Green Dragon

Mustrum_Ridcully said:
Well, but then, you're not a female Green Dragon. The horn of a Green Dragon is a sign of sexual prowess and physical fitness. A malnourished Green Dragon, unable to provide himself (let alone his mate) with food, can only grow a small, crude horn.

Hunts on Green Dragons were common among the Troll Tribes of the Hornswamps, as their Horn was a prized aphrodisiac among then and also a valuable trade good with the Elves of the Southern Coast. But their aggressive hunting caused the Green Dragon to go extinct in their region, basically destroying one of their major industries. Dragon Hunters without prey, the Trolls quickly turned their aggression against their neighbors, changing the peaceful coexistence with the Elves into a brutal War, that destroyed many cities before the Elven Warrior-King Xanolius took charge of the battle. The war culminated in the Battle of the Hornswamps, where the Troll leadership was crushed and the remaining troops disbanded. These days, the remaining Tribes of the Hornswamps still remember the glorious day of the Dragonhunters, but ultimately just represent a dying culture.

evolution should have wiped such a dorky species out ages ago.

How anyone at wotc could find this design "cool" is beyond me. I bet they're the same persons who decided dragonborns shouldn't have tails.

I can take the goofy alligator head on the mini. but those horns...
 

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Wolfspider said:
That's just what they WANT you to think.

The horn that all green dragons sport is actually the result of one particular ancient specimen having angered the Trickster god, who made sure that from that time forward green dragons would be ridiculed for being the dorkiest looking dragons in creation.

I mean, seriously, look at that horn. There is really no other explanation than a cosmic joke.
I like that explanation. Seriously -- I may actually use it if I don't just carry forth the 3e green look for my games. If the look is a joke, I don't see any reason to pretend otherwise in play.

It'd also explain why greens are supposed to be so darn ill-tempered and political. They're just sensitive about their appearance and suffer from low self-esteem.
 

Moon-Lancer said:
someone photo shopped the horn off and reposted it. Not sure of its current location, but without the horn its a really solid looking dragon
Photoshopped the mini or the WAR illo of the green dragon vs. party? I recall taking a stab at removing the spike with MS paint, but since I do not remember posting it, someone else may have beaten me to the punch. Here is the quick redo.

 
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Mercule said:
Nice. That actually looks pretty good.

It does. It looks a million times better. Unless that horn has some role in combat, there's no reason for it to be there. Cyan Bloodbane had a horn on his snout, in the Clyde Caldwell artwork for the cover of DL10 Dragons of Dreams, but it didn't look like that.

Cheers,
Cam
 

When I first saw the green dragon design, I HATED it with a capital H. I thought the snout horn just looked goofy. It some how reminded me of some freaky, French clown (beats me why).

However, I read the excerpt about the green from Worlds and Monsters. I hate to say it, but they changed my mind. I actually LIKE the green dragon now.

Why?

One word: Poison.

The green dragon is now a poison based monster that breaths a cloud of poison gas. They wanted people to think of daggers and needles, of snakes and assassins. They designed the green to be a slithery, spiky thing that drips poison. And apparently, high level greens are going to have mind control features like they Cyan Bloodbane from Dragonlance, a green dragon that manipulated the minds of the elven people.

Also, the designers have stated that the 3e design for the green was too generic. It was the least identifiable of all the dragons, as it really had no unique feature on it's face.

So with this new perspective in mind, I've come to really like the new green. I just hope I can convince my players the same, otherwise they might laugh when I drop the mini on the mat :)
 

Has anyone attempted to snip the green dragon horn off their starter miniature? I've been tempted to do so, but I'm afraid of the result. Is there a green paint that is close to the miniature colour that I can use to cover up the nose job?
 

ferratus said:
Has anyone attempted to snip the green dragon horn off their starter miniature? I've been tempted to do so, but I'm afraid of the result. Is there a green paint that is close to the miniature colour that I can use to cover up the nose job?
Well, using the Citadel line of model paints, you can mix and match until you get the right color (they're made to be blended). However, I wouldn't suggest it unless you know what you're doing. Model modification can go bad-wrong for the inexperienced.
 

Novem5er said:
When I first saw the green dragon design, I HATED it with a capital H. I thought the snout horn just looked goofy. It some how reminded me of some freaky, French clown (beats me why).

However, I read the excerpt about the green from Worlds and Monsters. I hate to say it, but they changed my mind. I actually LIKE the green dragon now.

Why?

One word: Poison.

The green dragon is now a poison based monster that breaths a cloud of poison gas. They wanted people to think of daggers and needles, of snakes and assassins. They designed the green to be a slithery, spiky thing that drips poison.
That nose spike does not speak 'poison' to me. There was a fine example of a poisonous looking green dragon on the cover of the D&D: Compainion set http://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/TSR/TSR1013_500.jpeg .

Also, the designers have stated that the 3e design for the green was too generic. It was the least identifiable of all the dragons, as it really had no unique feature on it's face.
So the dragon who looks the most like a dragon needs a make over... :\
 
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ferratus said:
Has anyone attempted to snip the green dragon horn off their starter miniature? I've been tempted to do so, but I'm afraid of the result. Is there a green paint that is close to the miniature colour that I can use to cover up the nose job?
TBH, I was planning on trying that, but the horn looked thick enough to make the dragon's snout look wierd without it.

When painting a fig, one does generally blend paint colours to get a matching shade.
 

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