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+ | ======Dragons of War====== | ||
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+ | =====Inspiration===== | ||
+ | The [[http:// | ||
+ | ====Setting==== | ||
+ | The Temeraire books are set during the Napoleonic Wars. Dragons are treated in a similar way to men-of-war ships and have crews. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | * [[DOWScenarios|Scenarios]] - Famous battles during the Napoleonic Wars. | ||
+ | ====Components==== | ||
+ | * [[DragonCards|Dragon Cards]] | ||
+ | * [[ManoeuvreCards|Manoeuvre Decks]] | ||
+ | * [[DamageCards|Damage Decks]] | ||
+ | * [[DragonCounters|Counters]] | ||
+ | ====Dragon Types==== | ||
+ | There are 48 known breeds of Dragon in the Temeraire books - of different colouration, | ||
+ | * Size Division | ||
+ | * Light Weight, Middle Weight, Heavy Weight | ||
+ | * Nationality / Habitat | ||
+ | * British, Canadian, Chinese, French, Incan, Japanese, Prussian, Russian, Scandinavian, | ||
+ | * Special Abilities | ||
+ | * Acid Spitter, Agile, Divine Wind, Fire Breather, Hovering, Night Vision, Speedy, Spiked Spine, Tail Weapon, Venomous, Water Spitter. | ||
+ | ===Size Divisions=== | ||
+ | * Light Weight | ||
+ | * Crew: 1-10 | ||
+ | * This group is divided between courier and light-combat dragons. Couriers are the lightest of dragons, and usually carry mail, important military messages, and royalty/ | ||
+ | * Middle Weight | ||
+ | * Crew: 10-30 | ||
+ | * Much more common than heavyweights, | ||
+ | * Heavy Weight | ||
+ | * Crew: 30-40 | ||
+ | * Dragons in this category are enormous, although size varies greatly between heavyweights of different breeds (20-50 ton weight range). The largest British heavyweight, | ||
+ | ===Special Abilities=== | ||
+ | * **Acid Spitter** | ||
+ | * Causes acid burns | ||
+ | * May not be used against targets at higher levels. | ||
+ | * **Agile** | ||
+ | * Better at turning. | ||
+ | * **Divine Wind** | ||
+ | * Can shatter solid objects with a sonic shout | ||
+ | * **Fire Breather** | ||
+ | * Sets fires and causes heat damage | ||
+ | * May not be used against targets at higher levels. | ||
+ | * **Hovering** | ||
+ | * Able to beat wings backwards and forwards to stay in one location | ||
+ | * **Night Vision** | ||
+ | * Able to see at night, blinded by bright lights | ||
+ | * **Speedy** | ||
+ | * May perform bursts of speed | ||
+ | * **Spiked Spine** | ||
+ | * Defence against boarders | ||
+ | * **Tail Weapon** | ||
+ | * Melee weapon | ||
+ | * Melee attacks are made with +1 Damage. | ||
+ | * **Venomous** | ||
+ | * Spits poison | ||
+ | * May not be used against targets at higher levels. | ||
+ | * **Water Spitter** | ||
+ | * Able to put out fires | ||
+ | * May not be used against targets at higher levels. | ||
+ | * If used on a dragon, forces the dragon to lose a climb counter and that phase counts as having performed a steep manoeuvre. | ||
+ | ====Known Dragons==== | ||
+ | * [[ListofDragons|List of Known Dragons and their statistics]] | ||
+ | =====Crew===== | ||
+ | Dragons not used for courier work usually have more than one crew member riding on the harness, these range in duty from lookouts to riflemen. | ||
+ | * **Captain** - every dragon has one captain. | ||
+ | * **Lookouts**, | ||
+ | * **Riflemen** - these act as a unit, firing on other dragons and crew and repelling boarders as necessary. | ||
+ | =====Rules===== | ||
+ | [[DragonRules|Rules for Dragons of War]] | ||
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