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Gee, it's almost like dragons are powerful, intelligent beings who are not to be trifled with and not just something to throw in front of a party because it's in the name.
Yeah, metallic dragons are basically revered as minor gods in many instances. Those mfers are powerful, and they’re definitely not something that you throw at a low level party.
All the more ridiculous that BG3 throws a silver dragon at you, almost right at the start.
Where? I can only think of three instances of dragons that can be fought in the game none of which are silver.
Dragons I am aware of in the game:
Act 1 Spoiler
Red Dragon by bridge near the mountain pass.Act 3 Spoilers
Ansur (undead bronze dragon) in the Wyrmway and the red Dragon during the final fight.Do you mean durge? Durge is by default a white dragonborn which is a species not related to dragons in the forgotten realms.
Fascinating - witness missed the giant silver dragon behind the group of goblins.
Ah yes I forgot. Very cheeky our bardic friend.
The problem is that you're combining a creature known for being solitary and long-lived with the ability to cast 9th level spells, which are especially overpowered when given prep time.
If the dragons are even the slightest bit intelligent, their lairs will be peppered with Glyphs of Warding, tons of True Polymorphed golems, and a series of Simulacrums each copied from the last (thanks to Nystul's Magic Aura letting it count as humanoid). And since the spells don't involve spell slots, those Simulacrums can cast their own 9th level spells. If you somehow do manage to kill the dragon, it will just revive from one of the many Clones in the Demiplanes it set up.
Now you're thinking like a dragon.
Now I'm imagining all dragons just home-aloneing it deep inside a mountain.