Chinese Dragon [Archive] - Wizards Community

Chinese Dragon [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
mithos_taralom
07-03-07, 12:31 PM I am thinking about having a new type of dragon similar to the chinese dragon in my campaign world but before I run off and make my own I wanted to ask two things:

1. Does anyone know of any existing monster like this?
2. If not what powers would it have? i.e. breath weapon, Extrodinary abilities etc.

Thanks in advance.
jakelslang21
07-03-07, 12:38 PM Though I don't own the book Oriental Adventures has several asian dragons from different countries and I think they have a Chinese version.
RavinRay
07-03-07, 08:33 PM Yes, Oriental Adventures has the lung dragons (redundant because lung is "dragon" in Mandarin, the older edition oriental dragon moniker is better), based on Chinese mythology. They're the yu lung (carp dragon), which is the infant form of other dragons; chiang lung (river dragon); li lung (earth dragon), no breath weapon but deafening roar; lung wang (sea dragon), with a steamy breath; pan lung (coiled dragon); shen lung (spirit dragon); t'ien lung (celestial dragon), with a fiery breath; and tun mi lung (typhoon dragon). None are innate spellcasters.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
mithos_taralom 07-03-07, 12:31 PM	I am thinking about having a new type of dragon similar to the chinese dragon in my campaign world but before I run off and make my own I wanted to ask two things: 1. Does anyone know of any existing monster like this? 2. If not what powers would it have? i.e. breath weapon, Extrodinary abilities etc. Thanks in advance.
jakelslang21 07-03-07, 12:38 PM	Though I don't own the book Oriental Adventures has several asian dragons from different countries and I think they have a Chinese version.
RavinRay 07-03-07, 08:33 PM	Yes, Oriental Adventures has the lung dragons (redundant because lung is "dragon" in Mandarin, the older edition oriental dragon moniker is better), based on Chinese mythology. They're the yu lung (carp dragon), which is the infant form of other dragons; chiang lung (river dragon); li lung (earth dragon), no breath weapon but deafening roar; lung wang (sea dragon), with a steamy breath; pan lung (coiled dragon); shen lung (spirit dragon); t'ien lung (celestial dragon), with a fiery breath; and tun mi lung (typhoon dragon). None are innate spellcasters.