Is there a faction focused on Dragons?

[Dragonolgy]

I really enjoy dragon pretenders and the drakes are rather interesting as well but I have noticed that is really all there is for dragons in the game. I know there are some later game spells like the tarrasque, iron dragon, and so on but not any to summon the regular elemental dragons. If there are any and I simply did not notice them please let me know. If there is a faction that can summon some please let me know about that too! I am fine with downloading mods if there are any mods focused on dragons as well.

Cheers!

[Mormacil]

Jomon when they go underwater. Ur has tamed dragons as well and Pythium has trained Hydras.

[Dragonolgy]

Thank you for the info! I did know about Pythium but did not know about the other two. I suppose I am looking for more western styled dragons, i.e the frost, fire, poison, and acid dragons pretenders.

[Mormacil]

Nothing like that in the game. I take dragons more as their mythological classification so any large intelligent retilian monster, often connected to a body of water that may or may not spew poison and rarely fire.

Anyway if you want fantasy dragons your best bet will be mods. But the game has only been out for two weeks so there aren't that many yet. I know someone made a Kobold mod for Dom5, that might be ported in the future. You could probably port it yourself for personal use too if you don't want to wait.

[Nunda]

There's definitely mods from previous versions that might get updated over time.

None in vanilla can summon the pretender versions, sadly.

I guess C'tis is reptilian if that's enough for you.

[Nunda]

Oh, right. If you want a dragonlike experience, check out MA Ys.

They got seahorses that can breathe fire (when on land)!

And abysians have salamanders for longer range breaths.

The closest thing to dragon riders would be LA Ragha, with gryphon riders. No breath.

[isiarca]

None of them have been ported yet, but there are several Dom5 mods that fit the bill in their own respective ways. They are Ryugo-jo, which is based on Jomon's underwater troops; Drakonia, which is composed of dragon-human hybrids which start off almost completely draconic in the early ages and gradually degrade into less powerful lizardmen over subsequent ages; and Diem Draket, which has a lot going on aesthetically and narratively but basically: goblin-sized "drakelings" whose style of magic is focused on trying to tap into and enhance their draconic ancestry in hopes of gaining the agelessness and physical prowess of more powerful dragonkin.

Honorable mention to the draconian mod nation Karakor, also not ported to 6. Draconians are a far cry from true dragons, and most of its troop lineup is actually human, but it's another one I hope will be ported over and which I think you might get something out of.

Hopefully at least one or two of them make it over to Dom6 soon.

[Mormacil]

Fourth Age also has Taakiin Taoul, also only for Dom5. It's essentially a mix between volcano dwelling dragons with Warhammer Fantasy Lizardmen. From small goblin sized fliers to large titanic dragons. But obviously part of a larger mod pack and I doubt it will get ported. Though you could do that yourself.

[Dragonolgy]

I really appreciate the responses! I will have to experiment with the nations mentioned. I took a brief look at some of the Dominions 5 mods mentioned and I hope they get ported over! They look really quite neat. I have loved dragons, particularly western European style ones ever since the Dragonology books came out when I was a child.

[Ddraig Lleuad]

It's kind of awkward, because the game first positions dragons as a pretender chassis - claimants to godhood. So if you have a whole nation based around dragons, what would that look like? What sets your pretender apart from the others? And how the hell do you balance recruiting or summoning more dragons, when the game does actually give them due respect as, y'know, giant monsters capable of shattering small armies?

It's not an insoluble problem, and there have been attempts! Still, tricky.

[Mormacil]

Originally posted by Ddraig Lleuad:

It's kind of awkward, because the game first positions dragons as a pretender chassis - claimants to godhood. So if you have a whole nation based around dragons, what would that look like? What sets your pretender apart from the others? And how the hell do you balance recruiting or summoning more dragons, when the game does actually give them due respect as, y'know, giant monsters capable of shattering small armies?

It's not an insoluble problem, and there have been attempts! Still, tricky.

Draconians worshipping dragons as primal powers would fit. They could all serve a greater dragon just as human factions can serve a rainbow mage. Then to pad out the roster you can add smaller pseudo dragons or small winged lizards or something. There quite a few ways to take that.

Dragons would be on par with things like Muspel Giants, Niefeljarls, Fomorian Giants or Dai Oni. Each can take on armies with the right bless. But yopu're right getting that balance can be tricky. I'd also say the concept is rather boring, smaller dragons serving bigger dragons without any flavor or twist.

[KhaviSnakepact]

Well I guess as a shameless plug I can say that I am working on getting a mod I made for Dom5 (never released as when I just about had it ready Dom6 got announced and I decided to just wait for it to release). Originally it was centred around kobolds (3.5/Pathfinder style) now we are deciding between renaming them dragonkin or dragonborn. Currently it's just an EA nation that centers around a diverse lineup of chromatic kobolds based on terrain with golden scaled sacred kobolds alongside dragon summons.

[Mormacil]

Originally posted by Mormacil:

Nothing like that in the game. I take dragons more as their mythological classification so any large intelligent retilian monster, often connected to a body of water that may or may not spew poison and rarely fire.

Anyway if you want fantasy dragons your best bet will be mods. But the game has only been out for two weeks so there aren't that many yet. I know someone made a Kobold mod for Dom5, that might be ported in the future. You could probably port it yourself for personal use too if you don't want to wait.

Yeah I was thinking of yours.

[SaurianDruid]

Rus and Bogarus can both summon three-headed fire-breathing dragons with their fire mages. If you take the red dragon pretender with Dragonmaster you can use it to churn out dragons that can then be led into battle by your dragon-god as a flying, fire-spewing army of winged death.

If you take a dragon pretender as any C'tissian nation it's pretty easy to get that dragony feel. It becomes a nation of lizardfolk worshiping a true dragon. I usually play this when I am in the mood to be an ancient god-dragon being revered by fellow reptilians. I usually go with a green dragon for regen or recuperation on my sacreds, depending on the era. But if you want a more dragony experience a fire or ice bless could make your troops feel more thematically draconic.

[Captiva]

Warhammer mod does have dragons for factions that typically have them. High elves have a few.

[Mali Belizec]

Coolest dragons in dominions are Zmeys, 3 headed dragon you can summon with Vanarus.

Conquest of Elysium 5 has Kobold king who is about drqgons