Thx!Having the player secretly siding with the dragon, having recieved some training, and serving it as an agent? Perhaps the dragon have an entire network of agents, searching for something, or someone?
Or maybe the network is all about controlling... hm... trade throughout the region, for instance. But why?
Hope this helps!
The idea that he/she was captured for some reason, and then something went 'amiss' most appeals to me. If you want the dragon to just stay a dragon, then I would say that the creature has a 'refrigerator' type storage area, using a permanent stasis effect. Another dragon, the CotD, other badguys/good guys, whatever... slays the dragon for her hoard, and either releases the PC, or you run an adventure where someone 'leaks' the info about a dragon to your party and when they get there, the only thing they find is there friend 'locked in a storage closet', so to speak.
You could even have them fight the dragon to rescues their former companion, but if they aren't of sufficient level, then I would say stick with them finding her in the 'meat locker' (the real dragon-slayers wouldn't have bothered to clean that out).
No matter how you do it, I would definately involve the entire group in his/her 'rescue'.
BTW, the dragon could have wanted to use the PC in it's schemes (as Vared suggested), or could have simply developed a 'crush' on the PC (weather male or female, and for a REAL TWIST, you can make the dragon the same sex!)
Hmmm.... a gay Dragon that captures a prince instead of a princesss.... I wonder if thats ever been done before?
BTW, the dragon could have wanted to use the PC in it's schemes (as Vared suggested), or could have simply developed a 'crush' on the PC (weather male or female, and for a REAL TWIST, you can make the dragon the same sex!)
-A Fagon. Heh...
-A Fagon. Heh...
Hey now, none of that. I'm sure that "coming out of its shell" was difficult enough without jokes!
In other words, the the DM could force the PC to be gay (great RPing possibilities there), and the dragon could have amplified his 'Gaydar' with some spell to find others like him.
Hmmmmm.... Amplify Gaydar... theres a spell you'll never see in an official sourcebook. :P
What would be even more interesting is that the dragon couldn't find a 'mate' amongst its own kind (considering how few dragons there are, finding another gay one must be a nightmare), and when it spotted the PC, it felt a certain 'kinship'.
In other words, the the DM could force the PC to be gay (great RPing possibilities there), and the dragon could have amplified his 'Gaydar' with some spell to find others like him.
Hmmmmm.... Amplify Gaydar... theres a spell you'll never see in an official sourcebook. :P
-There are items out there that, you know, charm individuals to the point where...Yeah.
-And, of course, there is the infamous Guide to Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, or somesuch. That said, I don't think this is exactly the what the OP had in mind...;)
-There are items out there that, you know, charm individuals to the point where...Yeah.
-And, of course, there is the infamous Guide to Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, or somesuch. That said, I don't think this is exactly the what the OP had in mind...;)
I'm sure this is sooooo not what Nostra had in mind for "help". LOL.
-When you start breaking out the Guide to Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, you know something, somewhere, has gone wrong.
The dragon, amongst all of his/her goals, may want to create a chult for himself/herself and rule a specific area for many reasons, as you see fit, so he/she plans to first of all, have his/her loyal guard/followers of his/her own blood, half-dragons, so he/she abduct very specific subjects that could offer her 'something special', in this case, your named PC.
Could be a mix or twist of every or just a few of all the ideas above by all of us who have posted so far, or neither and just one of your own, as you see fit.
Good luck.
-When you start breaking out the Guide to Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, you know something, somewhere, has gone wrong.
See? There you go!
It doesn't neccessarily have to be an 'icky, gross, sex-thing' - only if your group is immature and you play it that way.
With the right group, it could play-out as a tragic/sad love story with an unhappy ending.
And with an immature group and a male hero, you can make the Dragon female and go the Shrek route with the whole thing. ;)
It doesn't neccessarily have to be an 'icky, gross, sex-thing' - only if your group is immature and you play it that way.
Icky, gross, and sex used in the same sentence? That's not right at all!:P
Icky, gross, and sex used in the same sentence? That's not right at all!:P
-It can easily be adapted:
"After I wash this icky, gross slime off of myself- the T-Rex sneezed on me- let's go have sex."
-That aside, Nostra, have you confirmed that this player actually wants to use the same character? Being as that the other characters are a few levels ahead, he/she might want to make up a new character, to make sure he/she is on the same level as everyone else.
I absolutelu love some of the ideas given :p. Especially the part of letting the heroes participate in the rescue of the PC. I was actually thinking something in the form of cros breeding or giving the player a few 'free' Red Dragon Disciple levels. getting him trapped in a statis prison for some experiments by the dragon is nice. The fact that the dragon could be killed by a cult is also nice. With the hoard empty some other creature (of equal level of the PC's could have taken home in it. So to rescue the PC they have the kill the new creature first.
And yes i checked the player and she absolutely wants to continue playing her original characters. (Thats right i'm a happy dm with actually 2 women playing in my group :p)
Still needs some work, but i got time to think it through, maybe include some already known NPC's from my campaign. I like it. Thank you all :p And please do continue to give ideas about gay dragons and such :p i loved it ^^