Re: Mecha in Spelljammer (was: Transformers)

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>> How? Unless you rule that Stoneskin (which many dragons would probably
>> have active, at least if they get to select their spells as gold
>dragons
>> do) is blocked by green slime, there's not much you can do. I
>suppose you
>> _could_ still make green slime make at attack roll at its THAC0 of 19,
>> guaranteeing virtual immunity.
>>
>> Otherwise, one hit with a bottle of green slime and... no more dragon.
>> Just goo.
>
>I said "could deal with it", not "immune to it".  By dealing with it I
>mean most dragons can probably flame it (through spell or breath) or
>cure disease it.

Except that a good proportion of dragons Priestly magic of fire based spells as
their spells are chosen randomly.

>  My point was dragons are pretty tough opponents to
>beat so easily (which doesn't make green slime a bad weapon against
>them, just not the perfect weapon against them).

Also remember that dragons are in general well above average human intelligence
and live for a very long time so they are likely to have thought of using it
themselves and of most of the possible defences against it.

>  Incidentally how do
>you hit a dragon immune to normal missiles with a green slime urn?
>
Probably with less difficulty than one that is not, it would probably dodge less
than one that wasn't and the immunity to normal missiles comes from the
thickness of its scales so it is not hard to hit just hard to wound.