daskindt Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hey folks, One of the episodes in The Eleven Lights involves the party encountering Orlanthi rebels battling against a 20 ft river dragon. What is a river dragon? Is this just an alligator or crocodile and being called a “dragon” in Glorantha? @Ian Cooper? Quote As they break through the tree line, the PCs see four men and women fighting a large river dragon. The creature has its jaws around one of the four and is thrashing him about. The others stick the river dragon with spears, trying to get it to release its hold on their companion, before it can retreat into the water. The river dragon is a huge beast, twenty feet long and weighing some 2000 lbs. Rostakus and his patrol join the fight against the river monster. Such a large group is able to force the River Dragon to release its victim and slink back into the water. The prize in such a contest for the PCs is to survive without injury and perhaps acquit themselves well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Quote As for river predators, the most feared is the river dragon, a large crocodilian found throughout the river system. Sartar Companion p65 River dragons are aquatic reptiles that live in large packs along the Creek-Stream River. Most are about 10 feet long and weigh about 600 pounds. However, they grow throughout their life; some ancient river dragons are over 20 feet long and weigh over 2000 pounds. All river dragons are hostile to humans; they are notorious maneaters. Sartar Companion p152 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskindt Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, metcalph said: Thanks! I don’t look in the Sartar Companion enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 You can use the stats for wingless Dragons or Crocodiles, either would work. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskindt Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 24 minutes ago, soltakss said: You can use the stats for wingless Dragons or Crocodiles, either would work. Yeah. I think I’ll use the stats for the giant croc in the RQG Beastiary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, daskindt said: Yeah. I think I’ll use the stats for the giant croc in the RQG Beastiary. You could give it magic and a breath attack as well, for a laugh. If the PCs don't like meeting a giant croc, they'll like a poison-breathing magic-using giant croc even less. 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 The key question, for me, is whether the thing is intelligent. Anything genuinely "draconic" in nature will be smart. A crocodilian -- even if it has some vaguely-draconic affiliation, because this is Glorantha and it's that sort of crocodilian -- is stupid. A smart foe will be vastly more dangerous. But also, it can potentially be reasoned with. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I figure they're animals like the dinos, but you know your group's tastes. Go with Maximum Game Fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHW Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I pictured something more like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, g33k said: The key question, for me, is whether the thing is intelligent. Anything genuinely "draconic" in nature will be smart. Does not follow. For example, the bigger magisaurs are dumber than smaller ones (Magus Profundus (SIZ 2D6+12, INT 3D6; Magus Magnus SIZ 2D6+36 INT 1D6) RQ:G Bestiary p113-114 despite having more magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cooper Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 8:16 AM, metcalph said: Peter has what I intended, but YGMV. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskindt Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Ian Cooper said: Peter has what I intended, but YGMV. Yep. Thanks! My guess was a crocodile, but I had missed the references in the Sartar Companion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I love the idea of crocodiles as a kind of magisaur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said: I love the idea of crocodiles as a kind of magisaur. They are kinda more closely related to Dinosaurs and Birds then they are to other reptiles (Turtles, Lizards etc) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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