So I've completed the Civil War with my character and thought I was doing quite well as a retired Legate. HOWEVER, the first fight I've had with a dragon (since Whiterun - which was admittedly hard) I got completely owned even when wearing full Oricish and having Fire Resist Potions Active WITH Lydia in full Steel with a bow!

The dragon had not even lost enough health to see! How on earth do people take out dragons in Requiem? (Don't get me wrong, I love the mod because it makes the game more "realistic" but I'm struggling to progress in the main quest cause of how OP these Dragons are!)

Weird thing about Requiem is that some enemies have so much HP it takes a while for the damage to show up (by the time it starts going down you're close to killing it). The only advice I can give you (since I've only ever played mages and battlemages in Requiem) is try to stay at range and avoid their breath attacks.

Just whittle down its HP. Have Lydia tank, whatever takes its attention away from you.