Dragons Tumble?

[Jaxom]

As a DM would you ever drop skill points in to Tumble for a Dragon. I've thought about doing it but then just couldn't picture it as being a thing a dragon would want to do.

 

[Wolf72]

lol ... wouldn't that be more like a dragon curling up then rolling over adventurers? ...

 

[ArcOfCorinth]

A tumbling dragon.

*shudders*

 

[kreynolds]

I've thought about doing it but then just couldn't picture it as being a thing a dragon would want to do.

I could picture it. Just throw it a really frickin' big ball of yarn.

 

[HellHound]

I always ... ALWAYS... I mean this.

Wanted to see a Gellatinous Cube with tumble.

 

[dcollins]

As a DM would you ever drop skill points in to Tumble for a Dragon. I've thought about doing it but then just couldn't picture it as being a thing a dragon would want to do.

You know, the MM has pretty specific guidelines for what skills are "generally" bought by dragons. MM p. 62: Listen, Spot, Search, Bluff, Concentration, Diplomacy, Escape Artist, Knowledge, and Scry. (Spellcraft & Jump come for free for certain dragons.)

Tumble's not in the list, and it seems it would need to be bought at cross-class costs. I agree that it doesn't make much sense to do so.

 

[Jaxom]

I agree to the cross-class for buying tumble since its not in the list of skills in the MM.
Must be an incredible sight to see I might try it one time to see what reactions I get from the players.

 

[bret]

I could see it on a Fairy Dragon. They are just chaotic enough to choose style over substance and small enough where it could help them.

I would explain it as acrobatic flight, but use the tumble skill.


I might also see it where a Dragon likes to shapechange a lot into humanoids and wander amongst them.

 

[Caliban]

It could represent a dragon who is unusually agile for a dragon, and has learned how to maneuver it's bulk in close quarters so as not to leave itselve vulnerable.

It would open up a way for very large dragons to move more than 5 feet without opening themselves up to AoO's.

 

[the Jester]

I always ... ALWAYS... I mean this.

Wanted to see a Gellatinous Cube with tumble.

Well, if he hadn't made his spot check, I would've gotten to see a pc tumble INTO a gelatinous cube...