Dragon Scale Armor
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When dragons are killed their scales can be harvested by adventurers for use in the making of powerful armor. Not all Dragonscale armor is made from dead dragons, however. If a dragon feels that a group of adventurers has earned it, the dragon can choose to give them its scales. These scales can form a much more powerful suit of armor.
Certain weapons and magic can disrupt the scales power. If any magic is used, it renders the scales useless for Armor. Also there is a cumulative 1% chance with slashing weapons and a 3% chance with piercing weapons that the dragonscales will be useless.
If a Dragon gives its scales willingly the armor will have the following stats:
- AC 4 points lower than that of the dragon (example: if the dragon had an AC of 20 the armor gives an AC of 16)
- Immune to breath weapon(s) of that dragon type
- Immune to other effects of a similar manner (example: white dragon scale not only renders the wearer immune to white dragon breath but also to other cold attacks, such as cone of cold)
- Lightweight, less than 15 lbs
- Able to cast spells while wearing
If the scales are taken from the Dragon they have the following stats:
- AC 10 points lower than that of the dragon (example: if the dragon had an AC of 20 the armor gives an AC of 10)
- Wearer suffers only 1/2 damage from the breath weapon(s) of that dragon type only if a corresponding spell of that type is cast on the armor(Red dragon breath-Fireball, etc.), Reflex save to take no damage
- Relatively lightweight, less than 30 lbs
- 35% chance of spell failure
Dragons can only give scales once a year, but they can give inferior scales once every three months. Why: I felt like this was more realistic than the method in the Monster Manual.Pro: It makes the game much more realistic and causes the players to think about their methods for defeating the dragon.Con: If the players have long been working towards the goal of a suit or two of dragonscale armor, there is a chance that their efforts will have been wasted.
By: Devon BarlowImported from a previous version of Planewalker.com