40d Talk:Dragon

Tameable?

Are Dragons tameable in this version? Supposedly they were in the previous version, but I am not sure. KiTA 18:59, 24 November 2007 (EST)

If you see a Hyrda in a fortress, will a Dragon ever appear, or will you forever see Hyrdas going forward? KiTA 18:59, 24 November 2007 (EST)

Yes, they can be tamed once you get the dungeon master, just like before. --JT 18:43, 24 November 2007 (EST)

What about multiple types of megabeasts showing up? Or is it "once a hyrda, always a hydra?"

I had both a hydra and bronze colossus show up in the same fort Coelocanth

I had a Dragon, and then 3 months later a hydra show up as well. PS: I edited your comment. --Gotthard 11:08, 10 December 2007 (EST)

So far I'm 15 years into my fortress and I've had 3 Bronze Collusi, 2 Hydras, 1 Titan and 1 Dragon. I've tossed them all into a pit which I drop sieging armies into for my amusment... XRsyst 22:55, May 15 2008 (PDT)

Disappointment

I was pretty disappointed with my first Dragon. It came during a goblin siege, and proceeded to make a bee line for them. The first goblin bolt grounded it as unconscious, and the second killed it. Highly anticlimactic, it didn't even singe anything. Would be nice if they were somewhat threatening. --Gotthard 13:50, 3 December 2007 (EST)

This is not a problem with dragons, it's a recuring problem from ranged weapons. Did you ever try to send champions against a horde of bowmen? They'd die just as easily as recruits... --Eagle of Fire 14:30, 3 December 2007 (EST)

I would say it is somewhat a problem with megabeasts in general, though. Someone actually mentioned this to me in another context the other day, but megabeasts really need to have some special mechanics for them if they're going to be very mega.--Qalnor 15:01, 3 December 2007 (EST)

If I read the raws correctly, it just looks like his only attack is a bite (with a good damage of 1-6). Shouldn't he have a tail swipe, or a wing buffet to complement his fire breathing ability? Perhaps an increased resistance to ranged attacks, although armor doesn't seem to do much to piercing damage. Very irritating. --Gotthard 17:21, 3 December 2007 (EST)

A dragon raided my village, burning everything above ground. The flames consumed everything. Including the dragon itself. --Sebbekai 16:31, 5 April 2008 (EDT)

err... it burned itself to death? Are you sure? Because if you look at the object data for dragons in this article, it has the [FIREIMMUNE_SUPER] tag... --BahamutZERO 22:17, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

Tiny?

Dragons can enter dwarf homes? That's a bit odd. A five story tall dragon probably should be a bit taller then the four-or-so foot dwarves. I'd imagine elves have a hard enough time as is. Minalkra 01:20, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Burning items ...

IMO the easiest way of dealing with fire breath is: Options -> Only military allowed outside.

Setting this ON as soon as the dragon arrives will result in dwarves not doing much (or more precisely cancelling any task that paths them outside), but should also prevent dwarves from picking up burning items (providing you kill the dragon while it's still outside the fortress.)

They're [FANCIFUL]...?

I just noticed the object data for dragons has the [FANCIFUL] tag. I had been led to believe by this article that this tag was for creatures that were just mythical and didn't actually spawn in the game. But dragons certainly do spawn in the game. Is that article wrong or what? --BahamutZERO 22:26, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

I think this makes dragons not spawn normally. Instead, they spawn when it's time for a dragon attack. --GreyMaria 22:32, 16 May 2008 (EDT)