Most adventurers lead towards being good. So putting them up against evil dragons in an encounter makes sense. Go in kill the dragon, take its hoard and save the damsel. But, what about an encounter with a good dragon? No good character would go and willingly fight a good dragon unless being threatened by it. Not all encounters have to necessarily have to involve combat. The following encounter ideas can be for any level, just make sure you choose an appropriately aged dragon to match the level of the party.
Village Rivalry
Two neighboring villages (towns, cities, kingdoms whatever floats your boats) have had a rivalry longer than anyone can remember. Unknown to either village they are both at the edge of territories of two different pranksters, Cooper Dragons to be precise. These two dragons have a rivalry of their own. These two villages have become the latest targets of the rivalry of the two dragons. The villages keep blaming each other for the recent troubles. If the pranks don’t stop soon there may be a battle between the two villages. So it will be up to the PCs to find out who is behind the problems and find a way to stop it.
Here are three possible ways the players can stop the Cooper Dragons
Obviously combat is possible, but Cooper Dragons prefer not to fight and if they do it can be very dangerous for the PCs
Speak to the dragons and convince them that they are harming the villages greatly
Defeat the dragons using wit, humor and riddles because Cooper Dragons take wit, humor and riddles very seriously
Missing Bard
A bard (or any charismatic person) has gone missing and the PCs are hired to find them. The bard is known as a decent conversationalist. He went traveling around a nearby dessert and found his way into a Brass Dragons lair. So the Brass Dragon has been keeping the Bard for conversation.
4th Edition Note
The Monster Manual does mention good dragons but does not give stats for any. They do not mention Brass or Bronze Dragons and add Iron and Adamantine Dragons to the list. So you will have to wait for their 4th Edition Dragon Supplement to really run a 4th edition Metallic Dragon encounter.
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Interesting point – I’ve used dragons very rarely in the last years and mostly as an aspect of utter fear. I have to admit the point of using a good dragon is something that has gone lost in my mind over the years. (So thanks for helping it up into bright daylight again!)
A thought on the fourth edition comment – go and take yourself a 3rd or 2nd edition supplement, you might even get a pdf or two for free over at the offical sites… It’s more than worth it, since most of the useful information on habits, society and way-of-thinking has been stripped in the 4th edition. (Which is one of my the few points that I think are bad with the 4th edition and newbies – it’s hardly about giving you a feeling as a dmg for the monsters – it’s more the killing aspect and less the social one).
I’m glad my article was of use to you. As for your comment about grabbing older supplements for the habits of dragons is right on the money. I do not believe that the basic habits or as the guys at Wizards sat “Fluff” of a dragon will change too much between editions.
I agree, the lack of information on habits, society etc. is a major downside for 4th edition