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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 6788399" data-attributes="member: 3346">Did his calculations include dragon fear?  That is a dragon's best weapon against large numbers of enemies.Assume clear terrain.  The archers are either at long range (over 120') or within 120'.  19/20 of the archers within 120' have disadvantage due to being frightened (1/20 of the archers have made a saving throw).  The archers beyond 120' have disadvantage due to distance (and some of them might also have been frightened in previous rounds).  Against AC 22 and having disadvantage, if the archer has +2 to hit, that archer needs to roll two 20's to do damage, I don't see how the archers are any kind of a threat to a creature that has over 500 hp.  Figure the dragon kills half a dozen archers a turn, possibly more when breathing fire.    Now lets suppose these aren't just regular guys with bows, but these are 100 level 1 variant human fighters with dex 16 and the sharp shooter feat.  No longer have to worry about disadvantage due to range, but the archers will still have disadvantage if they are frightened.  Lets say the archers go first (none are frightened yet).  +5 to hit with a longbow vs. ac22,   figure 15/100 archers hit and 5/100 archers critical hit for damage of 173 in one round.Now lets say the dragon goes first and frightens all the archers, but doesn't kill any.  archer turn: +5 to hit with a longbow vs. ac22 and disadvantage,   figure 4/100 archers hit and 0/100 archers critical hit for damage of 30 in one round.Dragon fear is going to make a huge difference.  The dragon will still take damage, but he should win (and heal all his wounds when he takes a long rest).</blockquote>

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