Dragon

Breath

Dragon breath's damage is based on the dragon's maximum hit points, not its current hit points.1) This was confirmed in a Dragon article I believe. TODO: Find the issue #. Anyway, DMs, do not nerf dragons. They are supposed to be scary.

It is absolutely critical to note the rule in the Dragon monster entry which states that the DM must dice a 50-50 chance to see if a dragon will breathe.

A dragon can breath on approach when flying, and then use either its claws OR bite (but not both claws and bite).2) DMG 51.

Being eaten

A character who was eaten by a dragon has a percentage chance to be raiseablebased on the creature's size, the dragon's age, and the time since being eaten.Ex

There is an X-in-10 chance for the character to be unraiseable due to digestion, where X is the number of days that passed following the character's consumption before the character was “rescued”.3) Adjust this as suitable for your milieu's dragons. Ours digest slowly. If the character has been digested, they are not raiseable, and their body is gone. If the character has not been digested, refer to the following table:

Dragon Age	Character Size S	Character Size M	Character Size L
Very young	5%	0%	0%
Young	10%	5%	0%
Sub-adult	25%	10%	5%
Young adult	40%	25%	10%
Adult	55%	40%	25%
Old	70%	55%	40%
Very old	85%	70%	55%
Ancient	99%	85%	70%

A character is more likely to be raiseable if the character is smaller and/or eaten by a larger dragon since less chewing is required.

Characters who are not digested but also not raiseable due to chewing can still be raised as long as regeneration is cast first.