Rules Conundrum. Please Help Restore Peace To Our Group

[Xarlen]

Actually, using Red Dragon blood would be considered a Power Component (Page 96 of the DMG), and thus circumvents the XP cost.

If it were me, I would not require flaming swords blood for Red Dragons. Red dragons should be rare things, not 'the hinges you need to make a door'. Otherwise, Red Dragons would hunt down anyone with a flaming sword.

 

[Coredump]

Petrosian, yes I agree. They usually do have what they need. But it is up to the DM to determine when an 'unusual circumstance' applies. It seems that the vast majority of items are made fresh; I determine that trying to upgrade is an unusual circumstance, and requires unusual materials. Or at least those that may not be readily on hand. It may not even be that hard to get (like sand from a certain desert), but not something normally carried.


Xarlen, I agree that the red dragon blood was a bit too much, and should be considered more like a power component. But the concept still stands; maybe you need something that a red dragon has breathed on.... or whatever...

 

[Xarlen]

Xarlen, I agree that the red dragon blood was a bit too much, and should be considered more like a power component. But the concept still stands; maybe you need something that a red dragon has breathed on.... or whatever...

Why not leave that for a Flaming Burst? Or, something that's encountered Supernatural flame (The touch of a fire elemental, the breath of a dragon, etc etc).

Of course if you do the same thing with the other elemental abilites, it'd be easy to say, milk a shocker lizard for it's power.