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Hero Abilities Package - Dragon, Electrum

Electrum Dragon Racial Package (Cost 240-127=113)

Ability
- Armor - 4 resistant ED and PD - Cost 12
- Characteristics - +25 STR, +5 CON, +4 BODY, +5 INT, +1 EGO - Cost 50
- Elemental Control "Dragon Powers" Reserve - 22 point - Cost 22
- A. Drain (Cloud of Confusion and Enfeeblement Breath) - 4D6 to INT and 1D6 to STR, area of effect - cloud (+1), no normal defense - defense is life support vs. breathing (+1/2), return rate is per minute (+1/4), charges - 16 (+0), limited power - can only activate once a minute (-1), restrainable (-1/2), limited power - does not work under water (-1/4) - Cost 137/42
- B. Flight (Wings) - 24 inches, restrainable (-1/2) - Cost 48/17
- C. Killing Attack: Hand-To-Hand (claws and bite) - 2D6 damage, reduced endurance - 0 END (+1/2), restrainable (-1/2) - Cost 45/15
- Enhanced Senses - +3 to all perception rolls, night vision, spatial awareness - Cost 36
- Enhanced Senses (Detect Magic) - sense magic, ranged, as a sense - Cost 10
- Enhanced Senses (Identify Magic) - discriminatory on sense magic, no range (-1/2) - Cost 5/3
- Knockback Resistance - 4 inches - Cost 8
- Life Support - longevity - does not age - Cost 5
- Mental Defense - 30 points, only vs. sleep and hold spells (-1) - Cost 30/15
- Stretching - 1 inch, reduced endurance - 0 END (+1/2), always direct (-1/4), no non-combat stretching (-1/4) - Cost 7/5
- Language: Dragonese (native) - Cost 0
Optional
- Dispel (Dispel Magic spell) - 10D6 effect, vs. any one magical special effect (+1/4), concentrate - half DCV - constant (-1/2), extra time - 1 phase (-1/2), charges - 1 (-2) - Cost 37/9
- Universal Translator - INT +5 or less, spoken language only (-1/2) - Cost 25/17
Disadvantage
- Combat Levels - -2 DCV - Cost -10
- Distinctive Features - adept, small group, noticed - Cost -5
- Distinctive Features - electrum dragon, not concealable, major reaction - Cost -25
- Hunted - by anti-monster forces, 8 or less, as powerful - Cost -10
- Physical Limitation - 14' tall and 800 kg, all the time, greatly - Cost -20
- Physical Limitation - clumsy hands, frequently, greatly - Cost -15
- Psych Limitation - covetous and greedy, common, strong - Cost -15
- Quirk - Loves collecting art. - Cost -1
- Quirk - Prefers to live in mountains. - Cost -1
- Reputation - powerful monster, 14 or less, extreme - Cost -20
- Rivalry - with other dragons - Cost -5

Conversion Notes: This package represents the minimum abilities of a young (16 to 25 year old) electrum dragon from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. It appeared in issue #74 of Dragon Magazine. This write-up uses Champions 5th edition rules.

Electrum dragons, also known as Draco Magnus electrum, are one of the smaller and rarer dragon types. It is very intelligent. It looks similar to a copper dragon, and would be confused with these more well known dragons if not for it's unique breath weapon and magical abilities. Although it can survive in any climate, it prefers mountains. They can breath a cloud of enfeebling and confusing gas or attack with their powerful claws and bite. They can detect magic items, and can identify them with their touch. When they reach 101 years of age they can dispel magic at will once per day.

Although generally considered an good race of dragons, player characters can play any alignment. Electrum dragon are almost always accomplished spell casters, and can learn a magical occupation.

Electrum dragons compete with red dragons and stone dragons for terratory, and are probably so rare because of this.

Electrum dragons prefer to collect artistic wealth instead of coins. Like most dragons they can live for over 1000 years, see in the dark, sense the presence of invisible things, are immune to sleep and hold spells, and have large wings which allow flight.

Electrum dragon created by Ed Greenwood.
Picture by Boris Vallejo.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - September, 2003

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