Red Dragons | D&D Monster Lore | The Dungeoncast Ep.125

[@thorkveld]

On the subject of Tolkien's dragons.. You're thinking of Ancalagon the Black.. He was so massive when he was slain, his corpse crushed three mountains when he hit the ground.

[@Burncsb]

We have an RPG adaptation of Dark Souls universe, using DnD mechanics, with "Ancalodon" as one the Archdemons.

[@JordanR]

And was killed by a tiny man in a boat with a gem

[@fobbles_]

30:10 “You put all the demon lords against each other and there’s one left over I won’t say the name-“ Me:.....sh- no.... Shout out- NO!.... SHOUTOUT TO DEMOGORGON!!!

[@TheTsugnawmi2010]

52:48 Here's an idea: Exhaustion. Anyone (besides the Dragon and its familiars) with an initiative below 10 takes a level of Exhaustion because the heat is so unbearable

[@danielrowan4716]

This is a sneakily devastating effect for the dragon’s furnace like heat. I’m going to steal this idea.

[@lawaern3474]

Pretty late, but birds are warm blooded too, and they lay eggs. So dragons just be scaly birds.

[@angst_]

Red dragons, more gluttonous than all others;... more red than most read things. I loled! It's just like a red dragon to be so obsessed with being the MOST red.

[@philiphamel8504]

That Alliteration affected all audiences with adoration, admiration, and awarding accolades amongst all audio focused podcasts.

[@SuperLawilson]

Ancalagon the Black was the largest Tolkien dragon. He broke mountains when he died.

[@sharlharmakhis280]

😂 red dragon megacorp-CEO *literally* firing under-performing employees

[@u.v.s.5583]

The Big Corp just fired 12k employees, however, the government speaker guaranteed that the unemployment rate has not risen at all!

[@kal-el702]

YES!!! Thanks Brian and Will, I finally got my video I wanted!!!

[@fracros95]

Red dragons! Classic stuff! What means one hour of top notch information~

[@drizztiley8740]

When I was in middle school I was obsessed with the Dragnomicon in 3.5. If you didn't read, I suggest it. It's so interesting

[@zooasaurusrex]

Really excited to see more of this color cycle, I love how in depth you go on these creatures while making them easy to understand for an aspiring DM too, keep it up!

[@fracros95]

21:16 There is a dragon like that! In Shadowrun, there is the Megacorp called " Saeder-Krupp " their CEO and Chairman is called Lofwyr and he is a great Western Dragon(Golden Dragon, so no Red,,,,,rip).

[@sebbychou]

He's gold in color but his personality is that of a Red.

[@EndzeitMensch]

And do not forget Dunkelzahn, the dragon who became president of the UCAS (United Canadian and American States).

[@Girazard]

Hey Dungeoncast. I just to tell you guys that your videos/podcast bring me so much joy and give me so many ideas for my current t campaign. Great humor. I've been going through alot lately due to my mother being diagnosed with stomach cancer, car failure, no dental insurance for a wisdom tooth etc. But I'm able to enjoy 30min-1hr a week when you release content on lore and i love it. DnD is such a healthy temporary escape from the real world. About to start listening to your campaigns too. You guys do truly make a difference and your "NERDom" and its awesome. Keep doing what you guys are doing. Hopefully by next month I'll be a patreon supporter for you guys. You 2 are funny AF and great.

[@nickabsent958]

"Watch your back, shoot straight, conserve ammo, and never, ever, cut a deal with a dragon." - Shadowrun "Street Proverb". Shadowrun handled dragons just like you guys described and as a cyberpunk fantasy system is not only awesome fun to play but has great lore over dragons returning to a "modern world" where they settle into high government offices, become CEO of corporations or possibly just hide and manipulate things as they wish.

[@antonymash9586]

Lofwyr is a dragon in shadowrun. He is he owner of the mega corp Saeder-Krupp (formaly BMW) and thus the wealthiest thing on earth. He is also the primary sorce of the shadow run saying "Never deal with a dragon"

[@Jake009Snake]

This reminds of a novel called "The Crimson Dragon" a guy from our world reincarnated into a red dragon.

[@Burncsb]

Did he become a total dick after? haha

[@Burncsb]

So, basically, Red Dragons are spoilled kids with power and intelligence beyond comprehension... got it.

[@iitim2152]

Red dragons never fight corporately, at best they might view it as separately attacking the same opponent, even then it would have to be a truly epic enemy such as an ancient Gold or Silver. I suspect that scenario ends with The red killing the other chromatic immediately after.

[@pst5345]

dragons are melee bosses for me. They also need to calculate being ambushed in their lair without the advantage of being in the air. That is why my dragons always are built for melee combat. The group thinks the dragon is locked in with them... but in fact they are locked in with him! Add a platform of healing and the dragon becomes unkillable.

[@Eruvadhril]

Red dragons' willingness to start a bunch of shit in order to have The Best Hoard reminds me of Medb from Táin Bó Cúailnge

[@iitim2152]

If your party is kicking the crap out of an ancient Red Dragon you've done something wrong as a DM.

[@thomasalegredelasoujeole9998]

Hah, the nat 20 meme. Had a player who tried to convince a king he was to marry the king’s daughter, and nat 20’d the roll. He was arguing it should be a total success. I ended up having the king only flogging him instead of executing him for such a ludicrous attempt.

[@SuperLawilson]

Red is my favorite color...but to make Red the evil color is insulting. I am not evil, I am "nefarious!" :)

[@EdgarTheOnion]

i feel u haha

[@EmethMatthew]

RIP Orichalcum dragons... I miss my metallic red Dragonborn with heritage from a legendary good dragon of old.

[@lloyd2140]

0:52 I can see that never getting old

[@RufusMcTwigglefart]

I never truly grasped the sheer might that an ancient Red Dragon is capable of wielding until Mathew Mercer talked about them after the Chroma Conclave story arc in the first campaign of Critical Role. Able to go toe to toe with a Gold Dragon? That's nuts on a level that most top level characters won't ever even witness.

[@Ragejaw]

I love the idea of summoning fire elementals or the fire aura. Since the legendary actions are kind of weak I like to give them one where they can cast the cantrip that is their element (Firebolt, shocking grasp, poison spray etc etc) at the max level.

[@ChrisLawton66]

2:47 excellent use of synonyms

[@andreykalinchuk9432]

Is it year of dragon? YES!!! Gj guys

[@bobobobobo9355]

I used a dragonslayer and a second level smite on a red adult last year. I got that good crit and did like 102 damage. The dm said the dragon is leaving after losing and eye and you’ve made a nemesis

[@Shadowangel09]

In shadowrun there are dragons that run megacorperations

[@Mystra]

Can you guys do a video like this on Klauth? For such a famous dragon in the D&D universe, I'm surprised there's no lore/overview video on him anywhere on KZbin. I can't find one anyhow.

[@iGuttsi]

What about a giant tree, like world of Warcraft night elf tree size, that's all burned out and semi hallows huge cavern under it with the dragon inside?

[@romanespinosa4084]

This is an amazing episode! For the next solo dragon episode please do blue! They are my favorite

[@NewGuy2534]

What you just described is Shadowrun.

[@katiemechenbier4172]

I am LOVING the year of the dragon! But would you all consider an episode on Mystryl/Mystra/Midnight and The Weave? I love the magic lore, but I've only heard it in bits and pieces and I would love a timeline!

[@primordial-chaos00]

i wounder how adventures would stop a cult created by a half red dragon trying to summon tiamat to the prime material plane, getting other draconic sorcerers to perform a ritual to strengthen tiamat to be strong enough to break out of the nine hells

[@dawsonwarner]

“I have a system!”

[@markusbelden4569]

I made a red 🐉 wyrmling named Ragnarok with dragonborn stats

[@shamusfarmer]

"He took all our gooooold..."

[@chadevinellers5384]

Inferno is a legendary red that steals dragon eggs. He's the most powerful red dragon in existence.

[@jmartin4396]

Nat 20 is only an auto success on a To Hit roll. Skill checks and Saves it just means you get they highest number you can get. That doesn't mean it is a success. You as the DM can set the DC to whatever you want.

[@MrBiloxifireman]

27:40 after the Break

[@noahstevens8166]

Imagine dragon hybrids, like a blue/red one where it has the personality of a blue but the power of a red

[@InquisitorThomas]

I mean you could probably do that fairly easily, just take the ancient red dragon stats and change it around to do lightning damage, and just say this is a particularly powerful blue dragon.

[@noahstevens8166]

@@InquisitorThomas That's a good point. Didnt Express it right but I'm thinking how good it would be for flavor because they arent any one type of true dragon. Or imagine somehow chromatic and metallic mixing. Just would be a cool addition

[@heskiador2752]

Please do more videos like this I know you've done the 2 videos of each type but a more definitive description of each type would be amazing... and I think you'll find that Bronze dragons are the best!!

[@Thedungeoncast]

We are doing one of these a month til the end of the year!

[@isaiahsabo4728]

You should do gold dragons next! it'd be neat if you did each chromatic's and metalic's counterpart right after each other

[@MisterTutor2010]

I would name a Red Dragon Hannibal :)

[@KinguCurimson]

If you want a videogame with a red dragon worth a shit check out Dragon's Dogma, Grigori is a damn beast

[@tishabyte]

Every white dragon thinks they're the best. They're not. All red dragons are Vegeta. Lolol

[@benthomas8497]

I have a friend with a human race PC who is a dragon who has been cursed into human form. His personality is VERY similar to the abridged version of vegeta

[@Kuidasaintseenimi]

Great video as usually. Though I have a question: although reds are the "by deafult" greatest of the chromatic ones, is it feasible that the "god-level" schemers green dragons sometimes try to subjugate them (or other dragons in that case) under their will? PS: Hope to see Halfling deities and more halfling videos.

[@CleverPsuedonym1]

Superquest is REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!

[@CleverPsuedonym1]

I’m getting ready to dm my first session (hopefully campaign as well) and I’ve just been so inspired by superquest, not so much in the sci fi aspect of it, but in the bold creative decision-making behind it all

[@EmethMatthew]

MOAR DRAGONS PLZ!

[@99thJediWarrior]

Aren't the chromatic dragons (red, blue, green) normally anywhere from lawful to chaotic evil and the metallic dragons (gold, silver) lawful to chaotic good?

[@lordnul1708]

Having checked with official sources, I can safely say it's just lawful evil for chromatic and lawful good for metallic. They both abhor chaos but have their own definition of what lawful means.

[@99thJediWarrior]

@@lordnul1708 You sure? Looking at the 5th edition, red dragons are shown to be aligned with Chaotic Evil.

[@lordnul1708]

@@99thJediWarrior my sources may have been out-dated, however Tiamat is herself a Lawful Evil "deity" worshipped by cromatic dragons and their followers in general (hence the "Cult of the Dragon"), similar to how Bahamut is Lawful Good and revered by metallics. Plus, I do remember Ancient Red Dragons being listed among Tiamat's more known consorts, but those could be the exception rather than the rule.

[@ohnojojo2262]

After hearing the corporate bit, I just want Brian to DM a business themed campaign. Like, a reboot of The Office

[@classlessknave239]

Offices and Bosses

[@hydrodjinn4524]

are dragon scales like rocks since it's between bone and steel?

[@rexhex3700]

YES!!! MORE MORE MORE!

[@davidafonso3201]

Well, in my opinion, it is pretty much how will say you are able to seduce the dragon, but it isn't necessarily a good thing, he will probably grab you and put you into his lair as a concubine. That is how at least I treat this situation on the eyes of the party he is going to a bad thing in the eyes of the monster he is actually going to do a normal/ good stuff. Great show as usual :D

[@masheroomboi2884]

I like these videos

[@jamesbrownii9508]

Dragons swallow their loot to carry it.

[@slewone4905]

They sound like they belong to the Orange Latern Corp more than red.

[@leodouskyron5671]

Slew One I got to disagree. The are red ring (singular) Orange on the Emotional spectrum (greed) is really about getting stuff and for Red dragons getting stuff just shows how bad scales they are. And keeping it from others the same showing you are bad as heck. But the red emotional spectrum is about RAGE. The space creature that embodies it is called “The butcher” and it came about once murder happened in the galaxy. The only thing that does not fit is that Red dragons are all about their freedom to do what they like. So if there is one dragon with a ring they would take it from Atrocious to be the prime ring holder and the other reds would try to get the only free ring holder spot.

[@cameronpearce5943]

When can we get an episode on Copper Giants? Also what’s a good setup for your classic rescue the princess from a red dragon? Like, would they keep them alive long enough for hero’s to go rescue her anyway?

[@jaredhigham869]

Where would Idris Y Ddraig Ghoch sit on the dragon scale? Idris is always a red dragon but is always on the good Welsh side fighting the tyranny of the White dragon representing the Angles and Saxons. I kinda feel like Idris would be somewhere between Gold and Bronze, just being a red color.

[@scatteredplanes6667]

Everybody talks about skyrim but the best dragon fights I've played in a video game was in dragons age Inquisition. Way more engaging.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Scattered Planes I haven't played Dragon Age Inquisition but I have played Origins and 2, and I agree with you. Dragon Fights in Skyrim are super epic when you're starting out, but eventually they begin to feel like a glorified fight with a random bear, they're just a nuisance that get between you and where you want to go. The battles with Dragons in Dragon Age felt like special events, the ultimate test of your skills.

[@scatteredplanes6667]

@@InquisitorThomas yeah especially once you got the dragon rend shout it was just a formula. Shout attack repeat. But if your wondering this is the "first dragon" fight in the game ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXvZhGywoK6Mrs0 ) it's just one of the ten set piece fights with dragon not even counting the dlc ice dragon fight on a frozen while the dragon rains down ice bombs from the sky.

[@zionthedragon8866]

Your all, well mostly, wrong. The best dragon fight is from DS2 Sinh, when you play as a knight with a wand, sword, shield, and cross bow. The second game with the best dragon fights are dragon's Dogma, which ironically made monster hunter, which is what dragon age INQUISITION dragons felt like, over glorified monsters. I liked DAO-DA2 dragons better. The only think that sells DAI dragons are their unique horns, breath weapons, new roars that shake everything, and larger spikes, and maybe colors if they weren't so bright. Skyrim "dragons" SUCK BALLS.... while it's cool they can interact with the environment like landing onto of things with their wings on it, and when the fall make a dirt streak on the ground, not to mention the RARE occasional bite, you shake you, and spit you out gag, they are quite lacking. Heck, in redgaurd there was a BETTER "Dragon" fight, and it had bad pixels.

[@freman007]

Bard makes friends with dragon.

[@nikoazure5235]

Starfinder dragons are actually CEO s hilariously enough Reds horde stock from any buisness they can or any smaller company they can buy put as it gets them more money.

[@Zakharon]

I know you guys do 5th edition content, but I think it would be a great idea to do episodes on 4e classes that were not carried over (if and when you run out of 5e classes) and go over how they worked and maybe spitball ideas of how to adapt them because I feel like a lot of cool classes got left behind.

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

I luv the red sárkány next is amphiphtere then zmey is looked similar to King Ghidorah

[@TaoScribble]

Red dragons are the reason we have gold dollars. :P

[@MysterygamerX1234]

I`m making this Red Dragon that is really big and strong for his age. For example he is young, but has the stat block of an adult. Thus if he was an adult he would have the stat block of an ancient. Is this broken or is this within the rules?

[@rachdarastrix5251]

Who's the DM?

[@MysterygamerX1234]

@@rachdarastrix5251 I am.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@MysterygamerX1234 Well then here is my suggestion. Think of it like how basket ball coaches tend to hire players with gigantism because they have a advantage. But, they can still fit through the door to the gem. Soooo, what is important is that if said giant Red Dragon is a thing, it is important that they can still fit into a Copper Dragon's lair, where they have a even harder time trying to maneuver about.

[@kylienielsen6975]

I'd probably give them the mental stats for their actual age since that comes from experience.

[@armyaircat2]

I can't get the podcast link to work, Also.. is it on Stitcher?

[@jamesembry4921]

I also, have never played Skyrim. Unite.

[@danruckus474]

Ive been grinding through the lore as a new dm and you guys are the best. You should try and get on the Joe Rogan Show and talk about dnd. that would be bad ass

[@richardowens4932]

Dragons eat their hoard at the end of their lives the judge how well they lived their lives or something like that

[@calebrenegar1992]

What’s the release schedule for SQS?

[@Thedungeoncast]

The only thing set in stone right now is a dragon episode every month all year long.

[@calebrenegar1992]

The Dungeoncast - just wonder when Mr Huttonberg will return.

[@EdgarTheOnion]

Cool vid dudes ! I'm currently in a campaign where my team and i jus met a chromatic dragon x_x By the way plz do a vid on the deity Torm ! I'm playing as a Vengeance Paladin of Torm \m/

[@darthazgorath9570]

I am trying to turn a red dragon, into a playable charecter. While still maintaining there god like status. However have weeknesses that will insure he doesn't control the game, and upset the dm , any suggestions?

[@MFinGonzo]

Might just be strategic writing but i thought red dragon mating would be more...rapey

[@williethenerfherder2193]

A female dragon would probably kill her rapist after. Better to go with a smaller dragon so you dont have to worry about dying.

[@MFinGonzo]

@@williethenerfherder2193 assuming she could. Anything that could rape a dragon is probably crazy strong

[@PTBsynthex]

Tanner from HS dragon

[@binnieb173]

You guys forget to upload this one to the podcast?

[@Thedungeoncast]

We did not. Are you having any issues?

[@binnieb173]

Maybe it’s just podbean? That’s upsetting. I had liked that app.

[@wraithreaper22]

FFFFFFFFFFINALLY!

[@NopeRyan]

The people who disliked this video are blue dragons

[@u.v.s.5583]

Or that sucker Bahamut and his entourage.

[@sirgallabad]

*'Dungeon Cast'*

[@iitim2152]

Correction, white dragons don't have minions

[@williamblack2904]

Okay they keep saying rage of demons and it’s actually called Out of the Abyss and I just need to say that now.

[@Silvertrif0rce]

DungeonCast your growing too fast I haven't been able to catch the 69th like in a while

[@EternalDM]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@lukemarcello1229]

Are you guys purposely not saying Shadowrun. You said Mega corporations he said in the shadows. I'd really love to play some Shadowrun actually.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Personally Reds are my 2nd least favorite type of Chromatic Dragon, I find that they aren't as scary as the Blacks and don't make great villains when compared to Blues and Greens since they're so smart and organized.

[@kevinburnie3809]

jesus boys enough adds

[@shamusfarmer]

What would it cost me to get one of you guys to DM a one shot with me and my friends for like 5-6 hours?

[@shamusfarmer]

Can I look people dead in their eyes in a vaguely threatening way and tell them about The Dungeoncast? Because I will do it if you give me the OK.

[@wraithreaper22]

Go play Skyrim right now