Cataclysmic Dragons

[HoneyBadger]

The next dragon up is the ferocious Lightning Dragon. The lightning dragon holds domain over both earth and sky. He's (technically "they're", but the dragon is male) able to use his twin breath weapons while on the ground (shapechange). He's capable of two bite attacks per round, as well as two deadly lightning ranged attacks (ground form only), but has no claw attacks. In the air (flying form), he loses his breath weapons, but can generate a powerful field of electricity (spring hawk power). Can also enter the water in ground form.

Advantages: can use 2 breath weapons at a time, has access to both Earth and Air paths (150 cost for other paths), versatile-can be a flyer, an artillery unit, and even enter the water as an (poor) amphibian. Storm-Immune, and gains power during storms. 200% lightning resistance.

Disadvantages: Exceptionally low Dominion (1), High cost. Possesses only 1 slot.
Gets fatigued much faster than other dragons.

[Nikelaos]

hmm able to go in water, i don't think that really mixes since water being a good conductor of elctricity would either have a negative effect on him or make him a waterborne weapon of battlefield wide electrical death.

[HoneyBadger]

It does have a negative effect on him, which is why he's a *poor* amphibian He also loses his breath weapons in the water, and ofcourse can't fly, so all the electricity is contained inside his well-insulated hide. He's definitely at his weakest in the water.

[HoneyBadger]

I'll probably be balancing these guys out for a while though. Nothing's completely set in stone. For instance, I raised the base Gluttony for dragons to 30, based on Cor2's suggestion. So any advice/thoughts are always welcome.

[HoneyBadger]

The most common-and therefore one of the most infamous-of the dragon breeds is the Wildfire Dragon. Within it's three jewel-like eyes blaze hypnotic fires of hatred for all living things. Scarlet-winged and able to breathe fire, the Wildfire Dragon's talent for destruction is legendary.

Advantages: Heat Aura, greater than normal Pillage bonus (50), Fire resistance
(250%), Shock resistance (100%).
Disadvantages: Consumes greater than normal supplies (Gluttony 60), 100% susceptibility to Water/Ice, Berserk (0), not the most melee oriented of the dragon breeds.

[HoneyBadger]

I got caught by the editing timer, so to continue...

The Wildfire Dragon is a female, she's a fast flyer (at 3 provinces per turn) with an excellent breath weapon, and while she starts with only the Fire path, she gets the advantage of other paths being the least expensive for her (at 75 for new paths) of all dragon breeds.

She also has the disadvantage of having a weak starting Dominion, at 1, and won't be able to enter the water.

[Gregstrom]

Originally Posted by Nikelaos

hmm able to go in water, i don't think that really mixes since water being a good conductor of elctricity would either have a negative effect on him or make him a waterborne weapon of battlefield wide electrical death.

Electric eels can go underwater without ill effect. Speaking of which, I think an AOE 1+ electric melee attack would be sort of appropriate underwater.

[HoneyBadger]

I'm considering something along those lines, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

It's going to depend on how everything ends up balancing out, and I won't be starting that until all of the graphics are done--or atleast one for each dragon breed.

[Skirmisher]

Just bumping this out of the pit of lost threads.

[HoneyBadger]

Thanks! I'll get back to it one of these days. I'm just waiting for inspiration-I want each dragon type to be recogniseably unique.

Next up with very likely be the Tsunami Dragon.