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<blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 4210263" data-attributes="member: 287"><p>Sure. Here are some ideas based on info from Wikipedia:</p><p></p><p>"Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of one square meter, or an ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become translucent."</p><p></p><p>We could allow it to make itself so thin that it gains near-invisibility.</p><p></p><p>"Heat, moisture, oxygen, and most corrosive agents have very little chemical effect on gold..."</p><p></p><p>We could give it resistance to acid and fire.</p><p></p><p>When pure, the metal appears greyish-white and firm. The metal is corrosion-resistant. The catalytic properties of the six platinum family metals are outstanding. For this catalytic property, platinum is used in catalytic converters, incorporated in automobile exhaust systems, as well as tips of spark plugs. Platinum has a cubic crystal structure.</p><p></p><p>"Platinum possesses high resistance to chemical attack, excellent high-temperature characteristics, and stable electrical properties. All these properties have been exploited for industrial applications. Platinum does not oxidize in air at any temperature, but can be corroded by cyanides, halogens, sulfur, and caustic alkalis. This metal is insoluble in hydrochloric and nitric acid, but does dissolve in the mixture known as aqua regia (forming chloroplatinic acid)."</p><p></p><p>Resistance to acid, electricity, and fire?</p><p></p><p>"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, short-term exposure to platinum salts "may cause irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat" and long-term exposure "may cause both respiratory and skin allergies." </p><p></p><p>Maybe its attacks require a saving throw or suffer a -1 penalty on some checks?</p><p></p><p>"Nuclei of iron have some of the highest binding energies per nucleon..."</p><p></p><p>We could give it a "binding attack" that allows it to essentially have improved grab/attach against creatures wearing metal armor.</p><p></p><p>"Iron (as Fe2+, ferrous ion) is a necessary trace element used by almost all living organisms."</p><p></p><p>We could allow the iron's metalsense to also detect living creatures, due to the iron content in their blood.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally, I think the haste attack more than makes up for the stat variation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shade, post: 4210263, member: 287"] Sure. Here are some ideas based on info from Wikipedia: "Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of one square meter, or an ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become translucent." We could allow it to make itself so thin that it gains near-invisibility. "Heat, moisture, oxygen, and most corrosive agents have very little chemical effect on gold..." We could give it resistance to acid and fire. When pure, the metal appears greyish-white and firm. The metal is corrosion-resistant. The catalytic properties of the six platinum family metals are outstanding. For this catalytic property, platinum is used in catalytic converters, incorporated in automobile exhaust systems, as well as tips of spark plugs. Platinum has a cubic crystal structure. "Platinum possesses high resistance to chemical attack, excellent high-temperature characteristics, and stable electrical properties. All these properties have been exploited for industrial applications. Platinum does not oxidize in air at any temperature, but can be corroded by cyanides, halogens, sulfur, and caustic alkalis. This metal is insoluble in hydrochloric and nitric acid, but does dissolve in the mixture known as aqua regia (forming chloroplatinic acid)." Resistance to acid, electricity, and fire? "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, short-term exposure to platinum salts "may cause irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat" and long-term exposure "may cause both respiratory and skin allergies." Maybe its attacks require a saving throw or suffer a -1 penalty on some checks? "Nuclei of iron have some of the highest binding energies per nucleon..." We could give it a "binding attack" that allows it to essentially have improved grab/attach against creatures wearing metal armor. "Iron (as Fe2+, ferrous ion) is a necessary trace element used by almost all living organisms." We could allow the iron's metalsense to also detect living creatures, due to the iron content in their blood. Personally, I think the haste attack more than makes up for the stat variation. [/QUOTE]
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