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How do you imprison a dragon that can polymorph?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ketjak" data-source="post: 199040" data-attributes="member: 1083"><p>C'mon, that's <em>easy</em>:</p><p></p><p>The red has an ability that's triggered unless it defuses it once a day, week, whatever. It could be a Wall of Force that prevents a lava flow from pouring over a village, or a sealed gate that prevents a flood of demons from washing over town. Whatever it is, it's <strong>bad</strong>, it's keyed only to the red dragon (perhaps a golem or enslaved demon that only obeys the dragon) and it will hurt a <em>lot</em> of people. </p><p></p><p>The silver has only discovered that after making contact with the red, perhaps to foil the dragon's bait activities (whatever a very intelligent CE critter might do, probably something akin to landing on a dock and tearing, tearing, tearing anything alive into sticky meaty bits) or perhaps to pay a social call. </p><p></p><p>Once in the red's presence, the silver is offered a choice: remain a "guest" in the red's house or the red stops maintenance on whatever is preventing the badness from flowing. The red will need to demonstrate its maintenance effect in such a way that the silver cannot duplicate the effect (use an evil magic item, perhaps) and the silver comes away absolutely convinced of the horror waiting to be unleashed on some poor innocent town.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, the red continues its normal depredations, which are not covered under the terms of the promise (the red is smart and knows its enemy). Instant willing prisoner, as the silver cannot slay the red even if the silver's more powerful and the silver is bound by its promise. </p><p></p><p>Really, now, the promise is easy and it doesn't have to involve the Cliche of the Purloined Egg.</p><p></p><p>- Ketjak</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ketjak, post: 199040, member: 1083"] C'mon, that's [i]easy[/i]: The red has an ability that's triggered unless it defuses it once a day, week, whatever. It could be a Wall of Force that prevents a lava flow from pouring over a village, or a sealed gate that prevents a flood of demons from washing over town. Whatever it is, it's [b]bad[/b], it's keyed only to the red dragon (perhaps a golem or enslaved demon that only obeys the dragon) and it will hurt a [i]lot[/i] of people. The silver has only discovered that after making contact with the red, perhaps to foil the dragon's bait activities (whatever a very intelligent CE critter might do, probably something akin to landing on a dock and tearing, tearing, tearing anything alive into sticky meaty bits) or perhaps to pay a social call. Once in the red's presence, the silver is offered a choice: remain a "guest" in the red's house or the red stops maintenance on whatever is preventing the badness from flowing. The red will need to demonstrate its maintenance effect in such a way that the silver cannot duplicate the effect (use an evil magic item, perhaps) and the silver comes away absolutely convinced of the horror waiting to be unleashed on some poor innocent town. In the meantime, the red continues its normal depredations, which are not covered under the terms of the promise (the red is smart and knows its enemy). Instant willing prisoner, as the silver cannot slay the red even if the silver's more powerful and the silver is bound by its promise. Really, now, the promise is easy and it doesn't have to involve the Cliche of the Purloined Egg. - Ketjak [/QUOTE]
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