Answering Questions about Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons (was: Primal Power Preview)

[Danzauker]

Each dragon has a half-page illo.



Basically, orichalcum was a real-world mythological term, which is cool. But it was too difficult to pronounce given the relatively small number of people who've heard of it. At one point, the plan was to change it to cinnabar! (I tried my best to make that not happen. )

Bah!!

Why not call it electrum??!!?!!

If you wanna go old skool, go the whole way!! Don't be a wussy!!!

 

[davethegame]

At one point, the plan was to change it to cinnabar! (I tried my best to make that not happen. )

Ha! I was right!

I guess it is a problem because it's RARE and CURSED....

 

[avin]

Hollow dragons, basically the metallic version of dracolichs without the undead flavor

That bit make me interested on this book. Do they look like shells or more like dracoliches? What turn them into Hollow?

Anybody know when art gallery will be updated with this?

 

[Jhaelen]

Basically, orichalcum was a real-world mythological term, which is cool. But it was too difficult to pronounce given the relatively small number of people who've heard of it. At one point, the plan was to change it to cinnabar! (I tried my best to make that not happen. )

Meh. I really would have preferred orichalcum. Is it really that obscure?

It features prominently in the Earthdawn rpg but I think the first time I read about it was in the 'Indiana Jones 4 - The Fate of Atlantis' computer game. And that's of course where it originates from: Plato's tale about Atlantis...

I even once had an idea for a new rpg system based on an atlantean style society using orichalcum as a basis for their magitech...

 

[coyote6]

Meh. I really would have preferred orichalcum. Is it really that obscure?

It features prominently in the Earthdawn rpg but I think the first time I read about it was in the 'Indiana Jones 4 - The Fate of Atlantis' computer game. And that's of course where it originates from: Plato's tale about Atlantis...

I even once had an idea for a new rpg system based on an atlantean style society using orichalcum as a basis for their magitech...

Orichalcum is also big in Shadowrun and Exalted, amongst other places. I think it's in one (or more) of the Final Fantasy games, too, isn't it?

I'm amused that something was too hard to pronounce for D&D. Chimera? Drow? Daemon? Sahuagin? Ixitxachitl? Melee?

 

[Nahat Anoj]

I'm amused that something was too hard to pronounce for D&D. Chimera? Drow? Daemon? Sahuagin? Ixitxachitl? Melee?

Blibdoolpoolp is one of my favorites.

 

[Derren]

Are the new dragons also unaligned and does the book at least acknowledge that metallic dragons are generally good or are they just presented as another monster to be fought?

 

[Squizzle]

Are the new dragons also unaligned and does the book at least acknowledge that metallic dragons are generally good or are they just presented as another monster to be fought?

"Acknowledge"? There's no objective source for their statements to be compared against.

 

[Mouseferatu]

At one point, the plan was to change it to cinnabar! (I tried my best to make that not happen. )

That would've been hysterical.

 

[Rechan]

At one point, the plan was to change it to cinnabar! (I tried my best to make that not happen. )

A cinnabon dragon? YUM.