Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A B/X dragon encounter in 2026 shouldn't be a stat-block fight to the death. It's a negotiation, a heist, or a war you start with a monster that has decades on your campaign and a memory of your face.
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This Friday, three channels are covering the same fault line from three different tables: is a dragon an encounter, or is it a character? My take starts with a near-TPK I ran in Lost City of Barakus using Swords & Wizardry, then walks through the B/X rules almost nobody uses: subduing a dragon instead of killing it, the sleeping-dragon check, and the age/hoard math that turns a dragon from a monster into a regional power with terrain, treasure, and a memory.
DM Angelo - youtube.com/watch?v=PtGAG3XM7AY
Greyhawk Grognard
The Tavern Rules: We’re here for B/X and OSR gaming. I use AI as a tool to help organize and format my notes, but every ruling and opinion is 100% Tenkar. Keep it civil, keep it old-school, or the bouncer will show you the door.
Basic Rules (Moldvay) PDF & Print - drivethrurpg.com/en/product/110274/d-d-basic-set-rulebook-b-x-ed-basic?src=newest_print&affiliate_id=1446
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0:00 Cold open — the Barakus fight
0:24 Credibility beat
0:34 The major loop — encounter or character?
0:56 Sneak peek — what's coming
1:33 Story: tracking the dragon to Barakus
1:55 Story: the fight itself
2:34 Story: the payoff and the enemy made
2:56 Transition into the Minion ask
3:23 Subdual rules — how they actually work
4:13 What a subdued dragon costs you
4:48 Talking to a dragon — reaction, flattery, alignment
5:31 The sleeping-dragon check
5:57 Age, hoard size, and the political-power framing
6:40 Terrain is the dragon's choice, not scenery
7:37 Closing challenge
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Companion Minions: Andrey Zharinov, Brett C, Spode Racing, Tacoloco787, Adam Lovell, Plush Cthulhu, DM_Sahrenyth, Gabe Guerrero, Chris Charlton, Chris Blatnick, Nicodemus ShadowCaster, Christopher Beattie, No one, Stephen Klow, Mark the Shark, Eupolemos, Jay, Martin Penny, tim cafferty, Rubens Barrichello, Curt Gould, Estaban Vasquez, Glen K. Amo
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A B/X dragon encounter in 2026 shouldn't be a stat-block fight to the death. It's a negotiation, a heist, or a war you start with a monster that has decades on your campaign and a memory of your face.
🔥 JOIN THE MINIONS: youtube.com/@TenkarsTavern/join
This Friday, three channels are covering the same fault line from three different tables: is a dragon an encounter, or is it a character? My take starts with a near-TPK I ran in Lost City of Barakus using Swords & Wizardry, then walks through the B/X rules almost nobody uses: subduing a dragon instead of killing it, the sleeping-dragon check, and the age/hoard math that turns a dragon from a monster into a regional power with terrain, treasure, and a memory.
DM Angelo - youtube.com/watch?v=PtGAG3XM7AY
Greyhawk Grognard
The Tavern Rules: We’re here for B/X and OSR gaming. I use AI as a tool to help organize and format my notes, but every ruling and opinion is 100% Tenkar. Keep it civil, keep it old-school, or the bouncer will show you the door.
Basic Rules (Moldvay) PDF & Print - drivethrurpg.com/en/product/110274/d-d-basic-set-rulebook-b-x-ed-basic?src=newest_print&affiliate_id=1446
Expert Rules (Marsh/Cook) PDF & Print - drivethrurpg.com/en/product/110792/d-d-expert-set-rulebook-b-x-ed-basic?affiliate_id=1446
Join The Tavern’s Discord Server (It's Free):
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0:00 Cold open — the Barakus fight
0:24 Credibility beat
0:34 The major loop — encounter or character?
0:56 Sneak peek — what's coming
1:33 Story: tracking the dragon to Barakus
1:55 Story: the fight itself
2:34 Story: the payoff and the enemy made
2:56 Transition into the Minion ask
3:23 Subdual rules — how they actually work
4:13 What a subdued dragon costs you
4:48 Talking to a dragon — reaction, flattery, alignment
5:31 The sleeping-dragon check
5:57 Age, hoard size, and the political-power framing
6:40 Terrain is the dragon's choice, not scenery
7:37 Closing challenge
Buy me a Beer!
ko-fi.com/tenkar
The Tavern uses affiliate links - using our affiliate links supports the channel without costing you anything extra.
Humble Bundle: humblebundleinc.sjv.io/da4WJ2
The Tavern’s Amazon Storefront: amzn.to/41Jm0oG
DriveThruRPG: drivethrurpg.com/en/?affiliate_id=1446
Fantasy Grounds VTT: affiliates.fantasygrounds.com/388855/15958
The Tavern uses Restream for its livestreams and its long-form videos. You can too! restream.io/join/g5Qpgr
The Tavern also uses VidIQ: vidiq.com/TenkarsTavern
Master Minion: mortgagemike77, Randt Chrockett, Eric Fox, The Veteran DM, Cathulhu17, Don Bakke, DoubleDeuce, skink, Kore44, Louis Feurino, Craig Aylward, Anthon Kron, Ijimisan, Terry Taylor, blahlbinoa, Arbiter's Archive, Dean Salsberry, DM Angelo, Douglas Pearson, James Spahn, Mathew Sherman, Agile Monk
Companion Minions: Andrey Zharinov, Brett C, Spode Racing, Tacoloco787, Adam Lovell, Plush Cthulhu, DM_Sahrenyth, Gabe Guerrero, Chris Charlton, Chris Blatnick, Nicodemus ShadowCaster, Christopher Beattie, No one, Stephen Klow, Mark the Shark, Eupolemos, Jay, Martin Penny, tim cafferty, Rubens Barrichello, Curt Gould, Estaban Vasquez, Glen K. Amo
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