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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4883432" data-attributes="member: 19675">I don't know the series of which you speak, but you've listed off a few nice exemplars.1) I'd start off by getting my hands on the Draconomicon and Dragon Magic.2) Run your dragons like the alpha predators they are.  The dumb ones should be like ravenous eating machines.  The smart ones should be as calculating and crafty an opponent as you can face.And that is regardless of age or type.One thing that is essential to running any dragon properly is to remember that they are not only alpha predators, they are AERIAL alpha predators.  They naturally think of combat in 3 dimensions.  Most humans think of combat in 2 to 2.5 dimensions (IOW, they rarely look up or down).In addition, even the dumbest dragons are smart enough to use their native environments with cunning.  A black dragon in its swamp will probably lurk in a fashion not unlike a gator or croc, and be virtually invisible until it attacks.  A smart one may even camouflage itself, draping itself with mosses or algae and other aquatic flora...See also: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-rules/257539-running-dragon-vs-high-level-party.html#post4826842" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-rules/257539-running-dragon-vs-high-level-party.html#post4826842</a>3) Remember, not all dragons are evil.  The campaign might be improved- and the party challenged- by encountering the occasional draconic ally.4) While I generally don't care much for half-breed races, the Half-Dragon and other variants & sentient reptile-men to be found in 3PP and D&D products fit well in such a campaign.</blockquote>

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