Would you have been upset if Gold Dragons WERE LG?

[ProfessorCirno]

I've seen a lot of threads asking those who want gold dragons as LG to essentially defend their opinion, so I thought I'd turn the tables a bit and see how others feel.

If the Monster Manual had come out with Gold Dragons as Lawful Good, would you have been upset? Assume that there hadn't been any word or warning that they were going to be anything but LG. Would you be more or less upset if the other metallic dragons were unaligned, but gold stayed LG?

 

[ryryguy]

It wouldn't have bothered me... if I needed a gold dragon NPC in my game to be unaligned, then that's what it would be. Just like if I need a gold dragon NPC in my game to be LG, then that's what it will be.

If they had made the gold dragon "officially" LG, I think I'd expect the silver to be G, and the rest to be either G or unaligned (a la bronze and copper from older editions).

 

[Miphon]

I wouldn't have been upset if they remained LG. I'm not upset about the alignment change either, but I'm glad it was done as it caused me to re-examine my internal logic about the motivations and mindset of metallic dragons.

From what I have read, this sort of examination of underlying logic/tropes within the game seems to be part of the design aims of this edition. If you don't agree with a particular change, then you can always house rule it, but at least treat it as an opportunity to codify your thinking about the game element in question.

 

[EATherrian]

I personally really liked the mirror image of Chromatic and Metallic Dragons. Since I'm just a player of 4E and will likely never be a DM I don't care what they do to the dragons. I'll always have my homebrew.

 

[Oni]

Nope, wouldn't care. Because it is fantastically, utterly unimportant.

If I'm brutally honest, IMO it's the sort of thing people complain about when they're just looking for something to complain about.

 

[Wormwood]

I'd have been slightly annoyed as it would mean that I would have to alter published adventures to use them as antagonists (since I ignore alignment in my games but rely heavily on Dungeon magazine).

Why would I *want* the option to use Metallic Dragons as antagonists? Because Eberron taught me a long time ago that having unpredictable dragons is *waaaaay* more fun than having a monster with "I'm a Good Guy" printed over his head.

 

[thecasualoblivion]

I like the new Dragon paradigm, and have taken it a step further in my campaign. Dragons don't really fit on the good/evil paradigm. Chromatic Dragons tend to be uncivilized, and Metallic Dragons tend to be civilized. Being uncivilized and antisocial, Chromatic Dragons tend to live in the wilds and prey on those foolish enough to tresspass into those wilds. Metallic Dragons tend to meddle in civilized affairs, and hide in the shadows of the civilized world without coming into direct conflict with it.

 

[Rechan]

I'd have rolled my eyes and used them how I wanted.

 

[Bumbles]

I know I'd feel terribly upset over it!

oh wait, were we talking about having them look like Oriental Dragons???

 

[Piratecat]

Upset? Nah. Disinterested, with a soupçon of disappointment for the lost opportunity of making them more flexible.