[...]... the evil dragons were themselves forced into dragonsleep when Takhisis was banished from the world Dragonsleep is a mystical merging of a dragon with the very earth and rock of Krynn, the material from which the dragons draw their substance and life In dragonsleep, a dragon essentially remains in suspended animation for an indefinite period of time, until it is awakened Paladine and the good dragons... and 9-30 is 7d4 + 2 The powers of the chromatic dragon and platinum dragon are also revised here, with an increase in their respective damage potentials Each of Tiamat’s heads is equivalent to that of a huge, ancient dragon of appropriate dragon type Bahamut’s damage is increased to reflect his great size and power Dragon type Chromatic dragon Platinum dragon Damage 3-24/6-24/5-30/6-36/7-42/1-6 2-24/2-24/6-60... was a success DRAGON 13 Dragon damage revised Claw and bite attacks graded by size and age by Leonard Carpenter Dragons are among the most interesting monsters in the AD&D® game system But one of the bothersome facts concerning dragons is that the claw/claw/bite damage done by a particular dragon type is always the same, regardless of the age or size of the dragon A small, very young red dragon has the... types of dragons seen during the Dragonlance War are blue dragons (currently pressing across northern and central Solamnia) and red dragons (crossing southern Solamnia and Abanasinia, heading for Tarsis) Few green dragons are known to exist, all of them serving as custodians for Silvanesti, and white dragons are known only far to the south of Tarsis, in the direction of the Ice Wall Glacier Black dragon. .. for average-sized dragons, and other values for bite damage are extrapolated out in both directions As for claw damage, I agree with Gregory Rihn (the author of “Self-defense for dragons” in Best of DRAGON Magazine anthology, Vol III) that the listed claw damage in the Monster Manual is too slight for any but the smallest dragons The claw damage given in the rule book for a certain dragon type appears... persist that a few other good dragons fled the lands of Ansalon to a place known as the Isle of Dragons, said to be a mist-shrouded, garden island in an unknown location Nothing more of this is known Only Takhisis and Paladine, it is said by some, could cause a dragon to awaken from dragonsleep Whether it was actually Takhisis who awakened the evil dragons just prior to the Dragonlance War is not known,... DL-6, Dragons of Ice), any good dragon encountered by an adventuring party has been reluctant to give help A good dragon might give aid if the party’s need is great, but such aid will be minimal at best The dragon will not be able to give an explanation for its inability to help, though it will be quite distressed It will only mention something about the “Oath” before retiring Dragon Highlords Dragons... 1-12/1-12/3-36 1-10/1-10/3-30 2-12/2-12/3-36 2-16/2-16/7-42 The dragons of Krynn More background for Dragonlance™ campaigns by Roger E Moore The dragons of Krynn (the world of the DRAGONLANCE™ saga) are similar to dragons common to most other AD&D® game universes — on the surface, at least A number of important differences exist between dragons of most AD&D game worlds and those of Krynn, particularly... the lair Dungeon Masters who have access to a copy of the Best of DRAGON Magazine Anthology, Vol III, should look up Gregory Rihn’s article on “Self defense for dragons.” A number of fascinating combat possibilities are explored, such as giving dragons tail lash, foot stomp, and wing buffet attacks He mentions the possibility of allowing dragons to use the treasure they guard to defend themselves and... 1-8/1-8/5-20 2-12/2-12/6-24 Blue dragon A B C 1-4/1-4/2-12 1-6/1-6/2-20 1-8/1-8/3-24 Brass dragon A B C 1-3/1-3/1-10 1-4/1-4/3-14 1-6/1-6/4-16 1-4/1-4/2-12 1-6/1-6/4-16 1-8/1-8/5-20 2-5/2-5/3-14 1-8/1-8/5-20 2-12/2-12/6-24 Red dragon A B C Bronze dragon A B C 1-4/1-4/2-12 1-6/1-6/2-20 1-8/1-8/4-24 12-5/2-5/2-16 1-8/1-8/4-24 1-10/1-10/5-30 2-7/2-7/2-20 1-10/1-10/5-30 4-14/4-14/6-36 Silver dragon A B C 1-4/1-4/2-16 . ancient dragon of appropriate dragon type. Bahamuts damage is increased to reflect his great size and power. Dragon type Damage Chromatic dragon 3-24/6-24/5-30/6-36/7-42/1-6 Platinum dragon 2-24/2-24/6-60 Using. 1-8/1-8/2-20 2-12/2-12/3-24 14 JUNE 1985 The dragons of Krynn More background for Dragonlance campaigns by Roger E. Moore The dragons of Krynn (the world of the DRAGONLANCE saga) are similar to dragons common to most. published in DRAGON Magazine becomes the exclusive property of the publisher upon publication, unless special arrangements to the con- trary are made prior to publication DRAGON Magazine welcomes