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| Metallic Dragons |
| Imformation based AD&D. |
| Click on those below to view each type of Metallic Dragon: ~ Gold ~ ~ Silver ~ ~ Bronze ~ ~ Copper ~ ~ Brass ~ ~ Return to Types ~ |
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| Gold Dragon |
| The Gold dragons are wise, judicious, and benevolent. They consider themselves the self-appointed promoters of goodness, often taking on quests that they pursue with single-minded fanaticism. At birth, these dragons have scales of dark yellow dotted with golden metallic flecks. Turning its scales completely gold by the time it reaches adult age. They embody the concept of lawful good, passionately hating injustice in all its forms. Gold dragon prefer to make their lairs out of solid stone, using either natural caves or specially constructed homes built by their demi human vassals. |
| . Even those inhabit the many natural caverns dotting the isles often have the interiors modified to suit their own tastes. Gold dragon can eat almost anything, but they look upon pearls and small gems as great delicacies. It is customary to bring these materials as gifts when visiting a gold dragon lord. While powerful, gold dragons are slow to anger and do their best to refrain from using violence. These honorable beings prefer to settle disputes and other problems through discussion and reason. However, in the cause of justice or when no other alternative presents itself, gold dragons become fierce warrior for what is right and just.
Climate/Terrain: Gold dragons can live anywhere. Their lairs are secluded and always made of solid stone, either caves or castles. These usually have loyal guards: either animal appropriate to the terrain, or storm or good cloud giants. The giants usually serve as guards through a mutual defensive agreement. Organization: Solitary or clan Special Abilities: Can communicate with any intelligent creature; spell and magical abilities at 11th level plus combat modifier; immune to fire and gas. Combat: Gold dragons usually parley before combat. When conversing with intelligent creatures they use detect lie and detect gems spells to gain the upper hand. In combat, they quickly use bless and luck bonus. Older dragons use luck bonus at the start of each day if the duration is a day or more. They make heavy use of spells in combat. Among their favourites are sleep, stinking cloud, slow, fire shield, cloud-kill, globe of invulnerability, delayed blast fireball, and maze. Ecology: Gold dragons can eat almost anything; however, they usually sustain themselves on pearls or small gems. Gold dragons who receive pearls and gems from good or neutral creatures will usually be favourably inclined toward the gift bringers, as long as the gift is not presented as a crass bribe. In the latter case, the dragon will accept the gift, but react cynically to any requests the giver makes. Innate Abilities: Hatchling: water breathing, speak with animals freely, polymorph self three times per day; Young: Bless three times per day; Juvenile: detect lie three time per day; Adult: animal summoning once per day; Mature Adult: luck bonus once per day; Old: quest once per day; detect gems three time per day. Using the luck bonus, a mature adult gold can enchant a gem to bring good luck. The gem must be from the dragon's hoard. Size: Can be up to 54 feet long. Mating/Raising Young: Gold, silver, and bronze dragons are nearly always monogamous, often not even taking a new mate after the death of a beloved partner. |
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| "Golds are the most magnificent of our world's dragons. Priding themselves on their great intelligence, many golds have become scholars, mathmeticians, philosophers, and artists." |
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