Alright, so brass dragons weren’t so great. Maybe bronze dragons will be better? Let’s find out!
Bronze dragons are coastal dwellers. They feed off of aquatic plants and fish while observing other races in the form of friendly animals.
Sometimes, a bronze dragon will observe a ship in the form of a dolphin. If their curiosity is peaked, they’ll transform into a rat or bird, slip aboard, and search for treasure. If they find something of interest, they’ll negotiate with the ship’s captain for it.
They oppose tyranny on principle and yearn to use their might to destroy it. Should conflict break out near their lair, they’ll carefully observe the conflict, decide which side is on the side of right, and offer its services to it. Once it commits to a cause, it remains an ally, even beyond the end of the conflict. However, it does ask for compensation, although it is willing to compromise should the price be too high. That, or it will claim the enemy’s treasure that it feels would be safer with it.
Alright. So there is a bit more depth here than we got with the brass dragons. And many more potential stories!
What would the party do if they end up in a war in which the enemy has a bronze dragon? Perhaps the party is on the losing side and need to find/recruit the dragon to turn the tide! Or maybe you want to go with something more simple and have the dragon appear on the party’s ship and barter for an important piece of treasure. Or, if you just want to be a dick, maybe the party detects the dragon while it’s disguised as a dolphin, following their ship, and you can give them a fright!
Now, as for combat, this boy is pretty much the same as the brass dragon, only with lightning breath and a breath that’s basically a force push. If it so chooses, it can send the enemy flying away from it. How you would implement this into a fight, I’m not entirely sure. But with a little creativity, I’m sure you can do it.
All in all, the bronze dragon is a step up from the brass. But it still isn’t all that impressive. I’d be excited to use one in a campaign, but it wouldn’t be my first choice for a dragon encounter.
With all that in mind, let’s put Bronze Dragons on the Best of the Bestiary!
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- Death Tyrant
- Green Dragons
- Red Dragons
- Blue Dragons
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- White Dragons
- Couatl
- Behir
- Aboleth
- Bronze Dragons <——————–
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- Chuul
- Chimera
- Death Knight
- Bone Devil
- Dracolich
- Ankheg
- Shadow Demon
- Marilith
- Aarackockra
- Azer
- Demilich
- Spectator
- Cambion
- Animated Armor
- Banshee
- Basilisk
- Yochlol
- Bulette
- Cloaker
- Darkmantle
- Doppelganger
- Pit Fiend
- Erinyes
- Chain Devil
- Bearded Devil
- Barbed Devil
- Spined Devil
- Ice Devil
- Nalfeshnee
- Glabrezu
- Chasme
- Barlgura
- Horned Devil
- Balor
- Shadow Dragon
- Vrock
- Dretch
- Goristro
- Hezrou
- Manes
- Quasit
- Planetar
- Imp
- Displacer Beast
- Carrion Crawler
- Rug of Smothering
- Bugbear Chief
- Bugbear
- Vine Blight
- Twig Blight
- Needle Blight
- Bullywug
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- Lemure
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