How could flightless dragons survive in a world with advanced firearms?

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*BenWootten

Dragons:

• Dragons are kinda small, by D&D standards, anyways. They measure 195 centimeters at, what I assume to be, the withers, and normally 295 centimeters at the top of the head when standing.
• They lack powered flight and aren't decent gliders. Their wings' only purpose is to be a heatsink and an omnidirectional parachute/brake.
• Dragons have breath weapons, but they aren't better than your average molotov cocktail, distance is a-okay, 3.5 meters.
• Dragons are intelligent (somewhat above an average human), can use tools (through limited telekinesis), and have access to magic. Unfortunately, it's pretty weak (without prep time), so I won't allow you to use it.
• Their bones are reinforced with goethite fibers, their bodies are riddled with air sacs, and their skin can easily deflect blows from a sword, regardless, it won't help against semi-automatic and automatic rifles.

So, dragons are powerful when played cleverly, but their size is extremely problematic when facing modern-day firearms.

What can a dragon do to survive, say, a sniper attack (Mosin-Nagant ( decent scope), primitive camouflage), assuming he already realized there's someone trying to shoot him.

Rules:

• Try not to rely on the terrain or specific circumstances, instead, state the common objective of the actions (example: obscure the sniper's vision, so he doesn't know where to shoot). Also, it's good if the tactic is self-contained and repeatable.

• Choosing the third option, eg: surrendering, calling out for help, activating a trap card, isn't possible.

• The dragon doesn't really have anything (like an item) with him.
• For all intents and purposes (atmosphere, weather), the planet is completely Earth-like.

posted over 5 years ago

Mephistopheles‭

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