Metallic dragon
| Brass Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Chaotic Good |
| Type | Dragon (Fire) |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual v3.5, Draconomicon v3.5, Draconomicon; Metallic Dragons v4.0 |
| Mythological origins | Dragon |
| Bronze Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Type | Dragon (Water) |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual v3.5, Draconomicon |
| Mythological origins | Dragon |
| Copper Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Chaotic Good |
| Type | Dragon (Earth) |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual v3.5, Draconomicon, Monster Manual 2 v4.0 |
| Mythological origins | Dragon |
| Gold Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Type | Dragon (Fire) |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual v3.5, Draconomicon, Monster Manual 2 v4.0 |
| Mythological origins | Dragon |
| Silver Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Type | Dragon (Cold) |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual v3.5, Draconomicon, Monster Manual 2 v4.0 |
| Mythological origins | Dragon |
Metallic dragon is a classification of dragon found in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons. In this setting metallic dragons are of good alignment.Bahamut is the deity of good-aligned dragons and metallic dragons, and currently the only known Platinum dragon in existence. Metallic dragons have played a large role in D&D's various monster compilation books, and for most of the game's history five main types - brass, copper, bronze, silver, and gold - were presented as roughly analogous to the five types of chromatic dragons. The fourth edition of the game's second Monster Manual substituted iron and adamantine dragons for brass and bronze, and released the latter dragons in a later book alongside cobalt, mercury, mithral, orium, and steel dragons.
The classification of "metallic dragons" was used in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons second edition Monstrous Manual (1993), although the gold(en) dragon first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974) and the other dragons comprising the category had been in print since the first edition Monster Manual (1977). The term was continued in use in the third edition and fourth edition Monster Manual.
Although weaker than many other varieties of dragonkind, brass dragons are still powerful creatures by any measure. They have a strong mercenary streak and often agree to serve as guardians or battle champions for anyone willing to pay suitably well.
Physically, the brass dragon is highly distinctive. From below, its outstretched wings form a triangular shape, as they are attached to its body all the way to the tip of its tail. The wings are longest at the shoulder, and taper gently as they reach the tail. Their scales seem to radiate heat and light. The shape of the head is quite unusual, as it includes a large, curved plate that extends from the dragon's eyes and cheeks on either side and curves upwards into two points, much like a plowshare. They have two sharp horns on the chin, which become steadily pointier as the dragon ages. They smell like hot, oiled metal.
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