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#1
thrayn_83
Oct 10, 2008 20:34:58 so i was thinking about running some sort of dragon rider campaign. any ideas on the best way to do this?
#2
doomsought
Oct 10, 2008 21:57:24 for 3ed there is a dragon rider class in Draconomicon...
but unless the dragons are brainwashed, it is unlikely that you can find that many on a planet willing to be ridden.

this must start in 15th level and go up just so the players can compare with the dragons...unless you wish the dragons to be treated somethign like a ship like in the Temeraire series.
#3
thrayn_83
Oct 10, 2008 22:09:31 I was thinking more along the lines of raising the dragons from when they hatch. So i was thinking that the dragons would hatch when the players are in the lvl. 5 area. lvl 1-5 would be quests to collect the eggs.
#4
leowulf
Oct 10, 2008 22:31:43 It's a neat idea - like the _Dragonriders of Pern_ setting. I'd work out stats for Fire Lizards and have them treated similar to artifacts, with their own agendas and concordance with the PC they're bonded to.
#5
birdursh
Oct 11, 2008 9:29:10 The concept is certainly cool. I'm curious, though, what system you're planning to use? There's also a bit of concern that if you use any of the recent DnD iterations with dragons from the MM, then everybody's riding around on a thing designed to challenge an entire party of their level. It'd become less about the players and more about their mounts.

Still, I think this could be made to work. I'd love to hear more about the direction you wanted to go with it.
#6
thrayn_83
Oct 12, 2008 20:42:33 At the lower lvls, I'm thinking 1-15 or so, the dragons won't have a major role in the campaign. I'm thinking that I'll have the players do solo quests with their dragons as training. Later on in the campaign is when war will break out and my players and their dragons will clash with other riders from an evil empire. A few of the sessions before the war will be with just the dragons and encounters more designed for them, so that the players will know how to use all of their abilities later on.
#7
frznfury
Oct 12, 2008 21:35:38 So your players will roleplay their characters and their mounts separately? Interesting.

In a small party, this would be so awesome...

Once they reach a certain level, the young dragons become available, however, the beasts don't gain levels with the party. Either that or they can be scaled back a tad with some custom-designed skills/powers/ability bonuses to be gained later.

When the party passes them up by a couple levels, they could come along as backup, no problem.

Ah, the epic battles...

It really makes me wish the rumors about Pete Jackson doing a Temeraire movie were true...
#8
Book5
Oct 13, 2008 10:01:45 You could just go with the idea of letting the PCs play two characters... one the dragons and the other the riders.

oooohhh - then you could mix it up so that none of the PCs are actually playing the rider and dragon pair ... oh no - they have to play the dragon for another player's rider. It would be neat (a little advanced) and tie the players together more.
#9
thrayn_83
Oct 13, 2008 20:07:57
You could just go with the idea of letting the PCs play two characters... one the dragons and the other the riders.

oooohhh - then you could mix it up so that none of the PCs are actually playing the rider and dragon pair ... oh no - they have to play the dragon for another player's rider. It would be neat (a little advanced) and tie the players together more.

I actually love the sound of this, I will keep it in mind for when we get to that point. It will definately lead to a very interesting campaign.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 thrayn_83 Oct 10, 2008 20:34:58	so i was thinking about running some sort of dragon rider campaign. any ideas on the best way to do this?
#2 doomsought Oct 10, 2008 21:57:24	for 3ed there is a dragon rider class in Draconomicon... but unless the dragons are brainwashed, it is unlikely that you can find that many on a planet willing to be ridden. this must start in 15th level and go up just so the players can compare with the dragons...unless you wish the dragons to be treated somethign like a ship like in the Temeraire series.
#3 thrayn_83 Oct 10, 2008 22:09:31	I was thinking more along the lines of raising the dragons from when they hatch. So i was thinking that the dragons would hatch when the players are in the lvl. 5 area. lvl 1-5 would be quests to collect the eggs.
#4 leowulf Oct 10, 2008 22:31:43	It's a neat idea - like the _Dragonriders of Pern_ setting. I'd work out stats for Fire Lizards and have them treated similar to artifacts, with their own agendas and concordance with the PC they're bonded to.
#5 birdursh Oct 11, 2008 9:29:10	The concept is certainly cool. I'm curious, though, what system you're planning to use? There's also a bit of concern that if you use any of the recent DnD iterations with dragons from the MM, then everybody's riding around on a thing designed to challenge an entire party of their level. It'd become less about the players and more about their mounts. Still, I think this could be made to work. I'd love to hear more about the direction you wanted to go with it.
#6 thrayn_83 Oct 12, 2008 20:42:33	At the lower lvls, I'm thinking 1-15 or so, the dragons won't have a major role in the campaign. I'm thinking that I'll have the players do solo quests with their dragons as training. Later on in the campaign is when war will break out and my players and their dragons will clash with other riders from an evil empire. A few of the sessions before the war will be with just the dragons and encounters more designed for them, so that the players will know how to use all of their abilities later on.
#7 frznfury Oct 12, 2008 21:35:38	So your players will roleplay their characters and their mounts separately? Interesting. In a small party, this would be so awesome... Once they reach a certain level, the young dragons become available, however, the beasts don't gain levels with the party. Either that or they can be scaled back a tad with some custom-designed skills/powers/ability bonuses to be gained later. When the party passes them up by a couple levels, they could come along as backup, no problem. Ah, the epic battles... It really makes me wish the rumors about Pete Jackson doing a Temeraire movie were true...
#8 Book5 Oct 13, 2008 10:01:45	You could just go with the idea of letting the PCs play two characters... one the dragons and the other the riders. oooohhh - then you could mix it up so that none of the PCs are actually playing the rider and dragon pair ... oh no - they have to play the dragon for another player's rider. It would be neat (a little advanced) and tie the players together more.
#9 thrayn_83 Oct 13, 2008 20:07:57	You could just go with the idea of letting the PCs play two characters... one the dragons and the other the riders. oooohhh - then you could mix it up so that none of the PCs are actually playing the rider and dragon pair ... oh no - they have to play the dragon for another player's rider. It would be neat (a little advanced) and tie the players together more. I actually love the sound of this, I will keep it in mind for when we get to that point. It will definately lead to a very interesting campaign.