Dragon (D&D Homebrew)

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==Basic Dungeons and Dragons==
Dragons are a major part of Dungeons and Dragons; it's expected that at some point a character will encounter a Dragon. Due to this it's only natural for a DM to consider ways to make Dragons stand out or to illustrate their own take on the titicular beings of the game.
===Not So Randomized Spells===
The rule books prior to the printing of 'The Beastiary of Dragons and Giants' stated that a Dragon's spells should be randomized from the list of spells with the amount of spells a Dragon knows depending on size and type. With the printing of 'The Beastiary of Dragons and Giants' a system was formed where upon an overlay tool would determine what spells a Dragon has. DMs ofcourse are encouraged to be creative and may opt to for narrative purposes give a Dragon a certain spell- Polymorph for example. In fact a DM may decide that all Dragons in the setting have Polymorph or Locate Object. They may decide to give certain Dragons certain types of spells- Red Dragons the fire spells or Black Dragons necromancy such as Animate Dead in order to further distinquish different types of Dragons from one another through flavor.
===Red Dragons===
====Red Dragons have Fire Magic====
Giving Red Dragon magic a fire theme while operating under the core rules offers limited options. Resist Fire is a 2nd Level spell though a Red Dragon already is immune to Fire damage. Resist Fire can target another creature however and thus a PC or NPC antagonist allied with a Dragon or on good terms with one could benefit from the resistence. The first level spell Light can be flavored as a floating ball of fire, as to can the spell Continual Light which is a third level spell. Wall of Fire (Level 4 Spell) would have to be used by larger Red Dragons (detailed in the Beastiary of Dragons and Giants) who have the ability to cast fourth level spells. Fireball however is a third level spell of which most Red Dragons can cast. If one still desired more fire oriented spells the third level Infravision spell (the ability to see heat) is an option.
====Red Dragons are Passionately Hot-Headed====
To make Red Dragons further stand out from other Dragons a DM may decide to give them tendencies towards certain personality traits. A Red Dragon might be easily angered and known to throw violent tantrums but also to have a passionate side- especially among their own kind.
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