Ride small dragons? Mercury Dragon?

Zhnov · Jul 4, 2003

Is there written guidance on the required size of a dragon for it to be ridden by a medium size humanoid? Large? Huge?

Also, has anyone seen an official conversion of the 2E mercury dragon? (Yes, it IS too small to be ridden).

Orlic

Chimera · Jul 4, 2003

How about the dreaded Lead Dragon?

It's breath weapon causes intelligence loss.

Ok, I just made it up.

Iron Dragon, Riding Wizard?

Arc · Jul 4, 2003

Chimera said:
How about the dreaded Lead Dragon?
Iron Dragon, Riding Wizard?

What kind of fly speed would it have, -10? It only can fly downwards, and at double speed

HeavyG · Jul 4, 2003

It would have to be large, IMO, but I don't know if that's an actual rule. Not that a medium dragon would be strong enough to carry a human-weight rider anyway. Note that a creature can't carry it's full load and fly either.

I also don't give the four-limbs bonus to carrying allowance to flying dragons since they use two wings, so riding dragons have to be pretty strong. This is probably a house rule.

Destil · Jul 4, 2003

Dragons, like all mounts, need to be at least one size larger than the creature riding them. Clying creatures can only fly when carrying a light load (eratted from a meidum load).

Zhnov · Jul 5, 2003

Destil said:
Dragons, like all mounts, need to be at least one size larger than the creature riding them. Clying creatures can only fly when carrying a light load (eratted from a meidum load).

Your answer sounds definitive. Where can I find it written?

Thanks, Orlic.

Chun-tzu · Jul 5, 2003

Orlic Pazafar said:
Your answer sounds definitive. Where can I find it written?

It's in both the Windrider sidebar in Masters of the Wild and the section on variant special mounts for Paladins in Defenders of the Faith.

Zhnov · Jul 5, 2003

Chun-tzu said:
It's in both the Windrider sidebar in Masters of the Wild and the section on variant special mounts for Paladins in Defenders of the Faith.

Thank you! Missed that...

Orlic