DM’s discretion, particularly once you hit Large or bigger; the size categories are very general.
thanks, man im sad though, my DM is just not creative enough and has no plans for any session, she just "makes it on the fly" and yes sometimes that could be a good thing but she's just not that type of person so im betting she's never gonna let me summon a guard drake.
Not letting you summon a guard drake is more an exercise in practicality than a lack of imagination. A player's ability to call on allies at will is defined by their class features or spells; anything else is up to the DM to choose to introduce an additional NPC on the party's side.
She is a 7th grader, she will never introduce a npc, i doubt she is even smart enough to think of that, not trying to badmouth her but she has a very limited arsenal for a lack of better words and though this can lead to interesting topics and storylines it also makes interaction with the story very limited.
A couple of things - 1) you might show her this thread (or portions of it at least) to give her ideas. 2) as others have said there is nothing RAW about how to use or the values/sizes of anything like dragon scales or other components of magical items as 5e doesn’t really want you creating your own. Doing anything like that is strictly homebrew. 3) armor, even plate, has a substrate, typically leather, as a DM my personal ruling is that for something like dragonscale armor that substrate has to be dragon skin leather. The magical enhancement then rebinds them together so that the entire thing provides the breath resistance. So while the scales are potentially useful you really need the hide as well as the scales for anything short of a shield.
3) armor, even plate, has a substrate, typically leather, as a DM my personal ruling is that for something like dragonscale armor that substrate has to be dragon skin leather. The magical enhancement then rebinds them together so that the entire thing provides the breath resistance. So while the scales are potentially useful you really need the hide as well as the scales for anything short of a shield.
This does, however, contradict the line about some dragons collecting their shed scales in order to make dragon scale armor for humanoid characters they're fond of.
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hey unrelated question, how can i make my DM start to like me? she doesn't like me because i like to pry into characters that she makes that she doesn't prepare a backstory for, i also like to "abuse" as she likes to say it the rules of the game, and i also have a pet dragon. Those are some of the reasons i've found she doesn't like me so can i get some advice
Well... just a thought, but maybe stop doing those things. The "pet dragon" bit is definitely a flag regarding a player with a case of MC syndrome imo, and if she doesn't put a lot of prep into NPCs, particularly minor ones, don't push for info. Can't speak to the rules stuff, but you do also need to remember that the DM is the one with final say on how the rules will be applied.
3) armor, even plate, has a substrate, typically leather, as a DM my personal ruling is that for something like dragonscale armor that substrate has to be dragon skin leather. The magical enhancement then rebinds them together so that the entire thing provides the breath resistance. So while the scales are potentially useful you really need the hide as well as the scales for anything short of a shield.
This does, however, contradict the line about some dragons collecting their shed scales in order to make dragon scale armor for humanoid characters they're fond of.
Who knows - maybe dragons shed their skins like snakes providing both scales and skins for this.
Well... just a thought, but maybe stop doing those things. The "pet dragon" bit is definitely a flag regarding a player with a case of MC syndrome imo, and if she doesn't put a lot of prep into NPCs, particularly minor ones, don't push for info. Can't speak to the rules stuff, but you do also need to remember that the DM is the one with final say on how the rules will be applied.
Thanks, its just that the pet dragon, she gave it to me so i cant get rid of it and also i like to "abuse" the rules by bring real world things like chemistry into dnd
Well... just a thought, but maybe stop doing those things. The "pet dragon" bit is definitely a flag regarding a player with a case of MC syndrome imo, and if she doesn't put a lot of prep into NPCs, particularly minor ones, don't push for info. Can't speak to the rules stuff, but you do also need to remember that the DM is the one with final say on how the rules will be applied.
Thanks, its just that the pet dragon, she gave it to me so i cant get rid of it and also i like to "abuse" the rules by bring real world things like chemistry into dnd
Yeah, that right there; don’t. This is not the real world, it’s D&D. Trying to cheese extra effects from something by rattling off a bunch of science speak just bogs the game down and frustrates the DM if they weren’t onboard from the outset. Your class features, spells, feats, etc. describe what your in-game abilities are. Trying to play the science card to make explosives or super-acid or suchlike is pretty bad form.
hey unrelated question, how can i make my DM start to like me? she doesn't like me because i like to pry into characters that she makes that she doesn't prepare a backstory for, i also like to "abuse" as she likes to say it the rules of the game, and i also have a pet dragon. Those are some of the reasons i've found she doesn't like me so can i get some advice
Perhaps join a different group then hers with what you want to do that she doesn't like at her table.
My NPC's for example are all from previously published content, 3e stuff, which was good with having some backstory in the descriptions.
5e is a bit short on 'Alchemy', but then again Artificer has been introduced - but many find it spoils the medieval flavor of certain campaign settings to let too much stuff in that is post renaissance era. I still have alchemy tables from 3e though.
Do you have a real dragon as a 'pet', or is it a pseudodragon familiar or wyrmling companion etc? I'm not sure the thinking behind it if she gave you an actual dragon, but aside from dragons definitely being way too OP to be party members of an adventuring group, at the very least a low level group; Dragons are sapient beings with minds at least as sharp or even sharper than most people. They don't really do the 'pet' thing unless perhaps that is slang for the dragon being an intimate partner.
Well... just a thought, but maybe stop doing those things. The "pet dragon" bit is definitely a flag regarding a player with a case of MC syndrome imo, and if she doesn't put a lot of prep into NPCs, particularly minor ones, don't push for info. Can't speak to the rules stuff, but you do also need to remember that the DM is the one with final say on how the rules will be applied.
Thanks, its just that the pet dragon, she gave it to me so i cant get rid of it and also i like to "abuse" the rules by bring real world things like chemistry into dnd
Yeah, that right there; don’t. This is not the real world, it’s D&D. Trying to cheese extra effects from something by rattling off a bunch of science speak just bogs the game down and frustrates the DM if they weren’t onboard from the outset. Your class features, spells, feats, etc. describe what your in-game abilities are. Trying to play the science card to make explosives or super-acid or suchlike is pretty bad form.
Especially since the game world doesn't actually run on physics or chemistry that accurately models the real world.
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Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
There is no assigned value to the scales in 5e, nor is there any fixed formula for creating armor from them. Really it’s entirely up to your DM how or if you can use the scales. Things like making armor or- even worse from a balance perspective- a guard drake are entirely at their discretion.
"Just work something out with your DM." "Ask your DM" "Talk with your DM and other players to figure it out" - These phrases and the phrases like them are used far too often, because we have to use them and it stinks.
There is no assigned value to the scales in 5e, nor is there any fixed formula for creating armor from them. Really it’s entirely up to your DM how or if you can use the scales. Things like making armor or- even worse from a balance perspective- a guard drake are entirely at their discretion.
"Just work something out with your DM." "Ask your DM" "Talk with your DM and other players to figure it out" - These phrases and the phrases like them are used far too often, because we have to use them and it stinks.
Well, that's just how it goes, so you can either live with it or go play a video game. The entire purpose of a DM is to adjudicate everything not covered under player features.
She is a 7th grader, she will never introduce a npc, i doubt she is even smart enough to think of that, not trying to badmouth her but she has a very limited arsenal for a lack of better words and though this can lead to interesting topics and storylines it also makes interaction with the story very limited.
A couple of things -
1) you might show her this thread (or portions of it at least) to give her ideas.
2) as others have said there is nothing RAW about how to use or the values/sizes of anything like dragon scales or other components of magical items as 5e doesn’t really want you creating your own. Doing anything like that is strictly homebrew.
3) armor, even plate, has a substrate, typically leather, as a DM my personal ruling is that for something like dragonscale armor that substrate has to be dragon skin leather. The magical enhancement then rebinds them together so that the entire thing provides the breath resistance. So while the scales are potentially useful you really need the hide as well as the scales for anything short of a shield.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
This does, however, contradict the line about some dragons collecting their shed scales in order to make dragon scale armor for humanoid characters they're fond of.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
hey unrelated question, how can i make my DM start to like me? she doesn't like me because i like to pry into characters that she makes that she doesn't prepare a backstory for, i also like to "abuse" as she likes to say it the rules of the game, and i also have a pet dragon. Those are some of the reasons i've found she doesn't like me so can i get some advice
Well... just a thought, but maybe stop doing those things. The "pet dragon" bit is definitely a flag regarding a player with a case of MC syndrome imo, and if she doesn't put a lot of prep into NPCs, particularly minor ones, don't push for info. Can't speak to the rules stuff, but you do also need to remember that the DM is the one with final say on how the rules will be applied.
Who knows - maybe dragons shed their skins like snakes providing both scales and skins for this.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
Thanks, its just that the pet dragon, she gave it to me so i cant get rid of it and also i like to "abuse" the rules by bring real world things like chemistry into dnd
Yeah, that right there; don’t. This is not the real world, it’s D&D. Trying to cheese extra effects from something by rattling off a bunch of science speak just bogs the game down and frustrates the DM if they weren’t onboard from the outset. Your class features, spells, feats, etc. describe what your in-game abilities are. Trying to play the science card to make explosives or super-acid or suchlike is pretty bad form.
Perhaps join a different group then hers with what you want to do that she doesn't like at her table.
My NPC's for example are all from previously published content, 3e stuff, which was good with having some backstory in the descriptions.
5e is a bit short on 'Alchemy', but then again Artificer has been introduced - but many find it spoils the medieval flavor of certain campaign settings to let too much stuff in that is post renaissance era. I still have alchemy tables from 3e though.
Do you have a real dragon as a 'pet', or is it a pseudodragon familiar or wyrmling companion etc? I'm not sure the thinking behind it if she gave you an actual dragon, but aside from dragons definitely being way too OP to be party members of an adventuring group, at the very least a low level group; Dragons are sapient beings with minds at least as sharp or even sharper than most people. They don't really do the 'pet' thing unless perhaps that is slang for the dragon being an intimate partner.
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
Especially since the game world doesn't actually run on physics or chemistry that accurately models the real world.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
"Just work something out with your DM." "Ask your DM" "Talk with your DM and other players to figure it out" - These phrases and the phrases like them are used far too often, because we have to use them and it stinks.
If you want a game that doesn't require working things out with a GM on a regular basis, play a wargame rather than a roleplaying game.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Well, that's just how it goes, so you can either live with it or go play a video game. The entire purpose of a DM is to adjudicate everything not covered under player features.
well i dont think she was thinking but she gave me a green dragon that just recently hatched so, and also im about to summon a guard drake
I'm wondering about the worth of dragon turtle scales
Basically whatever the DM says they are worth. There are no official RAW rules for things like that.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.