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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 3379020" data-attributes="member: 467">It has been a long time, but I have actually been running a campaign in Abyscor for a few months.  As such, i am doing more development as the compaign moves along.Dragons (a draft)Since this monday will mark the first session in whichPCs come face to face with a dragon of Abyscor, Ithought I'd take a moment to describe them in moredetail than I have. This isn't the definitive"Dragons of Abyscor" document I plan to write, butrather a collection of thoughts and ideas subject tochange.Dragons are eldricht power and elemental fury madeflesh. They have existed as long as the world has,being creatures of it in the truest sense. They arosein Abyscor because that continent is both the nexus ofthe world's magical energy and possessive of a variedand tumultuous environment.Dragons do not breed, but they are born. Whena volcano erupts in proximity to a elrdricht well (aplace hwere magic erupts from the ground), a reddragon egg may be born. In a great blizzard, a white;at the heart of a deep jungle, a green; and so on. The ferocity or elemental power of the event and theintesity of the magic determine the size and power ofthe dragon. Abyscor dragons do not age -- the D&D agecategories are better described as gauges by which tomeasure the birthing of the dragon.That being said, dragons do learn and change overtime. Many take class levels, including levels in thedraconic prestige classes presented in Draconomiconand other sources. No two dragons -- even if they arethe same color and the same age category -- will bethe same, and few will appear exactly as they do inthe Monster Manual.And while all dragons consider their kind far andabove the other creatures of the world, they are notall considered equal. Smaller and weaker dragons mustvie for domains away from the more powerful. "Young"dragons must make pacts and alliances to survive longenough to learn the secrets of their elder bretheren. dragons battle over domains, both geographical andpolitical, and often raise armies of orcs, ogres, andgiants, and many create their own soldiers (the Spawnof Tiamat from MMIV).Dragons hoard treaure because it is the symbol oftheir power and influence among other dragons. Thevalue of any given hoard is a complex thing, with goldand precious stones weighing differently than objectsof art and artifice, and magical materials andknowledge at the pinnacle. Dragons also considertheir servants and hunting grounds as part of theirhoard, and will often barter with one anoter withtheir hoards for more of these.Few mortals ever come to know dragons, and those thatdo fear them. Not just for their power, but becausedragons consider lesser races to be insignificant andlittle more than prey or, occasionally, pets. Onlywhen mortals display vast power -- as the ancient orcempire did and the Babyrast Wizard Kings did -- dodragons concern themselves with mortals. And we knowwhat happened to both of those great civilizations.Dealing with dragons in Abyscor is an unfortunate inevitability.</blockquote>

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