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== Dragon Armor ==

Ahh, dragon slaying. Knighthood's greatest calling. Throughout the ages, many great heroes partook in the campaigns against mighty and terrible dragons. These precious suits of armor serve as evidence of these great victories.

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|summary=A formidable full-body armor fashioned from dragonhide, dragonscales and dragon bone.
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Dragon armor is a formidable full-body armor that grants protection similar to that of a [[SRD:Full Plate Armor|full plate]], but is surprisingly easy to move around in. The most flexible dragonhide and lightweight chainmail makes the underlay, while the breast-and-back, tassets, pauldrons, armets, greaves, gauntlets, sabatons and helmets are made from interwoven dragonscale reinforced with ridges of dragonbone. 

Dragon armor is hard to refit, and with mundane tools the fit can only be altered by up to a few percent from the original tailoring without using additional material. Since dragonhide, scale and bone are exceedingly rare and the armors were tailored to a specific user, there is an enormously competitive market for dragon armor, where suits are traded between collectors for highly inflated prices in the hopes of obtaining one that can be modified to provide a proper fit. Wearing dragon armor that isn't properly fit reduces the maximum [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|AC]] by 2, and increases the [[SRD:Armor Check Penalty|armor check penalty]] by 3. It is possible to refit a dragon armor to any body shape of a similar creature type and size category with the help of a ''[[SRD:Fabricate|fabricate]]'' spell, but the caster must also succeed in the [[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] checks necessary to craft the armor for the result to be effective. 

Dragon armor is fashioned from the hide, scales and bone of a specific type of [[SRD:Dragon Type|dragon]]. The species of dragon determines some of the armor's effects, as below. Using only the premium parts, a [[SRD:Huge Size|Huge]] dragon or 2 [[SRD:Large Size|Large]] dragons is enough for 1 suit of dragon armor for a [[SRD:Medium Size|Medium]] creature. A [[SRD:Gargantuan Size|Gargantuan]] dragon can make 2 suits, and a [[SRD:Colossal Size|Colossal]] dragon can make 4 suits. The dragon armor is always [[SRD:Masterwork|masterwork]]; price and benefits are subsumed in the above statistics.

The dragon armor grants the following benefits when worn, on top of its general protective capabilities:

*Dragon armor counts as a masterwork skill tool for the [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] skill. When you use the [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] skill, you may choose to effect any number of creatures within 20 feet of you.
*The AC counts as 2 higher when fighting enemies of the [[SRD:Dragon Type|Dragon]] type.
*Some of the latent dragon magic is still within the scales of the armor. The armor grants additional resistances and benefits from the [[#Table|table]] below, depending on the species of dragon the armor is made from. All [[SRD:Caster Level|caster levels]] are equal to your character level and save DCs are [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]]-based. Note that wearing a dragon armor is likely to incite unfriendliness or even outright hostility from dragons of similar alignment to the species that the armor is made of, though it will likewise have benefits when dealing with dragons that consider that dragon species their enemy.

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|+ {{Anchor|Table}}: Dragon Armor by Species
! Chromatic || Resistances || Secondary Effects
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| [[SRD:Black Dragon|Black]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 15 || Within 10 feet of you, bright illumination becomes shadowy, and shadowy<br>illumination becomes darkness.
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| [[SRD:Blue Dragon|Blue]] || [[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 15 || Any sources of water-based liquid on your person last twice as long.
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| [[SRD:Green Dragon|Green]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 15 || You can hold your breath twice as long, and the interval between taking<br>[[SRD:Nonlethal Damage|nonlethal damage]] due to [[SRD:Suffocation|suffocation]] is twice as long as normal. 
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| [[SRD:Red Dragon|Red]] || [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 15 || You can use ''[[SRD:Locate Object|locate object]]'' as a [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]] twice per day. 
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| [[SRD:White Dragon|White]] || [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 15 || Your do not need to make any checks for walking or running on ice and<br>may coat one 10-foot square in slippery ice as a [[SRD:Standard Action|standard action]]. This is<br>equivalent to a ''[[SRD:Grease|grease]]'' [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]] usable three times per day. 
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! Metallic || Resistances || Secondary Effects
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| [[SRD:Brass Dragon|Brass]] || [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 15 || You gain a +8 bonus to saving throws aginst sleep effects.
|-
| [[SRD:Bronze Dragon|Bronze]] || [[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 15 || You gain [[Druid#Wild Empathy|wild empathy]].
|-
| [[SRD:Copper Dragon|Copper]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 15 || You can use ''[[SRD:Stone Shape|stone shape]]'' as a [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]] once per day, but the<br>casting time is 1 minute for every cubic foot of stone you shape.
|-
| [[SRD:Gold Dragon|Gold]] || [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 15 || You can use the ''[[SRD:Gold Dragon#Detect Gems|detect gems]]'' ability for 1 minute/level per day.
|-
| [[SRD:Silver Dragon|Silver]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 10, [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 10 || You may use ''[[SRD:Feather Fall|feather fall]]'' as a [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]] twice per day.
|-
! [[Primeval Dragons (3.5e Monster)|Primeval]] || Resistances || Secondary Effects
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| [[Calefact Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Calefact]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 10, [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 10 || You gain [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]] 3/[[SRD:Cold Iron|cold iron]] and level 2 cold protection (see<br>''Protection against Cold'', [[Publication:Frostburn|Frostburn]] pg. 9).
|-
| [[Cerulean Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Cerulean]] || [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 10, [[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 10 || You gain a +4 bonus to [[SRD:Will|Will]] saves vs [[SRD:Compulsion Subschool|compulsions]].
|-
| [[Gelidus Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Gelidus]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 10, [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 10 || You gain [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]] 3/[[Meteoric Iron (3.5e Equipment)|meteoric iron]] and level 2 heat protection<br>(see ''Protection against Heat'', [[Publication:Sandstorm|Sandstorm]] pg. 14).
|-
| [[Lethus Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Lethus]] || [[SRD:Inflict Light Wounds|Negative Energy]] 15 || You gain a +4 bonus to saving throws against [[SRD:Death Effect|death]] effects, [[SRD:Energy Drain, Negative Levels, and Level Loss#Energy Drain|energy<br>drain]], and negative energy effects.
|-
| [[Malcurion Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Malcurion]] || [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 10 and [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 10 || You gain 5 [[SRD:Temporary Hit Points|temporary hit points]] at the start of every turn. These do not<br>stack. You gain a +4 bonus to saving throws against [[SRD:Light Effect|light]] and radiation<br>effects.
|-
| [[Olympus Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Olympus]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 5, [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 5,<br>[[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 5, [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 5 || You cast [[SRD:Healing Subschool|healing]] spells and spells with the [[SRD:Light Effect|Light]] descriptor at +2 [[SRD:Caster Level|caster<br>level]].
|-
| [[Orichalcum Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Orichalcum]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 10, [[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 10 || You gain 50% [[Hinder Energy (3.5e Creature Ability)|hindrance]] and a +4 bonus to saving throws against spells<br>and effects that [[SRD:Disintegrate|disintegrate]], [[SRD:Destruction|destroy]] or [[Singularity (3.5e Spell)|annihilate]] matter.
|-
| [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Qilung]] || [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 15 || You gain a +4 bonus to saves against [[SRD:Water Effect|water]] effects and cast spells with<br>the [[SRD:Water Effect|Water]] descriptor at +2 [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]].
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| [[Tempest Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Tempest]] || [[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 15 || You may use the [[Tempest Dragon (3.5e Monster)|lightning blink]] ability of a wyrmling [[Tempest Dragon (3.5e Monster)|tempest dragon]] 3/day.
|-
! Other || Resistances || Secondary Effects
|-
| [[Dreg Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Dreg]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 15 || You exude a [[SRD:Sickened|sickening]] aura that affects any living creature within a 10-<br>foot-emanation. Creatures that don't breathe, are immune to inhaled<br>poisons, or that otherwise cover their nose and mouth are unaffected.
|-
| [[SRD:Force Dragon|Force]] || [[SRD:Force Effect|Force]] 15 || You gain a +8 bonus to saving throws aginst [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralysis]] effects.
|-
| [[Lexicon Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Lexicon]] || [[SRD:Sonic Effect|Sonic]] 15 || The save DC of your utterances increases by +1, and the [[SRD:Hit Points|hit point]]<br>threshold of your [[SRD:Power Word Blind|power word]] spells increases by 20%.
|-
| [[SRD:Prismatic Dragon|Prismatic]] || [[SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]] 5, [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]] 5,<br>[[SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]] 5, [[SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]] 5 || You gain a +4 bonus to [[SRD:Light Effect|light]] effects. If the effect is [[SRD:Prismatic Spray|prismatic]] in nature, the<br>bonus increases to +8.
|-
| [[Time Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Time]] || [[SRD:Cure Light Wounds|Positive Energy]] 10,<br>[[SRD:Inflict Light Wounds|Negative Energy]] 10 || You can use ''[[SRD:Time Hop|time hop]]'' as a [[SRD:Psi-Like Ability|psi-like ability]] once per day.
|}

[[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] (armorsmithing and hideworking) DC [[Craft DC::35]]. Market Price 7,000 gp.</onlyinclude>


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Arcane Spell Failure	25% +
Armor Bonus	+8 +
Armor Check	-4 +
Author	Sulacu +
Cost	7000 gp +
Craft DC	35 +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Max Dex Bonus	+2 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	A formidable full-body armor fashioned from dragonhide, dragonscales and dragon bone. +
Title	Dragon Armor +
Type	Heavy +
Weight	50 lb. +