The Unhinged Dragon From D&D's Forgotten History

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Welcome to Monster of the Week! This week we're talking about the mercury dragon, a creature that originally debuted in AD&D 2E! This metallic dragon is sort of the black sheep of the metallic dragon family tree in D&D on account of the fact that they are completely insane... well, mostly insane anyways.
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00:00 - INTRO
01:03 - SPONSOR TIME
02:58 - WHAT IS A MERCURY DRAGON?
08:38 - COMBAT
12:30 - THE DRAGON'S LAIR
15:19 - PLOT HOOKS
18:35 - FINAL THOUGHTS // SMOOCHES
21:08 - NEXT TIME, ON MONSTER OF THE WEEK!

[@DungeonDad]

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[@ryankoulos4614]

Always love a good demon or fey but I honestly would love to learn more about the shadowfell

[@DungeonDad]

There are some pretty awesome Shadowfell monsters out there

[@ryankoulos4614]

@@DungeonDad I honestly don’t know much about the feywild and I know even less about the shadowfell it seems like the most underdeveloped plane to me or maybe I’m just missing a lot of information

[@AJ-ro3uu]

Hey I’ve noticed some mistakes in the stat block mainly they are all cr 4 and some of the math for attacks are way off like why do they all have +6 to hit on it’s bite? Actually looking at they all seem to have the exact same attack bonus on all versions just seems weird to me

[@chillcannongames5758]

Middle of the night and i just got off. Fuck yeah i will watch. I just wanna catch them all.

[@brucemaximus3797]

The way I imagine somebody realizing thieving from a Mercury Dragon is a _bad_ idea is to suddenly realize that all of the dragon, all of its spastic attention and eclectic interest, all of it, is now centered on _you._

[@brettwood1351]

You might think "What's the worst thing it can do?", but then it starts offering all the Magic the Gathering cards it's got spares of to any adventurer that'll bring you and whatever you stole back. And it's got all the most broken sets.

[@joshuaputt9169]

Most people have never had the misfortune of becoming the hyperfixation of somebody with ADHD after they've been wronged. All conscious thought, subconscious thought, hell, even the Call of the Void gets in on that. As much as their life is a living hell while their thoughts spiral around that wrongdoing, they're gonna make yours ten times worse.

[@brucemaximus3797]

@@joshuaputt9169 Absolutely. I've not had my chaotic mind aimed at a person, per se; but I've definitely had my melon activated when a particularly odious problem arises. Everything else falls away. Food has no taste, sleep no comfort, play no joy, until that little _knot_ of _wrong_ is undone so utterly that it cannot ever rise again. And then it's time to read the Silmarillion again because it's awesome and I'm victorious.

[@samuelfaiman1387]

Not gonna lie, I'd rather fight a dragon that hates me truly and personally and wants to char and eat me than one that wants to dissect me in detail while psychoanalyzing me at the same time.

[@samuelfaiman1387]

I mean I get that they're 'goodly aligned' but good can be subjective for a centuries old dragon. It sure has been for my parties.....

[@harrymusson7266]

100% an adult Mercury dragon would make an incredible museum owner, with minions working as archivists to organise the collection and employ adventurers to find the most mundane/exotic things possible so that their completionist boss will be happy

[@26th_Primarch]

Yes a bunch of super smart kobolds

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

With a steel dragon working as the curator.

[@fireflam1682]

And they talk alot

[@queenidragon4489]

A patron in more ways than one

[@Ghorda9]

@@26th_Primarch or just kids.

[@quantummaniac5]

So... an ultra-fast ADHD laser dragon that talks like Blur from the 1986 Transformers movie? Badass.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

That sounds.... both incredibly hard to pull off and like PERFECT comedy segment material. After all, I've always wanted to talk like the Micromachines guy. Which yes, the Micromachines guy voices Blur because he was the only one that could talk fast enough

[@josephmay852]

Mercury dragon that has a pretty typical dragon hoard of wealth. But instead of gold or platinum it just hordes electrum pieces

[@dhesyca4471]

So that's why no one uses electrum: the dragon has them all!

[@MaveRick-eq6ch]

Ironically, there’s actually an Electrum Dragon already! I can’t find a whole lot about them but what I can find is interesting, like as a courtship gesture a pair will exchange spells and “playfully flying together”. It’s one of my favorite dnd dragons but it’s funnily forgotten about as much as Electrum Coins are. 😂😂

[@Rencol666]

Also remember, you can use mercury dragons as thermometers. The higher they fly, the higher the local temperature, and the lower they dig, the more freezing temperature.

[@ericdodd1209]

🤨🙄

[@side-beeetaloniswolfwolfac4179]

Mercury Dragon:🌡️

[@vanconojl]

xD

[@wea69420]

put him in a gigantic glass tower

[@shadowchasernql]

Please dont.

[@shoelessking6286]

A dragon like this deserves a wild magic surge table to make encounters truly mad.

[@Calintares]

You could make it have it's lair in a wild-magic zone

[@TheBottegaChannel]

Raise your hand by hitting the like button if you realize this is the ADD/ADHD OOH SHINY of the metallic Dragons, and somehow you can relate to it on a mental and spiritual level. * raises own hand*

[@26th_Primarch]

Also slightly reminded me of myself when I get into talking about one of my hyperfixations. My Asperger's causes me to start talking way to fast about whatever subject I'm hyperfixated on and had folks repeatedly tell me to slow down. And the collection tendencies fits me as well.

[@mistformsquirrel]

Never thought I'd get a dragon that encapsulates my brain function tbh.

[@Messypapa]

for real lmao, in the first few minutes of the video i was like "this is the adhd dragon"

[@franktupapi]

I dunno what HD's but this dragon's got 80 of them

[@BrittaKenulla]

Hah, GAY

[@ToiletDestroyer666]

“Being on fire… is generally considered to be bad” -Dungeon Dad

[@DungeonDad]

Words to live by

[@Ghorda9]

but not all Beings on fire are bad.

[@kooldudematt1]

@@Ghorda9 *buh dum tss*

[@brettwood1351]

@@Ghorda9 Yeah, we've got an entire elemental plane of fire!

[@SDArthurM]

Hot take.

[@coltonplumber1781]

I’m imagining a scenario where in once a year a yellow dragon and mercury dragon meet to have a race, the mercury dragon almost always wins and when it does the yellow dragon takes out its rage on the neighboring kingdom so the party is hired to either stop the yellow dragon or convince the mercury dragon to let him win

[@blackhorse-wm6oc]

How'd that go on for years though given the second it becomes a predictable habit the whole color wheel of dragons would ambush and brutality that yellow dragon? I mean you didn't forget that player yellow punked out of the dragons vs giants war and as such are prime murder target for pretty much all the other dragons.

[@coltonplumber1781]

@@blackhorse-wm6oc maybe there are no other strong enough dragons in the area to perform such an ambush

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

So, A Goblin brain in a dragon body. With a high int, and a good alignment. Interesting

[@juter1122]

Mercury poisoning is also why lighthouse keepers go insane. Mercury tubs allow the light to rotate smoothly and the gas affects the keeper living inside.

[@linkhyrule5087]

Murcery dragons are the definition of "collectors anxiety".

[@msteerie]

Mercury Dragon that is the Light in a Lighthouse, the lighthouse keepers keep a fire under it to keep it warm while it sleeps (& lets its scales reflect the light). Lots of Lighthouse Keepers went crazy due to mercury so I think it fits well

[@danielgreenwood793]

Would have to be in a place with crazy unpredictable stormy weather. Like a place that want's to be cloudy, but the dragon makes it sunny, so it's a chaotic fight of always fighting air masses

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

These obscure dragons always just hit different for me. They're so much more dynamic, it feels like.

[@LordDany]

I like to add them on My world instead of repeating the reds and whites

[@codranine6054]

I like them too

[@HenriFaust]

The standard ones only sound generic because they are designed to fulfill as many potentialities as possible, sort of like humans.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

@@HenriFaust that sounds like the meaning of the word generic, yeah.

[@ViatrixVT]

Mercury dragons being mercurial is on brand. Sure, a dragon that acts on its whims at the drop of a hat begets a healthy amount of caution, but a calm, even-tempered mercury dragon would be terrifying 😶

[@ethanemerson4862]

That probably be an older Mercury dragon. They’re learned to force themselves to slow down. Maybe by dividing its attention between the person it’s talking to and something it’s fidgeting with in its hand.

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

​@@ethanemerson4862Ah yes. ADHD/Autism dragon.

[@Redtail45044]

Good, let's curse one with Calm Emotions and watch what happens.

[@nemonada1323]

You are describing a mercury dragon that is working towards a *very important goal*.

[@HenriFaust]

@@The_Bird_Bird_Harder I can just imagine a lawful civilization of Mercury Dragons based around a supply of fantasy Ritalin... that is fast running out.

[@skarletfenrir6979]

Why is my first thought that these are the end result of a Metallic Dragon being born in the Feywild similar to Shadow Dragons. Speaking of, a Mercury Dragon would probably work really well as an Archfey

[@ArtOfShannonLee]

Imagine an ADHD support group. Mercury dragon: hi everyone I’m Mercury dragon and I have ADHD Room full of Tabaxi: hiiii mercury dragon

[@WolfA4]

For the portal idea it would be funny/interesting if when the party meets the mercury dragon there's some sort of fight between them the dragon and a 3rd party where one of the enemies falls into the volcano and into a pool of lava visibly being burned to death, then having the dragon try to convince the party point to what looks like the same pool, but slightly to the side of where the enemy fell and try to convince the party that there's definitely an invisible portal to the fey in that particular part of the lava. "Quickly jump into the portal!" "no, no, no not the lava" *shifts claw slightly to the left* "the portal right there."

[@thatonewitch]

Mans got the best eye sight

[@wurgel1]

When the party hesitates: "Don't be such pansies!" and proceeds to push the barbarian off the cliff to fall into the invisible portal over the lava. MD: "See? Nothing to worry about." Party: "He is gone!" MD: "That's how portals work, dummy. And you call yourself a wizard?" Before theatrlically jumping off the cliff itself, diving into the 'lavaportal'. 2 minutes later it's head emerges out of the lava/portal (Party still unsure what) and calls up. "Are you coming? The tea is getting cold!", before sinking back in as if it's the most normal thing in the world.

[@bigfatcarp93]

I'm seeing an interesting pattern here. Where the additional Chromatics were hybrids of the existing ones, the additional Metallics always seem to be "reflections" or "younger brothers" of a specific existing Metallic, or maybe more accurately a more exaggerated version. The Steel feels like an echo or exaggeration of the Silver, and the Mercury of the Brass. I wonder if this will continue.

[@odinulveson9101]

90 % except if following RYB color teachings, Yellows are parent color of green, orange. Though open to intrepentations. Dosent have to be cross breeds from the wild, but also Tiamat in secret just spawned them.Mixing different colors inside of her for then to breed them. Theres also Tiamats sister...

[@danpitzer765]

There's also the /weird/ dragons. Like Fang and Deep and Shadow. All of whom top the list of good reasons to NOPE your way right out of the encounter.

[@thewanderers97]

​​@@danpitzer765and Elder Brain Although I'm pretty sure Fang dragons are Grey dragons

[@Delta9Church]

I like the idea of a mercury dragon that is addicted to slow magic and potions because they help it relax.

[@ArtOfShannonLee]

Hear me out- their lair appears to be full of funhouse mirrors. Kinda scary funhouse shenanigans ensue as you work your way through, in search of the dragon. I reckon I’d be pretty scared of the creature’s fickle mind- what if it suddenly decided it’s not in the mood for visitors or become distracted? Maybe the whole place could tumble down upon the party, who would become entombed in magma.

[@zenithmaiden2109]

If the funhouse mirrors could withstand the breath weapon and reflect the breath around to weird and unpredictable angles I think it would be an excellent addition to a Mercury dragon. Combine it with things like Fetch and Mirror Mephits and it's bound to be absolute chaos.

[@thatonewitch]

​@@zenithmaiden2109 Each mirror has a different effect while showing weird reflections - one mirror can quite literally make you look like your fun house reflection

[@vocalvortexstudios2058]

Speaking on that sponser specifically: Making a Shinobi the subclass of a wizard instead of ranger or rouge is absolutely inspired and i love it

[@Lord_zeel]

Hmm, this gave me an idea for something slightly different. A dragon that has some of the features of an ooze, because its body is made of mercury. It can change its shape from that of a dragon, to an amorphous oozing metal that can fit through tight spaces and act sort of like quick sand if you step in it. It would sleep in this liquid form, which could result in unwary adventures stumbling into it in the treasure hoard, only to become stuck - then watch in horror as the rest of the liquid metal around them rises up into the form of a dragon that now has them grappled and helpless.

[@enzoponce1881]

Afaik mercury dragons had that ability

[@Flasa]

As a chemistry teacher who always tells that mad hatter trivia about mercury, I felt overjoyed when I saw a D&D video about dragons recognize it! Also, speaking of Alice in Wonderland, here’s me asking once again for the next monster of the week to be the Jabberwock (he appears as a creature in Pathfinder)

[@robbiehydrawolf8836]

There is already a fifth edition Jabberwock, sorry to say.

[@Flasa]

@@robbiehydrawolf8836 Is that so?! I wasn’t aware. Where?

[@ethanemerson4862]

@@Flasa I think it’s in the Wild beyond the witchlight book? While I did fight one in that game, I’m not sure if the dm just decided to plug that in.

[@robbiehydrawolf8836]

@@Flasa it is in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Because of what Mercury Poisoning is so evil then I expect the Mercury Dragon to be at best Chaotic Neutral. And probably also insane.

[@DungeonDad]

They're definitely insane haha

[@Ghorda9]

that sentence gave me a headache.

[@rpghorrorstories]

I've always thought the colour is meant to be descriptive, not prescriptive. A Mercury Dragon looks like mercury, not that it is made of mercury.

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

@@rpghorrorstories True, but that doesn't mean a Mercury Dragon doesn't actually have to be safe to eat.

[@rpghorrorstories]

@@stanleyteriaca2184 Dragons in general aren't safe to eat.

[@Oroku_Sensei]

Shoutout to Will! It's sooooo awesome to see him succeed after leaving WhatCulture. Proud of that guy!

[@Lrbearclaw]

It never clicked that he was from WhatCulture! I have been trying to figure out why I knew his voice when I started watching his channel.

[@quynlanvuorensyrja5484]

I’m imagining a scenario: the group is sent out to deal with a nest of kythons or something like that, only to find they’ve all ripped each other apart under the influence of a mercury dragon who now lives there

[@ChazTheYouthful]

Now to fuse all of the memes together and make the Sailor Freddy Mercury dragon.

[@aspookyghost5969]

Shoutout to this being a re-upload

[@DungeonDad]

You were one of the 64 people who got to see the mistake!

[@aspookyghost5969]

​@@DungeonDadWhat was the mistake, If I may ask?

[@EdgarAllan2pointPoe]

@@DungeonDad Yeah man, let us know! If you got some lore or ability wrong you should share it because it could potentially serve as inspiration for something homebrew.

[@ArklusDryxal]

Glad I wasn't just getting two notifications for the same video lol

[@fodv93]

What was the mistake to make this be a reupload?

[@Crazor2000]

I could also imagine these guys also having a connections or having portals in their layer to Limbo, the plane of chaos, since in that plane elements randomly change and are altered on a whim. So to get to Limbo, they have to convince someone that is as crazy as Limbo itself.

[@cbdrawer9527]

Now you're giving me ideas for a sort of "Brother" Kings with a Steel Dragon who is the face of the kingdom, that manages important duties, while his brother, a Mercury Dragon, runs the people and culture side of the kingdom, being called a mad king at first to throw the party off, but hes just crazy, and everyone likes them.

[@DoneRandomLee]

While I never expeirenced fighting it, mercury dragons was the most fun I ever had in dnd. So for the fast talking we basically acted that if you don't pay attention you can easily get lost, they talk about whatever came to their mind so there would be a lot of "oh i just remembered about this" and start rambling about that new subject until they get back to a previous topic, and for emotive words they'd repeat often so "YeYEYEYYEYEYYEEYYEEYESS". For the fact they want vastily different treasures we had it so the bards was there to shine because if you can passionately info dump enough to entice them they'd trade with you, but obviously you need things that have similar levels of value and you don't want to lie to them. So essentially a random card won't be able to be traded for a magical sword but if you can basically describe it like it's magic the gathering's black lotus and talk about how it's super rare and powerful in that popular game and how sought after it is you can get it to want it. Think someone who doesn't know magic the gathering but you are able to explain how they got some super rare card in a pack they tried out, but again if you hype something up for valuble things and you give them something super common like a shivan dragon well then you got a powerful enemy so best to be honest. But that doesn't mean it had to be rare. you creating a painting that matters a lot to you about a location that you talk about the great memories you had will be intersting to them. Now because we talked with the dragon for hours we got friendly and the dragon would constantly want to hear stories and joined in on some and some fights. We had it basically as a sort of godzilla where it's breath weapon catches things on fire, blinds and it has some push to it but it's more so from catching on fire and for the mercury if you come to direct contact with it for too long it'll cause the effects but also it can sort of flip a switch that in combat it kind of radidates it so if you're close to it enough to melee fight that it also has the effect. We basically described it as like it's sweating out the radiation while in combat because it's being so active fighting. How we ended it because our friend Curjira was with us to save the day they were known and they found a new favorite thing to collect, things people made of them. Dolls, paintings, sculptures, stories, songs, etc. If it was of curjira they wanted to know and loved to see people's creativity they became their most treasured possessions because curjira meant to much to that person that they created things to show thier love and they're so happy to be able to show curjira it. Think like you designed pikachu and you are able to see all the amazing art people made using pikachu.

[@ethanj8728]

I feel like a mercury dragon would post up by a feywild portal and would be the most common dragon to become a moon dragon

[@joshuastanding2507]

YES! Finally! I’ve waited for this psychopath for so long!!!!!

[@cassidydelaney4318]

These dudes are SO cool, wow, I really want to figure out a good way to work them into my game now. And next week's monster looks really weird and awesome, can't wait.

[@odinulveson9101]

Im converting these missing dragons breath weapons etc to fit the chromatic and metallic dragonborns from Fizbans source book ( waiting for missing Gem deagons ), so thanks again D.D 😁

[@Aaron1248]

Two down, four to go! We now await the arrival of the Iron, Cobalt, Electrum & Mithril Dragons! Just this extra dragon content is going to be great for my campaign! >w

[@jamesdarastrix7613]

What about adamantine and orium?

[@Aaron1248]

@@jamesdarastrix7613 Well Adamantine dragons are classified as part of the “Planar Dragon” group. As for Orium Dragons, yeah they are another type of metallic. Sucks there’s not that much info on Oriums though since they already sound interesting

[@Nysteria]

I think I'm definitely using this in a weird way... You mentioned that their lairs are pretty much any chaotic location, especially volcanos, but what if instead of a traditional lair, this dragon took control of an abandoned, but still mostly working dungeon? If you think something similar to ToA, the traps and puzzles inside a large dungeon could be chaotic enough to keep the dragon entertained, they can simply keep a large room deep in the dungeon to be the actual place they reside in, and the whole dungeon can serve as their hoard. The reason that this feels especially funny to me, is that now, this dragon doesn't only need to collect objects, but he can also collect adventurers, what's more chaotic than a PC after all? It can be a easy start to a dungeon-based campaign to have characters from all over randomly knocked out in their adventures by this dragon and brought to the dungeon, getting lost deep inside it, they would meet other adventurers and find treasures, all while being great entertainment for the dragon, and I don't think it would even go against the dragon's good alignment, because in the dragon's eyes, they're giving the adventurers a favour, giving them the adventure that they're looking for, while also adding a new piece to their hoard.

[@23gameoverlord]

This dragon definitely sounds like most fun dragon to play with as a dm.

[@MegaAzornumbers09]

i love when u do all the weird and wacky dragons 👀

[@KevinVideo]

Completely forgot that the spanner was even a thing. I'm so used to all the different mimics out there I thought you were going to discussing a different creature altogether. Mercury dragons are definitely an interesting breed. Appreciated the Mario Paint music, and it's great to see you promoting Will's new Kickstarter. I really like the kaiju rules he presented in one of his last videos. Very interesting take. Also, I'm one of those people who learned about the origin of the Mad Hatter thanks to this video.

[@mitth.rawdog.nuruodo]

I feel more seen by this dragon than anything else… ever. It’s ADHD as hell. 😂 I’d ask if you’d do one on platinum dragons, but… have there ever been any besides Bahamut? Aside from his funky Dragonborn paladin things, but those don’t really count since he grants that anyway, lol.

[@LychtheCrowdKiller]

Hear me out, what about making a video about different kinds of Lichs, like from different schools of magic or different classes?

[@Spitz643]

Playing a way of the ascendant dragon monk in my current game with knowledge in all things dragon and your videos help role-playing it as best i can. Cheers sir 👍

[@DungeonDad]

Hell yeah, happy to help!

[@justinamundsen3245]

I would love you to do Gibberlings and their lesser known variant with grubs that can turn people into Gibberlings. They always remind me of the Critters movies, which terrified me as a young kid 😂.

[@KevinVideo]

Added to the list.

[@scythedragon8071]

I found this channel only last night and I have far too many notes on what I want to add to my DnD games and world. Awesome content.

[@DungeonDad]

Awesome, thank you! Welcome to the channel!

[@baconbagels5475]

I was messing around with a concept for a desert-based dragon that was able to utilise the sand to its advantage by turning it to glass. This meant it could trap characters' feet in glass by melting it below them (also dealing a small amount of fire damage), reducing their movement speed by melting the sand caught in folds and gaps in their armour into glass, or whip up a sandstorm before turning the whirling sand into a storm of glass daggers

[@TheUglyGoblin]

Oh mah god they feywild connection is genius! I have told my players that there is a magical mirror that leads to the feywild, but was inhappy with it just being a basic object. Would be so cooool if the mirror was a mercury dragon!

[@TheUglyGoblin]

I feel like you need to get an award or something for the work you do! You're like the guy in Pokemon who converts old fossils into Actual playable pokemon for your team. I adoooore this dragon and am Defo using it in my game

[@hortonhearsahunter]

They are wild magic sorcerers. Out of any Draconic magic this fits PERFECTLY. You know that they know what it feels like to be a potted plant.

[@nextcaesargaming5469]

Wizard: This dragon is bonkers! Me: Do you mean it's cool or it's mentally- Wizard: *Yes*

[@brettwood1351]

I bet Mercury and Pink Dragons get along pretty swimingly. I've always had a soft spot for these guys. Waaaay back when I was a teen, I just randomly flipped to a page in a D&D book (probably a Draconomicon or something) and saw the Mercury Dragon. First though "Wow, they really will do any kind of dragon" and then "Oh I love this thing".

[@tonyscoggs1255]

Totally surprised that this one finally got hit. They were my favorite dragons in 2e.

[@XperimentorEES]

Glad you got into the history of 'hatter madness', but it's still frustrating how commonplace fluorescent lights become despite having the same toxic issue. But anyway, this is one of the few monsters I haven't heard of, and this'll do nicely in my collection lol.

[@chrisofthehoovers4055]

This and the Mindflayer dragon are my favorites so far.

[@luciusireckon2469]

Seventy five percent of hearing nothing but boomhauer conversations

[@casual1857]

I am picturing this guy as the personification of weaponized ADHD. I am adding this guy to my campaign as something my party will have to deal with. In what way idk yet but it NEEDS to happen

[@ulysseshernandez2550]

I'm surprised you haven't made a book yet with all these amazing monsters and dragons in 5e so we all can use and make stories with it.

[@Attaxalotl]

Could you make a video covering the Cobalt Dragon? It'd be cool to see the magnetic shenanigans brought to 5e!

[@GuardianTheThird]

I wanted my shopkeeper to be of an interesting species, but I didn't expect it to just fall into my lap! Thanks so much for this, my party's gonna freak when I reveal they've been buying stuff from a dragon this whole time.

[@thetwojohns6236]

I can see this dragon erupting into song, singing "I'm so shiny!", then drop the song halfway through to just eat somebody. Wacky fun...

[@user-im5jb9pc1d]

Hey as a long time fan, today's video was excellent. The pacing, the delivery of info, and the composition of humor - all was most superior. Thank you for the hard work! As an Asian, could you do some series of the Asian-themed monsters some day? Thanks again!

[@patrickwines9551]

I remember gem dragons were a thing in 3.5. Also remember a kobold w wings/fly speed or a breath weapon.

[@karlcole5617]

they are in 5e now too!

[@odinulveson9101]

Fizbans Treasury of Dragons source book. Its great but IMAGINE if WotC included all the present (and future) missing true dragons DD have uploaded into a future Fizbans Draconomicon 😉

[@GAMMAGOMA]

I had one of these that was friends with a Moonstone dragon. The party walked in on them trading stories over tea. The fact the two dragons were sitting in massive thrones and the whole underground lair was upside down with random trinkets floating around only added to the surreal atmosphere. 😂

[@jamessieff727]

I imagine the mercury dragon's personality being like Genie's 'You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me' but 100% of the time

[@Jaden334]

What if one had a cult following who would setup carnivals? The entrance fee could be totally random too

[@lexmasu246]

I'm so excited for DnDshorts's book! I'm going to use it in tandem with a Rokugan for 5e book, as well as a few other sources.

[@Miniredfoxette]

Usually I don't really identify with fantasy beasts, but as you were describing the way a mercury dragon talks and interacts I suddenly had a realisation 😂. Most of my life whenever I talk to someone who hasn't gotten used to how fast I talk or how often I switch subjects they end up asking me to slow down or just have no idea what I'm trying to ask them about....guess I know how the dragon felt😂🐉🐲.

[@AnarchoEnby420]

I cant help but imagine a pink dragon and mercury dragon couple that have the most unhinged humor when theyre together

[@jennerzamora1987]

@DungeonDad, You Should Talk About The Adamantine Dragons Next. In My Opinion They Seriously Do Not Get The Love They Rightfully Deserve.

[@rezbreaker4363]

another dnd daddy w

[@vaulthunterfromterra4053]

For the volcano -> Fey realm portal idea, I guess you could prove to players that it really is a portal by having the Dragon grab a piece of a plant or fungi that can only be found in the FeyWild, but upon it coming through the portal, the item grows 10x in size, to fit the unhinged nature of the dragon.

[@gavinmcgraw]

@DungeonDad, I love the way you have described and adapted this thing, which I read as basically "the ADHD dragon." Here is another possible source of plot hooks based on my...I mean, this dragon's neurodivergence: unfinished projects!!For example: -He felt like making a lair in one place only to abandon it and start somewhere else. He may have done this dozens of times. Adventurers now explore one of these partially built lairs, rummaging through its random hoard items. Until he comes back to find that one thing he forgot there... -A local settlement of [humanoids] became vulnerable to attack when the Mercury dragon left and was no longer around to keep down the population of [monsters]. -Centuries ago he started collecting all of the different kinds of [magic item] and tells the adventurers trespassing in his lair that he may let them keep the one they have if they can find him another within 1d10 days. -A faculty of wizards has developed around trying to figure out the many uncompleted magic items this dragon has begun to make, and decipher the journals written in his sloppy draconic scrawl. They hire adventurers to find him and ask for clarification. However, for the last 700 years, he hasn't had the energy for social interaction and has gotten lethally irritable whenever his solitude is invaded...

[@ryankoulos4614]

What happened to the initial launch of the video? I was in the middle and it bugged out?

[@DungeonDad]

I uploaded the wrong version, you were one of 64 people who got to see part of the upload that was missing a bunch of FX layers lol. Sorry for the confusion!

[@steambub]

Recommended monster suggestion: astrosphinx from 2e Spelljammer.

[@KevinVideo]

Definitely on the list.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

I could see the Mercury Dragon having a high-level Lawful "minion" (like a paladin, or a dwarf wizard) whose entire job is to keep the dragon from Ooh-Shiny-ing whenever it has something important to do.

[@GrandDegree]

Ya know. It would be neat to make a wizard casting slow on the dragon to also make concentration checks while speaking with the dragon too

[@tomkerruish2982]

Will this video be staying up?

[@DungeonDad]

YES! haha, sorry about the confusion there.

[@kaseymathew1893]

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dragon.

[@Domdrok]

Thank you for supporting artists!

[@user-mx4bk1nh7n]

a shop keeper mercury dragon (with a funny voice of course) that refuses all money and instead trades trinkets and sends the party to go collect its stolen goods would be awesome for any sort of game

[@epsome13]

Had an idea for the trade. Have the party have to do an audit of what the dragon has in their horde.afterwards make them do an audit of what the parties have in their inventory( great for note takers.) Them begins the dikering over trade value for an item from the horde.

[@Recoil1808]

13:16 YEP. checks out. Also, WOOOHOOO! Love seeing the forgotten dragon types get some love, so it's always nice hearing some more of 'em are coming up, down the pipeline.

[@MaxwellPolikoff]

Thanks again for including me on this project! I absolutely love these dragon bois and I’m including them in my campaigns immediately

[@DungeonDad]

Glad to hear it! You definitely helped bring these to life man. Your artwork suited them perfectly!

[@anathema1828]

Amazing work- thanks for posting!

[@yocean14]

Ooohoo, I love your contents and feel so honored to get a mention from you! Thank you for the shout out to our kickstarter!!!!

[@spectrumdrakari5300]

I've been waiting for you to do the Mercury Dragon ever since I was encountered in the Fool's Gold Campaign, presented by Dingo Doodles. Highly recommend watching the campaign.

[@dakubatto]

Woke up this morning and thought to myself: “hope dungeon dad’s got a new dragon video for me to listen to on the way to work” and lo and behold. Great way to start the day :)

[@fredericgagnon8205]

One of my all time favorite undead is the Famine spirit found in the 3rd edition's Monster manual II. Ghoul concept to the extreme, it is easy to build lore on that creature. This malevolent creature is coming from the last survivor on a desert island from a noble vessel shipwreck. Becaused of the lack of food in the area, cannibalism was an issue to survive until there were only one. Later in his death from starvation that maddening survivor becamed cursed and rised as a ghoul. The monster leaved the area and now swim forever to hunt for more shipcrew to consume. His body became gross, bloated with water to an impressive size. His maw is calling for more humanoïd flesh, getting wider after each meal.

[@greatazuredragon]

Great episode, thanks for the update.

[@Harrowed2TheMind]

As luck would have it, I just discovered the story of Anne Taylor today. To quote a certain Tom Hollad: 'The Screaming Spectre of Farringdon is Anne Naylor, a girl murdered by a hat-maker who’d apprenticed her, murdered her & disposed of her in a sewer. The ghost’s screams led to the crime’s discovery. The hat-maker was hanged & her house - where the station now stands - demolished.' Not everyday you hear about insane hat-makers, let alone twice!

[@stygistudio8100]

Imagine a mercury dragon with a giant fidget spinner as a weapon

[@Nolan65775]

Inventing differnt dragons is always one of the funnier things to do as a DM. For Metallic Dragons you can easily just pick out an element on the periodic table, IE: Lead, Tungstun, Titanium, etc. Chromatic Dragons is literally just picking a color, IE: Turquoise, Maroon, even something random like Lilac, etc. And even gems are just random stones. IE: Opal, Amber, Jet. ETC.

[@warriorkater2407]

Ok this dragon is just a perfect version of how it’s like to have ADHD . Also I think this one is gonna great to make it friends with a pink dragon. Well that could be a fun encounter seeing a Pink and Mercury Dragon messing with my party.😂

[@spottedslash4256]

Copper Dragon could fit in there too.

[@warriorkater2407]

@@spottedslash4256 o god you are right

[@sum_wooden_bullets7276]

Idea: give the dragon a decent burrow speed within its lair because I love the idea of a crazy mercury dragon "Scrooge McDucking" their hoard with its sleek and lithe body

[@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield]

"Did you know that the average fish contains the same amount of mercury as a rectal thermometer?... WOULD YOU EAT A RECTAL THERMOMETER!?!?! ANSWER ME DAMN YOU!........ I would... mmmmmm..... mercury.... sweetest of the transition metals"-Sealab 2021

[@thewolfpriest77]

Thank you for covering my favorite of the dragons!!

[@soulsbane]

Mercury Dragons have been my favorite since I learned about them. I think the only thing I remember that wasn't mentioned was that they were (in 2nd edition), the smallest true dragons. This also made them the most aggressive when it came to territoriality - specifically with regards to other dragons. They were willing to hunt down other dragons and literally fight them in their own lairs. It's the extension of Small Dog syndrome, but it's Small Dragon syndrome.

[@brettwood1351]

And then they won't stop quoting Yoda.

[@TJ-bg4fw]

Sick, I didn’t catch this last evening I guess so now I have a perfect video to watch before work

[@WalkinStereotype]

I think I might add to mine the inability for a creature to read a mercury dragon’s thoughts. If their words are hard to track, their mind is gonna be worse