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letatcestmoi · 02-13-2021, 08:56 PM

One of my players was lucky enough to acquire a dragonet. It has largely been a minor distraction, usually forgotten, but last session it had cause to use its breath weapon.

Now they and dragons both state that using their breath weapon costs ST.

Up until this point, the one dragon they did encounter was conjured by a spell, and the dragonet has not breathed fire.

Which leads me to the following question: is the ST expended treated as fatigue or just like any other hit? I can see the argument go either way. However, I am conscious that the players will most likely eventually find themselves in a position where having a d6 of fire every 15 minutes becomes a huge headache for me.

RAW imply it’s treated like a standard ST loss and would require potions or time. I haven’t made an official ruling yet, so I have no precedent to need to pull back from.

02-13-2021, 08:56 PM	#1
letatcestmoi Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC	Dragonets and breath weapons One of my players was lucky enough to acquire a dragonet. It has largely been a minor distraction, usually forgotten, but last session it had cause to use its breath weapon. Now they and dragons both state that using their breath weapon costs ST. Up until this point, the one dragon they did encounter was conjured by a spell, and the dragonet has not breathed fire. Which leads me to the following question: is the ST expended treated as fatigue or just like any other hit? I can see the argument go either way. However, I am conscious that the players will most likely eventually find themselves in a position where having a d6 of fire every 15 minutes becomes a huge headache for me. RAW imply it’s treated like a standard ST loss and would require potions or time. I haven’t made an official ruling yet, so I have no precedent to need to pull back from.