101 Deadly Dragons
No more "Um¸ it's a red dragon¸ get your fire resistance ready..."; with 101 Deadly Dragons to choose from¸ you'll have a supply of uniquely-described dragons to populate your world.
101 Deadly Dragons
The adventurers¸ having heard of a dragon lairing nearby¸ have sought out their prey. They are now approaching the cave reported to be the lair of Heyezos the Terrible¸ described as enormous¸ terrifying¸ and most importantly¸ red.
Party leader: This looks to be the place. I can smell reptilian musk. Our dragon is just ahead.
Kalthros: I have fire protection spells ready. I'll cast them just before we start.
Jarmak: I'll sneak a look into the cave. What do I see?
GM: There's a dragon there¸ all right. It seems to be about forty or fifty feet long. It's dark red with very dark tiger stripes. It has sort of a lizard-like head with a mane of navy-blue bristles around it. It's got big wings¸ a sort of a fin down the back¸ and you can't see any legs.
Kalthros: I'll cast fire protection spells on everyone but Garin; he has a potion.
Lyry: I'll be ready with burn salve as well as magical healing.
Party leader: Okay¸ we're going in.
The dragon¸ which looks like a giant winged serpent¸ rears its head and glares at the adventurers. It has curling tusks like a boar; they have a moment to notice that before it opens its mouth and breathes forth a cloud of glowing¸ pale-blue gas.
GM: I need a polymorph saving roll for everyone.
Frantic rolling of dice ensues.
Party leader: What? Gas? But it's red! * rolls a die* Okay¸ I made it.
Kalthros: I made it.
Lyry: Me too¸ just barely.
Garin: I'm good.
Jarmak: Ribbit!
Welcome to the "101 Things" collections
This¸ like the Item Histories¸ is somewhat unusual. There are just 101 entries in this collection¸ but they are more detailed (only a handful fit on a page) than the more common 1001 Things listings.
No more conveniently color-coded dragons! Each and every dragon should be unique¸ and these certainly are. They come in all sizes¸ shapes¸ and descriptions. Some have wings¸ some have different types of wings¸ some have none. They have various numbers of legs¸ different types of heads¸ etc. Their breath weapons¸ resistances¸ personality characteristics¸ and special abilities all differ¸ too.
Please note that these dragons require some input from you as a gamemaster to give them suitable stats for your game system¸ including the amount of damage they do. There are just far too many game systems¸ and individual game situations¸ for any "one size fits all" solution to work. Since dragons¸ the ultimate apex predator¸ should always be planned and distributed by the GM¸ this should not be an issue. Determine the level of difficulty you need¸ select a dragon that strikes your fancy¸ and assign stats accordingly. There are 101 of them here waiting for you.