Dragons are egg-layers, and most have sharp teeth, horns, and claws. Most dragons have the ability to breathe or expel one or more types of energy associated with their elemental affinity, as well as bearing some resistance to damage or injury from any other sources of such energy. Essentially all species of dragon are said to be magical in nature, and in most species this nature is expressed as an affinity for some type of elemental power some dragon species are naturally able to cast magical spells, as well. Almost all species of dragon are highly intelligent (at least as intelligent as a human being) and are able to speak. Most species depicted have wings and are able to fly, and nearly all are quadrupedal. Except for the youngest dragons, they tend to be quite large-usually at least as big as a horse, and often much larger. All species appear to be generally reptilian or serpentine in their natural form. However, despite their variety, a number of traits are common to nearly all types of dragons. In the D&D universe, there are many different species of dragons.

An exception to this is the Dragonlance game world.

Even though dragons are iconic for the D&D game, they are rarely encountered as part of official scenarios due to dragons typically being too powerful for low-level players. In the game, dragons are usually adversaries of player characters, and less commonly, allies or helpers. For example, a commonly presented species of dragon is the red dragon, which is named for its red scales, and known for its evil and greedy nature, as well as its ability to breathe fire. In D&D, dragons are depicted as any of various species of large, intelligent, magical, reptilian beasts, each typically defined by a combination of their demeanor and either the color of their scales or their elemental affinity. D&D dragons also featured as targets of the moral panic surrounding the game. These dragons, specifically their 'dungeon ecology,' have implications for the literary theory of fantasy writing. Dungeons & Dragons allows players to fight its fictional dragons ( Tiamat being one of the most notable) and 'slay their psychic dragons' as well. As a group, D&D dragons are loosely based upon dragons from a wide range of fictional and mythological sources. In the Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D) fantasy role-playing game, dragons are an iconic type of monstrous creature. Original Dungeons & Dragons 'white box' set (1974) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( May 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. This Dungeons & Dragons-related article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style.

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