is there some Data about Dragon Bones of the different Dragon kinds? Are there rules about the worth of them or what you can craft from them?
Do the bones have some special traits comeing from the different breath attacks (for example acid, ice, fire, etc.) or alingment of the dragons? Is there any "canon Lore" about this topic? Or would I have to homebrew something?
Inherent Magical Resonance Dragon bones, even after death, retain traces of the dragon's innate magic. The age, type, and power of the dragon determine how potent the bones are.
Ancient Red Dragon Bones might radiate heat or smoldering embers.
Ancient Silver Dragon Bones could hum with cold or divine energy.
Material for Magic Item Crafting
Can be used to craft powerful items like:
Wands, Staffs, or Rods: Amplifying spells related to the dragon’s breath weapon or element.
Armor/Weapons: Dragon bone armor might grant resistance to the dragon’s associated damage type. Weapons made from them could bypass certain resistances or deal additional elemental damage.
Bone Charms/Talismans: Worn items for protection against fear effects, draconic magic, or to enhance charisma checks with dragons.
Necromantic Uses Dragon bones are often sought after by necromancers for:
Animating as Bone Dragons/Dracoliches
Crafting undead constructs or bone golems
Components for spells like Create Undead, Circle of Death, or custom rituals
As for crafting, upon seeing this thread I had a delicious idea for dragon bone broth.
Crack dragon bones, pouring marrow into a large cauldron. Cook on medium heat for three hours, seasoning with ground bone meal. Serve warm, preferably with a side of crispy fried dragon thigh and a delicious dragon brain gelato.
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Straight WotC lore/ rules/ mechanics- not really. Obviously there is a lot of lore about dragons from the various editions some might even include a tiny bit about bones. About crafting or magic properties I would forget it. Third party products might possibly have something useful. That said, from a structural engineering view point they might be rather strange things. Given the fact that the largest organic flying creatures we know of were the large pterosaurs like Quetzacoutlus which had a 40’ wingspan and was about 15’ tall with a weight below 500#. That makes it about the size of a wyrmling white dragon. For comparison an ancient gold dragon could be 120’ long with a 140’ wingspan and ( supposedly) a weight of over 1,000,000 pounds making it the size of a Boeing 737 but at least 5 times heavier ( I would cut the dragon weight down to something roughly the same as the jet personally). Pterosaurs had hollow bones with internal structural bracing for strength. Having the bones laced with metallic fibers or carbon(diamond?) fibers would provide the sort of extra strength needed to support their great sizes and the forces being applied to keep them flying. Personally I can think of a ton of potential ways to use such bones or pieces of bones even if not magically enhanced.
As for crafting, upon seeing this thread I had a delicious idea for dragon bone broth.
Crack dragon bones, pouring marrow into a large cauldron. Cook on medium heat for three hours, seasoning with ground bone meal. Serve warm, preferably with a side of crispy fried dragon thigh and a delicious dragon brain gelato.
That’s an expensive soup…
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Hello,
is there some Data about Dragon Bones of the different Dragon kinds? Are there rules about the worth of them or what you can craft from them?
Do the bones have some special traits comeing from the different breath attacks (for example acid, ice, fire, etc.) or alingment of the dragons? Is there any "canon Lore" about this topic? Or would I have to homebrew something?
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99% sure there isn't. That's not the kind of thing they include in the rules.
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Inherent Magical Resonance
Dragon bones, even after death, retain traces of the dragon's innate magic. The age, type, and power of the dragon determine how potent the bones are.
Ancient Red Dragon Bones might radiate heat or smoldering embers.
Ancient Silver Dragon Bones could hum with cold or divine energy.
Material for Magic Item Crafting
Can be used to craft powerful items like:
Wands, Staffs, or Rods: Amplifying spells related to the dragon’s breath weapon or element.
Armor/Weapons: Dragon bone armor might grant resistance to the dragon’s associated damage type. Weapons made from them could bypass certain resistances or deal additional elemental damage.
Bone Charms/Talismans: Worn items for protection against fear effects, draconic magic, or to enhance charisma checks with dragons.
Necromantic Uses
Dragon bones are often sought after by necromancers for:
Animating as Bone Dragons/Dracoliches
Crafting undead constructs or bone golems
Components for spells like Create Undead, Circle of Death, or custom rituals
I don't think they have any in the main rules.
As for crafting, upon seeing this thread I had a delicious idea for dragon bone broth.
Crack dragon bones, pouring marrow into a large cauldron. Cook on medium heat for three hours, seasoning with ground bone meal. Serve warm, preferably with a side of crispy fried dragon thigh and a delicious dragon brain gelato.
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I love paleontology, and I hope to become a paleontologist in the future.
Sadly, I am not a dinosaur, nor is my name really Gregory.
I am a little crazy. I eat pineapple on pizza, and I enjoy it! 🍍🍕 PM the word Avocado
"I've never met a creature I didn't love. But I have met a few I didn't want alive." - Fizban the Fabulous
I hear you can bury bones to pray better.
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Straight WotC lore/ rules/ mechanics- not really. Obviously there is a lot of lore about dragons from the various editions some might even include a tiny bit about bones. About crafting or magic properties I would forget it. Third party products might possibly have something useful. That said, from a structural engineering view point they might be rather strange things. Given the fact that the largest organic flying creatures we know of were the large pterosaurs like Quetzacoutlus which had a 40’ wingspan and was about 15’ tall with a weight below 500#. That makes it about the size of a wyrmling white dragon. For comparison an ancient gold dragon could be 120’ long with a 140’ wingspan and ( supposedly) a weight of over 1,000,000 pounds making it the size of a Boeing 737 but at least 5 times heavier ( I would cut the dragon weight down to something roughly the same as the jet personally). Pterosaurs had hollow bones with internal structural bracing for strength. Having the bones laced with metallic fibers or carbon(diamond?) fibers would provide the sort of extra strength needed to support their great sizes and the forces being applied to keep them flying. Personally I can think of a ton of potential ways to use such bones or pieces of bones even if not magically enhanced.
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That’s an expensive soup…