Basically Dragons: The Bad Guys

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[@ThatQueerArtist]

in dnd I have a baby dragon who was cursed at birth, to never grow older. and he hordes a single coin. his name is nickel.

[@Drekromancer]

THIS IS SO CUTE

[@reptilprinceoflizardpeople5797]

That's adorable. Can I use it?

[@rita6355]

I would die for him

[@lizapiashko9105]

what kind of coin is it?

[@YoutubeAccountMan]

how original...

[@carlcunningham7750]

Dragon: Becomes a draco-lich Every other dragon: "YOU FRICKING FRICK! WHEN WILL YOU LEARN! WHEN WILL YOU LEARN, THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!"

[@jon9828]

Platinum grandpa and Multi-mom are gonna get ya!

[@zacharyhawley1693]

*Years later as they're stuck in a fricking gemstone for centuries.* "Oh, this was what those assholes were talking about.

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

@@zacharyhawley1693 Undeath is always a curse in the end.

[@eyesoftomorrow6647]

that exact thing happend in a game of mine

[@turtlelord8021]

Dracolich: I WILL BECOME GOD HEHEH Tiamat: *facepalm* you do realize that you can't become a god

[@nicoharlan5703]

"A Goblin with no resume, qualifications, or experience" is the most accurate way I've ever been described.

[@jackielinde7568]

It's a pretty wide blanket that fits most of us.

[@cutcutado]

"We are all goblins to someone in the end" -Life philosophy taken from goblin slayer

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

goblins gonna gobble. tbh I'm more like a crossbreed of a goblin and a kobold, unfortunately that statblock doesn't exist and my GM said no homebrew for this campaign.

[@Jimbo55151]

In too tall, fat, and hairy to be a goblin. Guess I’m a bug bear

[@IveBeenWithBruma]

Whoa be the day you find yourself in a high challenge rating fight consisting only goblins. Then see how well these false statements stay in the back of your mind. Oh wait that level 20 you've been working on is now dead and your party is unable to retrieve your corpse. So sad.

[@robintst]

Red dragons love money. The irony suddenly hit me... remember the D&D Tower of Doom arcade game? The red dragon fight was intentionally made brutally unfair thereby enticing people to continually pump quarters in. All it was missing was a real graphic of your money falling down behind the dragon onto his hoard.

[@mightyspaceghost9778]

That's such a good idea

[@GoldenPenHD]

Employee: Welcome to Cold Stone, what can I get for you today? Black Dragon: Can I get a scoop of Suffering? Employee: Ok, do you want any toppings? Black Dragon: Maybe some sprinkles of depression.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

Void Dragon: "I'm sorry old friend but you don't enough Exp for it."

[@jackielinde7568]

I hear that they listen to a lot of the really obscure Emo bands. And I'm not talking mainstream poser shit like Panic! at the Disco or Fall Out Boys, either.

[@Attaxalotl]

NOICE

[@IrvingIV]

@@jackielinde7568 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mauvip9qm7Jrr80

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

"Alright. You can certainly try. But the roll DC is 250, and he has legendary resistances."

[@nogitsune4452]

One of the greatest narrative struggles. Trying to explain how your sorcerer's ancestor banged a chromatic dragon. ... And they were not a bard.

[@Jpteryx]

Blue Dragons are known to have half-dragon kids so they can raise them as bodyguards or private soldiers. Edit: I could also see Red or Green Dragons doing it for political marriage reasons. "If you agree to serve me, you can marry my half-dragon child and your descendants will be sorcerers."

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Pity lay is a thing.

[@rayanderson5797]

In one of my character's case, his ancestor was sent to slay a black dragon. Instead of kill her, they talked, and since both the dragon and him were unbelievably evil, they just decided to get married and have three kids. One of which was my sorcerer's horrible dad.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@Jpteryx my sorceress is descended from a green dragon who enslaved an entire village of elves because he's a dragon. he would usually play nice and protects the land from invaders, but when someone in the village displeased him, he basically walked into town and performed heavy amounts of probably not consensual coitus with one of their maidens, often with the whole village watching, to teach them a lesson. the ones who survived the process sometimes ended up giving birth to half dragons, the rest he ate.

[@trapical]

If it was a chromatic dragon, the most obvious answer is non-consensual sex. Let's be real folks. Those dragons are defined as being evil and aggressive. Your ancestor lost a battle, and then unspeakables happened.

[@thegnarledpirate9198]

Bard: **seduces chromatic dragon** **seduces succbus** **seduces a goddness** DM: **pissed** You died of heart attack while you rest. Bard: I seduce Death

[@ANDELE3025]

Death states: Sorry, not gay.

[@arachineatzeer7478]

Death: You died of the clap, no thanks.

[@twotone3471]

Shouldn't have sold your soul for that genital enhancement potion, huh?

[@arachineatzeer7478]

It doesn't work in the afterlife you limp d*ck fool

[@jamesbiggs8397]

I don't get why DMs get so mad about this; not all monsters are adventurer-fuckers. You can just say "Despite the high-quality smoulder you give the dragon, it does not seem interested in mammals."

[@namanurahasya9886]

My favorite part was when he spent a whole hour talking about the False Hydra and then acts like it didn’t happen.

[@koishikomeiji3888]

Hmmmmst've

[@cutcutado]

Thats how false hydras work

[@APfub]

@@cutcutado r/whoosh

[@nonexistent4814]

Amythyst Hughes Is this the power of king crimson?

[@cutcutado]

@@nonexistent4814 This is... Requiem

[@Tmanowns]

I like to write white dragons as forces of nature, that they're like the wendigo spirit in North American indigenous mythology. Their very presence creates blizzards, and delays spring, and brings winter early. The winters become colder, and animals become desperate and hungry, attacking people more often. People turn to banditry or flee the lands, which means people are out in the open more, leaving them vulnerable to dragon attacks. In general, I think dragons are at their best when it isn't just that they're powerful, but they affect the lands around them. I think making them animalistic sets them up perfectly to be fucking with nature.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

"When fighting against any dragon. Always bring Null Berries." - Monster Hunter

[@PLAY-oe1nn]

When you said something about affecting the land around them. I immediately thought of Overlord the Anime/Light Novel

[@TheFoxClaws]

Generic Person Most of their lair actions affect the area around it

[@iliketurtles2531]

Green dragons actually do that. The plants and animals around them will start overgrow and become magical. Even their dead bodies will make forests bigger and lushier.

[@supercool1312]

Generic Person all dragons do that. read the monster manual, they have effects that happen within 5 miles of their lair e.g green dragons cause bushes to get thicker or something i think

[@chuckwood3426]

An easier way to remember how all the different chromatic dragons function is to remember that the are all based on 80's movie high school villain stereotypes. Red Dragons are the *Jocks:* Athletic and powerful they fight to be the alphas of any environments they happen to be in. Extremely prideful and rather hot tempered, they are usually at the top of the class totem-pole. Blue Dragons are the *Gang Leader:* Not as physically powerful as the Jock, but might still win in a fight as they fight dirty and would bring their minions along to help/be meat shields. Green Dragons are the *Gossip Queens:* They avoid direct confrontations, preferring to use rumors and slander to get their way. Likes it when people more powerful than them are tricked in to fighting one another. Rules through social influence. Black Dragons are the *Goth/Columbine kids:* They are loners that hate everyone not themselves. And sometimes each other as well. Not terribly strong, but they might explode one day, disregard all danger and usher terrible and calculated violence at everyone around them. White Dragons are that *feral kid* who eats crayons in the corner and kills small animals for fun. The fact that nor much is going on upstairs mean that he is an unpredictable agent of chaos. Might grudgingly act as a subordinate for one of the stronger dragons. Close to the bottom of the social totem-pole. But still someone who is too dangerous to bully.

[@thisisausername9356]

Holy fuck this is amazing

[@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers]

huh, never thought of it that way

[@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers]

@shcrodinger's Lion i see your point. maybe a change to "emo" would work

[@Blattella]

okay so what i'm hearing is an 80's high school film parody where all the characters are full, un-polymorphed dragons

[@Eisenwulf666]

You went to an interesting school.

[@remembernovember9059]

I will never be able to get the names "Platinum Grandpa" and "Multi-mom" out of my head now.

[@thedootlord]

Nice 200 likes

[@MayBeSomething]

"At that point, humility isn't an option. It's a punchline." I like that quote.

[@sempitraum5541]

Dracoliches are the "it's not a phase mom" of dragons.

[@itsashane1552]

Sempi Traum “it’s not a phase Tiamat”

[@an8strengthkobold360]

Well I mean its not.

[@omnical6135]

the "its not a phase, mom" of dragons except the phase is permenant

[@brandon8667]

@@omnical6135 it's like getting gages but for dragons

[@dynamiczero]

I guess you could say that White Dragons enjoy ice-olation

[@whyates7360]

Didn’t know my dad was in the comments

[@mitchellenderson7194]

They prefer to give other dragons the *cold* shoulder.

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

Simple test to see if a dragon is nice: Will it let you boop the snoot? If no, imma kill it

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

I hope the dragon's heart is not connect to your character's heart otherwise it won't end well. lol

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

Absol StoryofFiction I would be fully open to being booped by a dragon

[@valance10]

Do not boop that merry suicide bomber

[@Robin_Robout]

I booped a red dragon several times. As a monk...with stunning strike.

[@dasytaylor]

*homestuck*

[@arcticdino1650]

NOM, OOOF. That's how a Draco lich is made

[@plantsoup6456]

Sense you mentioned Monster Hunter and turf wars, I’d imagine a blue/brass dragon turf war going like so: The two dragons square up as their roars bellow across the sand. The great blue wyrm lunges with its claw and circles back around to start is technique if attacking and retreating. The brass, utilizing its superior ground-based agility, expertly dances underneath the desert tyrant and leaps into the blue’s back. The sting of claw summon a growl from the despot, but he azure beast retaliates by slamming its back on the ground, rolling over to pin the smaller dragon, and tossing it away with its mouth after a monstrous crunch of its jaw. Then they both get up and leave the zone, because Monster Hunter.

[@isaiahizrailov4304]

i played a true neutral warlock with a chaotic evil pseudodragon as if he was like a devil on my shoulder, it was rly funny

[@grandphenocianphoenix1796]

I like that idea

[@isaiahizrailov4304]

@@grandphenocianphoenix1796 you could do the same with an imp (which is a better familiar anyways)

[@cavetrollvillageidiot3095]

Quote that relates to Black Dragons: "Well, most people would (charitably) refer to you as the *CROWN PRINCE OF DOUCHEBAGS, LONG MAY HE REIGN* "

[@Kroq-gar]

Sao abridged

[@arejay7561]

Who told you about my goblin lifestyle

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

we did, the moment we subscribed the goblin alarm went off in his dank cave.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

It was me, I rattes you out.

[@dawnmurphy1641]

I like how in Pathfinder they wanted one new subspecies every book, but they used the metallic and chromatic dragons in the first beastiary, so then we got the elemental dragons + the shadow dragon, the imperial dragons, and finally the dragons that I don't remember their name, but it had something to do with spacetime, as you can see, they slowly get more and more crazier

[@dawnmurphy1641]

Btw, I'm only talking about true dragons

[@DemonicEngineer]

Durnehviir in Skyrim is basically a combo between a Dracolich (because Necromancy) and a Shadow dragon (Because he was transformed by a realm that he can't leave for very long now)

[@Nyghtking]

One of the interesting things I heard is that blue dragons are probably the most reasonable of the chromatic dragons, in that you can actually make a deal with them that won't turn out horrible for you, I heard them described as they want you to know they are powerful and you live because they allow it, and with that out of the way they probably won't even use that power on you.

[@thestoopidiot870]

"With flying colours" is a great description of chromatic dragons.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

Lich King Arthas: *Flexes* 10 Dracoliches spawn PCs: "Alright. I'm out."

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Not to be rude but its Arthas. Not Arthus.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

@@bonefetcherbrimley7740 Thanks

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Anytime:D

[@Battleguild]

But that sweet Artifact longsword that can cast cold spells, deals cold damage on a hit, and can Soul Trap and Reanimate...

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

@@Battleguild We call that Cyro-Necromancy Class. lol

[@jazdigance6403]

"The obsisian dragon is from the expansion with psionics" ...Kalameet, is that you?

[@zionthedragon8866]

Kalameet is better, and existed BEFORE the idea of obisodan dragons, and isn't as poorly written edgelord op like d&d obsidian dragons.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

If a black dragon made an instrument, it would be an array of keys each linked to a different torture device attacking a different creature, whose screams echo down pipes to the Dragon. Some torture examples are as such; A salt-covered Maul that when activated, slams into the crotch of a Troll and then rotates if the key is held, A valve that opens a vent to a constantly-brewing pot of well-made rabbit stew, which floats in front of the nose of a near-starved Hill giant when activated, an excruciating but nonlethal neurotoxin that drips into the open wound of a dire Worg when activated, and a dwarven father whose three daughters are shown to him, being tortured, when the key is held. I didn't know that I was that imaginative.

[@lordopotamus9109]

While a good start, instruments involving living medium are too temperamental. Sure, it's great for the first ten or so minutes, but then the acid needs to be refilled, the belts start to slip on the complicated mechanics, one of the "strings" has slipped from it's restraint, and your thundering giant has popped it's vocal chords before the the big climax of the composition, leading to an ever expanding field of dead notes on your instrument. For an instrument capable of performing a masterpiece composition of misery, The Organ is required. Constructed from the remains of countless tortured victims and vile magic, The Organ's sound grows and evolves with the experience of it's owner. One set of keys connects to a set of rib-cages of various sizes, each nested within the other, with each key summoning a spectral bow string to be drawn across a rib, via the "Bone Fiddle" spell. Skulls adorn nearly every surface of The Organ, responding to the input of another set of keys, each one replaying it's own dying scream, reliably reproduced with "Magic Mouth". Stretching from the back of the horrid instrument, several covered tracks lead up and above the rest, depositing the decapitated heads of enemies, victims, or unruly minions at the top, each one wrapped in a helmet and sorted by size. Upon depression of a foot pedal, the corresponding head is subjected to the "Heat Metal" spell, causing it to burst with a percussive pop, the now empty space automagicly filled with the next helm. A more twisted conductor may even curse his torture chambers to permanently bind the souls of those that die within them to The Organ, preventing resurrection, so that they may play the notes of pain upon their victims very souls.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

@@lordopotamus9109 Firstly, I never said the victims would be technically alive, and secondly, fighting decay and resource usage is a magical task undertaken by the performer, and a sign of prestige if done perfectly. It's all part of the challenge.

[@SladePate]

Hello wearing traveler ,you too have come to rest here and listen to another tale weaved by the Runesmith?

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

*Puts a Soul Coin in the bucket*

[@r.fletch0016]

I got lost has anyone seen a druid and a barbarian

[@Eto-Ezio]

Indeed

[@Garl_Vinland]

Kill Jester

[@justanaverageferret]

Wearing traveler? Why thank you for noticing! I worked very hard on this skin blanket I made from a poor courier, worry not though, I delivered the letter for him. I'm not a monster.

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

the adventurers ganging up on the green dragon caught me offguard

[@MonkeyJedi99]

It's funny, because Stephen King IS a Shining author!

[@hobbes2555]

Oh that was clever. 👍

[@normalguyhere9158]

🤣

[@nomnomgoblin8901]

"Even though you're a goblin with no resume qualifications or experience." John Goblikon wants to know your location. And probably borrow five bucks.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

NekroGoblikon is good, but I prefer Wind Rose.

[@Greatermememan]

Fact : Dragons are epic

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

Fact: Dragons are hard to kill... Especially when they're not indigenous to the area like summoning a Void Dragon or running into an Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

@Dalton K I hear Void Dragons in D&D are like a Secret Boss since they hit harder than most other Bosses... Or it could be the Obsidian Dragon. I'm not sure.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

The more you know.

[@bruhboss3141]

Another fact: runesmith.squarespace.com was deleted ;-;

[@bruhboss3141]

Oof it turned it into a link and now youtube will think it's spam

[@darienb1127]

Wait, i thought this video was about Dragons, not politicians.

[@benthomason3307]

Imagine a final boss who is able to cast every single wall of X spell, and then spend a sorcery point or something to make it ten ft higher.

[@darienb1127]

@@benthomason3307 oh, that took me a second to get the joke tbh.

[@engrishdish3102]

Politicians are bootleg dragons

[@IrvingIV]

I wonder how a nice dragon would work. I suppose it wouldn't be too far out of character, right? A dragon that cares about it's wealth might see the value of raising crops or herding animals for selling to lost, hungry adventurers. After all, adventurers tend to carry lots of money, so why not exploit their greatest weakness, the need for food, to gain fabulous wealth? Plus, people love polite customer service, a particularly silver-tongued dragon will make humans love buying from it, they'll come to them time and time again for good conversation and a well priced meal. In fact, it's not too farfetched to place a dragon as the commercial or political head of a settlement of humans or elves or somesuch, after all, capitalism is the most effective means of consolidating wealth in one place, all a dragon has to do is make sure it goes to _them._

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

Man, the Blue and Red parties suck. Had a silver run for the blue party, but he lost in the primaries to a blue that's only marginally better than the current red. I'm voting for the blue anyway, because I'm tired of all the fires everywhere.

[@cerocero2817]

I'd sure like to get my hands on some of that brew that's powerful enough to instakill a dragon. Did you have to draw the pants on the dude at 2:57 by yourself?

[@cgberz]

When you first said chromatic... I thought it was grammatic. Those grammatic dragons are mad oof.

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

Grammatic Dragons occupy the LG-LN-LE spectrum. Their main shared ideals are that they hoard things with the main goal of collecting and spreading information, as well as defying the world's chaos. Lawful Evil Grammatic Dragons are known as Prescriptivists, and see other beings as flawed and in need of "correction". They routinely kidnap members of other races and "re-educate" them to match their ideals and behaviour, and only let their captives return to their home if they agree to spread the dragon's ideology. Their hoards consist of old-fashioned, usually obsolete pieces of technology, which they insist are better than their modern counterparts and include the proper usage of in their re-education. Prescriptivists are stone-gray, with dull scales that allow them to blend in with rocky mountains and caves. Their breath petrifies the afflicted, much like the gaze of a basilisk or medusa. The resulting statue is then either eaten or kept as a decorative statue. Lawful Neutral Grammatic Dragons are known as Descriptivists, and see other beings as strange and curious things to be studied and understood. Descriptivists treasure knowledge for its own sake, and collect informational items and artworks, such as scrolls, books, and paintings. Descriptivists understand that their hoard is not their physical items, but the ideas conveyed by them, and so will be content to part with any of it on the condition that they're provided an identical copy. Otherwise, the thief will simply not be allowed to leave until memorizing the wanted information or giving up. The color of a Descriptivist is unknown, as their scales are polished to a mirror sheen, reflecting their surroundings and making their silhouette nearly impossible to make out. Their breath rapidly deposits crystalline minerals, sealing away exits, and on direct contact, encasing the target in a thick clear gem. Lawful Good Grammatic Dragons are known as Progressivists, and see other beings as valuable sources of order and progress that need to be protected from the world's inclination towards entropy. Progressivists seek out and "claim" a civilized settlement as their "hoard", thinking of each citizen as a small treasure to be protected against threats like invasions and natural disasters. Progressivists understand that broadening one's horizons is a good way to further spread ideas, as well as learn new ones, so they allow their treasures to leave their hoard under predetermined sets of conditions, such as returning for frequent visits, writing letters, and traveling with someone that will keep them safe. Progressivists are a wide range of freckled colors, as their scales are opalescent and refract light like prisms. Their breath lays down a thin frost of sharp crystal shards, either onto their treasures as protective armor or onto the ground as area-denial caltrops.

[@ratman505]

10:26 - I think everything would die instantly if they chugged a whole bottle of mountain dew by eating it That reminds me: Would a Turtle-Dracolich just eat the empty bottle?

[@blaink8064]

4:46 the exact moment monetization said goodbye

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

The true threat against the PCs.

[@adolphinnamedinfernicus6520]

Noice

[@Drekromancer]

@@absolstoryoffiction6615 Poontang.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

Yep.

[@IronyOfNadir]

6:28 In D&D I actually have a stolen Black Dragon Egg and ive given him the name Jeremiah

[@thebeardedpug9627]

This came at the perfect time DMing a one shot for some friends and the BBEG of the one shot is a Adult White Dragon so this was rather helpful

[@geoleo965]

In other words, of all of them presented, *silver* is the one to go. (Even the golden dragon can be tyrannical.)

[@isitnotwrittenthat1680]

Copper

[@geoleo965]

@@isitnotwrittenthat1680 OMG, NO! Unless you're a masochist and wanna have the slowest death because of boredom thanks to his trivial and endless conversations... Or was that the brass one? Either way, both are assholes. XD *EDIT-* Yup, the brass is your old grandpa and your favorite would be the Internet troll. Mine? The steel dragon as an adorable human LARPer.

[@isitnotwrittenthat1680]

@@geoleo965 that's brass

[@geoleo965]

@@isitnotwrittenthat1680 Indeed, had to confirm it myself too after not being sure, you can check my edit. Kudos for recalling it correctly. So you were saying that copper is your predilect, may I ask why?

[@isitnotwrittenthat1680]

@@geoleo965 they seem like they would be a fun boss, a bit crazy of course, but if you can put up with they're jokes they aren't particularly greedy and are generally pretty chill with the minions

[@roobtube6707]

Just trying to figure out why you highlighted those three classes as good against dragons. Monks have evasion and stunning strike - good to ignore attacks and to immobilise foes. Barbarians have resistance to some damages and high grapple scores - good to ignore attacks and immobilise foes. Druids have wildshape and grapple spells such as entangle - good to ignore attacks and immobilise foes. Hmm...

[@jagosutherland6937]

“Arrogant, with flying colours.”This video is literally about flying colours.

[@danieldavis4545]

6:02 they also really like the Mojave for some reason...

[@o_titan3874]

Hah I get it

[@severalcakes3267]

"They are the peak of vanity, right up there with people who wear varsity jackets..." STEVEN UNIVERSE wants to KNOW YOUR LOCATION.

[@jadenthomas5261]

Hold up fellas I gotta go watch the good guy dragon video. I pinky promised, it’s powerful binding magic.

[@jadenthomas5261]

Okay I’m back.

[@parallax7789]

@@jadenthomas5261 Did you watch the neutral ones too?

[@jadenthomas5261]

Parallax77 ...I’ll be right back.

[@jadenthomas5261]

Parallax77 Wait I’ve been bamboozled

[@PisaMansodeCapoeira]

10:30 Imma just leave this here cuz it's too funny

[@MrTantrill]

"even though you are secretly a goblin with no resume or experience."

[@yurigouveawagner9432]

an adventure in which a black dragon tries to destroy a human settlement while a green dragon tries to keep them alive to gain power and influence would be nice.

[@defensivekobra3873]

In old edition lore, Blue dragons are suprisingly romantic among themselves

[@zionthedragon8866]

Really? Where was this written? I would to read that for myself!! It would be interesting...

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@zionthedragon8866 sadly i Only heard from it from an youtuber in the video you should watch called "what they don't tell you about Blue dragons". If you wanna look for this lore amma guess that a Good start is any citations he makes during the video and the 3.5e draconomicon

[@zionthedragon8866]

@@defensivekobra3873 I dunno, read some sketchy stuff about that, and sometimes he gets some info off the wiki, which sometimes may have incorrect information.

[@zionthedragon8866]

@@defensivekobra3873 but thx though!

[@Hektols]

@@zionthedragon8866 It is explained in the Draconomicon, a 3.5 book about dragons. A must have if you like dragons.

[@clarkside4493]

I used an ancient green dragon named Vyzathalon as a recurring NPC once. He lurked in a jungle with his massive extended family of sorcerous hybrids. The party never fully trusted him, even though he was offering them some of his children as soldiers for their war. When they finally learned he kidnapped a baby unicorn just to torment its mother, they barged in to kill him. They weren't even sure if they were strong enough to do it, but that didn't matter, they were *_going to kill this dragon._* He was fun, I like playing green dragons.

[@timmehyyy]

We killed a Young Red Dragon in our campaign. I'm playing a necromancer.. I now have a bloody skeletal Dragon that I can magic jar into and control...

[@williamlockhartnelson8873]

So my kleptomaniac rogue kinda stole a baby red dragon and is trying to keep it as a pet. The red dragon is also the king of a dugar city...

[@averagejo1626]

I have an ancient black dragon in my campaign who’s lived a long life, seen much war and after fell in love with a dryad and helped her raise her children after her first partner left. (He even has a daughter of his own now who I plan to send party on quest to find later) He’s an interesting character who freaked out party at first appearance, all he did was offer them food. 🤣

[@ajizel13]

What'd he offer, a pickled gator??

[@averagejo1626]

@@ajizel13 fresh killed deer

[@simpaholic9552]

Been waiting for the vid on these bad boy rainbow lizards for a while

[@Overlord99762]

Frost giant: COME OUT YOU FUCKING COWARD White Dragon: *panicked autistic screech*

[@nameistaken]

Thank you for this, I've been struggling to come up with a good BBEG for my campaign and a Shadow Dragon fits the bill perfectly. I'm glad I started watching your videos for the white noise.

[@potatolord6726]

Love your stuff man keep up the good work!

[@dreadfulme2218]

I too have problems tiring on the lights

[@johnstarinieri7360]

Great video, the Dracolich section had me dying, also hearing the Darkeater Midir theme gave me PTSD

[@Phelan666]

I'm just down here to savor the brilliance of "Multi-Mom".

[@Mare_Man]

0:52 I feel attacked

[@MarleneThreeOneSix]

The monster manual does have a template of sorts for converting a dragon to a Dragon, Shadow, but nothing too in depth. Shadowfell 100% deserves a campaign, as it has some of the coolest monsters. Easily my second favorite plain after Mechanus.

[@DoomedPaladin]

I may as well mention this here, you might read it since its not as buried as in your other videos. Purple, Yellow, and Orange dragons are detailed in the Dragon Compendium Vol. 1 (thetrove has it, you pirate). Song and Fang dragons are in 3(.x) Forgotten Realms books (and lots of wikis). Planar dragons (and additional metallic) are mainly in the Draconomicons for 3rd/4th. The Epic Level Handbook from 3 had the Prismatic, Radiant, and others. And the final issue of Dragon magazine (if you can find it) has the (CR 90) Time Dragon in it. My personal favorites though are 3rd party, with the Scarred Lands setting having a dragon that breath weapons Mordenkainen's Disjunction; and Kobold Press' Zemey, which has 3 regenerating heads that turn into additional monsters even after you cut them off.

[@aappaapp6627]

I had that EXACT obsidian dragon statue when I was younger but it broke when it got knocked over. Total nostalgia shock lmao

[@xavier6130]

6:34 Subtitles: "Hateful and *violins*"

[@opalescent4694]

I like that you said "Guys, gals, and pals." It's such a simple way to be inclusive.

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

"Guys, gals, and pals... Goblins."

[@cakecwkecake7479]

???

[@tristangoins3917]

For the Obsidian dragon I have that exact same statue, it's pretty dope, come's with a cool knife that I never sharpened.

[@thenarrator9000]

as a black dragon i am different to my kind i just wanna say "GET OUT ME SWAMP"

[@nevod.]

Plan on covering epic dragons? (Prismatic dragons and force dragons)

[@jon9828]

Those two sound really silly. Not gonna lie. But then again, dragons are ripe for "just gonna add one more type" designs anyway. I guess all the minutia of dnd gets pretty silly overall :).

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

@@jon9828 They kinda are, except when you realize that they're both epic level monsters that can tell gods to "get off my lawn you lousy kids!"

[@mariapolternest7993]

I second this statement because I like prismatic dragons and even made a Lego one

[@jon9828]

@@MachineMan-mj4gj ok FR fandom wiki. Prismatic dragon. Wyrmling(so basically newborn): Size huge, CR 14. O_o Ancient: Size, colossal+. CR 57. Yikes I think I'll file them under "too powerful to include in a campaign". Edit: unless we play epic level or something but c'mon, most campaigns don't go past level 12-13 or so anyway. Sad truth.

[@nevod.]

@@jon9828 As I see them, they're not enemies. These dragons should be played as roleplaying monsters and only that. If your party fights one of them they'll be instantly doomed but that's not the point, you're not supposed to fight them. You're supposed to use them as plot tools and as wise and extremely old NPC's which are used in only a super super spesific setting. These dragons aren't your usual "okay so you stumble into a [insert type here] dragon den." I guess your point does stand if you're planning on using them as campaign villains.

[@milovogel1568]

2:50 but thaaaaaat's not a dragon's dungeon, thaaaaaat's bleak falls barrow!!1!!!

[@jakubbarczyk4310]

I mean, in skyrim all The dungeons are dragon dungeons.

[@rejvaik00]

NEERRRRRRRRRRRRRED!

[@DaAwsumDude]

Listening to him try to hold back his laughter as he's talking about the white dragons only makes it more funnier.

[@kilo3989]

I love how Niv Mizzet the Firemind was the pic for the "Dragons are assholes but it makes sense that they'd be" bit

[@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308]

Fucking izzet players man, they’re in the god damn walls.

[@davidvonsohnen4020]

Well of course niv mizzet is a like god to me and my fellow izzet mages. Glory to the firemind!

[@racekitty]

Any suggestions for making a red dragon BBEG? I find them the hardest to make long term villain.

[@kawbmxful]

Narcissistic god emperor using his army of slaves to run a puppet empire, several layers of government that appear to run as a normal government but is in all actuality just a bunch of slaves in gilded cages. An ancient red could be the mysterious god emperor that is never seen or could even show themselves as avatars in human form, for each successor to the throne they are taken back to a ceremonial chamber where they are gifted their "god powers" and officially take the throne, except really they are just becoming a light snack and the basis for the next 80 yrs of polymorph or seeming.

[@Drekromancer]

@@kawbmxful Brilliant. This has so many layers.

[@kawbmxful]

@@Drekromancer I'm not gunna lie to you man, this premise is about 75% plagiarized from the 3rd book in the dragonlord series. Except in that series it's also a matriarchy worshipping an enslaved feral Phoenix that's pumping magic through a tortured dragon into the actual dragon who's running the show. It gets real weird.

[@kawbmxful]

@person person sort of, mostly just the entire government is fluff, pure pomp and circumstance with no substance. At the end of the day every decision is the will of the dragon and theirs alone. Every single person in government being a "royal" raised in the palace completely unaware of the mental influence of the dragon. If the empire is old enough hearing voices in your head commanding you towards certain actions would just be the will of the god emperor and proof you were blessed. Especially if you knew nothing else. Hell even the gifted mages would know no better given enough time and subtle influence.

[@kawbmxful]

@person person lmao nah, but feel free to chuck that at whatever political party rustles your jimmies the most. Given enough free time you could make an argument for all of em.

[@Divinemakyr]

I want Runesmith to be my spirit animal.

[@skullman-us7wn]

Logan sounded so pleased with himself with that “Heyyy!”

[@chaos9731]

Dragons are just magical steroid lizards. Prove me wrong.

[@chaseva9685]

No, no. You forgot the heaping amounts of God damn TESTOSTERONE

[@BiningiTheBanan]

It is one of few impossible, unanswerable questions. It may be hard to realize at first but this is a question in the form of a standard statement, and there is no answer because they are right.

[@IrvingIV]

CHAOS Says steroid. Cholesterol is technically a steroid. Dragons are now giant cholesterol lizards.

[@chaos9731]

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[@SoJoever]

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[@jazon80r13]

SCP 1:06 HAS BROKEN OUT OF THE FACILITY AT GATE A! FIRE THE H.I.D. TURRET EMMIDATLY. DO NOT LET IT CROSS THE BRIGE

[@wasdjay_3917]

The way that the dracolich is described inspired my whole campaign

[@Skunnt]

FINALLY!!! I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS VIDEO!!!

[@benulrand9137]

You are a very good content creator.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

I second that statement.

[@novaraptorus6250]

Hello adventurer i'm Ahla-Truduo Suzan of Quhanada, for saving my daughter I will give you her hand in marriage and my best 500 slaves. So what say you adventurer?

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

Lich King: "500 souls would do well, but it really depends on the quality of these souls. As for your daughter, will have to decline. I rather not deal with someone who might betray me in my own bed... I'll take the 500 slaves and you can keep your daughter."

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

can I also have shiny things? what about that dragon mount? I want to ride that dragon... I'm gonna name him George... that's my dragon now, I don't care what you say.

[@justyouraveragehuman8694]

Sparrow I shit you not I made a pet dragon named George. Are you my long lost twin or what?

[@novaraptorus6250]

Hello adventurer i'm Justin Trudeau Prime minister of Canada, for saving my daughter I will give you her hand in marriage and my best 500 slaves. So what say you adventurer?

[@lordbuss]

1:06 I remember in the 3.5 dragon book it was said that dragons can't die of old age, and always continue to grow.

[@respectfulevil9022]

Square space is like a warlok patron that just wants you to say its name

[@monkeykingw]

I feel like we're missing some Dragons. Fairy Dragons, Astral Dragons and Mind Flayer Dragons

[@bens1cultist405]

4:45 excuse me wtf

[@robinscompass5951]

Shows a kobold and a bard sucking up to a blue dragon to stay alive Me, currently playing a kobold bard: pssht, who would ever suck up to a dragon to live... *chuckles nervously*

[@randomcustomer4295]

Loving theses vids

[@Phuskooz]

One of our party members (wizard) wrote up an actual contract to bind a green dragon to us and we ended up getting 2 nat 20’s while trying to pull it off and we succeeded!!

[@bretginn1419]

Fun fact: Dracoliches did nothing wrong besides being too adorable.

[@konoskubos1641]

"Platinum grampa and multi mom" ahahahahah

[@nedhunter4444]

7:28 White dragons are slightly smarter than rocs... slightly...

[@bloodfartmoon2765]

"Only thing above a chromatic Dragon is a god" you forgot patrons and any significant monster of the far realms like Cthulhu

[@absolstoryoffiction6615]

When a campaign like Descend into Avernus is being played. Player: "GM, why can't my Patron help me?" GM: "I don't know. You tell me."

[@anthonybernard8819]

So was that a shot at Monster Hunter: World or was that just a joke and nothing else

[@jslasher5330]

In an ebberon campainge we ran there was a recurring quest where we had to bring a red dragon newspapers from various cities. He was always in some annoying to get to spot as well. I can never fight another red dragon without offering him the daily news.

[@ronintheronin8035]

I have been running a very dark couple of sessions within a black dragons layer. I also kept it a secret from my players and I can't wait for the final fight.

[@Tony_Knuckles]

These videos really... drag on See what I did there??

[@zkmk8593]

I have never felt more dissapointment since my birth. Well done

[@JesseNightingale]

I feel sorry for male blue dragons because no matter how much they "release" themselfs they will allways have blue balls.... Ima head out now..

[@AaronCorr]

So, now that you are almost done with them there flying lizards, could you do a "How to make an evil ritual" video? When the characters desperatly fight to stop the middle management evil guy from summoning the bbeg.

[@EmeraldKnight8]

I like your funny haha videos. They are entertaining and make me laugh.