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Harald387 · 05-02-2018, 07:08 AM

Dragons are perceptive - the stock medium dragon has Per 16, and a dragon with higher IQ also has higher Per. PCs should rarely get the drop on a dragon.

Dragons are smart; they have a high enough Tactics skill that the GM can readily justify any number of dirty tricks, and there is very little reason they should not use whatever traits (including spells) they have available to their best advantage. A dragon that puts up a Windstorm, Greases the floor, and casts Panic the moment the PCs burst into the room is terrifying (literally).

Dragons fly; if your PCs encounter a dragon in an area where it doesn't have enough room to fly, then your PCs should not be encountering that dragon there, because the dragon probably heard them coming (dragons are perceptive) and made sure it wasn't hanging around in a tiny box (dragons are smart).

Dragons are strong; it's reasonable to have a dragon hurling 240-lb chunks of rock at delvers for 4d damage at 35 yards (and sadly, probably more effective than their breath weapon). There's little reason not to give one Throwing skill and fill the battlefield with convenient rubble.

Encountered in a small dungeon room, taken by surprise, and stuck on the ground, fighting in melee? A dragon is not particularly dangerous. But that probably shouldn't happen.

05-02-2018, 07:08 AM	#16
Harald387 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON, CA	Re: Making dragons slightly tougher Dragons are perceptive - the stock medium dragon has Per 16, and a dragon with higher IQ also has higher Per. PCs should rarely get the drop on a dragon. Dragons are smart; they have a high enough Tactics skill that the GM can readily justify any number of dirty tricks, and there is very little reason they should not use whatever traits (including spells) they have available to their best advantage. A dragon that puts up a Windstorm, Greases the floor, and casts Panic the moment the PCs burst into the room is terrifying (literally). Dragons fly; if your PCs encounter a dragon in an area where it doesn't have enough room to fly, then your PCs should not be encountering that dragon there, because the dragon probably heard them coming (dragons are perceptive) and made sure it wasn't hanging around in a tiny box (dragons are smart). Dragons are strong; it's reasonable to have a dragon hurling 240-lb chunks of rock at delvers for 4d damage at 35 yards (and sadly, probably more effective than their breath weapon). There's little reason not to give one Throwing skill and fill the battlefield with convenient rubble. Encountered in a small dungeon room, taken by surprise, and stuck on the ground, fighting in melee? A dragon is not particularly dangerous. But that probably shouldn't happen. __________________ M2: Everything is true. GP: Even false things? M2: Even false things are true. GP: How can that be? M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it.