D&D General why brass and bronze dragons?

[Shiroiken]

To answer the original question on metaltic dragons, it's because brass and bronze were considered valuable metals like gold, silver, and copper, used more for decoration than utility.

 

[Mind of tempest]

To answer the original question on metaltic dragons, it's because brass and bronze were considered valuable metals like gold, silver, and copper, used more for decoration than utility.

I assumed the metals were being selected had to do with old alchemy, not mere decoration.

 

[ccooke]

Because nobody (Including Copper dragons) was really any good at telling the difference between Tin and Zinc dragons.

 

[Sacrosanct]

why do the metallic dragons have alloys amongst them is seems super odd as you think dragons would only be from pure metals?

Well, when a copper dragon daddy loves a tin dragon mommy very much....

 

[jasper]

Because anything's fair game in Fantasy?

whom let the logic nerd into the forums?

 

[Rob Kuntz]

whom let the logic nerd into the forums?

Those are the "brass" facts.

 

[Faolyn]

I'm a particular fan of Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, and Xenon, the five Noble Dragons.

I don't know whether I should use or for this post...

 

[J.Quondam]

I don't know whether I should use or for this post...

Mostly I just can't forgive the image of a great big, scary Helium dragon talking in a tiny, squeaky voice.

 

[Ancalagon]

I'm a particular fan of Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, and Xenon, the five Noble Dragons.

we never hear from them because they are so unreactive

 

[embee]

Now I want there to be NORM* dragons.

Uranium, radium, actinium, astatine, thorium, francium, polonium, bismuth, and radon.

Now THOSE dragons will mess you up for generations.

*(Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material)