Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons is an accessory for the 3.5th-edition of Dungeons & Dragons® ruleset.
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Ancient Creatures of Legend'
Endless tomes recount epic tales illuminating the might and majesty of dragons. Formidable allies and more fearsome opponents, no other creatures have ever inspired such awe and wonder.
This lavishly illustrated supplement for the D&D® game presents a comprehensive overview of the most evocative creatures in fantasy roleplaying. Along with the physiology, psychology, personality, and society of dragons, you'll discover statistics for all ten of the classic dragons at each of their twelve age categories. With new feats, spells, magic items, and prestige classes for dragons, their allies, and those brave or foolish enough to hunt them, Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons also provides illustrated lairs for each of the classic dragons and rules for generating their all-important treasure hoards.”
— Back cover text
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: All About Dragons
- Chapter 2: A DM's Guide to Dragons
- Chapter 3: The Player's Perspective
- Chapter 4: New Monsters
- Chapter 5: Sample Dragons
- Appendix 1: The Dragon's Hoard
- Appendix 2: Index of Dragons
Description[]
Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons details chromatic, metallic, and other kinds of dragons and dragon-like monsters, as well as presenting options for dragon-themed and dragon-slaying adventurers. It contains information about dragon physiology and psychology, along with new dragon-only feats, spells, and prestige classes. There are also additional rules regarding aerial combat and breath weapons. Players can find new feats, spells, magic items, and prestige classes for use against dragons in this book. There are various types of new dragons and dragon-related creatures, along with sample statistics blocks for dragons of all the chromatic and metallic varieties of all ages.
Index[]
Creatures[]
- abyssal drake • dracolich • draconic creature (template) • dragonkin • dragonnel • elemental drake (air drake • earth drake • fire drake • ice drake • magma drake • ooze drake • smoke drake • water drake) • faerie dragon • fang dragon • felldrake, spiked • ghostly dragon • golem (dragonbone golem • drakestone golem • ironwyrm golem) • half-dragon • hoard scarab • landwyrm (desert landwyrm • forest landwyrm • hill landwyrm • jungle landwyrm • mountain landwyrm • plains landwyrm • swamp landwyrm • tundra landwyrm • underdark landwyrm) • planar dragon (battle dragon • chaos dragon • ethereal dragon • howling dragon • oceanus dragon • pyroclastic dragon • radiant dragon • rust dragon • styx dragon • tarterian dragon) • shadow dragon • skeletal dragon • squamous spewer • storm drake • vampiric dragon • zombie dragon
- Referenced only
- jackdaw
Gallery[]
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Back Cover
Credits[]
- Developer:Andy Collins
- Design Assistance: Ed Stark, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel
- Editors: Michele Carter, Dale Donovan, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Charles Ryan
- Managing Editor: Kim Mohan
- D&D Design Manager: Ed Stark
- Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
- Vice President of Publishing: Mary Kirchoff
- Project Manager: Martin Durham
- Production Manager: Chas Delong
- Art Director: Dawn Murin
- Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood
- Interior Artists: Wayne England, Emily Fiegenschuh, Lars Grant-West, Rebecca Guay-Mitchell, David Hudnut, Jeremy Jarvis, Ginger Kubic, John and Laura Lakey, Todd Lockwood, David Martin, Dennis Crabapple-McClain, Matt Mitchell, Mark Nelson, Steve Prescott, Vinod Rams, Richard Sardinha, Ron Spencer, Stephen Tappin, Joel Thomas, Ben Thompson, Sam Wood
- Graphic Designers: Dawn Murin, Mari Kolkowski
- Cartographer: Todd Gamble
- Graphic Production Specialist: Erin Dorries, Angelika Lokotz
- Original Interior Design: Sean Glenn
Appendix[]
External Links[]
Draconomicon article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.- Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2003-11-08). Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved on 2021-05-31.
- Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons Map Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2003-11-21). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved on 2021-10-31.
- Excerpts: Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2003-11-07). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-10-31.
- Andy Collins (2003-11-28). Half-Dragons: Twice as Much Fun (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
- Skip Williams (2003-11-07). Sventsorggviresh's Volcano Lair (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
- Dungeon Masters Guild product page
Connections[]
| 3rd & 3.5-Edition Sourcebooks | |
| Core Rulebooks | Dungeon Master's Guide 3rd edition • Monster Manual 3rd edition • Player's Handbook 3rd edition Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5 edition • Monster Manual 3.5 edition • Player's Handbook 3.5 edition |
|---|---|
| Sourcebooks | Arms and Equipment Guide • Book of Vile Darkness • Book of Exalted Deeds • Complete Adventurer • Complete Arcane • Complete Champion • Complete Divine • Complete Mage • Complete Psionic • Complete Warrior • Defenders of the Faith • Deities and Demigods • Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons • Dragon Magic • Epic Level Handbook • Exemplars of Evil • Expanded Psionics Handbook • Fiend Folio • Ghostwalk • Hero Builder's Guidebook • Manual of the Planes • Masters of the Wild • Monster Manual II • Oriental Adventures • Planar Handbook • Psionics Handbook • Savage Species • Song and Silence • Spell Compendium • Stormwrack • Sword and Fist • Tome and Blood • Unearthed Arcana |
| Adventures | |