tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post8866185667354143504..comments2024-03-28T04:41:30.440-04:00Comments on DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS: Love/Hate: AD&D DragonsKiltedyaksmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-42845205990388100042011-12-02T00:37:21.562-05:002011-12-02T00:37:21.562-05:00In the 1e and 2e days I was always afraid to use d...In the 1e and 2e days I was always afraid to use dragons in my games - I was afraid the combats wouldn't be memorable enough and I wouldn't do the iconic monster justice (they're right in the name of the game after all).<br />Say what you will about the 3e era's proliferation of Dragons in adventures (it did get a bit silly at times), but that's what it took for me to get overVictor Von Davehttp://dave.monkeymartian.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-48193638889782327782011-11-21T13:31:44.414-05:002011-11-21T13:31:44.414-05:00There is a recent thread on ODD74 about dragons an...There is a <a href="http://odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=monterstreasure&action=display&thread=6374" rel="nofollow">recent thread</a> on ODD74 about dragons and low-level characters. Interestingly, many of the posters there seem to relish the fact that dragons are "smaller scale" and can be encountered by characters of any level. But then, in OD&D, I guess the power Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-17134992047866070192011-11-19T17:33:45.430-05:002011-11-19T17:33:45.430-05:00I've never been a fan of the metallic dragons....I've never been a fan of the metallic dragons. So in my games only the five chromatic dragons existed, but they could be of any alignment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-51966485779783670652011-11-18T16:59:32.339-05:002011-11-18T16:59:32.339-05:00The other thing I liked about AD&D dragons is ...The other thing I liked about AD&D dragons is that they were "stepped" much like monsterous humanoids - you had to work your way up the ladder to fight the biggest, meanest dragons.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-73451915805604388612011-11-18T08:53:32.168-05:002011-11-18T08:53:32.168-05:00In my 1E games dragons were rare, deadly, and alwa...In my 1E games dragons were rare, deadly, and always memorable encounters. Oddly though, to me, dragons didn't quite seem to fit into the 1E aesthetic. I really don't know why but the 1E game to me was a bit more medieval and less fantasy so dragons always seemed a little out of place in my game, just a little.<br /><br />2E dragons seem to fit better with the aesthetic of the game and itcibethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815626047653230637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-50357636468456381682011-11-18T02:09:21.023-05:002011-11-18T02:09:21.023-05:00In my games you might *see* one below 'suffici...In my games you might *see* one below 'sufficient level' - you might even talk to one. I like to embed them in the world a bit, maybe have a less-than-evil one living under a city or something. You won't be off slaying any any time soon though.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-75458358396181737262011-11-17T21:45:37.798-05:002011-11-17T21:45:37.798-05:00I have used Dragons twice against my players. I...I have used Dragons twice against my players. I'm not a huge fan of the flavors from AD&D. I prefer my Dragons being a bit more generic but also more mysterious, like each Dragon is its own scary thing without well known and defined breeds and colors.Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342275462566805167noreply@blogger.com