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2 years ago ::
May 26, 2011 - 1:50PM
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May 25, 2011
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Ok, so my DM made a house rule, we can train stuff if its an animal, mundane or magical. The Ranger doesnt want it, the Halfling probably CANT raise it, without being eaten by it, and so it leaves me, the Human Tank Fighter, or the Dwarf Warlord.
I would like suggestions on who should raise our newly hatched Blue Dragon to keep as a pet. If I have it, I know how to raise it, and I want to raise it to swoop in during battles to help change the tide of them, with it being neutral leaning towards one end. The Dwarf, I dont know what hes planning on doing with it, but since he is our talker, I think he should have a pet he can bring into cities, and help him there, while we split up, which we have been doing.
So it pretty much boils down to: I know how to raise the dragon, he would have to ask me if its safe to do something with it. Hes party leader though, and so thinks he should have it, since its a one in a lifetime thing. I have a suspicion that he would try to have it kill me when its full grown, since he is neutral, and I am chaotic evil (til our DM starts backstory quests, we are currently doing the Dwarfs) and so he kind of would try to kill me if I did anything wrong. I would like to know who you guys think should keep the dragon as a pet, and what pet the other should try to train.
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2 years ago ::
May 26, 2011 - 11:55PM
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Your DM is rather odd. As dragon's are extremely intelligent, even at a young age, calling it a pet is like calling a human adult a pet. Would your DM count a human, elf, dwarf, or any other player race as an animal in this way? And if so, why haven't you tried to raise one of them as your pet?
As for who should get the dragon, that is entirely for you and your party to decide.
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2011 - 9:12AM
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May 25, 2011
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At the end of that days game he changed it a bit to be more of an "equal" but I changed it a bit to pet due to it being one for the moment, and saying "we have to raise an equal" isnt as ringy as "we have to raise a pet"
What would be your suggestions on other things to try to tame for either one of us, and the Halfling?
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2011 - 1:09PM
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Chaotic evil? Go for a Beholder :D
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2 years ago ::
May 29, 2011 - 7:26PM
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Your DM is letting a dragon join the party? wow!
Well, I wouldn't keep a dragon if I was evil, unless its a black dragon or some other evil dragon.
Dwarfs seem to like bears, but not going into town with that.
Ultimatly it comes down to the theme ofthe game, the theme and class of the character (not theme theme, just the feel, although the mechanical theme could play a part)
I would suggest talking about where the game is going and the feel of the party with, well, the party.
And as a side, lets say everyone got a dragon, what monster could stand up to a party of pcs and a clan of blue dragons?
In the Nentir Vale, all injured creatures are required to wear a name tag!
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2 years ago ::
May 29, 2011 - 7:41PM
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My guess is that the DM is going to regret the decision. It might be a good idea to ask the DM to clarify "animal" being pretty much most natural creatures, including player races, monsters, etc would fall in that category.
It also might be a bad idea to abuse the few inches of rope the DM has given you. If the DM was thinking a wolf or a falcon...and you abuse his lack of clarification and come up with Blue Dragon, you may find your DM has handed out his last bit of rope.
And having the ability to take a blue dragon into battle with you is kinda like taking a grenade to a knife fight. Sure, you're probably gonna win, but it kinda ruins the drama. It will also greatly reduce the relative contribution of your own character's abilities.
If you are not careful, you may be the one who ends up being someones pet.
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2 years ago ::
May 30, 2011 - 5:08AM
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Wow, a blue dragon seems way, way over the top. My suggestion for a creature to raise as a pet for you (as chaotic evil) would be a worg that you can ride. But since you're throwing all sense out of the window anyway, go for a troll, manticore, minotaur or even a demon! I hear Balors make cute lapdogs ^__^
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2 years ago ::
May 30, 2011 - 2:48PM
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Actually the DM threw us the blue dragon to raise, we have it all sorted out now, and I was actually thinking worg, or continually pray to Tiamat(his deity ft story reasons) for a tamr manticore mwahahahahaha
The DM actually pulls stuff like that just for the hell of it
And the dragon is currently not much of a combat character, and mostly won't be until near te end, where it'll be is vs an army pretty much, where having a dragon is a way to let you liv xd
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2 years ago ::
May 31, 2011 - 3:31AM
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Actually the DM threw us the blue dragon to raise, we have it all sorted out now, and I was actually thinking worg, or continually pray to Tiamat(his deity ft story reasons) for a tamr manticore mwahahahahaha The DM actually pulls stuff like that just for the hell of it And the dragon is currently not much of a combat character, and mostly won't be until near te end, where it'll be is vs an army pretty much, where having a dragon is a way to let you liv xd
I think most earlier posters were reacting to the "What pet to raise" as a character build issue. If it's a plot or story issue then that's very different, and whatever makes your game fun is cool. If the super-pets ever get to be super ahead of the PCs, by having better stats and by also contributing heavily to combat game-play, that's when you might need a re-think - may as well play the dragon at that point rather than your PC, as it has become the major character with you as the side-kick.
Probably the more tradtional "What's a player to do?" angle in the OP is your conflict with the Dwarf character . . . my suggestion: Whilst it's OK (and probably quite fun) to have the evil characters bicker and fight over stuff, try and keep it in the fun zone, and ham up the banter. When one player really intends to destroy another player's character over a share of treasure, a build option or some minor storyline issue, then you need to take a time-out and figure some way to resolve it totally OOC (e.g. flip a coin). That done, feel free to go back to the RP game and act out a blazing row between the PCs that resolves as per your player decision with the team still working together, no-one dead and an honour agreement between players (i.e. not the characters) to not take the issue as far as destroying characters or interfering with the fun of the game . . .
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2 years ago ::
May 31, 2011 - 9:52AM
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May 25, 2011
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We went serious about fighting, he knows my build is better for all forms of combat (I am a fighter)
Anyways, he's actually lawful good and I'm chaotic evil, so we have been being antagonistic just for fun
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