Confused about Dragons Armor [Archive] - Wizards Community

Confused about Dragons Armor [Archive] - Wizards Community

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fishfinger
09-03-07, 04:33 AM hi all i'm confused about Dragon Hide Armor i've been told it can be made into any armor without armor check penaltys but and only be classed as medium armor is this true, because it makes no sense to me if you make a heavy armor with it surely you should take check penaltys agenst certian things.
Rasmus8678
09-03-07, 04:46 AM Dragonhide

Armorsmiths can work with the hides of dragons to produce armor or shields of masterwork quality. One dragon produces enough hide for a single suit of masterwork hide armor for a creature one size category smaller than the dragon. By selecting only choice scales and bits of hide, an armorsmith can produce one suit of masterwork banded mail for a creature two sizes smaller, one suit of masterwork half-plate for a creature three sizes smaller, or one masterwork breastplate or suit of full plate for a creature four sizes smaller. In each case, enough hide is available to produce a small or large masterwork shield in addition to the armor, provided that the dragon is Large or larger.

Because dragonhide armor isn’t made of metal, druids can wear it without penalty.

Dragonhide armor costs double what masterwork armor of that type ordinarily costs, but it takes no longer to make than ordinary armor of that type.

Dragonhide has 10 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 10.

nowhere in there does it talk about ungodly overpowered armor that you are describing, all dragon hide does is create masterwork armor.

whoever told you that needs his legs broken.
fishfinger
09-03-07, 04:52 AM don't worry i think i will break his legs the guy who told me this and thus confused me said
"dragon hide can be made into any type of armor without check penaltys" maybe he said it because he was a druid or maybe becauses hes a complete **** but thanks for the info is there a DMG refrence page i could check out later i'm not going to be able to get back online
Merestil Haye
09-03-07, 11:06 AM You'll find the text Rasmus quoted on pages 283-284 of the DMG.
Nephlite
09-03-07, 11:30 AM hi all i'm confused about Dragon Hide Armor i've been told it can be made into any armor without armor check penaltys but and only be classed as medium armor is this true, because it makes no sense to me if you make a heavy armor with it surely you should take check penaltys agenst certian things.

Nope.

Even the special Dragonscale in the dragon book Races of Dragon or Drsconomicon (I forget which) just gives extra stuff like reistance versus the type of breath weapon.
Using fire Dragon gives fire reistance, but you need a feat to make it.

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fishfinger 09-03-07, 04:33 AM	hi all i'm confused about Dragon Hide Armor i've been told it can be made into any armor without armor check penaltys but and only be classed as medium armor is this true, because it makes no sense to me if you make a heavy armor with it surely you should take check penaltys agenst certian things.
Rasmus8678 09-03-07, 04:46 AM	Dragonhide Armorsmiths can work with the hides of dragons to produce armor or shields of masterwork quality. One dragon produces enough hide for a single suit of masterwork hide armor for a creature one size category smaller than the dragon. By selecting only choice scales and bits of hide, an armorsmith can produce one suit of masterwork banded mail for a creature two sizes smaller, one suit of masterwork half-plate for a creature three sizes smaller, or one masterwork breastplate or suit of full plate for a creature four sizes smaller. In each case, enough hide is available to produce a small or large masterwork shield in addition to the armor, provided that the dragon is Large or larger. Because dragonhide armor isn’t made of metal, druids can wear it without penalty. Dragonhide armor costs double what masterwork armor of that type ordinarily costs, but it takes no longer to make than ordinary armor of that type. Dragonhide has 10 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 10. nowhere in there does it talk about ungodly overpowered armor that you are describing, all dragon hide does is create masterwork armor. whoever told you that needs his legs broken.
fishfinger 09-03-07, 04:52 AM	don't worry i think i will break his legs the guy who told me this and thus confused me said "dragon hide can be made into any type of armor without check penaltys" maybe he said it because he was a druid or maybe becauses hes a complete **** but thanks for the info is there a DMG refrence page i could check out later i'm not going to be able to get back online
Merestil Haye 09-03-07, 11:06 AM	You'll find the text Rasmus quoted on pages 283-284 of the DMG.
Nephlite 09-03-07, 11:30 AM	hi all i'm confused about Dragon Hide Armor i've been told it can be made into any armor without armor check penaltys but and only be classed as medium armor is this true, because it makes no sense to me if you make a heavy armor with it surely you should take check penaltys agenst certian things. Nope. Even the special Dragonscale in the dragon book Races of Dragon or Drsconomicon (I forget which) just gives extra stuff like reistance versus the type of breath weapon. Using fire Dragon gives fire reistance, but you need a feat to make it.