How to kill a juvenile red dragon solo? [Archive] - Wizards Community

How to kill a juvenile red dragon solo? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Amsacaia
08-30-07, 11:26 AM Sorry if there’s a post about this already but I did a couple of searches and didn’t find anything. Okay, I'm currently playing a 4th level paladin, in a fast progressing campaign. In a month or two I’ll be level seven and thus able to be ready to take my first level in the Vassal of Bahamut Prestige class. The one problem I have is that to enter this class I have to slay in single combat a juvenile or higher red dragon. Luckily since we're playing in Eberron, with looser alignments such my Dm has allowed the class to be entered with the slaying of any Juvenile Evil renegade dragon (one that has turned away from the prophecy and dragon society). So that means instead of having to take on a challenge rating 10 juvenile red dragon, I can think about looking for possibly a rogue white dragon, whom at juvenile have a CR of only 6 making slightly more feasible. My question is are there any tips anyone has to give me for how to go about slaying this dragon as early as possibly to hopefully be able to enter the prestige class with my 8th level? by tips I mean, spells I should have cast on me? any feats? any tactics? anything really.
Tyler Do'Urden
08-30-07, 11:37 AM Touch attacks. All dragons have a Dex of 10. Alchemist's fire/frost will help.

If you can get paladin wands, you can make sure you're as well buffed as possible.
aotrscommander
08-30-07, 11:46 AM Pump up your protection against whatever element the dragon is (e.g. rings of energy resistance, Protection from Energy (Energy Immunity if you can somehow wangle it); boost your saves (mind you a paladin's saves are pretty good anyway).

Try to catch it somewhere that you can minimise it's flying advantage (unless you are an archer Paladin, but that's not very common of course); forests, caves. Cover will also go a long way to protect you if you can't do this, at least against the breath weapon attacks.

Tyler! Long time no see! Welcome back, dude. The boards have been missing your wit (mostly they had to put up with mine in the interim...)
DrMorganes
08-30-07, 12:27 PM Got a longer discussion going on this topic already today.

Go here (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=914892) for more.

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Amsacaia 08-30-07, 11:26 AM	Sorry if there’s a post about this already but I did a couple of searches and didn’t find anything. Okay, I'm currently playing a 4th level paladin, in a fast progressing campaign. In a month or two I’ll be level seven and thus able to be ready to take my first level in the Vassal of Bahamut Prestige class. The one problem I have is that to enter this class I have to slay in single combat a juvenile or higher red dragon. Luckily since we're playing in Eberron, with looser alignments such my Dm has allowed the class to be entered with the slaying of any Juvenile Evil renegade dragon (one that has turned away from the prophecy and dragon society). So that means instead of having to take on a challenge rating 10 juvenile red dragon, I can think about looking for possibly a rogue white dragon, whom at juvenile have a CR of only 6 making slightly more feasible. My question is are there any tips anyone has to give me for how to go about slaying this dragon as early as possibly to hopefully be able to enter the prestige class with my 8th level? by tips I mean, spells I should have cast on me? any feats? any tactics? anything really.
Tyler Do'Urden 08-30-07, 11:37 AM	Touch attacks. All dragons have a Dex of 10. Alchemist's fire/frost will help. If you can get paladin wands, you can make sure you're as well buffed as possible.
aotrscommander 08-30-07, 11:46 AM	Pump up your protection against whatever element the dragon is (e.g. rings of energy resistance, Protection from Energy (Energy Immunity if you can somehow wangle it); boost your saves (mind you a paladin's saves are pretty good anyway). Try to catch it somewhere that you can minimise it's flying advantage (unless you are an archer Paladin, but that's not very common of course); forests, caves. Cover will also go a long way to protect you if you can't do this, at least against the breath weapon attacks. Tyler! Long time no see! Welcome back, dude. The boards have been missing your wit (mostly they had to put up with mine in the interim...)
DrMorganes 08-30-07, 12:27 PM	Got a longer discussion going on this topic already today. Go here (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=914892) for more.