Editing Draconomicon (section)

==4e Draconomicons==
Unlike their 3e counterpart, the 4e Draconomicons were strictly DM-centric. They both had roughly the same sort of outline, with each divided into 4 chapters that were broken up into sub-topics, although their base content differed.

===Chromatic Draconomicon===
[[File:Draconomicon chromatic.jpg|thumb]]
Chapter 1 is '''Dragon Lore''', and like its namesake in 3rd edition, it's essentially a biology textbook on dragons. It covers draconic origins within the [[World Axis]] cosmology, anatomy, psychology, sociology, language and religion, as well as taking an in-depth look the distinct sub-breeds of the book's focus dragon family. This means that whilst the basic points are repeated between the Chromatic and Metallic Draconomicons, the precise execution differs, since each family has distinctive psychological traits and an outlook on society, religion, etcetera. One thing that both share in particular is that the Religion sub-chapter doesn't convert the [[Dragon Gods]] to 4e; that kind of hyper-focused deity goes against 4e's design style. Instead, it examines their relationship with the gods of the [[Dawn War]] pantheon... although some of the old Dragon Gods do slip in as dragon-focused Exarches. This Draconomicon restores [[Aasterinian]], [[Astilabor]], [[Chronepsis]] and [[Falazure]].

Chapter 2 is '''A DM's Guide to Dragons'''. In this chapter, DMs are presented with guides to running combat and social encounters with dragons, a number of chromatic dragon-focused adventures, advice on using chromatic dragons as [[adventurer]] patrons, advice on designing a draconic hoard, a collection of chromatic dragon-related artifacts, several rituals created by dragons, the use of dragon body parts as ritual components, and a list of famous chromatic dragons from the [[Dragonlance]], [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Greyhawk]] settings.

Artifacts featured in this book consist of:
* Illthuviel's Blackened Heart
* Blue Orb of Dragonkind
* Spear of Urrok the Brave
* Unconquered Standard of [[Arkhosia]]

Chapter 3 is '''Dragon Lairs''', and is exactly what it says on the tin; an assortment of chromatic dragon lairs fleshed out for use in your 4e campaign.

Finally, Chapter 4 is all about '''New Monsters''', broken in to several categories (detailed below), plus  the Draconic Creature and Dragonguard templates and a variety of Alternative Powers for Chromatic Dragons, including mechanics for Polychromatic Dragons (halfbreeds of two different Chromatic strains).

''Chromatic Dragons:''
* Brown Dragon
* Gray Dragon
* Purple Dragon
* Chromatic Wyrmlings (Black< Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Purple, Red, White)

''[[Planar Dragon]]s:''
* [[The Abyss|Abyssal Dragons]] (Frostforged Wyrm, Deathmask Dragon)
* [[Astral Sea|Astral Dragons]] (Battle Dragon, Pact Dragon)
* [[Elemental Chaos|Elemental Dragons]] (Blazewyrm, Dragon Eel, Tempest Dragon, Pyroclastic Dragon)
* [[Feywild]] Dragons ([[Faerie Dragon]], Mirage Dragon, Wretch Dragon)
* [[Shadowfell]] Dragons (Blight Dragon, [[Shadow Dragon]])

''[[Undead]] Dragons:''
* [[Dracolich]] (Bone Mongrel, Stoneborn, Icewrought, Dreambreath)
* [[Wraith|Draconic Wraith]] (Wyrm Whisp, Soulgrinder]]
* [[Zombie|Draconic Zombie]] (Winged Putrescence, Rotclaw, Deathless Hunger, Rancid Tide)
* [[Skeleton|Skeletal Dragon]] (Razortalon, Bonespitter, Siegewyrm)
* [[Vampire|Vampiric Dragon]] (Thief of Life, Bloodwind)

''Other Creatures:''
* [[Abishai]] (Wrack, Storm, Inferno)
* Draconic Parasite (Hoard Scarab, Swarmtongue)
* [[Dragonborn]] (Sellsword,, Exemplar of Tiamat, Fire Adept, Bloodreaver, Warmaster, Annihilator)
* [[Dragonspawn]] (Greenspawn Sneak, Brownspawn Marauder, Bluespawn Stormlizard, Greenspawn Razorfiend, Grayspawn Fleshtearer, Purplespawn Nightmare, Redspawn Devastator)
* [[Drake]] (Ambush, Portal)
* [[Kobold]] (Hobbler, Wyrmwarped, Dragonkin)
* Living Breath
* Squamous Thing

''(Chromatic) Dragon Hall of Fame:''
* Ashardalon
* Cyan Bloodbane
* Dragotha
* Gulgol
* Nefermandias
* Rime
* Tiamat
* Zebukiel

===Metallic Draconomicon===
[[File:Draconomicon metallic.jpg|thumb]]
Chapter 1 is '''Dragon Lore''', and like its namesake in 3rd edition, it's essentially a biology textbook on dragons. It covers draconic origins within the [[World Axis]] cosmology, anatomy, psychology, sociology, language and religion, as well as taking an in-depth look the distinct sub-breeds of the book's focus dragon family. This means that whilst the basic points are repeated between the Chromatic and Metallic Draconomicons, the precise execution differs, since each family has distinctive psychological traits and an outlook on society, religion, etcetera. One thing that both share in particular is that the Religion sub-chapter doesn't convert the [[Dragon Gods]] to 4e; that kind of hyper-focused deity goes against 4e's design style. Instead, it examines their relationship with the gods of the [[Dawn War]] pantheon... although this one does have some new "Dragon Gods", which are dragon-focused Exarches; Athearsauriv, Edarmirrik, Thurkeavaeri, and Vivexkepsek

Chapter 2 is '''A DM's Guide to Dragons'''. In this chapter, DMs are presented with a guide to including metallic dragons in their world - including using them as patrons or in other roles, running combat and social encounters with metallic dragons, metallic-centric adventures and campaigns, metallic-founded organizations, and metallic-based artifacts.

Organizations featured in this book consist of:
* The Blood of Barastiss
* The Guardians of the Gates
* The Grand Assemblage of the League of Eternal Discovery
* The Solemn Order of the Knights of Saint Vercesien the Gold

Artifacts featured in this book consist of:
* Blood of Io
* Seal of the Lawbringer

Chapter 3 is '''Dragon Lairs''', and is exactly what it says on the tin; an assortment of metallic dragon lairs fleshed out for use in your 4e campaign.

Finally, Chapter 4 is all about '''New Monsters''', broken in to several categories (detailed below), plus rules for changing dragons from Solo monsters to Elite monsters and assorted Alternative Powers for metallic dragons.

''Metallic Dragons:''
* Brass Dragon
* Bronze Dragon
* Cobalt Dragon
* Mercury
* Mithral
* Orium
* Steel
* Metallic Wyrmlings (Adamantine, Brass, Bronze, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Iron, Mercury, Mithral, Orium, Silver, Steel)

''Hollow Dragons''

''Other Creatures:''
* [[Couatl]] (Rogue Serpent, Redeemer)
* [[Draconian]]s (Adamaaz, Aurak, Baaz, Bozak, Ferak, Kapak, Kobaaz, Sivak)
* [[Drake]] (Liondrake, Vulture Drake)
* Drakkensteed
* [[Kobold]] (Dragonkin, Wyrmguard)

''(Metallic) Dragon Hall of Fame:''
* Andraemos
* Bahamut (Platinum Dragon, Old Man with Canaries, Aspect of Bahamut, Kuyutha the Exarch)
* Jalanvaloss
* Niflung
* Silvara
* Valamaradace

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