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@yetismeatis91024 ай бұрын
As we are doing greedy dragons there is something called a hoarder dragon. Its when a dragon is so greedy it possessed its hoard. There isnt much about it so you can fin it in the forgotten realms wiki. Its such a cool concept that needs love.
@GrimGoblinLives4 ай бұрын
I have a suggestion you may like - Drolem, an answer to what happens if you make the Flesh Golem out of Dragon body parts.
@herma-morashegorath62154 ай бұрын
Or could you make a video about Adamantine dragons? They're rumored to live in Bytopia, but that's all I know - and I'd like to know more. Also... could you please - at least for now - stick to 2014 5e? I know, it's a lot to ask, but no one I know will switch the system (myself and my players included). And even so, almost no one will switch while their campaign is still running. Or - alternatively: Could you give us a guide how we can translate 5.5 material back to 5.e? I bet, the reactions would just be neat legendary actions? Anyhow - it's nice to have you back! I wish you all the best
@fluffdafire1574 ай бұрын
So hear me out the crystal shards in the ice breath are reflective and as a lair action the dragon can shift its body to reflect and have an a radiant version of scorching ray that bounces off the crystals
@jeshirekitenkatt12124 ай бұрын
misread this as "what monster would you like to eat next" and was very confused. it did not say what monster would you like to eat next. we should be able to eat the next one. level of regretibility vs level of edibility is up to you. high stakes trick or treat.
@Noahlink03304 ай бұрын
Chrome dragons being the greediest explains why Google chrome is such a resource hog.
@DungeonDad4 ай бұрын
Literally out here hoarding RAM
@dan_asd4 ай бұрын
google chrome also enchants seemingly random items with tracking magic to send their minions to you lol
@xcreepercrafterx80164 ай бұрын
Oh god, why is this so true
@morrigankasa5704 ай бұрын
@@DungeonDadInteresting video like usual, but I personally h@te everything with the new 5.5e(D&D 2024) systems so instead, please make 2 versions of your monsters. 1 for 5e & 1 for the garbage 5.5e!
@DiasOctavio4 ай бұрын
Maybe it really is the inspiration, Google also have chromium other tha chome right?
@janedoe8854 ай бұрын
I get the Chromium dragon gravitates toward snowy or desert terrain, but omg the image of one slinking between trees in a shadowed forest with their scales mirroring the shifts in lighting is so outrageously cool to me.
@NixityNullt4 ай бұрын
Ok but hear me out, what if you see mirages in the desert only for it to turn out it's a chromium dragon burrowing through the sand
@AzraelThanatos4 ай бұрын
One pulling a Predator style thing would be horrifying there
@TehCakeIzALie13 ай бұрын
Tales have long been told of a monster of polished glass that stalks the forest at the base of the nearby mountain. No bounty has been placed because no creature has been found, and no trace remains of the dozens of travelers who have vanished in the area in recent years. Still, the party is on edge as they walk the forest trail, pursuing their fortunes three towns over. There are no birds in this forest, a state believed by many to be the product of some ancient curse, but it is never _quite_ silent. The sounds of creatures shifting in the underbrush and canopy means the party's hands are never far from their weapons as they follow the trail away from the mountain. Eventually they find the forest's edge. Sunlight meets their path, clear and undappled for the first time since daybreak, and their spirits start to lift. Even so, the air is tinged with unease. Glancing back, the party's ranger catches a glimpse of the wide, blue horizon through the trees. Nothing follows them out of the forest. It's not until they're making camp for the evening that the creeping sense of dread they've been feeling crystalizes: the forest bordered a mountain. _There was no horizon behind them._
@piedpiper11854 ай бұрын
19:06 - "Teams up with an old dragon hunter who's obsessed with slaying [...] the dragon that took his leg." CURSE YOU, BAYLE!
@Noirpool04 ай бұрын
“Shiny of scale you may be, foul dragon…”
@bruuuuuuuuhhhh4 ай бұрын
CURSE YOU BAAAAAYYYYLE
@Spitz6434 ай бұрын
@@Noirpool0BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR REFLECTIVE HIDE!
@alexeisenhauer58744 ай бұрын
🤔 Does Dungeon Dad play SoulsBorne games? I have a feeling you do, but if you don’t there’s a whole new world of level and enemy design for you 🤯 23:29 Feel better dude ❤
@tincat23474 ай бұрын
@@Spitz643*WITH A GALE OF HARPOONS*
@Pyre3 ай бұрын
I realized "They pretend to be Silvers" before it was even said, and the sheer horror that went with the realization actually rocked me in my chair. I blame adoring Silvers the most out of the various dragon types, but also the simple horror of believing the impossibly powerful creature you've been interacting with is benevolent, only to find out it is as far from that as possible, is the kind of emotional kick usually reserved for the Favorite NPC's sudden but inevitable betrayal. Or the consequences of really, *really* unsettling Enchantment magic. I know it's autumn and all as I write this, but *brrr* .
@FogelTheVogel4 ай бұрын
That green dragon stat block is utterly terrifying. A DC21 at will Charm Monster (3x per round) means that anyone without proficiency in Wisdom saves is just... not participating in the fight.
@lordgrub123454 ай бұрын
God, I'm so excited for the new tarrasque. With all these buffs to already powerful monsters, then the big lizard must get something good. Ngl, if all the changes are like the ones that were shown here, I might get around to actually looking at the one dnd stuff.
@bruuuuuuuuhhhh4 ай бұрын
@@lordgrub12345they need to give the Terrasque a ranged boulder attack or something
@lordgrub123454 ай бұрын
@@bruuuuuuuuhhhh Honestly, that is something, but what I really want is for him to get bulkier. He has a ton of HP sure, but no way of recovering it even though, in the lore, the tarrasque can literally recover from any damage, with the only thing that can stop it is a wish spell and even then it's not guaranteed. They could also give him the ability to shoot his spikes from his armor or something. Just some powerful stuff so he doesn't get outclassed by monsters that are multiple CR levels below him.
@Comrade22614 ай бұрын
@@lordgrub12345 They also need to have its attacks either count as magical, or specifically say it bypasses immunity to non-magical attacks. Because against any of the Demon Lords or Archdevil's, it literally can't damage them at all.
@bruuuuuuuuhhhh4 ай бұрын
@@lordgrub12345 they should also update the Kraken too. He's probably the weakest of the "titan" monsters
@lordgrub123454 ай бұрын
DUNGEON DAD CAME BACK WITH THE DRAGON MILK
@FerretTwister4 ай бұрын
Drilk
@ecchicharmed4 ай бұрын
@@FerretTwisterThere actually is an alcoholic drink called Dragon Milk, I believe.
@FerretTwister4 ай бұрын
@@ecchicharmed and just like that I wanna try it.
@RFSCaveman4 ай бұрын
Fill my dnd lore sippycup daddy
@aaroncunningham83074 ай бұрын
Dang it! You beat me to it!
@DavidWitte-g3r4 ай бұрын
I could easily see a chromium dragon running something like the British Museum to bring back all the stuff and to make the city pay both to guard it and to visit it. They could also raid other dragon or beings hoards to make special exhibits. If they are feeling especially evil they mislabel the artifacts. Example: Old rival's favorite childhood toy is labeled as object believed to be used in "fertility rights". Then publishes numerous papers on the subject so that it is never able to be corrected.
@dragonpulp86624 ай бұрын
This is so crazy! I was just rewatching your previous Ferrous Dragon videos recently, thinking "wonder if he'll cover the other Ferrous Dragons?" Hoping we can round out the Ferrous Family with another Monster of the Week in the future!
@TheIdealofGreed4 ай бұрын
8:04 Would they? My current understanding is that White Dragons are the ones who have the least ego issues with being pressganged into service, just needing regular bonks to the head to be kept relatively in line, hence Frost Giants making them pets
@DungeonDad4 ай бұрын
I feel like they wouldn't be stoked about it, but you're definitely right. Any other chromium dragon would likely just choose death
@deepseastonecore30174 ай бұрын
Who was the most famous French skeleton? Napoleon Bone-apart
@Franky_Sthein4 ай бұрын
Keep that joke for a bard who casts hideous laughter because it should work.
@benthomason33074 ай бұрын
I once ran a blaster caster named Napoleon Blownapart
@Blakkrazor694 ай бұрын
Having been an avid collector of Dragon Magazines I cannot believe I missed the Chromium Dragon. Thank you for the share!
@Rencol6664 ай бұрын
Breath upgrade idea: since the chromium dragon can do flash of light as reaction, and breathes crystals, how about flashing right after or during the breath attack, using his reflective skin as well reflective properties of the crystals themselves, to not only blind target, but to make anyone looking at the attack roll for save against blindness?
@lucasramey64274 ай бұрын
Anyone who fails the save against their breath weapon could be blinded until the end of their next turn
@m.mulder88644 ай бұрын
Just when you think Dungeon Dad has run out of dragons to talk about
@josuelservin4 ай бұрын
Seath the Scaleless from the game Dark Souls sounds suspiciously like a chromium dragon, his breath attack creates crystals where they hit (this attack also curse you if you die, so you respawn with only half your HP) I might make some changes based on him and run this formidable dragon for my party in a couple of levels. As always, thanks for the hard work you put into this monsters and videos, my players and I greatly appreciate them!
I can see a Chromium Dragon who's in control of a whole city as the "Power Behind The Throne," being the "Wealthy Benefactor" who allows the local museums to display his horde. That way he has a bunch of humans keeping track of his horde for him & willing to send troops to prevent theft or get anything stolen returned.
@Shry994 ай бұрын
HE’S BACK!!!
@crypto664 ай бұрын
Right when I started wondering why it seems like I haven't seen an upload in a while. Good to see you finally come back with the milk.
@masterpiece18174 ай бұрын
Do you think you could create an Undead Ferrous Dragon? Because we have Dracolich for Chromatic. Hollow Dragon for Metallic. And Draconic Shard for Gem. I’d be interested to see what cool idea you come up with for Undead Ferrous.
@erinfinn22734 ай бұрын
Here's my idea: Clockwork Dragon. Ancient Ferrous dragons that seek eternity integrate clockwork/warforged components into themselves over a period of years until they are more machine than flesh, with necromantic rites and alchemy preserving the parts that cannot be replaced with machine.
@keylimepython6413 ай бұрын
Rust Dragon?
@porakiyadraekojin33904 ай бұрын
I petition Dungeon Dad to start doing Planar Dragons once he's done with the Ferrous Dragons, starting with the Hellfire Wyrm! Also wanna see him do Beljuril Dragons
@Uhhhhhhhhhhh63 ай бұрын
Yeah, there is still some metallics he hasn't even done yet, such as the electrum, mythril, adamantine, and orichalum dragons. But I think he should add more gem bois next.
@aaroncunningham83074 ай бұрын
I see Chromium Dragons as being the Resource Managers of the draconic empire. They have to own everything so that the citizens of their nation aren’t wasteful. When the empire fell apart, this mindset never went away. That being said, you really dropped the ball with their ice breath. The cone created ice crystals that hampered enemy movement (- to dex), and the line was described as a literal ’block of solid ice’. That’s like getting hit by a flying ice sculpture!
@gratuitouslurking86104 ай бұрын
That's kinda neat. I imagine in the line's case it'd be like getting hit with a mix of Cold + Bludgeon damage, and if it hits someone it leaves a piece of half-cover in a square nearby if you're a big enough Chromium dragon.
@cactizach13634 ай бұрын
Maybe add 2d4 going up a d for each age category of Bludgeoning damage.
@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim4 ай бұрын
Keep in mind, he specifically said he was trying to keep it inline with the original lore, plus probably didn't want to experiment too much with an unfamiliar design philosophy. That being said, I will certainly be adding a new aspect to the breath weapon. Probably piercing to represent icicles.
@Uhhhhhhhhhhh63 ай бұрын
Yeah, I kinda got personally offended at that part not gonna lie. They had a cool twist on ice breath with it being able to kinda actually freeze you or stop you in your tracks than just deal damage, at least from what I can barely remember.
@akiram66093 ай бұрын
Imagine a chrome dragon about to mess with a seemingly defenseless, harmless human who actually is a polymorphed silver.
@bansheesongz69084 ай бұрын
*Hears that Chromium Dragons are greedy, avaricious, and are absolute sadists who take joy in every facet of toying with their prey while having natural camouflage in the form of mirrors* So, Indominus Rex with wings, huh?
@TheHornedKing4 ай бұрын
Damn, these guys sounds awesome! A few things though: - Red dragons, while not as organized, do know the EXACT location of everything in their hoard, and will notice if even a single coin is missing. - Black dragons are outright stated to be the most evil type of dragon.
@ErrorNamenotfound-mx7bv14 күн бұрын
Tbh I kinda wonder what would happen if someone broke into a red dragons lair... but not to steal the horde. But to ORGANIZE IT. Why? Just to fuck with the dragons and just leave them a bit confused.
@TheCeekon4 ай бұрын
so 2 things 1# I speak only for myself when I say I PERSONALLY would prefer you stick to the baseline 5e conversions. I love your series and I love you bringing spotlights to old monsters. I've personally used your Pink, iron and Orange dragon conversions in a heavy dragon involved campaign I am still running and since both me and my group are not touching the new edition on principle (half of my group are Artists of varying fields so Wizards use of AI is tantamount to heresy for us) It would be sad to see you moving forward with those design philosophies (I am aware its backwards compatible before anyone says anything) 2# IDK if you've done them yet or not, I couldn't find your videos if you did, but I'd love to see some of the planar dragons from you, Specifically the Rust, Tarterian and Gloom dragons. particularly the Rust dragon because as a man who likes his goblins, bugs and dragons in his DND, Rust dragons are fascinating.
@nickanderson553 ай бұрын
I like the idea that the chrome dragon instead of having just a standard layer a cave he actually bought a mansion on top of the mountain bought by selling people Crystalized statues of their loved ones not realizing that’s their loved ones I’d probably base the personality around Hannibal Lecter, or similar serial killers
@abelphilips12674 ай бұрын
If I'm being honest, every DM I know, including me, are still actively running campaigns in 2014 5e that aren't going to end for a while, and many don't plan on ever going to 2024 rules. I definitely understand why you want to support DMs who are going to be using the new rules, but I think a lot of people would appreciate if you still had 5e statblocks too. Maybe you could have two separate docs, one for each edition? I know that's a lot more work and this is free content, but that would, in my opinion, be very helpful for many DMs.
@jackson68x4 ай бұрын
Agreed 100%. From what I’ve seen so far we aren’t moving to the 24 rules. Its changes for change sake and don’t benefit our group enough to warrant spending money on.
@cactizach13634 ай бұрын
I actually use a mix of 3.5, and 5e so I am good either way because I intend to use anything, I'll mod if I have to. But I like 5e more than the new.
@herma-morashegorath62154 ай бұрын
Yeah - please stick to 5e for another while :O At least till the errata of the 2024 comes out - that seems safer in my opinion anyways, since you needn't guess their politics till then.
@brickmastere55354 ай бұрын
Also 100% agreed, I don't think any of the groups I am in (5+) ever plan to make the change. 2014 5e statblocks alongside 2024 5.5e statblocks for those who do want to convert would be the absolute best case scenario imo
@lordgrub123454 ай бұрын
@@abelphilips1267 Honestly, since 5.5 e is so similar but just seems better stylistically, I don't mind it. The monsters seem safe from the terrible changes so I honestly think the new format would be better.
@HoosierHerpvertebrate4 ай бұрын
Please don't switch to 5.5. I think most of us agree that it's terrible and we won't be playing it other than ripping a few abilities from it and home brewing them into 5e.
@TheNanjotha4 ай бұрын
Omg thank god you’re back. I’ve missed you so much! I was so concerned and couldn’t find anything on ye olde socials
@frankly_earnest4 ай бұрын
Looking good, DD! It's good to see your face again, and I'm glad things are on the mend. Also, your slight break at 5:46 had me rolling 😂 I really like these dudes. I'm wondering if their breath weapon should actually be more strategic or unusual: what if their breath is actually a reflective trap or reaction? e.g. the party sees the dragon breathe, but nothing visible comes out...and when one of them casts a projectile spell later in combat it reflects off the invisible breath wall back at the caster. Maybe that's too much of a spellcaster shutdown, but it feels like that fits this dragon's theming better. Also, I'd love to have one of these guys in a dystopian cyberpunk setting as a megacorpo suit or CEO: everything you own is actually on-loan from Chromium, Inc. 😅 Also also, I wrote a Warlock patron and pact based off your old Time Elemental video, and it was a (n Eldritch) blast to make. Thanks for doing what you do, as always 💜
@DungeonDad4 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I love the idea of a really unconventional breath weapon actually. Something like what you're describing would be super neat. and I'm absolutely loving the idea of one of these guys in a Cyberpunk setting. That's very fitting and fun.
@1stDragonlord4 ай бұрын
Great to have you back! I wish you good luck and less day to day pain. I hope everything will go well for you.
@Chaos-Devil514 ай бұрын
Good to see you again... Prismatic dragon please.
@Nobodyandthegiant4 ай бұрын
Always stoked to see your videos, I genuinely adore what a subversion this dragon is. And i love the identity tricks it can do. I might use this one.
@TheIdealofGreed4 ай бұрын
14:53 If it's supposed to be frozen crystals, shouldn't it include some physical damage, whether piercing, slashing &/or bludgeoning depending on how they're shaped?
@norokodven47683 ай бұрын
Id definitely agree, bludgeoning at the very least should be added
@DoomedPaladin4 ай бұрын
Glad you didn't die! I'm still looking forward to you covering things like the Dragon Compendium races (especially now that you seem ready to convert them to 5.5).
@EanGrimes-yz2yd4 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear stuff's been rough for you lately but you do great content. Wish nothing but the best for you. I Enjoy what you do.
@arriasinsanite48864 ай бұрын
so glad to see a new video from you ! this channel is one of the best dnd content on youtube
@dylanmason51904 ай бұрын
Glad to have you back Dungeon Dad.
@cabalarcana69964 ай бұрын
0:15 Ah yes, the bygone days of the TV channel-branded Alarm Clock / Radio. Truly humanity was greater, then...
@harrymusson72664 ай бұрын
I love what you've done with a reaction focus to parry turn economy and make combat more interesting. The focus on making it usable and engaging is so great
@drimwalkr89233 ай бұрын
I need to have a Chromium Dragon with the personality of Trazyn the Infinite and Welyn, except evil
@aaronj2354 ай бұрын
I'm not gonna switch right away. I've still got a lot of legs on my current 5e campaign and I likewise don't have the GP to fork over for all the core books again while setting specific books are not in 5.5 I'm using
@bigaquafan4 ай бұрын
I am so glad I discovered you! You have helped me with stuff I was stuck on with making my Homebrew, inspired new NPCs, and got me started on a new campaign. So far my favorite dragons are Pink and Mercury! I'm glad to hear you are doing better! Any con sickness sucks! I hope the personal stuff works out too.
@meadow13754 ай бұрын
Was in the mood for Dungeon Dad today, a new video and a dragon one at that did not disappoint! Cheers!
@MrDEMarq4 ай бұрын
Awesomely made video as always, thanks for sharing. ✌️💯
@vcuevas1084 ай бұрын
FINALLY I’ve been fiending for a new episode! Please keep up the good work as always!
@AnonymousWerewolf4 ай бұрын
Darn, I was really hoping for a simple 5.0e conversion with an alternative 5.5e conversion. Oh well, guess I'll pass on trying to port this one to another system I like.
@Sarah-xg1bx4 ай бұрын
Catching this in the first minute is amazing. Time to add another dragon into my world's lore
@lordyathnon4 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back! I was just thinking yesterday that we hadn't seen you in a long time. I hope you are doing better now
@Heeeynald4 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back and healthy! (Now I can restart wishing for you to make a Forest Dragon/Treant-like video)
@ShatteredShamrock4 ай бұрын
I imagine a chrome dragon reflecting and magnifying sunlight/moonlight off it's wings could be a crazy cool angle to go with for a breath weapon alternative... Maybe if it can get airborne it 's able to blast 2-4 independent rays of radiant damage off it's wings (depending on size) or, if it's somehow earthbound it could create a spherical area of passive radiant damage to try and break free. Big Shagaru Magala and the April Fool's Gypceros Vibes (from Monster Hunter).
@jankomarow94374 ай бұрын
Awesome video. I'm glad that you finally uploaded. Now that you've covered all ferrous dragons, would you try converting gem dragons, like our favourite magneto vegetarian aka amber dragon?
@Crazor20003 ай бұрын
personally, i find some of the stuff for their new statblock design kinda weird. I do like that they added spellcasting into it again, but some of the other stuff is kinda strange. for example the emphasis on reactions instead of legendary actions. i feel with legendary actions were fine to begin with, but changing it to reactions brings with it some weird stuff, like being able to shut down legendary actions with something like a slow effect or a tasha's mind whip, as well as leaving as giving legendary actions up for oppertunity attacks. sure, you could prevent legendary actions with the incapacitated condition with 2014 rules, but a lot of things take away reactions in the rules, (at least in the 2014 edition, idk about 2024), and incapacitated takes reactions away anyway so you added now more ways to prevent to lessen the moveset of the monsters, so it becomes a bit more of an isssue. Also legendary actions are a bit less interuptive, for example the statblock of the green dragon shows that you can interupt a turn of an creature to make a rend attack when it gets hit, instead in between turns like in the older version. It also now requires triggers for it to work, and while many of these are not difficult, i could imagine you never be able to use some of these reactions depending on how the party plays, and what they do. in the old one you had more of a choice in that regard. as for the rend part, I get why they made claws and bites into a single attack, since it simplifies the statblock, but it does make it a bit more generic, and less unique. something like "bite" or "claw" invoke more of an image in the mind, that "rend" simply doesn't do. as for lair bonusses? kinda the same thing as the rend thing, easier to use, but feels a lot more generic, instead of interesting things they could only do in the layer. like the green dragon in the 2014 version can call up roots and vines to entangle creatures, create magical fog that could charm people, or call up something similar to a wall of thorns. now they can to one more thing in combat, and are a bit tougher, which is kinda boring. Also small personal gripe, i don't quite like the look of the ability scores and saves, but that's more of personal preference, idk it just looks more like an excel spreadsheet to me. maybe i need to get used to it. Don't get me wrong, the statblock is not bad, but i don't know if i would count most of the changes as an improvement.
@TheMightyBattleSquid4 ай бұрын
Radiant damage as a breath weapon makes sense but we've got so many of those. I think what would be thematic and new is making an area of refractive difficult terrain that works like that spell reflection ability you mentioned earlier. It could catch AOEs but also up the dragon's ability to land saving throw spells/ abilities including that radiant damage you wanted to include!
@snowboundwhale68604 ай бұрын
The breath weapon being a cone of ice crystals that can be focused into a line is interesting, and you mentioned it maybe doing something with radiant damage, but what about if the line attack version was a light based attack, and thus (for the most part) acts like light. Where the cone breath weapon if just a freezing breath, with the line it's using ice crystals and mirrored chrome surfaces to shoot a beam of magical light cools and freezes surfaces it touches instead of warming them, and which reflects off reflective surfaces/ passes harmlessly through clear objects. This complements the ability to cast a special version of _flesh to stone_ that turns it's victims into crystals; if those crystals are sufficiently transparent the line attack could be fired through them akin to shining a laser through the glass of a window, or they could even be used as prisms to bend the line and make the attack curve or break into a cone out the other side of the crystalised statue. This would give the dragon a dirty trick of being able to functionally attack directly through cover (even full cover) provided the cover is see through, which even most line of sight spells don't actually allow, as well as incentivise a fighting style of trying to position petrified part members in between the active party and itself, using them as shields while still being able to attack freely, and even use the threat of using it's rend attacks to shatter those party members depending on how the fight's panning out. The chromium dragon liking a liar that's basically a labyrinthine mirror funhouse would make even more sense if it's focused breath weapon if functionally a light beam, as it could really take advantage of it's surrounding to brutal effect by bouncing it's attack off walls and around corners. The fact it deals cold damage in both forms gives an angle for it to freeze over non-reflective surfaces it hits, which can result in forming icy surfaces that can then reflect/ refract the line breath weapon similar to the crystal petrified targets, or it could just freeze the ground to make it slippery difficult terrain. This would also give an angle for something the players can exploit; if the focused breath weapon is a beam with presumably longer effective range and maybe slightly higher damage, having a counter measure for it would be a great benefit, and with a little knowledge and cunning the party could take advantage of the breath weapon's built in property of bouncing off reflective surfaces to deflect the attack away from themselves; This would potentially give an advantage to characters with shiny metal armour/ shields who's kit already has some natural advantages for the fight provided the pick up on it. Afaik characters with such equipment are probably most likely to be fighters and paladins, melee classes who'd otherwise be at a natural disadvantage against a giant flying lizard that shoots lasers that is stalking you around a mirror maze with a frozen floor, so having even mundane equipment they're likely to have provide a little extra benefit akin to a minor magic item that helps to keep them alive/ safe from the ranged attack would probably be quite welcome.
@GrimGoblinLives4 ай бұрын
I was getting worried I haven't seen your video in a while, It's a relief to know you're okay.
@Dufis384 ай бұрын
first off, awesome to have you back. Has pass without trace never had an "a" between without and trace? ive been playing for 7ish years and always thought it was "Pass without A Trace" Also i use all of your dragons and my players love them, one of them is in a relationship with a purple dragon but they have no idea
@Riever_the_SmUwUg4 ай бұрын
LEEETTTSS GOOO! Dad came back with the good stuff
@benjamight49964 ай бұрын
The Wait was worth it
@justinorji64793 ай бұрын
I think a great twist on the moby dick plot hook is if the hunter was also the dragon but it’s amnesia/split personality situation, where he can’t control his polymorph and only the dragon half has figured out what’s going on
@parikshithshashikumar8494 ай бұрын
Missed your uploads so much!
@Miner49er2013 ай бұрын
I would err on the side of caution with making statblocks for 5.5; WotC/Hasbro may claim them as their own intellectual property due to using the 5.5 format - don’t want them sending Pinkertons to your house.
@ashb80364 ай бұрын
You showed pages from the book?!?! Brave.
@BigChucka4194 ай бұрын
Most avairous greedy dragon is a hasbro dragon I hope he doesn't awaken
@remiwelch62344 ай бұрын
Excellent! I've been waiting for this one!!! Is Nickle the only one left now?
@Aaron12483 ай бұрын
Love this dragon! Now lets see... last Ferrous would be Nickel Dragons, so hooray! For the other Metallics, it'd be Electrum, Orium and Adamantine. Can't wait!
@janus27733 ай бұрын
breath weapon: focussed radiance. if within sunlight or near an equally strong light source, it can spread its wings and channel the incoming light into its breath weapon, skipping the recharge dice roll and dealing 50% more damage. in dim light, its a normal breath weapon. in darkness, it loses the breath weapon entirely.
@nickh32054 ай бұрын
Sorry for if these are on the list of creatures to convert but I’ll throw these other dragons out here to add to the list: the obsidian gem dragon and the Lung dragons, and The Catastrophic Dragons(the element dragons)
@Jane_83194 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Would you be able to post 5e and 5.5e stats for these monsters?
@Howlflame3 ай бұрын
Oh man, I loved that Nickelodeon radio! It had like, five different alarm sounds, the green thing lit up, and the big button was the snooze button! It was AWESOME! Unfortunately I lost it in a house fire...
@Attaxalotl4 ай бұрын
When I get the 2024 Monster Manual, I am going to add back all of the 5e Lair Actions because those were grand and the new stuff is compatible with the old stuff. Also: _Shiny!!!!_
@masterpiece18174 ай бұрын
NEW (OLD) DRAGON JUST DROPPED!
@marilynmourneblade856674 ай бұрын
Love a Moby Dick dragon story, been feral about it since Bayle and Igon and its got so many possibilities!!
@Darigosh4 ай бұрын
And would you look at that it's a dragon
@joshuazane32104 ай бұрын
On the plus side, the dragon's obsessive organization of its hoard would probably make it easier for potential thieves to find a specific item and to predict likely locations for traps.
@doctorteethomega2 ай бұрын
In 2nd Ed dragons could either cast a spell, use their breath weapon up to 3 times per day, or multiattack with claw/claw/bite in the front, wing buffet on the sides, or kick and tail swipe from behind. Add in great movement speed and usual lair advantages like wards, minions, and traps.
@Toto-954 ай бұрын
7:50 that Guile joke had no business making me laugh that hard😂
@quackmaster10144 ай бұрын
Great video, love your dragon coverage, and that Lunar Griant video love it, very much flavoring a runeknight or goliath on it. I'll get some hate for this, but would love to see a Electrum Dragon.❤
@CharoGaming4 ай бұрын
THE RETURN OF THE KING
@TheMightyBattleSquid4 ай бұрын
As for plot hooks, I think you could combine some of those first few ideas. Like with the chrome dragon pretending to be a silver, you could have it disguise itself AS the concerned citizen asking the party to request aid from their silver dragon protector. Alternatively, you could have it disguised as the crazy adventurer who wants to hunt down the chrome dragon. It could even be the person paying the adventurers to go through the lair to bring back a specific piece of loot. What they don't know is the dragon will be ready and waiting after the adventurers tell their wealthy patron their plans to get in and out. Finally, an idea for the hoard could be something like the ice maidens of japanese folklore. It could keep the statues of the people it has slain, forever frozen in that look of terror that chrome dragons love to see so much. They might even do so as a means of showing off to other chrome dragons, bragging about the ways they went about getting such a gruesome expression out of that person.
@Zaharlangan4 ай бұрын
Thanks Dragon Dad
@BlackKing_94 ай бұрын
We missed you, Dad
@senipain27854 ай бұрын
I hate the idea of all Melee attacks just being "rend" now. Bite + 2 claw + 2 Wing + Tail made the fight more interesting to me. It made it feel like the Dragon was fighting me with its whole body, and idk, this simplicity lost something important
@LoudYapper4 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@bryandonjohnston63363 ай бұрын
Then say how they are attacking. Don't just say rend that's not a very interesting battle anyway. It simplifies the melee mechanic, doesn't limit your creativity. Aka Get Gud
@matthieudeloget89984 ай бұрын
He's back !
@Lrbearclaw4 ай бұрын
Welcome back, Josiah! Glad you are feeling better and am looking forward to whatever you are cooking up next!
@gergernzero69043 ай бұрын
For the breath weapon, you could give it a number of uses were if someone fail the save they are blinded as well as full damage. Maybe till the end of the dragons next turn?
@petrenocka4 ай бұрын
I want to make a one shot where an Arcanaloth sends a group of adventures after a chrome dragon so bad now
@Jane_83194 ай бұрын
MORE DRAGONS!
@johnnelson44113 ай бұрын
I'm now imagining a Chromium Dragon that runs a massive museum, where they charge adventurers treasure for approved access. Unapproved access is technically permitted, as long as they do not steal, but they then must navigate any traps that are usually active outside the museum's operating hours. Their call: risk danger or lose treasure to perouse, and better not "borrow" anything
@metrux3214 ай бұрын
Thanks for the vid and this diengenious dragon, hope your health be better and this month sucks less. Would you be willing to do Anima Beyond Fantasy conversions? I realize it's completely different from your norm, and might require more work than normal... But there are some incredibly interesting creatures there, that you might find use for :3
@DahLekKnight4 ай бұрын
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
@TheHippyProductionsАй бұрын
A chromium dragon working together with a yellow dragon to ambush and disorient the party would be wild. I imagine the chromium could even disguise itself as the yellow somehow to really throw people off
@zevreth8826Күн бұрын
I think you should do a video on Prismatic Dragons
@Dyneamaeus2 ай бұрын
The 'Posing as a Sculptor' bit is fantastically on brand. I mean, the value of art in general is less about the physical value and more the contextual one, so in order to _create_ that value the art has to circulate a bit first. Cue a Chromium Dragon taking the easy route to both make (crystalize) a sculpture and spread the word to make it famous (and by extension valuable).
@georgecook834 ай бұрын
Plot twist, the one-legged hunter is actually the dragon getting the party out in the middle of the wilderness.
@stephenbendig96304 ай бұрын
Love to see some more undead, Pathfinder has a vampire type I always thought was really cool, the Penanggalen would be pretty awesome
@greatazuredragon4 ай бұрын
Nice episode.
@brianlarson88784 ай бұрын
Magic bounce scales are a good touch. I would say, up the %-chance for ancients, a 1 or 6 for a bounce back, they are supposed to be mean in old age.