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The original was posted on /r/osr by /u/ParadoX810 on 2023-09-19 04:49:28.

Hey! Here are the quotes from the books.

• Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised, p. 104

The age category indicates the dragon’s hit points per die and how much damage the dragon’s breath weapon inflicts, given as points per hit die:

• Very young dragon: 1 hit point per hit die; 1 hit point per die inflicted by breath weapon.

• OSE Advanced Fantasy Referee’s Tome, p. 44

Breath weapon: Can be used up to three times per day. Unless noted other-wise, all caught in the area suffer damage equal to the dragon’s current hit points (save versus breath for half).

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is my interpretation from the books, and that makes me wonder some things.

Do dragons always deal damage equal to their full hit points in S&W while they do damage equal to their current hit points in OSE? For example, a 1/40 HP dragon in S&W will deal 40 damage with their breath weapon while a 1/40 HP dragon in OSE will deal 1 damage with their breath weapon?

Also, was it like this in OD&D vs B/X? Finally, which one do you guys think is more fun for the players?

Thanks!