources (Namely, a lot of gold and magical items), and 3) Long lived. So this allows them to plan. Their 4) Raw power also doesn't hurt.</p><p></p><p>So a Dragon could easily become the equivalent of a robber baron, with a monopoly on something locally. It could be come a patron; granting loans, support, etc in exchange for help, eyes and ears. My favorite option is the dragon functioning as a de-facto Protector; "You, villages in my territory. Provide me with offerings (cows, maidens, gold, information) and I shall destroy any menace that faces you." You do that, and the locals will riot if any adventurers come in planning to "kill their dragon". </p><p></p><p>As for emissaries, a dragon can easily create leutenants for itself. Not just ye olde fashioned breeding half-dragons, but it could easily acquire and raise monstrous entities from birth to be its vassals. Trolls, minotaur, that sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>Dragons are hoarders, and very powerful entities, thus they might make the best guardians or "Keepers" for something important, be it keeping others away from a sacred (or profane) site, to watching over an item that is too important to fall into mortal hands. </p><p></p><p>Also, due to how well a dragon associates with its environment, a Dragon could easily be representing the "spiritual manifestation" of that area. The Black Dragon isn't just the lord of the swamp, but it is the Swamp taken physical form.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4554117, member: 54846"] There's a "Knights of the Dinner Table" comic where a guest DM came over, and played a session where the PCs delved into a Wrack-Dragon's lair. The PCs get there, and discover that the hoard is gone. THey confront the dragon, shocked that all his swag (read: their loot) is gone. The dragon replies, "Oh all my hoard is tied up in investments, property, stocks, and held in banks in the surrounding region." Also, in Shadowrun, a Dragon was elected President (before it was assassinated). Dragons are 1) Smart, 2) Have lots of resources (Namely, a lot of gold and magical items), and 3) Long lived. So this allows them to plan. Their 4) Raw power also doesn't hurt. So a Dragon could easily become the equivalent of a robber baron, with a monopoly on something locally. It could be come a patron; granting loans, support, etc in exchange for help, eyes and ears. My favorite option is the dragon functioning as a de-facto Protector; "You, villages in my territory. Provide me with offerings (cows, maidens, gold, information) and I shall destroy any menace that faces you." You do that, and the locals will riot if any adventurers come in planning to "kill their dragon". As for emissaries, a dragon can easily create leutenants for itself. Not just ye olde fashioned breeding half-dragons, but it could easily acquire and raise monstrous entities from birth to be its vassals. Trolls, minotaur, that sort of thing. Dragons are hoarders, and very powerful entities, thus they might make the best guardians or "Keepers" for something important, be it keeping others away from a sacred (or profane) site, to watching over an item that is too important to fall into mortal hands. Also, due to how well a dragon associates with its environment, a Dragon could easily be representing the "spiritual manifestation" of that area. The Black Dragon isn't just the lord of the swamp, but it is the Swamp taken physical form. [/QUOTE]
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