You can't really say "technically not cannibalism" in a fantasy setting. However, It would be impossible to carry an Ancient Red Dragons rib cage for example. The same way a Lizardfolk can carve bones into Longswords, Greatswords, Greataxes, etc. The parts could then be used to sell to, let's say a wizard and the Scales and Bones could be given to a special blacksmith that works in turning dragon bones and scales into weapons and armour e.g. I have learnt that maybe you wouldn't eat the dragon but harvest its Organs, Scales, Bones, etc. But the generic "dragon meat into mouth = powers" is just a no for me. Personally, I can agree that aspects of the dragon could be used for rituals or to create magic items. So, by and large, it does not seem like sentience and intelligence are barriers to "what we can eat" ethically speaking.Īnyway, I can see where you're going with this, but I don't think it works. Likewise octopi actually have a very high intelligence to them, but we eat a lot of their kind too. Then again people eat dolphins who are not only intelligent but are also self-aware like we are and have emotions like we do. Maybe something can be said for a punishment due to the ethical ramifications of eating another sentient, intelligent, being. Especially since dragons do eat humanoids. So, I can't really see dragon-eating as cannibalism. Perhaps an argument can be made for "humanoids" but dragons are not humanoids. An Elf eating an Elf is cannibalism, but an Elf eating a Dwarf is not. Technically not cannibaliam - you have to be the same species. If a player insisted on getting some feature for doing so, I’d definitely make it punishing (you can no longer benefit from a long rest without eating a person, etc.), because cannibalism is great as a joke but somewhat distasteful (eh heh heh) when it becomes a power thing. Are you ready to renounce your Oaths and follow your new God, or shall I claim my new Tyrant piece by piece?"ĭragons are people, so eating a dragon is as much cannibalism as eating an elf. The gravely voice that snakes into the back of your mind is filled with malice, and you recognize the Mother of Evil Dragons speaking to your soul, "A delicious new Paladin for me to play with. Your divine sense tingles as you now feel evil emanating from your own form. You feel altered and changed, stronger and perhaps more resilient, but also corrupted and poisoned. Random patches of your chest, arms, and one of your legs grow rigid and crack, and the splotchy scales even reach your throat before the pain finally ebbs. It expands and rises up through your skin rapidly until the flesh on your form bubbles with agony, then hardens into black scales. That moment passes as the burning in your gut grows, turning from minor annoyance into full blown doubled over pain. But for a moment that taste is offset by the satisfaction of completely conquering this tyrant and freeing the land from it's cruelty. Even with the spices and roasting, there's a burning at the back of your throat and an unsettled acidic feeling in your gut when you swallow. The meat of the dragon is more bitter than you expected. Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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