Perhaps it's time to stop the dracophilia

[Iorword]

Why do people love dragons so much? Ok so there's some pretty cool nostalgia about the hero slaying the dragon and saving the damsel in distress, but do we really need to have every iota of dragon information printed in the form of endless tedious supplements? I guess there are people who just really like dragons, but I don't recall Wizards printing 20 books solely on the topic of the Xil (Not that they should under any circumstance).

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Uh, the game's called Dungeons & Dragons?

Endless tedious supplements? I count 3: Draconomicon, Races of the Dragon, and Dragon Magic. The last two aren't great, I grant you.

 

[BlackMoria]

Dragons don't get enough screen time.

Now the Drow on the other hand...... <ducks out the door>

 

[Prince of Happiness]

Dracophilia? You have something against dracophiles? Look man, what's wrong with strong coils of powerfully muscled tails, shimmering scales, sharp sharp teeth, horns (oh! those horns!), and slitted "come-hither" eyes? Huh? What's wrong with that? NOTHING! NOTHING I TELL YOU!!!

Oh! The persecution.

 

[Iorword]

I assume you're not counting all the various campaign setting dragon books too (Dragons of Faerun etc.) to say nothing of Dragonlance. Yes, it's called Dungeons & Dragons, but do you really suppose Gygax intended dragon breeding rituals to be part of his role playing system?

 

[Shieldhaven]

No, I'm pretty sure we have Weis, Hickman, and McCaffery to thank for that one.

Haven

 

[Nonlethal Force]

I assume you're not counting all the various campaign setting dragon books too (Dragons of Faerun etc.) to say nothing of Dragonlance. Yes, it's called Dungeons & Dragons, but do you really suppose Gygax intended dragon breeding rituals to be part of his role playing system?

And ... you would prefer mating rituals of the Xil?

More seriously ... I think it is because they sell. Smart companies print books on subjects that the majority of their audience want. People want dragons. People love dragons. There is a reason dragons are strong for their CR ... because dragons are supposed to give that exultation from their defeat!

Of course, I presonally make the same complaint about magic. Every supplement has more spells. We have magic in the PHB and the DMG, the Spell Compendium, and Tome of Magic. Isn't it time we've had enough of magic? I mean, it isn't like the game is called Dungeons, Dragons, and Magic. < ducks out the door behind BlackMoria >

[That last paragraph is tongue-and-cheek. Please don't read it seriously!]

 

[Agamon]

Dragons are the coolest monsters there is. I loves em. That said, I own no 3E books with the word "Dragon" in the title. I don't need them, dragons are fine without the extra info. I do own Libris Mortis and Lords of Darkness because undead are kinda dull and aberations are just plain weird.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Personally, I haven't considered Dragonlance to be D&D since about the time DL6 was released.

I'd forgotten Dragons of Faerun ... but as a setting supplement you can take it or leave it. Then there's Eberron's Dragonmarked, which has nothing to do with dragons.

Dragons are such an Iconic part of the game ... I find the amount of material out there sufficient, and the beasts tend to be underrepresented in general.

Now if you want to complain about drow, or aspects of Tiamat, or templates, or prestige classes -- I'm with you.

 

[Aaron L]

Why do people love dragons so much? Ok so there's some pretty cool nostalgia about the hero slaying the dragon and saving the damsel in distress, but do we really need to have every iota of dragon information printed in the form of endless tedious supplements? I guess there are people who just really like dragons, but I don't recall Wizards printing 20 books solely on the topic of the Xil (Not that they should under any circumstance).

If you don't like them, don't buy them. Someone out there does like them, and would be sad if they weren't made, but you, on the other hand, don't have to purchase them if they don't appeal to you. You see? Everyone gets what they want.

I don't care for them, and I don't buy them. However, I know people who do happen to like them, and they are very happy they are made. I wouldn't ever want to deprive them of that happiness in order to satisfy some curmudgeonly desire to spread misery.