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I'm not sure this is the exact right place to put this question, but here goes.
I know there is an Orium Dragon, but I was wondering if the metal it was named after was ever given any properties (other than being red, of course). Alternatively I was wondering if the material orichalchum has ever been addressed.
I have a suspicion orium is a simplification of orichalchum, but in any case does anyone know if this/these metals were ever given special properties?
I've seen orichalcum in other d20 materials. I want to say Forgotten Realms but I am really not sure. IIRC weapons made of orichalcum dealt 1 point of force damage.
I have never seen an "orium" dragon so I'm not sure if there's any connection. "Or" means gold; orichalcum was originally a word for "alchemist's gold" or a pure preparation of gold by alchemists. It is akin to lunargent, or alchemical silver. Words of that derivation could also refer to something to do with the sun.
I've seen orichalcum in other d20 materials. I want to say Forgotten Realms but I am really not sure. IIRC weapons made of orichalcum dealt 1 point of force damage.
I have never seen an "orium" dragon so I'm not sure if there's any connection. "Or" means gold; orichalcum was originally a word for "alchemist's gold" or a pure preparation of gold by alchemists. It is akin to lunargent, or alchemical silver. Words of that derivation could also refer to something to do with the sun.
Well, here's an Orium Dragon.
I'm just looking for the properties of the material(s). I'm searching online, but I figured folks here might be able to give me a quicker answer (especially since search engines want to replace 'orium' with 'orion').
Where is the Orium Dragon referenced, please?
Where is the Orium Dragon referenced, please?
It first appeared in Draconomicon "Metallic Dragons" (pages 36 - 38).
You can also find more information atWizard of the Coast.
In my campaigns it ignores alignment based DR (only) and allows wands made of it to use the user's caster level (if they have one).
It costs 10,000gp extra for a weapon made of it, and doubles the wands base price (it takes a +4 weapons to bypass alignment DR usually which is 32,000gp).
I hadn't yet decided what armor of it does.