D&D 5E (2014) D&D Metal

Lanefan · Oct 13, 2015

Damn...when I read the header I was expecting a music thread.

Lanefan

PnPgamer · Oct 13, 2015

I thought this was a subject on D&D music... I was disappointed :<

Dargrimm · Oct 13, 2015

Yes, me too. I was expecting something about Blind Guardian, Dio or Rhapsody

On the topic: adamantine is black and mithtil is silver, or at least this is how I've always imagined them to be.

EzekielRaiden · Oct 13, 2015

chibi graz'zt said:
What is the color of adamantine weapons/armor? What is the color of mithral? Ive looked in the DMG but these are not described.

My preference for magical metal colors has always been:

Mythril/mithral -- Slightly blue-tinted silver.
Adamantine -- Gunmetal. Not as dark as hematite, but not as bright as steel.
Oricalcum -- Akin to rose gold, possibly darker red in some uses.
"Cold"/"Deep" iron -- Truly black. Can still be reflective, like obsidian.

Also, I like the idea that fantasy "cobalt" is actually bright blue in color, and I'm not at all opposed to some kind of metal (possibly one with ties to nature) being green.

Edit:
I'll also add that, when I read the title, I wondered, "Does that mean music, or does that mean materials?"

PnPgamer · Oct 13, 2015

I always thought mithril was more brownish silver.

Queer Venger · Oct 13, 2015

PnPgamer said:
I thought this was a subject on D&D music... I was disappointed :<

made you look, he he.
From popular culture mithral is bluish silver, not brownish. D&D books seldom describe the base metals, but its cool to see how artists interpret them.

MG.0 · Oct 15, 2015

In the Gord the Rogue novels by Gary Gygax, pure Adamantine is sky blue. That's how I have always imagined it, since I read those books very early on.

the Jester · Oct 15, 2015

There was a 1e-era Dragon article that described mithral as silvery. Adamantine was described as a metal with hints of color in it, possibly blue, green or black or something like that- I don't recall the exact colors suggested. But adamantine, according to said article, comes in various colors.

Then there's orichalcum, which I always see as a sort of redder copper color, Baatorian steel (greenish), obdurium (I don't think it has ever been described- it's in the 3e Stronghold Builder's Guidebook) and probably some other exotic metals out there somewhere.