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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robertliguori" data-source="post: 4660400" data-attributes="member: 47776">You know, if the dragon had pulled hit-and-runs on the hulls of the Azure City Fleet, then the end result would be the same, only with V and those of his companions he couldn't Overland Flight or Water Walk in time alive.  Cast AMF, dive-bomb the survivors into the ocean, swim down until they have no chance of survival, and repeat until only V is alive.  Hammer up a nice raft for him, then have the lecture.Basically, once the GM decides that there is an ancient black dragon with sorcerer levels (CR 21 minimally, don't forget) who has the strategic initiative, the party's actions or preparations are simply moot.  There is simply nothing that any of the party can reasonably do against it while they're at sea.I mean, it might also be the case that deep up in V's family tree, there was a Good soul who went to one of the heavens, worked his way into Solar-hood, and has a readied action to put a full round attack's worth of Dragon Slaying arrows into the ancient black dragon the moment it pops up.Hell, who says it has to be a Solar, come to that?  There are entire planes full of deep-into-Epic entities that want there to continue to be an unSnarled universe, and V is one of the few beings working to that end.  The dragon and its revenge, insomuch as that revenge distracts V, puts the dragon up against every power in the cosmos.I would not be surprised if V's upcoming dialogue with the imp ends up with a fast-track to ultimate arcane power.  (The type that goes "I wish that my family were freed from necromantic bondage, I wish my family were resurrected here beside me, and...hold on, I need to Greater Planar Bind a few dozen glazebru...OK.  All of you fiends listening? I wish great pain and suffering upon that dragon.  Now, go to it.  Whoever actually manages to kill it gets first dibs on my soul.")</blockquote>

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