Dragon hide for SALE!

Wow, I'm surprised they included that little blurb in the Draconomicon... since dragon hide was cooler in previous editions, and come on, it's a cool idea. Just seems like WotC woulda put more thought into it. *shrug* Well, Nifft, consider your stuff stolen, once again. I'm still using a slightly modified version of your pantheon, BTW :D
 

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Nifft said:
Prices are tentative!

More stuff tomorrow... or later today. Here are the critter-parts armors:


Dragon Armor: This exceptional armor is made from the hide, scale and bone of a True Dragon. Five types are possible:
  • Dragon Hide: Light, AC +5, Max Dex +5, ACP -2, ASF 15%, Energy Resistance 5, Cost: 12,500 gp
  • Dragon Breastplate: Medium, AC +7, Max Dex +5, ACP -3, ASF 20%, Energy Resistance 5, Cost: 16,000 gp
  • Dragon Scale Mail: Medium, AC +7, Max Dex +4, ACP -3, ASF 20%, Energy Resistance 10, Cost: 23,000 gp
  • Dragon Half-Plate: Heavy, AC +9, Max Dex +1, ACP -6, ASF 35%, Energy Resistance 10, Cost: 33,500 gp
  • Dragon Full Plate: Heavy, AC +10, Max Dex +2, ACP -5, ASF 30%, Energy Resistance 15, Cost: 60,000 gp

Shields can also be made with Dragon scales. If worn with armor of the same type, it provides a synergistic bonus beyond its own abilities: a matched pair of Armor and Small, Large or Tower Shield grant an additional Energy Resistance over the armor's natural bonus.
  • Dragon Scale Small Shield: AC +2, ACP -1, ASF +5%, Energy Resistance +5, Cost: 12,000 gp
  • Dragon Scale Large Shield: AC +4, ACP -2, ASF +15%, Energy Resistance +10, Cost: 24,000 gp
  • Dragon Scale Tower Shield: AC +6, ACP -8, ASF +50%, Energy Resistance +15, Cost: 48,000 gp

Notes: Dragons are not spikey creatures. Armor made from their skin cannot have armor spikes. Also note that Dragon Armor is immune to the element that it provides resistance against. (In other words, if you roll a 1 on a Reflex save vs. a Fireball, your Red Dragon Scale Shield is immune to its effect.)



Arrowhawk Armor: This light, feathered leather armor was produced from the hide of an Elder Arrowhawk. Its wearer need never fear heights, and his foes are loath to grapple with him -- for each round in which the wearer starts out grappled, all holding him take 1d6 Electrical damage. An "upgraded" variation, inset with electrum and rare gems, allows its wearer to make electrically charged attacks.
  • Arrowhawk Leather: Light, AC +3, Max Dex +8, ACP -0, ASF 5%, Electricity and Acid Resistance 5, Feather Fall, Grapple Discharge, Cost: 30,000 gp
  • Arrowhawk Leather: Light, AC +4, Max Dex +7, ACP -0, ASF 5%, Electricity and Acid Resistance 10, Feather Fall, Grapple Discharge, Strike Discharge, Cost: 58,000 gp

** Feather Fall (Su): At will, caster level 15.
** Grapple Discharge (Ex): When the wearer begins a round grappling, foes touching him take 1d6 Electrical damage.
** Strike Discharge (Ex): When the wearer makes a successful melee attack (unarmed or using a metal weapon), his target takes an additional +1d6 Electrical damage. This stacks with the Shocking weapon ability.



Destrachan Armor: These noisesome horrors can be made to produce a thick but supple hide. When wearing the helmet, with its exquisitly tuned ears, the wearer suffers no penalties to her Listen checks.
  • Destrachan Hide: Medium, AC +5, Max Dex +3, ACP -4, ASF 20%, Sonic Resistance 5, Cost: 24,000 gp



Gorgon Plate: The dark silver plate-armors are highly prized, for their sheer strength and for their magical properties. All Gorgon Plate armor has the Ghost Touch special proprty as an Exceptional ability -- that is to say, it is not ignored by Incorporeal melee attacks. Furthermore, those wearing the armor are somewhat protected from petrification.
  • Gorgon Breastplate: Medium, AC +8, Max Dex +3, ACP -5, ASF 30%, Petrification Resistance +2, DR 2/--, Cost: 40,000 gp
  • Gorgon Half-Plate: Heavy, AC +10, Max Dex +0, ACP -10, ASF 70%, Petrification Resistance +4, DR 3/--, Cost: 58,000 gp
  • Gorgon Full Plate: Heavy, AC +11, Max Dex +1, ACP -9, ASF 60%, Petrification Resistance +6, DR 4/--, Cost: 72,000 gp
  • Gorgon Plate Small Shield: AC +2, ACP -2, ASF +10%, Cost: 21,000 gp
  • Gorgon Plate Large Shield: AC +4, ACP -4, ASF +25%, Cost: 32,000 gp



Remorhaz Plate: This beautiful armor is ice-white with jagged (and dimly glowing) brick-red spines. The wearer does not take subdual damage from cold conditions, but becomes fatigued twice as quickly in hot climates. When paired with a shield, the armor's benefit against cold is enhanced.
  • Remorhaz Breastplate: Medium, AC +6, Max Dex +4, ACP -3, ASF 20%, Hot Spikes, Cold Resistance 5, Cost: 24,000 gp
  • Remorhaz Half-Plate: Heavy, AC +8, Max Dex +0, ACP -10, ASF 50%, Hot Spikes, Cold Resistance 10, Cost: 38,000 gp
  • Remorhaz Full Plate: Heavy, AC +9, Max Dex +1, ACP -9, ASF 50%, Hot Spikes, Cold Resistance 10, Cost: 49,000 gp
  • Remorhaz Small Shield: AC +1, ACP -1, ASF 5%, Hot Spikes, Cold Resistance +5, Cost: 21,000 gp
  • Remorhaz Large Shield: AC +2, ACP -2, ASF 15%, Hot Spikes, Cold Resistance +5, Cost: 24,000 gp

** Hot Spikes: Both armor and shield are considered to have +1 Flaming Spikes (Martial, 1d6+1 +1d6 Fire, 20/x2).




First off, F*** Dragon armor, I want a suit of Arrowhawk armor! LoL

But seriously, I'm having a bit of difficulty comprehending these rules for Dragon Hide armor (armour). AFAIK, the substance that surrounds the outside of most animals is leather. Granted, the dragon is a magical creature, but does that mean that it's encased in substances other than leather (hide)?

What I mean is, how can you say that it's possible to construct shields, plate armor, breast plates, banded mail, and even scale mail from the hide of dragons? Sure, dragons are covered in scales, but are not the scales made of super strong leather? Other than ridiculously magical leather armor (say, +15?), I just am having a hard time imaging a dragon's hide being converted to plate armor. Doesn't "plate" imply metal?

FWIW, in my own campaigns, dragon hide can be converted into really really intense magical leather (+15 or so) that grants automatic saves for those who would ordinarily have failed the save (against the breath weapon of the appropriate dragon), and zero damage to those who do make their saving throws. It's not stiff either, so rogues and such can use it in the way they use regular leather.

I mean, I can imagine the leather being strapped around shields (already wood or metal), but I just cannot fathom "plate mail" derived from dragon hide. Next you'll be telling me it's the actual bones that are somehow "forged" into breastplates. Please enlighten me!

Thanks!
 

Tuzenbach said:
First off, F*** Dragon armor, I want a suit of Arrowhawk armor! LoL

But seriously, I'm having a bit of difficulty comprehending these rules for Dragon Hide armor (armour). AFAIK, the substance that surrounds the outside of most animals is leather. Granted, the dragon is a magical creature, but does that mean that it's encased in substances other than leather (hide)?

Nope, Dragons aren't covered in hide, they're covered in scales. (Check your friendly neighborhood reptile!)

See those big scales on the front of the dragon? Sure, there aren't very many of them, but those suckers are tough. And there are a few as big as a man's chest.

Take two of those real big ones, wrap them around a man's chest, and hey look! it's a Breastplate. Sure, you gotta work metal into the under-harness -- better get some Mithral chain to support the joints and so forth -- but the exterior is made exclusively from only top-quality Dragon scales.

Go check out your Dragonslayer's Handbook. See the kinda natural armor bonus those monsters get? Well, what do you think that's from -- leather? I tell ya, sonny, don't go callin' no Dragon-scale by the same word as ya call a cow-wrapper. They've got good hearin', they're quick to anger, and you go well with ketchup.

-- N
 

Nifft said:
Nope, Dragons aren't covered in hide, they're covered in scales. (Check your friendly neighborhood reptile!)

See those big scales on the front of the dragon? Sure, there aren't very many of them, but those suckers are tough. And there are a few as big as a man's chest.

Take two of those real big ones, wrap them around a man's chest, and hey look! it's a Breastplate. Sure, you gotta work metal into the under-harness -- better get some Mithral chain to support the joints and so forth -- but the exterior is made exclusively from only top-quality Dragon scales.

Go check out your Dragonslayer's Handbook. See the kinda natural armor bonus those monsters get? Well, what do you think that's from -- leather? I tell ya, sonny, don't go callin' no Dragon-scale by the same word as ya call a cow-wrapper. They've got good hearin', they're quick to anger, and you go well with ketchup.

-- N


That's great Nifft, but what are these scales made of? Are they hide, leather, bone, or what? PLEASE don't make me search the Net for the nomenclature of all things reptilion scales! LoL
 

Tuzenbach said:
That's great Nifft, but what are these scales made of? Are they hide, leather, bone, or what? PLEASE don't make me search the Net for the nomenclature of all things reptilion scales! LoL

What are you asking? The scales are made of scales. Same as snake skin, but because they're from Dragons, they're magically tough.

If you don't think Dragon Scales are that tough, fine -- do whatever makes you happy in your game. Go bug WotC, who made Core Dragon Hide armor equal to Full Plate.

-- N
 


ciaran00 said:
Stop answering him!

He has very few posts under his belt... it might not be a troll.

Ooo, that reminds me!

Troll Hide -- Stiff, knobbly and green, this jacket limits movement, but provides good protection and a feeling of health.
Medium, AC +5, Max Dex +3, ACP -5, ASF 35%, Cold Resistance 5, Enhanced Healing, Cost: 54,000 gp

** Enhanced Healing: You convert 1 hit point of damage into subdual damage each hour.

-- N
 



I resent the fact that my request for sensical, scientific answers has you people labeling me as "troll". Just to help prevent ignorance in this thread I shall now aid you all with the following information. You're welome.


http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?...=http://www.anapsid.org/basicdermatology.html


NO, Nifft, SCALES ARE NOT MADE OF SCALES! Scales are made up of the same substance as finger and toe nails, keratin. In essence, any "armorer" wishing to construct armor made of keratin would probably be best served acquiring basic dermatologic/taxidermic knowledge lest he fail in his task. I shun ignorant D&Ders.
 

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