What dragons hate each other the most? I.E what are the opposites?
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What dragons hate each other the most? I.E what are the opposites?
I would guess the ones that share territories / terrain types would have the most adversarial relationships, since they would run into each other more. Of the core chromatic and metallic dragons, only Blue and Brass share a terrain type, warm deserts.
Golds and Reds seem like logical enemies, since reds see themselves as the top of the chain, and Golds would be the most powerful, and therefore the biggest threat to their egos, although Reds and Silvers are more likely to have adjacent territories (warm mountains vs. temperate mountains).
Blacks and Bronzes might also have adjacent territories (warm swamp, temperate coastlines), or Reds and Coppers (warm mountains, warm hills).
Chromatics tend to dislike the Metallic dragons.
I would say that they would tussle with the main types of dragons that occupy the same regions. For instance, A Blue dragon tends to like Desert regions and might find themselves at odds with Brass dragons, who like the same regions and types of Climates. However, a Blue also likes to live close or under human settlements to manipulate the humans and cities. So they might find themselves fighting with a Gold dragon who is a resident of a town the Blue wants to control.
There aren't any real opposites when it comes to dragons. Metallic dragons dislike chromatic dragons, and vice versa. It doesn't go much deeper than that.
Dragons aren't common enough that they have a particular dislike of one type of dragon over another.
Depends on the lore of your world, really...
But, I think the thing to remember, is that dragons, as a rule, will not tolerate the presence of other dragons in their territory, no matter if they are metallic or chromatic. While Silvers and Golds have similar outlooks, the very state of being a dragon means they do not like the idea of each other operating inside their respective territories. They are the ultimate apex predators, and do not like to share resources.
That having been said, because of their outlook, Metallics are probably a lot more polite about asking another dragon to remove themselves, but will come to blows if pushed.
Chromatics, again looking at their alignments, are probably more likely to come to blows rather than parlay, dealing with each other according to strength of those involved, versus discourse.
This doesn't mean dragons can't or won't work together towards a common goal, it just means they do so with the understanding that it is temporary, then each dragon returns to their own territories afterwards.
Metallics vs Chromatics is a little different, as strength probably matters less, and they are probably more likely to assume the worst about each other. A Black dragon would probably not openly confront a Gold of equivalent age, but they will certainly plot ways to defeat them if they've chosen them as an enemy out of necessity.
So, you could potentially have any dragon vs any other dragon as enemies, and it work perfectly fine. You'd just have to keep in mind the reasons for the conflict, in relation to those dragon's alignments.
Aren't all chromatic dragons chaotic evil except the green ones, who are lawful evil? That could hint at conflicts.
Aren't all chromatic dragons chaotic evil except the green ones, who are lawful evil? That could hint at conflicts.
Blue is also LE
actually their what ever alignment the gm wants them to beAren't all chromatic dragons chaotic evil except the green ones, who are lawful evil? That could hint at conflicts.Blue is also LE
You are correct that a GM can change it to what ever. I had a GM let my Shelynite work with a newborn Green dragon and ended up raising a fine Dragon by the end of the campaign. Everyone else wanted to just do away with him and my little priestess spent much time showing him how much better living a good life was. He struggled against his nature but with nurture and love, he was reformed into a fine dragon. He eventually even became a protector of a town that recently lost its dragon protector due to old age.
But as written in the bestiary they are Stated with an alignment.
Pathfinder pretty much removed special dragon enmities. Pretty sure the only one they kept was Silver vs Red. The 3.5 book Draconomicon outlined d and d's dragon enmities in extreme detail along with a ton of other interesting dragon lore.
Dahak despises ALL dragons, but hates his father, Apsu, the most. If I recall correctly, Dahak is red while Apsu is silvery green
I think you are right about the colirs.