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why do people seem to hate the iron dragon I do not even know what it is?
D&D General Companion Thread to D&D Survivor: Dragons, Metallic
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RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
For people who don't care to look up the "new" dragons:
I'm sorry the Mercury Dragons were voted out already, they were cool dudes to use as a DM! I am so very tired...
- Adamantine Dragon: from the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008). Haughty and imperious, these are the tacticians of the Metallic Dragons. Their breath weapon is "thunder energy" which also creates aftershocks.
- Cobalt Dragon: from the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008). There was one created for the Ferrous Dragons group in 3.5E, but I guess this one was specifically a Metallic in 4E, though it's neutrally aligned (Unaligned in 4E). Brooding and reclusive, they live in the far north and breathe freezing vapors.
- Electrum Dragon: from the article "The electrum dragon" by Ed Greenwood for 1E, from Dragon #74 (June 1983). Solitary, highly magical dragons, they have impressive spellcasting abilities. Philosophical and peaceful by nature, they seem to me to be the draconic version of Elminster.
- Iron Dragon: from the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008). There was one created for the Ferrous Dragons group in 3.5E, but I guess this one was specifically a Metallic in 4E, though it's neutrally aligned (Unaligned in 4E); it was kind of a replacement (challenge-wise) for the Bronze and Brass Dragons which were absent in 4E.
- Mercury Dragon: from the 2E Monstrous Manual (1993) and probably one of the Monstrous Compendium Appendices before it; there was a 4E version in Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008) which is similar in temperament, but has a different breath weapon. Whimsical (mercurial, one might say), this dragon has strong illusory powers. Its breath weapon is either a beam of bright yellow light that causes heat damage (2E) or a cloud of poison gas that makes the dragon invisible to those affected by the poison (4E).
- Mithral Dragon: from the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008). These are more powerful than even the Gold Dragons, and are typically devoted to the causes of deities or other powerful good entities. They can see the future and teleport, and their breath weapon does radiant damage and blinds its targets.
- Orium Dragon: from the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008). Antiquarian dragons, these guys live in ancient ruins, trying to rebuild ancient glories in the modern era. Its acid breath turns into a misty serpent of poison gas and hunts the dragon's target on its own.
- Steel Dragon: from the 2E Draconomicon (1990) and the 4E Draconomicon II: Metallic Dragons (2008); they're basically the same. This dragon prefers the company of humans and is most likely to be found in cities. Their breath weapon is a blast that knocks the target out briefly, such that they could be mistaken for being dead. They can change their shape from birth.
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Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
Oh, Orium dragon sounds so cool...
Also edited to add that I think the Mercury Dragon is still going strong?
JEB
Legend
As noted earlier, isn't the Steel Dragon an alias for the Greyhawk Dragon? (The FR Wiki backs me up here, FWIW.)
Mecheon
Sacabambaspis
Sometimes, but not always. They're incredibly similar and mostly merged for that, but they were distinct with differences in at least 3E. Different breath weapons between Greyhawks and Steels, different armor classes, different spells learnt, different magic resistance...
FR Wiki is unfortunately a Wikia and its FR-specific in-universe style means it will look at that side of things rather than try to encapsulate the differences of each edition. While a good resource, it isn't a foolproof one and does have its issues because its combining the "These are the same" lore from later down the line and ignoring the "These are different (And Steels are descendants of Greyhawk dragons who migrated off Oerth)" lore
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RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
As I said before, I have a six-month old. I will, some day, get to sleep through the night again... but it will not be this night. Or the next one. Hopefully by next year this time!
RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
Orium Dragon and Adamantine Dragon are getting hammered today. Adamantine is a dick, so...
But the Orium is chill. Probably also a recluse, so the Orium probably doesn't care about popularity polls...
But the Orium is chill. Probably also a recluse, so the Orium probably doesn't care about popularity polls...
RoughCoronet0
Dragon Lover
Poor Orium Dragon, he’s just trying to get his Masters Degree in Archeology and Architecture with his breath weapon pet snake.
dave2008
Legend
RoughCoronet0
Dragon Lover
Yep, I believe it is based on the mystical metal Orichalcum (not sure why they didn’t just call it that if that’s the case). They live in jungle environments and enjoy making lairs in ancient temples and old ruins where they spend much of their time trying to renovate and restore them to there former glory (with some minor alterations to accommodate their physiology). They love collecting ancient trinkets and relics from past civilizations for their hoards, and include the temples and ruins they renovate as part of said hoard.
Edit: Just realized this was explained earlier in the thread, so sorry for the redundancy.
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