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As well as the 'true dragons' of AD&D, this list includes the various
related species. The general type of dragon, or its relation to dragons,
is listed next to the name. As they are from a roleplaying game, these dragon
types have a lot of quantative information (dice rolls, hit points etc.).
These have not been given in the following descriptions - the descriptions
are intended to give the basic feel of the dragon types, not to be roleplayed
from. Details of most of the dragons can be found in the 'Monstrous Manual'
produced by TSR. Dragons marked with * are not
from the 'Monstrous Manual'.
As a general rule, chromatic dragons are evil, gem dragons are neutral, and
metallic dragons are good.
Amethyst
Dragon (Dragon, Gem)
Amethyst dragons are wise, and prefer to talk than fight. Their breath weapon
is a violet, faceted object, which explodes on impact. They live by isolated
mountain lakes, and eat fish and gem stones.
Black
Dragon (Dragon, Chromatic)
Black dragons are usually found in swamps and jungles. Their dark colour
helps them to camoflague themselves, and they are excellent swimmers. These
dragons are abusive and selfish, abandoning their young to save themselves.
The primary diet of black dragons consists of aquatic creatures. Compared
to other dragons they are not as intelligent, and are about 30 to 100 feet
long. Their breath weapon is acid.
Blue
Dragon (Dragon, Chromatic)
Blue dragons live in deserts. They like the desert terrain as they can easily
see across their territory. They are very territorial. Brass dragons are
the enemy of blue dragons, as they compete for the same type of territories.
These dragons prefer to eat herd animals. Their blue scales are polished
by the sand, so stay glossy all their life. Their breath weapon is a bolt
of lightning. They are about 50 to 100 feet long.
Other Pages: Dragon List - Skie
Brass
Dragon (Dragon, Metallic)
Brass dragons love to talk, and will insist their visitors talk with them,
using spells if necessary to stop their visitors leaving. They live in arid
climates, and prefer to drink morning dew. They have two breath weapons.
The first is a cone of sleep, and the second is a cloud of blistering heat.
Other Pages: Dragon List - Tosch
Bronze
Dragon (Dragon, Metallic)
Bronze dragons like to live near deep water, and eat aquatic plants and seafood.
Their breath weapons are a cloud of repulsion gas, and lightening.
Brown
Dragon (Dragon, Misc)
Brown dragons live in deserts, and are the colours of desert sands (varies
with age). They can feed on sand, but prefer meat. They live in burrows deep
beneath the sand. Their main enemies are humans and blue dragons. Brown dragons
cannot fly, and do not have wings. Their breath weapon is acid. They have
a neutral (evil) alignment.
Chimera
(Hybrid)
The dragon parts of this creature are one of its heads, and its wings. The
wings are brown-black, and the head is orange, with black eyes. It also has
a lion and goat head. The front half of the body in of a lion, and the back
half is of a goat.
The dragon head has a flame breath weapon. Other dragon characteristics in
behaviour include lairing in caves, and gathering a hoard. The chimera is
not very intelligent, but can speak a simple form of the red dragon language.
Cloud
Dragon (Dragon, Misc)
These neutral alignment dragons usually live in the clouds. Their colour
ranges from cloud white/silver at birth, through various shades of sunset
clouds as they age. Cloud dragons can turn themselves into a cloud, and their
breath weapon is a blast of icy air. They prefer to eat hailstones, rain,
and small amounts of silver.
Copper
Dragon (Dragon, Metallic)
These dragons are unusually selfish and greedy for a good alignment. They
do not like losing. Copper dragons prefer to stay out of reach of adversaries,
and shout abuse at them, in the hopes of unbalancing them. Their prefer to
lair in caves in rocky mountains or hills, and their preferred food is large
poisonous creatures. Their breath weapons are a cloud of slow gas, and acid.
Crystal
Dragon (Dragon, Gem)
Crystal dragons are friendly and curious. They enjoy stargazing, so prefer
to live where there are clear skies, and it is cold. They usually eat gems
and metal ores, and their breath weapon is a cone of glowing shards. Crystal
dragons have been known to adopt baby white dragons.
Deep
Dragon (Dragon, Misc)
Deep dragons dwell in the Underdark. They are a maroon colour at birth. Their
breath weapon is a cone of flesh-corrosive gas.
Emerald
Dragon (Dragon, Gem)
Emerald dragons are paranoid about people stealing their treasure, and will
set up alarms around their lair. They make lairs in dormant volcanoes. Their
breath weapon is a loud wail. The sonic vibrations of the wail are what causes
the damage. They prefer to eat lizards and giants.
Gold
Dragon (Dragon, Metallic)
Gold dragons can live in any habitat, and have lairs built of stone (whether
natural, or purpose built). Their breath weapons are a cone of fire, and
a cloud of chlorine gas. Gold dragon diet consists mainly of gems and pearls.
Their bodies are about 55 to 160 feet long. They are benevolent creatures.
Gorgimera
(Hybrid)
This creature is similar to a chimera, except it has gorgon parts instead
of goat parts. The dragon parts of the gorgimera are of a red dragon. Gorgimera
can speak a simple form of the red dragon language, and are not very intelligent.
The dragon head breath weapon is fire.
Green
Dragon (Dragon, Chromatic)
Green dragons live in forests. They are bad-tempered, and will enslave any
woodland creatures in their territory. Their breath weapon is a cloud of
chlorine gas. Green dragons are usually solitary, except when raising young.
They will protect their young till death. They particularly dislike hill
giants, as hill giants consider young green dragons as a delicacy.
Mercury
Dragon (Dragon, Misc)
The scales of mercury dragons have a mirror-like finish. Their tails are
long, and their bodies small, making them very quick and agile. Their breath
weapon is a beam of bright yellow light, which will ignite flammable objects.
Mercury dragons are very unpredictable, and they speak very quickly. They
usually live alone, except when raising offspring. Metal ores are the preferred
food of the mercury dragon.
Red
Dragon (Dragon, Chromatic)
Red dragons are the most greedy of all AD&D dragons. They consider themselves
superior to everything, are very vain, and are exceptionally intelligent.
They prefer to live in hills and mountains no colder than a temperate climate.
These dragons are very territorial. Their diet is mainly meat, particularly
maidens.
As their name suggests, they are red. Red dragons are 48 feet, or more, long.
Sapphire
Dragon (Dragon, Gem)
Sapphire dragons are very territorial, and distrust anyone who enters their
territory. They live underground, and like eating giant spiders. Their breath
weapon is a cone of high-pitched sound.
Silver
Dragon (Dragon, Metallic)
Silver dragons are kind, and are always ready to aid needy good alignment
creatures. Their breath weapons are a cone of cold, and paralyzation gas.
They prefer high lairs, such as mountain peaks, or on clouds. Silver dragons
like the company of humans, and prefer to eat human food.
Topaz
Dragon (Dragon, Gem)
These dragons are unfriendly, and do not like company. They live by the sea,
but do not like water. They do however enjoy eating sea food. Their breath
weapon is a cone of dehydration.
White
Dragon (Dragon, Chromatic)
These dragons have very low intelligence. White dragons live in cold places,
especially ones covered in ice and snow. Their breath weapon is a cone of
frost, and they grow to about 24 feet or more. They prefer their food to
be frozen.
Wyvern
(Distant Relative)
In heraldry the wyvern is a type of dragon, but this is not so in AD&D.
The wyvern is a distant relative of the dragon. They are brown or grey, with
orange or red eyes. They have a sting at the end of their tail. Wyverns are
not very intelligent, and have no magical abilities or breath weapons. They
are carnivores.
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