Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement [Hardcover]

Richard Baker (Author), Ari Marmell (Author), David Noonan (Author), Robert J. Schwalb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2009

A menacing menagerie of dragons for your D&D® campaign

Draconomicon 2: Metallic Dragons describes several varieties of dragons, including gold, silver, copper, iron, and adamantine dragons. It also introduces several other kinds of metallic dragons suitable for any D&D campaign.

This supplement presents dragons both malevolent and benign, and gives details on each dragon’s powers, tactics, myths, lairs, servitors, and more. In addition, this book provides new information about draconic nations and organizations, and the roles that metallic dragons fill in a D&D game. Story and campaign elements in the book give Dungeon Masters ready-to-play material that is easily incorporated into a game, including adventure hooks, quests, and pregenerated treasure hoards.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; Supplement edition (November 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786952482
• ISBN-13: 978-0786952489
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying book rich with possible adventures, April 19, 2010

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S. Martin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (Hardcover)

Even more than Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons, I was looking forward to Metallic Dragons. For the first time in D&D, the metallic family of dragons are actually viable encounters, rather than super-powerful good guys that the typical adventuring party would rarely find themselves in conflict with. Included are breakdowns of draconic behavior, how they compare with chromatic behavior (useful considering the vast majority of DMs will be more familiar with running chromatic dragons), and how dragons in general relate to humaniods. The book then further divides itself divides itself into how specific varieties of metallic dragons behave. Also included are prefab encounters for parties of every level, with maps and stat blocks. The format of the book is basically the same as Chromatic Dragons was. The only real problem I have with this book is that it occasionally references the first Draconomicon in the series.

All in all, I found this book to be an excellent resource for running a species of monster that can easily step away from being a normal tactical encounter, and is every bit as likely to a manipulator or power behind the throne. It's also just plain fun to read.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Restoring Balance, December 10, 2010

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Mark Wisniewski - See all my reviews

This review is from: Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (Hardcover)

This book's star rating has been dragged down by a ridiculous ax-grinding one-star review, so this prompted me to even things out a bit.

This a very nice book, which expands on the fluff for the Metallic Dragons in MM2, and adds exotic new species, such as steel, bronze, mithral, orium, cobalt, mercury, and cobalt dragons. It has entries for the Draconian species from Dragonlance, descriptions and stats for famous NPC dragons such as Silvara and Jalanvaloss, as well as stats and fluff for Bahamut himself.

In summary, if you prefer a fantasy world where morality is a bit deeper and more complex than just looking at the shininess of a creatures scales, [...]then I highly recommend this book.

2 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash, Complete and Total Trash, November 8, 2010

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J. Miller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (Hardcover)

As is mentioned on a Earlier review, This book is a BLATANT RETCON of the metallic dragons of all 3 prior editions.

Likely yes, this is intended to make them "viable encounters" or to "allow a DM to do more with them" or "To avoid accusations of racisms" etc. etc etc.


Im afraid that a part of D&D at least to me IS that Metallic dragons are good, chromatic evil with only FREAK and TRAGIC Exceptions, of the occasional rare blue dragon who decides honor means more to him then gold, or the tarnished gold dragon...

Be that as it may... this book contains yet more blatant and inexcusable retcons.