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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7953479" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>Not really. Most of those archers will have to roll 17+ to hit your average ancient dragon, and likely have disadvantage due to frightful presence and/or distance (making the probability of hitting only 3.5%). The dragon can fly 80 ft with 90'+ breaths, so easily keep at longer range (the distance factor) in many rounds. Also, even on made saves the archers are dead and the area of effect of the breath will kill many. With roughly 400 HP, it will take nearly 100 successful hits. After the breath is over it can fly out of range until the breath recharges.</p><p></p><p>This isn't even considering possible spell use... and the morale checks those archers would likely fail.</p><p></p><p>A single ancient dragon would destroy 200 archers before even half its HP were gone.</p><p></p><p>FYI we are talking common "guard" archers, not the archer monster-type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7953479, member: 6987520"] Not really. Most of those archers will have to roll 17+ to hit your average ancient dragon, and likely have disadvantage due to frightful presence and/or distance (making the probability of hitting only 3.5%). The dragon can fly 80 ft with 90'+ breaths, so easily keep at longer range (the distance factor) in many rounds. Also, even on made saves the archers are dead and the area of effect of the breath will kill many. With roughly 400 HP, it will take nearly 100 successful hits. After the breath is over it can fly out of range until the breath recharges. This isn't even considering possible spell use... and the morale checks those archers would likely fail. A single ancient dragon would destroy 200 archers before even half its HP were gone. FYI we are talking common "guard" archers, not the archer monster-type. [/QUOTE]
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