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Why do dragons do so little damage?
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<blockquote data-quote="eriktheguy" data-source="post: 4787346" data-attributes="member: 83662"><p>In addition to smart dragons using terrain to their advantage here is something I tried out in 3e.</p><p>Kobolds. They love dragons, form alliances with them, and sometimes even worship them. Partway through the battle the kobolds can attack, attempting to get sneak attacks and immobilize the players to make them vulnerable to the dragon's area attacks. The kobolds can also use traps, and both the dragons and the kobolds see the kobolds as expendable (the dragon is willing to toast a few of them with his breath if it means hitting the players). This can seriously up the threat/damage of the dragon, and also gives the controller something to do.</p><p>Another option is to simply use a higher level dragon. Dragons don't just do massive damage for being dragons, you need to choose a dragon two or more levels higher than the party to be a serious threat. If the encounter is a dragon equal or one above the party's level, this is a standard encounter and should only "challenge a typical group of characters, but not overwhelm them" (DMG, 56).</p><p>In any case, if you want a truly epic battle, always make it at least 2 levels higher than the party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eriktheguy, post: 4787346, member: 83662"] In addition to smart dragons using terrain to their advantage here is something I tried out in 3e. Kobolds. They love dragons, form alliances with them, and sometimes even worship them. Partway through the battle the kobolds can attack, attempting to get sneak attacks and immobilize the players to make them vulnerable to the dragon's area attacks. The kobolds can also use traps, and both the dragons and the kobolds see the kobolds as expendable (the dragon is willing to toast a few of them with his breath if it means hitting the players). This can seriously up the threat/damage of the dragon, and also gives the controller something to do. Another option is to simply use a higher level dragon. Dragons don't just do massive damage for being dragons, you need to choose a dragon two or more levels higher than the party to be a serious threat. If the encounter is a dragon equal or one above the party's level, this is a standard encounter and should only "challenge a typical group of characters, but not overwhelm them" (DMG, 56). In any case, if you want a truly epic battle, always make it at least 2 levels higher than the party. [/QUOTE]
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