Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Amber Dragon

The rare and elusive Amber Dragon, remarkable for several reasons, such as the facts it doesn't eat meat, nor does it desire gold and jewels.
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[@sweedaal]

makes me wanna play an amber Dragonborn druid (or maybe ranger) who makes the best maple sirup in all the lands

[@antwan1357]

That shapeshifting ability could literally make this dragon pass as a druid npc in a game setting i think.

[@TerrariaGolem]

That Moment *AJ Pickett* interrupts your meditation! 0:53 😤

[@fritzvoss5263]

"Paraelemental plane of amber" Sounds funny, planeshift Spell gone wrong

[@pyrosapien4028]

I cant help but wonder what one of these dragons would give for the knowledge on how to make oat flour banana pancakes and maple syrup

[@steveunderwood9307]

If you encounter an amber dragon, try offering it home-made pancakes or waffles drenched in syrup? Also, I imagine they sound very Canadian or maybe a Minnesota or Wisconsin accent.

[@AJPickett]

oh sure you betcha :)

[@chazzwozzio]

Just gonna nip down there and take care of dat der venturing group okeyden

[@KS-PNW]

You forgot the rare Vermont based Amber Dragon 😉

[@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024]

I can confirm. There are amber dragons here in Minnesota. And yes, yes that is how they sound when they talk. In fact, wen Babe the blue ox passed away, Paul Bunyan found himself an amber dragon replacement. Which he named, Maple.

[@antwan1357]

That very last part makes the Amber Dragon so different from most Dragons , from this storyline ,but very similar to the attitude of more folklore like dragons.

[@quackmaster1014]

I look forward to the electrum dragon video, which I plan to share with my electrum hating D&D crew and basking in their collective annoyed sighs

[@zmishiymishi5349]

Exacly what i was thinking! Perfect dragon to teach players there are a lot more options beyond chromatic and metallic!

[@bohjackd.4959]

and if you drill into a amber dragon, you can extract the dna of all ancient dragon lineages... and linnorms too! but parkgoers beware... these clones are far far more dangerous than all the t-rex's and raptors combined!

[@ruhalajn]

We'd definitely have these in Michigan. Black dragons too. Might already.

[@RotaFury]

Really fun and unique dragon, I will have to use some time. Though I am eager to hear of this Tome dragon as well.

[@howardhumbert129]

They’re the tree hugging hippies of dragons. Great vid always enjoy

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

This dragon's magnetism would cripple most people. Now if I just knew where the DND equivalent of steroids was. In case of emergency, strip off all magnetizable items, hide them away, and use the steroids to punch the dragon back away. Bane! Damn it, I need some Venom, Bane!

[@AJPickett]

"Enchanter? No no, I am a Sports Scientist"

[@jakecrichton562]

Just when I thought I knew a few things about dragons, the wise sage proves me wrong. Thanks for another one AJ!

[@HumbleMemeFarmer]

Chunky veggie bois, my new favorite dragon subtype.

[@Greenscyth22]

I can just see the potential of a forest battle between an Amber Dragon and a Green Dragon. The Amber Dragon with a cadre of Wild Elves, Treants and Forest Gnome Druids; and the Green Dragon with a coerced town militia, shambling mounds and a local tribe of Forest Trolls. The forest comes alive with thrashing foliage, summoned beasts and breath weapons. I wonder if there are any Amber Dragons on Arborea or the Beastlands?

[@AJPickett]

Oh I think there certainly would be!

[@GringatTheRepugnant]

Greenscyth22 I could definitely imagine an amber dragon or two inhabiting the forests around the Outlands as well. They’d make a pretty great encounter in a planescape game.

[@tatsusama3192]

I'm imagining one of the more observant members of the team noticing that the same monkey or bird has been rolling them since they entered a forest. They get suspicious and attack the animal, like murder hobos are prone to do, and when the animal runs out of up it turns into a giant Amber dragon, haha

[@coreyshorter8526]

Takes frequent naps huh, might be like pandas in that there is so little nutrition in their diet that they are tiered a lot. You're a dragon eat meat.

[@TerrariaGolem]

Fossils inside the Dragon? Fuel? Oil... 🛢 intensifies... *Nat 20* 🇺🇸

[@HumbleMemeFarmer]

If only "freedom" was a stat...

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

0:17 to 0:53 The Sage clears his throat, readying to impart wisdom.

[@sypandacat7236]

Be cool to have the amber dragon coat itself and create some badass armor that you can cook off or break maybe the dragon doesn't spray your party but seals an exit then slowly fills the room/cave with Amber can't break out if your 20 feet deep in amber lol

[@jamesgordon364]

I picture its hoard to be a glade of rare and exotic alpine flowers. Surrounded by a wind sculpted conifer forst acting as it's lair. Also imaging giant woodpecker like feeding holes in the trees

[@matthill5426]

Fun video as always, AJ! I personally like the bit where you run down their stats and combat abilities, but then go on to how you would use those and modify them within your own campaign. I think it adds a bit of personal flair, and provides ideas on how other DMs might modify monsters in a reasonable way. Well done!

[@AKNeal81]

Neutral dragons are always a nice touch and change of pace from the ever present battles of good vs evil. I like the thought of using an Amber Dragon how the Treants were used in LOTR

[@palistar8733]

Have an undead vs unborn dragon God worshipped by dragonborn campaign I've been running as dm. Found myself binging all the videos that check said boxes. Just subscribed cuz this stuff is great, keep it up my friend.

[@groudonmario]

I love that first dragon image, can't wait for the future videos haven't heard of a lot of those dragons!

[@jackhubbard4461]

Neutral dragons? That’s so cool I’d love to see more of this group sounds interesting

[@nathanielcorazza9768]

Just wanted to say, you continue putting out consistent helpful, insightful, and detailed work. My go to reccomended channel for anyone looking to widen the scope of their monsters.

[@dirtywhitellama]

I'd probably allow alchemical solvents to dissolve the sap too. Certainly the higher rarity universal solvent.

[@AJPickett]

Its almost what that stuff was made for (that and stupid monsters like the Adherer)

[@draxthemsklonst]

The breath weapon is syrup that hardens into butterscotch & toffee?!

[@anthonyramos1060]

I was waiting for this!

[@johngleeman8347]

If there's one type of monster that I can never have enough subspecies for, it would be dragons. :3

[@JohnBrown-no4od]

I'd LOVE to see you do a video about Adamantine Dragons, AJ.

[@AJPickett]

They get a mention in my video on the plane of Bytopia.

[@JohnBrown-no4od]

Yeah, that’s what prompted me to ask for a full video about them!

[@MrNetWraith]

I prefer Adamantite Dragons from the World Axis' Underdark, myself.

[@namekman01]

what metals are magnetic in dnd? iron and steel, for sure. what about cold iron and ice steel? and the even more mythical metals like mithril, adamantine, infernal iron etc

[@osamasllamas6389]

You can make alot of metals magnetic and remove their magnetism in our world so i could only imagine magic would make this a very interesting topic.

[@robinsearles5771]

This is a beautiful creation. Well done, person/people who created it. The Hex dragon sounds terrifying. Looking for lore on that one. Great video!!!

[@jamescannon4186]

MY BOI AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYEEEEEEEE JAAAAAAAY fueling my addiction for another day

[@chris4238]

Fantastic! And just in time for me to listen to right after my session.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Nice video AJ,Amber Dragons are really cool! Great companion to druids!

[@AmaryInkawult]

Still ordering the steak, don't care if a vegan is a fucking dragon. The steak is worth the risk. As long as they aren't anti-potion nut jobs waiting to preach about how healing potions are a scam and tricking people into ingesting mind control serums. I will unleash a fucking fireball and metamagic me and the bar to safety.

[@nicholasjonas452]

How. Many. God. Dam. Dragon. Types. Are. There?!?!?!

[@AJPickett]

42

[@nicholasjonas452]

@@AJPickett oh... i thought there was like 80 or more. Thanks.

[@nicholasjonas452]

@@AJPickett wait do linnorms count as dragons?

[@evankurasu3190]

How many TRUE dragon types are there?

[@lorekeeper685]

if you include, drakes, wyrens other lesser dragons gets to around 100

[@zeuscanoe]

I'm using this rare sappy fella to lead our quests in clearing the blight growing within the ancient forests of our campaign.

[@typhodthediseased6383]

Had to like and sub after realizing this was a video on D&D's version of Pete's Dragon.

[@nullvoid4063]

Great video as always, AJ. I didn't even know this Dragon existed until this video, and now, of coarse, I have a million ideas on how to add it to my campaigns. So many monsters, so little time... Also,two unrelated questions for the comment section: 1. Your videos have unintentionally had quite a few fun ideas for band names. Vegan Necromancers (Necromancy) Grappled and Burning to Death (Ropers) and Screaming Demon Plushies (Dreches). which one is your favorite? 2. Any advice on how to capture an Ancient Red Dracolich *Alive*?

[@AmigoRoberto]

I know you asked AJ, but I have to vote; Vegan Necromancers.

[@nullvoid4063]

@@AmigoRoberto that's my favorite too ;)

[@AJPickett]

1. Screaming Demon Plushies 2. Cast True Resurrection on it.

[@nullvoid4063]

@@AJPickett thanks AJ

[@mattnerdy7236]

Hey AJ, great video! Really enjoy hearing about while made homebrews. When you first mention the Vegan Dragon I knew it would a Druids best friend, (talk about find familiar). You really out did yourself on the pic's in this video. Thanks AJ & have a great day.

[@harryrcarmichael]

Never heard of these before - my players will run into one as soon as - or before - they are ready. A real chance for the druid to shine above the din of the murder hobos. Love the amber - and the damage they will take when somebody smashes it off of their face.

[@TheForgotten35]

Amber Dragon is a new one for me and I absolutely love it!

[@midnightcarver]

The scalding sticky sap and all it does is harden part does make me wounder if they thought it through. I hear this and think of how molten suger would affect flesh.

[@christianb342]

I was just going to comment all about this! I work at a french restaurant and a dessert I put out is Creme Brulee! A sweet vanilla custard with a layer of carmelized sugar on top done for every order done with a hand torch. Tasty, tricky and hella dangerous! I hold it with a towel using the torch with my other hand rotating to get an even coloring and cover. I have had a few mishaps over the years. last sunday was the worst I had experienced. Waiter asked me something and I answered some questions while rolling the melted sugar around and did not see some of it roll off the side and essentially hardening instantly. I put the torch down and go to place it on its serving dish and the towel has fused to the cup causing half of the melted sugar to fumble across my index middle and ring finger. Dropped the cup on its side totally ruining it and worked to literally peel off this heinous kitchen napalm burning my other fingers while I peel it off like it's a stretchy sticker had blisters in less than a minute and kept it in a bucket of ice for the next 5 hours which was needed cause the air temperature hell my own body temperature hurt. Sap? That is a one hit wonder unless you are from the fire plane. Sap which is already super sticky at lemme pour this on my pancakes, Imagine just getting a gallon bucket of sap to the face. you need to take a hot shower to get all that off you! by the time you get to shower it's going to be in every nook and cranny. Now gettin hit in the face with boiling sap? Your done. Hot sugar rolls fast and it's going to find it's way into everything. Your body temp will cool it down and it will get sticky and thicker and itll keep all that heat in they hold heat for a real long time. and if you are covered head to toe you need to hope you dont survive that. I have a few pictures about 20 minutes after the incident if you'd like some context on recently bubbling sugar and direct contact with skin for a couple of seconds

[@volstad44]

That is an absolutely gnarly thought..... buh....

[@volstad44]

@@christianb342 Rock on!... eh Yes, sorry.

[@AJPickett]

@@TheNurge Yeah, that's what I was about to say. On the other hand, I was a cook for about 14 years, I am familiar with all sorts of burning liquids :) 4D10 fire damage is sufficient to kill an ordinary human being, a lot of D&D players lose sight of the fact that player characters are a lot tougher than ordinary members of their race.

[@midnightcarver]

ya, true. i was leaning a little more to a scalding pitch/resin wanting to fuse with skin. yes that's an exaggeration. but yes i can see were you are coming from with the amount of damage (yes they say sap that turns into resin, but those are two different things but often confused together. i believe correct me if i am wrong.)

[@DominicCuda]

With Fizban's coming out in a little over a week, I decided I'd refresh myself on some dragon lore, and I have to say I love your sagely narration style and would love to see you cover more of the rare neutral dragons, especially since we'll be getting at least one of the ones you mentioned, the moonstone dragon, though I don't think I've ever heard of the pearl or jade dragons and will have to look those up at some point.

[@KingTwistedD]

Hey AJ I’ve got one that is super interesting and I don’t think I’ve ever heard you mention it before. Overseers

[@adamwelch4336]

So they can heat metal and magnetize metal sounds fun! Aside from traping you in amber like magic shell icecream !

[@Brutalyte616]

The dragon in the thumbnail looks like it's puking its guts out...

[@AJPickett]

It is, well, an organ that is a bit like a gut, nestled right up next to a series of blood vessels that transfer elemental power from the blood, into the organ, to generate the massive gouts of liquid.

[@Brutalyte616]

@@AJPickett And it's probably quite proud of this breath weapon. Meanwhile, the other dragons are either trying not to laugh or putting off dinner for the next few days...

[@GeraldBlack1]

Would like to see some of your favorite homebrew critters.

[@volstad44]

It is good to see there is a neutral aligned forester Dragon. I have never actually heard of these. Hahahaha, Imagine a group of characters running from something, but not harming the woods, stumbling into it's range. Suddenly they walk up on it sunning in a clearing.... pucker factor 13.

[@cypher4783]

At the start of video I was thinking of a ranger well dressed for the woods tracking stick in hand walking ahead of group humming the old songs of surviving in woods. The druid harvesting what ever food they can, speaking to the birds on where the ruins are. The cleric driving the cart trying to convert the warlock. The warlock trying to ignore the cleric and study his patron. The fighter, barbarian and bard asleep in the back of the cart after a all night drink fest. The wizard regretting his choices for foot ware and hitting the druid up for something for calluses. Lastly the rogue be eaten alive by bugs he swears are the size of dragons.

[@JMParsell]

Thank you for making these videos!

[@Z0nK89]

"Natrul" dragon are the best ty AJ

[@rianrodrigues8195]

Nice! Looking forward to other rare dragon types!

[@kajjak7001]

AJ you are the only KZbinr I know of that has so many unique intros. On a side note because I couldn't send you a superchat when you streamed, could a changeling transform into the child form of a medium creature or would the child form be considered as size category small?

[@KS-PNW]

I don't think I've ever heard of Pearl Dragons before... So how bout it AJ? 😉👍

[@joshuazane3210]

So... Hippie dragons.

[@TheMimiSard]

Love the opening music choice.

[@robertwilson2516]

I am currently on a spellcaster binge but this has some real potential and I can think of so many different uses for that resin sap breath weapon Im really looking forward to play with this fun forest frend.

[@glorbojibbins2485]

This is a neat one

[@AmigoRoberto]

I dated a vegan girl named Amber once. She broke up with me. I was young. Hurt. But I made it through. Her final words to me, will always be in my mind... "Dont touch my trees"

[@AmaryInkawult]

I joke, but I do find the zealots insufferable.

[@masonabbey6353]

@AJ Pickett do u think an Amber Dragon would fight a Jabberwock over a forest or just leave

[@VetusDea]

Hey, AJ, do you prefer the old tiny gem dragons (read: crystals being dog-sized, Sardior himself - the largest - being car-sized, etc.) or the significantly larger redesigns from later editions? Personally, I prefer to run them as diminutive yet powerful wielders of psionics and crafty negotiations (though the latter varies by type), but I'd be interested to hear what you think of them.

[@AJPickett]

I prefer the larger ones, but at the same time, I prefer the smaller Fairy dragons.

[@Turenkoren]

I could use one of these to protect my apple trees lol

[@chriscalvin5083]

Good video AJ

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

Find it interesting how there are neutral dragons. Makes one wonder who made them and who do they follow.

[@VetusDea]

I know that Sardior the Ruby Dragon created the greater gems (I think), but all the ferrous and lesser gems are beyond me.

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

@@VetusDea gotta look up those dragons, never heard of them till now. Thx

[@level9ing635]

Have you read the Elric books? The neutral gods in those books are very hard to beseech for any worthwhile aid. Unless either law or chaos look like tipping the scales. The Lords of the Inquisition appear in the story "To Rescue Tanelorn," where it is said that they "are pledged neither to Law nor to Chaos but will sometimes help either side if the whim takes them." The Grey Lords take pride in their humility. These purposefully neutral gods are gods of the Balance and caretakers of Tanelorn, the city of the Balance. "

[@confuseddullahan5046]

Hmmmm now I wanna play an Amber dragonborn druid .. the breath seems great for utility

[@Fyre19]

So if a Jabberwock and a amber dragon meets.. who does the forest support?

[@AJPickett]

A fey forest is the sea, a prime forest is a lake. Which one supports which? One is a shark, the other a carp.

[@brettonalwood4173]

I had no idea there was a vegetarian dragon. My girlfriend will love this.

[@AllenLinnenJr]

So, kill these dragons on sight. Got it.

[@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024]

Didn't you make a video on the moonstone dragons? And the rust dragons?

[@AJPickett]

Rust dragons, certainly.

[@felixrivera895]

Hmmm. I primarily play druids so this is really good information to have. Now when I'm playing druids or rangers of 5th level or higher I'll be making checks for excessive poisonous plants, especially healthy trees and gouges that allowed a lot of sap to be released, and excessive rot and fungus so my dm and party will know wether there might be a black, green, or amber dragon in the area (as in the dm might simply decide that there are one of these three lurking about that we should be wary of)

[@muninrob]

Make sure to talk to the DM about it in private before you start making the checks a part of your habit - if he's adequate, he'll allow it. If he's OK, he'll actually look up the environmental effects of certain monsters. If he's one of the Great Ones, he's been dropping those hints every time the party passes through the area. (Why are the trees so twisted in "creepy ass forest"? because there's a green dragon lair there.)

[@level9ing635]

Blind sight seems fair if you are fighting anywhere around their home. You are fighting them in a garden they have been tending for many lifetimes by human standards. Like Montolio Debrouchee in Sojourn. You`d either be very brave or very dumb, to walk into his camp and pick a fight.

[@InternetSupervillain]

U know what, I love me my metallic and chromatic dragons; but all these weird off colour ones; can't be bothered lol.

[@zionthedragon8866]

Weird that all the neutrals (NOT gems) are rocks or mineral named similar to gems, yet aren't? Also, I guess you can say it's the case with orange, yellow, steel, iron, mercury, and the others that seem like the belong to the 3 main pairs, but strangely DON'T. Strange, isn't it?

[@VetusDea]

IIRC, the Amber and its neutral companions are referred to as the Lesser Gem Dragons, so are still distantly associated with Sardior and his crew. However, the origin of the orange/yellow/purple/grey chromatics is still heavily debated (are they Tiamat's crew or the product of some foul third sibling of Tiamat and Bahamut, as other editions claim?) so it's harder to place them.

[@zionthedragon8866]

@@VetusDea IIRC? What does that even mean? And no, I read nothing about them being called lesser gem dragons, but DID read stuff about the others saying that yellow was created by tiamat's sister, so thus being related to her, purple also being one of tiamat's side creations, and grey and orange also being hers. Same with steel, Iron, and mercury some how having ties to bahamut. So if anything, it's quite the opposite of what you just said based on what I have read.

[@dragonballtalk8527]

If a beholder was a magic the gathering card what would it be and say people respond for fun

[@aaronmiller5536]

I'd say a black and blue horror with a lot of effects shroud instead of hexproof because of its paranoia. All mana effects because why would it kill, exile, or pacify for free. I can see it have a card draw type effect.

[@dragonballtalk8527]

@@aaronmiller5536 I thought maybe legendary horror colorless four mana 3/3 .flying. haste. vigilance. ability tap three mana put a permanent 1+1+counter on beholder.tap X mana put X permanent -1-1counters on target creature. Two colorless mana regenerate.sort of like eldrazi but permanent pump up ability and a way to chop down indestructible creatures with permanent counters to reduce their healthcare

[@aaronmiller5536]

@@dragonballtalk8527 I can get behind that at the same time every eyestalk can cast a magical spell so a bunch of abilities. But making it like those guys fits a good bit. Aborations are like the Chathulu monsters that has inspired those colorless monstrosities. So it fits.

[@dragonballtalk8527]

@@aaronmiller5536 Thank u

[@jacobwilson8579]

Does the amber or sap have any magical properties on its own does it act as its normal material or will it dissolve quicker these are the questions a dm must answer also I suggest the Zebrataur and Desert Centaur

[@AJPickett]

I think it would dissolve faster than normal sap, most dragon things have additional magical properties at least as components to rituals and in the crafting of magical items, such as scrolls, potions and wondrous items.

[@andresmarrero8666]

So what would you get if you put together an amber dragon and a steel dragon? Would the child just be a beast dragon?

[@AJPickett]

hard to say, the hybrids of Gem and other dragons are incredibly rare

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@AJPickett I guess that means I get to create a new kind of dragon. Though are there any hybrids between just metallic or gem dragons? Just so that I have a basis to work off of.

[@AJPickett]

@@andresmarrero8666 I give you full license to create a new and unique dragon type, a legendary mutant of some kind, too weird to live... too strange to die.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@AJPickett I wouldn't call it a mutant but it definitely would be a new member of the family. Now I got to figure out how the elements would mix and other factors.

[@iamvigant]

conifers that release pollen??? must be unique pines of the FR I guess lol

[@DragonbIaze052]

Conifers are wind pollinators, so they release large amounts of pollen into the air instead of having things like bees carry it. I live near a mostly-conifer forest and everything is coated in a light yellow dust for like a month every year. Look it up.

[@dmstantastic3653]

Made me want to watch the Mist Dragon video which raises the question are Mist Dragons Neutral Dragons?

[@AJPickett]

Ummmm, yes they are.

[@Huggamugger1]

I watched your Balor video so I did a key word search for Pit Fiends but didn't find any videos about them. Are they listed under a different name? Thanks. Great videos!

[@AJPickett]

Have not done a vid on them yet :)

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Someone go to mtg cardsmith and make a card for every creature from every aj video even asmodeus

[@Abrahamrengifo]

awesome video

[@mytzyxptlyx]

Fing Glorious

[@lucasdurham-styles3169]

how did i not know amber dragons existed?!

[@makingapoint]

blind sight is often connected to smell.

[@KikinCh1kin]

Damn thats a nice intro

[@seamusfish7009]

Here wuz Seamus!

[@DeepFleeceheart]

Need a source for the intro music. STAT!

[@AJPickett]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJCUoXVqnqurnZY Ares provides music to the channel. I am a Patreon supporter of his work.

[@luckyte3905]

When are we getting the dragons that were promised here?

[@AJPickett]

Very soon now, thanks for the reminder!🙂

[@brianroberts783]

@@AJPickett, looks like you got quite a few on the list. Very intrigued to hear about the Tome and Hex Dragons.

[@dragonturtle7645]

How do they get along with druids? Do they join druid circles?

[@AJPickett]

They would only do so out of self interest.

[@stevenwatkins5430]

Well done AJ.....I like this one.

[@nicolaezenoaga9756]

Thanks.

[@jaylaw83]

Amber Dragons suffer from S.A.D 😂😂😂

[@Spiceodog]

I like this dragon

[@ernestlam5632]

These don't feel like real dragons. Somewhere in the middle of the video you said that they don't collect treasure that is not a dragon that's something that all dragons do. I think maybe their treasure could be exotic plants. Or exotic animals also. But to have no treasure that's not nature of a dragon

[@AJPickett]

What if they collect dreams or glades?

[@ernestlam5632]

As long as it's something valuable and precious

[@58jharris]

He said they consider the trees to be their "horde" So the more trees that are in their forest the greater their horde is.

[@chris_2413]

Video on the luxo!

[@kevinchristiansen4348]

Like cranky old people who fly off the handle during bad weather or mentally ill.. hell night full moon