Cooking dragon meat [Archive] - Wizards Community

Cooking dragon meat [Archive] - Wizards Community

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El_Machinae
02-27-07, 09:52 AM I guess you'd have to jerky Red Dragon, wouldn't you? Since it wouldn't cook.
And getting the White Dragon steak "hot and pink" rare would be really, really tough.
Light_Colonel
02-27-07, 02:05 PM Something they included in the original 2e Draconomicon was a hunters guide to cooking and eating Dragons and how they tasted.

Reds you had to soak in water for a day or so, to get the spiciness out of it or it would be too hot. I think it did in fact recommennd making it into jerky.

Whites were tough and rubbery and bland and needed a lot of seasoning.

Blacks and Greens I think had to be soaked for a while as well, to get the swampiness and poisonousness (respectively) out of each.

Blues I seem to remember being pretty good to eat right away, tasting a bit gamey but other than that being good.

Good Dragons it said was pretty evil to eat, but that they were delicious.
Sildatorak
02-27-07, 02:44 PM Personally the thought of eating dragons (even evil ones) in general is right up there with eating the your fallen humanoid foes of a different race. They are sentient beings. If it is ok to eat dragons, it should also be ok to eat drow.
Return of the Flumph
02-27-07, 03:05 PM Killing evil dragons or humanoids for food is on the evil side, but imagine if a tribe of chaotic good barbarians have been terrorized by an evil dragon and send their toughest barbs to kill it. They succeed in their mission, but it is a long journey back to their home, and they are low on food in the barren area around the dragon's mountain.

Cutting off a few chunks wouldn't be evil in such a case. Same goes for anything else they kill over the course of a just war, humanoid or otherwise.
Ebonyte
02-27-07, 04:25 PM I've been playing undead for so long I don't even carry iron rations anymore. Usualy I just have a permanent Gentle Repose cast on a flask or waterskin and fill it with blood. Good for Vampires, Ghouls, and any other flesh-eating race. So cannibalism isn't that bad a thing, depending on the character in question.

The knowledge is still pertinent, too, in that non-traditional humanoids might know. For example, wouldn't orcs or bugbears who successflly slay a dragon wonder just how much they can get out of it? And if there is a market for dragon hide (Spell books, armor, etc), doesn't that suggest that hunters might start looking for more things to do with the rest of the corpse? The Book of Vile Darkness teaches us that dragon hearts are marvelous supplemental spell components (Both metallic and chromatic), and dragon blood, horns, teeth, all can be used in potions and weapons.

If one is playing in a world with non-sentient dragons, the point becomes even more pronounced, as killing and consuming a dragon is on par with a wolf or buffalo.

And of course, let's not forget the inevitable ammoral party, who is just dying to dine on Platinum Dragon Filet Mignon.
Melpomene
02-27-07, 04:36 PM You always eat the heart of a dragon. It doesn't matter what your alignment is. It's... um... good for you.
OmNefarious
02-27-07, 05:34 PM You always eat the heart of a dragon. It doesn't matter what your alignment is. It's... um... good for you.

Read Stephen King's "Eyes of the Dragon". The king killed a dragon and ate its heart just so his ummmm ahem lordly parts would get working. Well there is more to the story but that part just kinda stuck with me.

Also, I was in a group where I was a Dragon Disciple and some of my party members wanted to skin me alive so they could sell my dragon scales. I told them the minute they come anywhere near me with a knife I was casting meteor swarm in the airship.
Sudnji_cas
03-01-07, 04:10 AM They are sentient beings. If it is ok to eat dragons, it should also be ok to eat drow.
Eating dragons is kinda gross, but what do you have against drow-eating.
dragonboy131313
03-01-07, 02:00 PM they eat you why cant u eat them?
Sudnji_cas
03-01-07, 02:30 PM Because they are so cute!!!!!!! And cool, and ancient and stuff
El_Machinae
03-01-07, 07:08 PM Did dragons have elemental subtype in 2e?
Sildatorak
03-01-07, 07:47 PM Did dragons have elemental subtype in 2e?
There were no subtypes (or types for that matter), in 2e. They did have immunity to the appropriate elements, though.
Ebonyte
03-02-07, 11:49 AM Because they are so cute!!!!!!! And cool, and ancient and stuff

That's funny, because, playing a vampire, I have fed on a succubus, a fifth-level ice elementalist, and a vampire ancient. Does that cover "Cute, cool and ancient"?

I haven't read any supplements where drow indulge in cannibalism in any significant nubers. There are, of course, driders, but they are aberrations, usually driven to feral states and with new hungers with their new mutations.

I would also like to add that there seems to be nothing stopping a dragon from eating a human, orc, or other sentient humanoid. So what is to stop us from eating them?
El_Machinae
03-02-07, 11:50 AM Yeah, that's why I was asking. The 2e red should have been nearly impossible to cook then. Though with the elemental weaknesses of the white in 3e, the steak should still go up like a puff of smoke (or at least burn easily)
Lord Karsus
03-02-07, 11:52 AM they eat you why cant u eat them?

-You raise an interesting philosophical dilemma...;)
ank
03-02-07, 12:26 PM they eat you why cant u eat them?

I have an answer to this question

1. Because if you eat them, you can't sell their blood or scales.

2. But dragons are so awesome :(

3. The other dragons will find out :P
Lord Karsus
03-02-07, 01:21 PM 1. Because if you eat them, you can't sell their blood or scales.

-You still can, on both counts. It depends on how you prepare the meat.
El_Machinae
03-04-07, 07:13 PM :D Kosher!

I wonder if the half-magical/half-elemental aspect of dragons in 3e would ruin the meal; if they're partially made of elements, then I don't know if they offer sustenance. I mean, eating an outsider would be decidedly strange.
Dracomortis
03-04-07, 08:14 PM :D Kosher!

I wonder if the half-magical/half-elemental aspect of dragons in 3e would ruin the meal; if they're partially made of elements, then I don't know if they offer sustenance. I mean, eating an outsider would be decidedly strange.
I believe only the sacs used for their breath weapons contain elemental energies, so the rest should still be normal meat (well, normal for a dragon anyway). Their magical nature shouldn't have any adverse effects - in fact, if anything it would probably make them taste better, more exotic, or have some unusual benefit. Many myths tell of warriors who bathed in the blood of dragons to gain great power, so it's not illogical to assume that consuming the flesh of a dragon could have a similar effect.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
El_Machinae 02-27-07, 09:52 AM	I guess you'd have to jerky Red Dragon, wouldn't you? Since it wouldn't cook. And getting the White Dragon steak "hot and pink" rare would be really, really tough.
Light_Colonel 02-27-07, 02:05 PM	Something they included in the original 2e Draconomicon was a hunters guide to cooking and eating Dragons and how they tasted. Reds you had to soak in water for a day or so, to get the spiciness out of it or it would be too hot. I think it did in fact recommennd making it into jerky. Whites were tough and rubbery and bland and needed a lot of seasoning. Blacks and Greens I think had to be soaked for a while as well, to get the swampiness and poisonousness (respectively) out of each. Blues I seem to remember being pretty good to eat right away, tasting a bit gamey but other than that being good. Good Dragons it said was pretty evil to eat, but that they were delicious.
Sildatorak 02-27-07, 02:44 PM	Personally the thought of eating dragons (even evil ones) in general is right up there with eating the your fallen humanoid foes of a different race. They are sentient beings. If it is ok to eat dragons, it should also be ok to eat drow.
Return of the Flumph 02-27-07, 03:05 PM	Killing evil dragons or humanoids for food is on the evil side, but imagine if a tribe of chaotic good barbarians have been terrorized by an evil dragon and send their toughest barbs to kill it. They succeed in their mission, but it is a long journey back to their home, and they are low on food in the barren area around the dragon's mountain. Cutting off a few chunks wouldn't be evil in such a case. Same goes for anything else they kill over the course of a just war, humanoid or otherwise.
Ebonyte 02-27-07, 04:25 PM	I've been playing undead for so long I don't even carry iron rations anymore. Usualy I just have a permanent Gentle Repose cast on a flask or waterskin and fill it with blood. Good for Vampires, Ghouls, and any other flesh-eating race. So cannibalism isn't that bad a thing, depending on the character in question. The knowledge is still pertinent, too, in that non-traditional humanoids might know. For example, wouldn't orcs or bugbears who successflly slay a dragon wonder just how much they can get out of it? And if there is a market for dragon hide (Spell books, armor, etc), doesn't that suggest that hunters might start looking for more things to do with the rest of the corpse? The Book of Vile Darkness teaches us that dragon hearts are marvelous supplemental spell components (Both metallic and chromatic), and dragon blood, horns, teeth, all can be used in potions and weapons. If one is playing in a world with non-sentient dragons, the point becomes even more pronounced, as killing and consuming a dragon is on par with a wolf or buffalo. And of course, let's not forget the inevitable ammoral party, who is just dying to dine on Platinum Dragon Filet Mignon.
Melpomene 02-27-07, 04:36 PM	You always eat the heart of a dragon. It doesn't matter what your alignment is. It's... um... good for you.
OmNefarious 02-27-07, 05:34 PM	You always eat the heart of a dragon. It doesn't matter what your alignment is. It's... um... good for you. Read Stephen King's "Eyes of the Dragon". The king killed a dragon and ate its heart just so his ummmm ahem lordly parts would get working. Well there is more to the story but that part just kinda stuck with me. Also, I was in a group where I was a Dragon Disciple and some of my party members wanted to skin me alive so they could sell my dragon scales. I told them the minute they come anywhere near me with a knife I was casting meteor swarm in the airship.
Sudnji_cas 03-01-07, 04:10 AM	They are sentient beings. If it is ok to eat dragons, it should also be ok to eat drow. Eating dragons is kinda gross, but what do you have against drow-eating.
dragonboy131313 03-01-07, 02:00 PM	they eat you why cant u eat them?
Sudnji_cas 03-01-07, 02:30 PM	Because they are so cute!!!!!!! And cool, and ancient and stuff
El_Machinae 03-01-07, 07:08 PM	Did dragons have elemental subtype in 2e?
Sildatorak 03-01-07, 07:47 PM	Did dragons have elemental subtype in 2e? There were no subtypes (or types for that matter), in 2e. They did have immunity to the appropriate elements, though.
Ebonyte 03-02-07, 11:49 AM	Because they are so cute!!!!!!! And cool, and ancient and stuff That's funny, because, playing a vampire, I have fed on a succubus, a fifth-level ice elementalist, and a vampire ancient. Does that cover "Cute, cool and ancient"? I haven't read any supplements where drow indulge in cannibalism in any significant nubers. There are, of course, driders, but they are aberrations, usually driven to feral states and with new hungers with their new mutations. I would also like to add that there seems to be nothing stopping a dragon from eating a human, orc, or other sentient humanoid. So what is to stop us from eating them?
El_Machinae 03-02-07, 11:50 AM	Yeah, that's why I was asking. The 2e red should have been nearly impossible to cook then. Though with the elemental weaknesses of the white in 3e, the steak should still go up like a puff of smoke (or at least burn easily)
Lord Karsus 03-02-07, 11:52 AM	they eat you why cant u eat them? -You raise an interesting philosophical dilemma...;)
ank 03-02-07, 12:26 PM	they eat you why cant u eat them? I have an answer to this question 1. Because if you eat them, you can't sell their blood or scales. 2. But dragons are so awesome :( 3. The other dragons will find out :P
Lord Karsus 03-02-07, 01:21 PM	1. Because if you eat them, you can't sell their blood or scales. -You still can, on both counts. It depends on how you prepare the meat.
El_Machinae 03-04-07, 07:13 PM	:D Kosher! I wonder if the half-magical/half-elemental aspect of dragons in 3e would ruin the meal; if they're partially made of elements, then I don't know if they offer sustenance. I mean, eating an outsider would be decidedly strange.
Dracomortis 03-04-07, 08:14 PM	:D Kosher! I wonder if the half-magical/half-elemental aspect of dragons in 3e would ruin the meal; if they're partially made of elements, then I don't know if they offer sustenance. I mean, eating an outsider would be decidedly strange. I believe only the sacs used for their breath weapons contain elemental energies, so the rest should still be normal meat (well, normal for a dragon anyway). Their magical nature shouldn't have any adverse effects - in fact, if anything it would probably make them taste better, more exotic, or have some unusual benefit. Many myths tell of warriors who bathed in the blood of dragons to gain great power, so it's not illogical to assume that consuming the flesh of a dragon could have a similar effect.