Dragon

A red dragon from Dungeons & Dragons.

Dragons are mythical creatures found all around the world, possibly inspired by various sources such as giant lizards and snakes, but also dinosaur bones and simple tall-tales from travelers in distant lands. Dragons are often keepers of treasure that they can breathe fire or poison. Because of their majestic, fantastic nature, Dragons are a staple of much fantasy fiction and games. One of the most well known dragons is Smaug, from Tolkien's The Hobbit. The vast majority of later portrayals of dragons in fiction was based on Smaug, who in turn had been inspired by the dragon Fafnir, from the Völsunga Saga and the dragon from Beowulf.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dragons are one of the main selling points of the Dungeons & Dragons game, to the point that the 4th edition includes a draconian race called Dragonborn, intended for players who "want to look like a dragon".

Dragon kind and Half-Dragons are basically the confirmation of the rule that dragons can mate with anything, taking their place amongst the races often referred to as "slut races": humans, fiends, celestials, dryads, slaadi, modrons, inevitables, formians and gribbly abominations from the Far Realm. We now permit you to take a break to use the brain oxi-clean provided to you by Billy Mays' ghost to scrub any mental images you may have of a human, dragon, angel, balor, black slaad, formian queen or-OH SWEET MERCIFUL GOD-EMPEROR THE MENTAL IMAGE!!!!

"True" dragons meanwhile come in all shapes and sizes, from the evil Chromatic to the good Metallic, the psionic Gem dragons, elemental dragons, plane-aligned dragons (one for each Outer Plane except Arcadia, where dragons are hated), Astral dragons, disaster dragons and even the potent and rare Time Dragons, who are amongst the most dangerous creatures in existence.

There are also 'Dragon Riders'. That's to be taken literally in the overwhelming majority of cases, just in case you didn't use enough brain bleach just 5 nanoseconds ago. They're really just pussy knights that stay safe just pointing the Dragon in the right direction and let them fight for them, occasionally dismounting to deliver a finishing blow or give a pompous bullshit speech. (Except for Viking Dragon Riders, hardcore shit right there!) Why have them at all, besides "awesome", you might ask? Two reasons: For an intelligent dragon, they offer a slight, but non-trivial edge in combat (spotting threats early, and possibly giving you a new attack if they have a lance that's effective vs other dragons, at a slight to moderate cost in extreme flight maneuvers); for unintelligent dragons, being able to field them at all in war. This said, if you read what required said brain bleach above, the other kind of ride does happen occasionally as well. Half-Dragons and Dragonborn wouldn't exist otherwise.

Kinds of Dragons

There's a boatload of dragons in D&D, many of whom fit into the following groups:

• Chromatic Dragons - The original dragons, coming in a variety of colors. They are all some variety of evil and are the children of the dragon goddess Tiamat. In order of power White, Black, Green, Blue and Red are the five most common colors, but others include yellow, brown, purple and a whole rainbow of other colors.
• Metallic Dragons - Starting out with only the gold dragon, in later editions they became linked to Bahamut, the god of good dragons. The most common ones are Brass, Copper, Bronze, Silver and Gold in order of power, with others including Iron, Steel and Adamantine.
  • Ferrous Dragons - A subgroup of the Metallic Dragons, Ferrous Dragons are made of base metals instead of the noble ones.
• Gem Dragons - Adorned with crystal scales, the Gem Dragons have potent psionic abilities.
• Catastrophic Dragons - Introduced in 4e, these dragons have been infused with elemental power by the [[|Archomental|Primordials]] to make them look like elemental dragons.
• Planar Dragons - Dragons linked to the various Planes of existence, frequently the Outer Planes of Planescape. All of said Outer Planes have their own kind of dragon, except for Arcadia where dragons are despised.
• Oriental Dragons - Based on Asian dragons, the Oriental Dragons are the dragons used in such settings. Notable is that the Gold Dragon, the first Metallic Dragon, was shown to be such a dragon. Pathfinder calls them Imperial Dragons.

Warhammer

Dragons have appeared since the beginning in Warhammer Fantasy, but they're one of the most vaguely defined parts of the lore. They will ally themselves with the High Elves and be used as powerful, and in game terms, expensive, mounts for elven lords. Aside from being intelligent, there's not much stated about them. Some dragons have also been corrupted by Chaos and fight alongside the Warriors of Chaos. In both cases, they are made out to be among the most powerful monsters in the setting, and their stats live up to it, with only few models, including Greater Daemons, having a chance at beating them.

Storm of Magic sees the return of "Emperor dragons", huge dragons that are arguably the most powerful units in the book. Emperor dragons not allied with Chaos can also be upgraded all the way up to level four sorcerers, in addition to having nearly all 9s across their statline. This does make them extremely expensive, ruling out their use in all but the highest-point games.

Like in many settings, Warhammer has a number of different types, beyond the common/Emperor Dragon split.

• Sun Dragon - the youngest and smallest breed.
• Star Dragon - the largest and eldest dragons.
• Moon Dragon - the one in between the two above.
• Toad Dragon
• Carmine Dragon

Monstergirls

Nights out on the town/village usually result in mass panic, chaos, fires, bloodshed and various other forms of shenanigans. Have fun...

This article or section is about Monstergirls (or a monster that is frequently depicted as a Monstergirl), something that /tg/ widely considers to be the purest form of awesome. Expect PROMOTIONS! and /d/elight in equal measure, often with drawfaggotry or writefaggotry to match.

Dragons are large, dangerous, majestic and exotic creatures, so of course people want to fuck them. Dragons, in their normal form or a more human form are of the scaly subgroup of Furries: furries attracted to things with scales instead of fur. They have a minor reputation of being That Guy amongst the furries because they have to be so special and fuck mythological creatures instead of dogs, cats, horses, foxes, rabbits and birds like normal people.

While dragons in a humanoid shape (i.e. Dragonborn) are enjoyed by quite a few people, a large number prefer dragons in their natural shapes. For them it's about the contrast between the large and powerful dragon and their small and fragile frame: the fear makes their boners strong. There's also the perverts who want to be fucked by male dragons, which is a concept that the infamous Bad Dragon company has capitalized on by selling their infamous dragon dildos, which are often used as the punchline of a joke.

One of the things that dragons in D&D are infamous for is their ability to breed with just about any creature. Only Constructs and Undead can't reproduce with them, and even then it's possible to build or raise a dragon from the dead. This means that you can encounter anything from draconic unicorns and owlbears to draconic plants, slimes, aberrations and far worse (or better, depending on your perspective))

Dragons appear in both the Monster Girl Encyclopedia and Life with Monstergirls. In MGE they are haughty and greedy with a unique ability: unlike their fellow monsters they are not entirely corrupted by the Demon Lord's power and can still take on the form of a full dragon. Despite their power they have an instinct not to hurt humans, and if they meet a man whom they take a liking to he can look forward to be taken to her lair and be used for reproduction and being treated as her most prized treasure. If the man is more powerful than the dragon however she will become very meek and submissive towards him, allowing him and only him to take charge as he sees fit. Meanwhile, Life with Monstergirls has the Dragonewts. They have wings and tails like dragons, as well as some scales on their faces and clawed hands. In the series we meet a Dragonewt named Draco, who tries to steal Miia away from her darling. While initially appearing to be male she's later revealed to be a flat-chested woman who develops an obsession with Miia, and it takes a couple of bullets to her wings from Manako and a reprimanding from Suu to cool her off. Other variants of the Dragonewt is the Chinese Ryu-jin who has horns and has no wings, and the aggressive but dim-witted Wyvern.

See Also

• Johnniass Dragonraper is known to rape a dragon on occasion.
• Toothless Dragon the Dawww-est dragon.
• The Periodic Table of Dragons.