D&D (2024) More Dragon Redesign Clues

[MonsterEnvy]

The idea that it’s weaker than other dragons in most stats but higher in dexterity doesn’t really come across to me, but that’s fine, it still looks amazing.

This reminds me I wanted to do a comparison in that Regard of the Highest and Lowest. For an Adult Chromatic Dragon.

Strength. Highest Red, Lowest White.
Dex. Highest Black, Red, Blue and White are tied for Lowest.
Con. Highest Red, Lowest Black
Int. Highest Green, Lowest White.
Wis. Blue and Green tied for Highest, Black Lowest.
Cha. Highest Red, Lowest White.

 

[Greg K]

I don't like any of these redesigns.

Glad it is not just me.

 

[pukunui]

Not that matching real life animals precisely is important, but many/ most varanids have long necks and big heads.

I'm not familiar with any that have that feature to this ridiculous extent (again, specifically referring to the copper):

Copper Dragon. Art by Svetlin Velinov for the new books.

Glad it is not just me.

I think I'm going to have to stop looking at these previews. My intense dislike for these new dragon designs is too distressing!

 

[Charlaquin]

I'm not familiar with any that have that feature to this ridiculous extent (again, specifically referring to the copper):




I think I'm going to have to stop looking at these previews. My intense dislike for these new dragon designs is too distressing!

I really like the new designs, but I agree that this particular copper dragon art is really not doing it for me. All of the wyrmlings have really cartoony proportions, and why are they all in this place, being watched over by this copper dragon?

 

[Corinnguard]

We have seen some Dragonborn pictures in the videos.

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Okay. Pic #1 is a Silver Dragonborn. Pic #2 is a Gold Dragonborn. I am guessing #3 is a Bronze Dragonborn. #4 and #5 are a Blue Dragonborn and a White Dragonborn. The pics are somewhat reassuring. They need tails though.

In a Survivor Hottest Dragonborn thread, the Dragonborn from the Baldur's Gate 3 game have more appeal IMO.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

These pics of the 2024 Chromatic Dragons and Metallic Dragons, make me wonder about

-what the Gem Dragons might look like in 2024D&D.

They've played around a bit in Fizban's with Gem Dragons, they all have floating crystals like above their heads like horns or floating spikes where their spine is, and of course crystalline shapes in some parts. But no big variations from the Dragon form before, except possibly the thing with Topaz Dragons having their wings backwards.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

I really like the new designs, but I agree that this particular copper dragon art is really not doing it for me. All of the wyrmlings have really cartoony proportions, and why are they all in this place, being watched over by this copper dragon?

I seem to recall something about copper dragons being known to foster wyrmlings of other dragon types, presumably in the hopes that their influence might keep the chromatic ones (in particular) from turning out evil.

Honestly don't recall the source for that, though... I'd imagine something 3e, but I'll need to go digging.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Sure, but those have patagia stretched between elongated ribs. This dragon has an armlike wing structure, like a bat or a bird. The combination of both just looks weird.

Yeah it's definitely a bit weird, I think people are really critiquing these far more harshly than they did, say 3E dragons.

 

[Charlaquin]

Yeah it's definitely a bit weird, I think people are really critiquing these far more harshly than they did, say 3E dragons.

Yeah, and as @dave2008 pointed out, this particular gripe of mine isn’t actually a new direction.

 

[Scribe]

I really like the new designs, but I agree that this particular copper dragon art is really not doing it for me. All of the wyrmlings have really cartoony proportions, and why are they all in this place, being watched over by this copper dragon?

Embrace the whimsy.