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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7288188" data-attributes="member: 6785785">See this sounds like a pretty boring encounter to me, where each side just takes its turn wailing on the other in a race to deplete HP. I’d also say that I can think of very few examples of dragons doing that. In most instances of dragons in literature and pop culture, they tend to use their flight, speed, and breath weapon far more than they rely on brute strength. But this simply shows how different opinions may be and how you can’t please everyone. However, since you’ve stated what it is that you want from the dragon, why not simply increase its HP by a ton, or grant it resistance to all damage? Maybe increase its number of Legendary Actions? Increase its damage on all attacks by +5 or +1d8.Make the dragon a brute. It’s pretty easy to do so. Other suggestions have focused on making it more effective in combat, but you can just as easily simply make it more capable of absorbing and/or dealing damage. I realize this still “lets the designers off the hook”, but again, we’re talking about actual possible solutions to problems found in high level play. Blaming the designers for not understanding your preffered style of play and catering to it above others solves nothing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7288188, member: 6785785"] See this sounds like a pretty boring encounter to me, where each side just takes its turn wailing on the other in a race to deplete HP. I’d also say that I can think of very few examples of dragons doing that. In most instances of dragons in literature and pop culture, they tend to use their flight, speed, and breath weapon far more than they rely on brute strength. But this simply shows how different opinions may be and how you can’t please everyone. However, since you’ve stated what it is that you want from the dragon, why not simply increase its HP by a ton, or grant it resistance to all damage? Maybe increase its number of Legendary Actions? Increase its damage on all attacks by +5 or +1d8. Make the dragon a brute. It’s pretty easy to do so. Other suggestions have focused on making it more effective in combat, but you can just as easily simply make it more capable of absorbing and/or dealing damage. I realize this still “lets the designers off the hook”, but again, we’re talking about actual possible solutions to problems found in high level play. Blaming the designers for not understanding your preffered style of play and catering to it above others solves nothing. [/QUOTE]

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