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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9176816" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p><em>I didn’t say “all” dragons. </em>There’s certainly dragons in myth and lore every bit as fearsome as the ones in the game.</p><p></p><p>But a lot of critters called dragons in various European cultures are codified into D&D as wyverns and other large, reptilian creatures- not dragons.</p><p></p><p>Let’s consider another iconic Draconic solo battle: St George & the Dragon. The dragon was intelligent and is described as “poisoning the countryside.” That could be a lot of things, ranging from a noxious odor, the effects of its waste, a cursed aura, or demonic aura akin to that attributed to witches in some legends.</p><p></p><p>It demanded tribute of 2 sheep daily, which eventually got increased to a man and a sheep, and finally their children and youths, chosen by lottery.</p><p></p><p>(Is that a lot? Hard to say. It’s not like there’s a lot of official D&D lore on Draconic metabolisms.)</p><p>But the battle is brief: after making the sign of the cross, he defeats the beast with two successful lance blows, then has the rescued princess place her girdle around its neck to lead it around like a leashed dog.</p><p></p><p>He decapitates the beast before the king in exchange for a promise of religious conversion from the king and his people.</p><p></p><p>Even for a high-level Paladin- as St. George would probably be modeled on D&D- 2 lance blows are probably NOT going to convince a mature D&D dragon to surrender. And a princess’s girdle seems a small article of clothing to wrap around one’s neck.</p><p></p><p>As for Beowulf’s dragon, he didn’t actually fight it solo. Wiglaf was instrumental in the battle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9176816, member: 19675"] [I]I didn’t say “all” dragons. [/I]There’s certainly dragons in myth and lore every bit as fearsome as the ones in the game. But a lot of critters called dragons in various European cultures are codified into D&D as wyverns and other large, reptilian creatures- not dragons. Let’s consider another iconic Draconic solo battle: St George & the Dragon. The dragon was intelligent and is described as “poisoning the countryside.” That could be a lot of things, ranging from a noxious odor, the effects of its waste, a cursed aura, or demonic aura akin to that attributed to witches in some legends. It demanded tribute of 2 sheep daily, which eventually got increased to a man and a sheep, and finally their children and youths, chosen by lottery. (Is that a lot? Hard to say. It’s not like there’s a lot of official D&D lore on Draconic metabolisms.) But the battle is brief: after making the sign of the cross, he defeats the beast with two successful lance blows, then has the rescued princess place her girdle around its neck to lead it around like a leashed dog. He decapitates the beast before the king in exchange for a promise of religious conversion from the king and his people. Even for a high-level Paladin- as St. George would probably be modeled on D&D- 2 lance blows are probably NOT going to convince a mature D&D dragon to surrender. And a princess’s girdle seems a small article of clothing to wrap around one’s neck. As for Beowulf’s dragon, he didn’t actually fight it solo. Wiglaf was instrumental in the battle. [/QUOTE]
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