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<blockquote data-quote="Guacamole" data-source="post: 3992484" data-attributes="member: 1606">The point is simply this.&nbsp; The rules are a framework to build a game on.&nbsp; Rules cannot be a comprehensive document that wil cover every circumstance.&nbsp; It is logical that the rules be subject to the narrative, not vice versa, because the narrative is the motive force behind the game--the rules are the body, the narrative is the soul.&nbsp; If your narrative requires that your dragon be able to cast spells to be a suitable BBEG, then so be it.&nbsp; He does.&nbsp; He has wiz/sor/cleric/warlock levels.&nbsp; If that means that the heroes don't fight the dragon until level 20 rather than level 18, so be it.&nbsp; If that means that the dragon has access to special &quot;dragon magic&quot; beyond the ken of the heroes--a plot device, if you will-- so&nbsp; be it.&nbsp; The dragon can send magical messages, magically shape his lair, errect wards and protections, etc.&nbsp; This isn't cheating as long as the players are aware (through research, rumor, notes found on assassinated NPC kobold clerics) that the dragon has magical wards they may not be able to circumvent (or there needs to be a allowance for this).&nbsp; It's either that or continuing to play 3.5.Cheers,guacamole</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guacamole, post: 3992484, member: 1606"] The point is simply this. The rules are a framework to build a game on. Rules cannot be a comprehensive document that wil cover every circumstance. It is logical that the rules be subject to the narrative, not vice versa, because the narrative is the motive force behind the game--the rules are the body, the narrative is the soul. If your narrative requires that your dragon be able to cast spells to be a suitable BBEG, then so be it. He does. He has wiz/sor/cleric/warlock levels. If that means that the heroes don't fight the dragon until level 20 rather than level 18, so be it. If that means that the dragon has access to special "dragon magic" beyond the ken of the heroes--a plot device, if you will-- so be it. The dragon can send magical messages, magically shape his lair, errect wards and protections, etc. This isn't cheating as long as the players are aware (through research, rumor, notes found on assassinated NPC kobold clerics) that the dragon has magical wards they may not be able to circumvent (or there needs to be a allowance for this). It's either that or continuing to play 3.5. Cheers, guacamole [/QUOTE]

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