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<blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 6013479" data-attributes="member: 62721">Keep in mind that PCs can dish out a lot of damage in 5th Edition.&nbsp; A L5 Rogue with sneak attack adds 6d6 damage on a successful attack.&nbsp; Once every other round, maybe, but that's a lot of damage.&nbsp; A L5 fighter can add 2d8 damage to an attack should he choose.&nbsp; With 5 or 6 PCs, I don't think the dragon's hit points will become all that grindy.They are attacks he can choose between.&nbsp; Each item listed under the &quot;Actions&quot; heading requires an action.&nbsp; Damage numbers are still a stab in the dark right now, so I might be erring on the low side of things.&nbsp; 5th Edition characters, however, are more fragile than their 4th Edition counterparts; it's no fun to be stomped in the first two rounds.Sure, but that's 3rd Edition.&nbsp; This is 5th Edition.&nbsp; The numbers should be different.&nbsp; Dragons in 3rd edition had far fewer hit points than this at the appropriate level.Lighting the ground on fire and the like would certainly be cool.&nbsp; This dragon is not quite the &quot;I only deal damage&quot; monster you've painted him to be, however;&nbsp; His bite lets him grab a target (and carry them off, if need be).&nbsp; He can make two claw attacks while moving around the battlefield.&nbsp; He can breathe fire in a cone.&nbsp; He can fling a target from his jaws, he can throw them 100 feet!&nbsp; At another character!&nbsp; He can swallow a character whole!Also, [MENTION=66111]Cybit[/MENTION], you could be right.&nbsp; I erred a bit on the lower side, seeing as someone who gets swallowed is pretty well screwed.&nbsp; Maybe 4d6 acid instead?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MortalPlague, post: 6013479, member: 62721"] Keep in mind that PCs can dish out a lot of damage in 5th Edition. A L5 Rogue with sneak attack adds 6d6 damage on a successful attack. Once every other round, maybe, but that's a lot of damage. A L5 fighter can add 2d8 damage to an attack should he choose. With 5 or 6 PCs, I don't think the dragon's hit points will become all that grindy. They are attacks he can choose between. Each item listed under the "Actions" heading requires an action. Damage numbers are still a stab in the dark right now, so I might be erring on the low side of things. 5th Edition characters, however, are more fragile than their 4th Edition counterparts; it's no fun to be stomped in the first two rounds. Sure, but that's 3rd Edition. This is 5th Edition. The numbers should be different. Dragons in 3rd edition had far fewer hit points than this at the appropriate level. Lighting the ground on fire and the like would certainly be cool. This dragon is not quite the "I only deal damage" monster you've painted him to be, however; His bite lets him grab a target (and carry them off, if need be). He can make two claw attacks while moving around the battlefield. He can breathe fire in a cone. He can fling a target from his jaws, he can throw them 100 feet! At another character! He can swallow a character whole! Also, [MENTION=66111]Cybit[/MENTION], you could be right. I erred a bit on the lower side, seeing as someone who gets swallowed is pretty well screwed. Maybe 4d6 acid instead? [/QUOTE]

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