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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 3996572" data-attributes="member: 58197">I think the reason dragons are so often made out to be masterminds is that they are the iconic foe in D&D, which means people want an option to make a dragon into the Big Bad.  However, Big Bads are not merely the nastiest villains around; they're also the engines that drive the plot.  A plot consisting of "Hike up to the dragon's lair and kill it" does not make for an exciting story.Therefore, if dragons are to function in a Big Bad role, it's very handy for them to have mastermind capabilities.  It is possible to have Big Bad dragons that don't run networks of intrigue (see Smaug), but they don't really cut it as dumb brutes.</blockquote>