Introduction This creatures are rare and appear frequently only in miths where they have miriad forms and powers comparable to that of gods. This are tales coming from a time in which they were numerous and their nests existed on different worlds but now they are dying and still live on just a few planet, one of which is 'The Alvearium', their homeworld. The various types of dragons that exist in legends are in truth various growth stages of a single species; when a dragon is about to undergo drastical changes in it's physiology it will cover itself in rock like crysalis and remain dormant for several minutes or even a few days only to awaken in his newly developed form. NEST: Dragons live in underground caves that can be up to 10 miles deep. The deeper part of the nest are infested by a fog venomous to many living being but necessary to raise the hatchlings as thay can't breath in any other enviroment. Units: Hatchling => Juvenile => Adult drake => Massive drake Hatchling => Juvenile => Vouivre => Gran vouivre => The Guardian Hatchling => Juvenile => Krait => Rune wyrm Hatchling: The hatchlings are often underestimated for their small size, soft scales and lack of limbs but have actually been capable of causing serious damage to tissues (they have teeth, go figure...). Little is known about them because the mist they live in is both letal and really thick and they are nurtured by either Gran Vouivres or by a really nasty dragon known as "the Guardian". Juvenile: When becoming a juvenile a larva suffers radical changes. A large quantity of the soft,white scales of its body harden and obtain a dark green coloration, similar to that of a crocodile, but the belly retains its white colour and softness. But the most astonishing event is that in an incubation time of just a few minutes our 'lizard' develops four fully functional appendages similar, again, to that of a crocodile; the head doesn't suffer radical changes besides having smaller eyes and a bigger brain giving it less sight but allowing him in adopting more bright,even if not particularly bright, strategies such as calling for reinforcements if feeling overwhelmed or on the verge of death. Adult drake: The females of the species. By the time a dragon reaches its third stage of development its considered fully adult. The adult drakes, also simply known as drakes, are known for the impervious hides that covers their entire bodies which makes extremely valuable armors. As you would expect, these armors are rare to be found as even the bravest swordman can be roasted alive by the newly developed flame breath of a drake. The size of a drake it's almost twice that of a juvenile dragon and, for this reason, they tend be quite sluggish but, when provoked, they are capable of surprisingly fast movements. Vouivre: The males of the species. This creatures have earned the name of 'vultures' because of their birdlike appearance and their ability to find animal carrions easily thanks to their sense of smell. This dragons retains the size of their previous form but are still feared by swordmen and gunslingers alike as, with their leathery wings and their projectiles of concentrated napalm, formidable foes. The head has underwent radical obtaining a chitinous beak and a long neck, which they use to scavenge dead bodies, and a bigger brain; in fact a vouivre is no dumb beast as he will hunt his prey from the shadows to don't risk to put to harm his relatively fragile body. Krait: Known for his psychic powers this runic serpent borns when a juvenile consumes a great quantity of meat belonging to creatures, or humans, with a strong connection with the arcane. Lacking in the offensive department its limbs have hatrophied to the point of looking more like fins than legs which has been speculated it uses to balance itself while levitating. Being little more than an annoyance alone, his abilities shine when alongside other dragons: his innate wisdom and telepathic powers allows it to coordinate its more feral allies with extreme precision and the psychic field it can easily hide its pack till the right moment and even increase the intelligence of other dragons in the area. Massive drake: After reaching its third stage of development a dragon will continue to grow of size and power untill reaching his ultimate stage. For an adult drake this 'apex form' is the massive drake, also known as 'mammoth drake' for having two small tusks, a monster as tall as a small building and an armor strong enough to rival that of a diamond golem. Entire armies have been incinerated by the scorching breath of this mighty beast who in some cases are known to be taken out only by orbital bombardments. Gran vouivre: This giant fliers are extremely inportant for the manteinance of the nest as they nurture the youngs and protect them while in their larva stage as cannibalism happens often between young without a 'big daddy' figure to mantain order. They are known to protect the deepest part of the colony but are also the only known dragon, along with younger vouivres, to scout miles away from it. In combat they often aid inexperienced creatures by flying high in the sky and melting their enemies with their burst of napalm and their precision of a marksman. Rune wyrm: The magic powers of a wyrm are considered formidable by eventhe most experienced adventurers; it can easily coordinate the movements of its allies even miles away and share with them a psychic link so strong it can experience everything they feel or see at will. There have been cases of wyrms sharing the feelings of the entire nest and, because of this, they have earned the title of 'hive king' but, in truth, they are incapable of fertilizing a female or giving birth to youngs so the are rarely referred as such. While their psychic links and magic powers already makes them a force to be reckoned with their most feared ability is their mesmerizing aura: many adventurers have forgotten how to wield a gun and may warriors have been reduced to barbarians with no sense of self preservation because of it. Even the few heroes who have actually killed one wyrm have forgotten the event after a month, a week and even just a few hours. The Guardian: This dragon has been shrouded in mistery for ages but the guardian is in truth a gran vouivre that develped beyond his apex stage after breeding. After impregnating a female the gran vouivre will receive her eggs, a behavior seen also in other animals like the hippocampus, and will rapidly trasform in a guardian. Only one of this kings can live in a dragon nest and, because of it, it's not rare that a newly "born" guardian will willingly go away to form a new nest where he will deposit his youngs. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Dragon data Hatchling THREAT LEVEL: 2 but in groups it shouldn't be underestimated STATS: HP: minimum Att: low Def: minimum Spd: minimum DESCRIPTION: A white worm with a lizard head. Gameplay wise you should image a slime but it bites hard so be carefull. TAMEABLE: YES! 50% chance ATTACKS: BITE: it bites you TRAITS: PSYCHO: if he doesn't see an enemy there's a chance he will attack the nearest living being even if allied with it (and if it is your pet that means you!). SPAWNING: It spawns often but only deep inside the nest where venomous mist covers the area. Juvenile THREAT LEVEL: 4 STATS: HP: medium Att: medium Def: medium high but its belly as a low def Spd: medium DESCRIPTION: A lizardlike creature the size of a komodo dragon with a body structure similar to that of a crocodile but with the head like this. He tends to climb on the walls or sleep if not disturbed but if found underground it's always aggressive. TAMEABLE: YES! 5% chance ATTACKS: BITE: it has a longer animation than the hatchling's bite but does more damage BODY SLAM: If on a wall IT will jump on the enemy to crush him with his weight CALL FOR AID!: The juvenile will emit a high pitched screech that will double the spawning rate of any type of dragons excluding their apex stage. TRAITS: CLIMBER: He can climb on walls as fast as he walks DIGGER: Will dig and remove any block obstructing the entrance of the nest or the path to his foe SPAWNING: It spawns outside a nest but the further you are from it the rarer it is. It also spawns rarely inside the nest alongside more formidable foes. Adult drake THREAT LEVEL: 6 STATS: HP: medium high Att: medium Def: high Spd: low DESCRIPTION: Twice the size of a drake, it's dark green scales now cover her entire body. It has a long neck similar to that of a nothosaurus bet the head remains nearly identical to that of her previous form. TAMEABLE: NO but still obtainable from his previous stages ATTACKS: BITE: Same as juvenile but hits hader and has longer reach FIRE BREATH: She will emit a continous breath of flame from her mouth that doesn't hurt a lot by itself but gives 100% of the time an "on fire!" status ailment SAFEGUARD!: The drake will enter a defensive stance in which he cannot attack that will vary greatly depending if he is your pet or not: in the former the ability will not be a lot different than using a shield but in the latter he will receive only 0.25% of the damage from your phisical attacks. TRAITS: LAZINESS: Will walk(and climb) at 0.75% of its movement speed but when seeing an enemy he will move 1.50% faster. SPAWNING: It can spawn anywhere in a nest but three are always found guarding the entrance. Vouivre THREAT LEVEL: 5 STATS: HP: medium Att: medium high Def: low Spd: high DESCRIPTION: He is the same size of a juvenile but he has lost the robust build of it in exchange of a more birdlike body. He has a long neck which ends in a head with a beack, similar to that of a vulture, and big ears and his leathery wings are similar to that of a pterodactyl TAMEABLE: NO but still obtainable from his previous stages ATTACKS: FIERY DART: Fires a ball of napalm at his enemy that hurts a lot(more than a drake's bite) and having a 30% chance to give an "of fire!" status ailment to it and any other creature near the blast. SWOOP: He will nose dive you and quickly return at a safe distance. Will sometimes do this if stuck on a dead end. CALL FOR AID!: Same as juvenile. TRAITS: SCAVENGER: If in a place in which he can spawn the death of any creature(excluding mechanical and plant based beings) has a 20% chance of automatically spawning a vouivre. SHADOW LOVER: He will tend to fly to darker places as long as he remains out of melee reach. SPAWNING: He has an extremely rare chance to spawn at night if just a single nest is present on the surface of the planet. He is an uncommon spawn near and inside a nest. Krait THREAT LEVEL: 3 but increases the threat level of its alllies STATS: HP: medium high Att: low Def: medium Spd: medium DESCRIPTION: About the sime size of a juvenile, but a bit longer, it has void black scales and light blue runes glowing on his body. His legs have atrophied and now look like that of a coelacanth and his eyes glow a soulless blue. TAMEABLE: NO but still obtainable from his previous stages ATTACKS: PSYCHIC LASSO: The krait traps it's enemy with a psychic rope that slows it down and drains it's battery power (if used on a mechanical unit it will drain it's healt) using it to replenish its own healt. The psychic lasso will fade away after 7 seconds or if too far from its enemy and the krait will need 10 seconds to prepare a new one. TRAITS: TELEPATHY: Any ally of the krait will be immune to status ailments such as "confused" or "blind" and will receive a defense bonus against energy-based damage. The aura does not affect the krait itself. COMMANDING PRESENCE: All its allies will have their base walking speed increased and will be immune to any ailments that slows down their movements. The aura does not affect the krait itself. CONCEALING PRESENCE: An enemy will not be able to see any units surrounding the krait in a 4 metres range if further than more than 5 metres from it. SPAWNING: It spawns inside a nest but is rarer than an adult drake. Massive drake: THREAT LEVEL: 9 STATS: HP: high Att: medium high Def: maximum Spd: medium DESCRIPTION: A little bigger than an iguanodon and with a long neck the massive drakes are to heavy to stand on it's hind legs. They own two small tusks which they use to intimidate any predator curious enough to go near the entrance of a nest when just their size isn't enough. TAMEABLE: NO but still obtainable from his previous stages under special conditions ATTACKS: TOSS OUT: She will uppercut the player with her tusks sending you in the air TAIL TRASH: If behind her, she will hit the enemy with the brutal force of her tail. SCORCHING BREATH: She will breath fire like a drake but the flames reach a lot further and , if caught inside the blaze, any foe with no fire resistance will pass out in a matter of seconds. VICIOUS STAMPEDE: The mammoth drake will ram it's enemy with impressive speed crushing it under her powerfull legs. TRAITS: TANK HIDE: If a massive drake receives too much damage with a single attack, her skin will harder making her receive half damage from any source for ten seconds. TOO DUMB TO DIE: When her HP reaches 0 a massive drake will receive an adrenaline rush, increasing her speed and attack for thirty seconds before colllapsing to her wounds. SPAWNING: After having killed 150 drakes a massive drake will automatically spawn the next time you enter a dragon nest. After defeating her they will rarely spawn inside the structure but only 3 to 7 mammoth drakes (depending on the size of it) can exist all at once in the same nest. Gran vouivre THREAT LEVEL: 8 STATS: HP: medium high Att: high Def: medium Spd: maximum DESCRIPTION: The gran vouivre is basically a vouivre three times larger than before but now he has a red bright coloration on his belly and throat. TAMEABLE: NO but still obtainable from his previous stages under special conditions ATTACKS: VOLLEY FIRE: Will emit with every flap of his wings a rain of fiery darts that are partially affected by gravity and, because of it, don't travel a straight line. NAPALM BLAST: Shoot a projectile of concentrated napalm at the opponent that gives tremendous damage and has a 100% chance to give the "on fire!" status ailment and to lower the defense of it and any other creature near the blast. SKY DROP: Nosedive the player, grabs you with his talons and flies high in the sky to than let you fall to your doom. TRAITS: PART OF THE PACK: His presence triples the spawning rate of hatchlings and vouivres. COMMANDING PRESENCE: All its allies will have their base walking speed increased and will be immune to any ailments that slows down their movements. The aura does not affect the gran vouivre himself. SPAWNING: After having killed 200 vouivres one will automatically spawn the next time you pass a night outdoors. After defeating him, they will spawn in the same place hatchlings and vouivres spawn but will be a lot rarer. Rune wyrm THREAT LEVEL: 6 but greatly increases the threat level of his allies STATS: HP: high Att: medium Def: medium high Spd: medium high DESCRIPTION: TAMEABLE:NO but still obtainable from his previous stages under special conditions ATTACKS: PSYCHIC LASSOS: Work the same as the krait's psychic lasso but can be used agains five creatures at the same time. OVERCHARGE: Concentrates for a moment and than creates an electric explosion at its it's target position that does an extreme amount of damage but replenishes it's battery power. One hit kill to mechanical units but can be stopped if a rune wyrm receives too much damage while concentrating. TRAITS: TELEPATHY: Any ally of the rune wyrm will be immune to status ailments such as "confused" or "blind" and will receive a defense bonus against energy-based damage. The aura does not affect the rune wyrm itself. COMMANDING AURA: works the same the same way of "COMMANDING PRESENCE" but gives also bonus damage to anyone affected by it. The aura does not affect the rune wyrm itself. CONCEALING AURA: works the same of a "CONCEALING PRESENCE" but the rune wyrm will become randomly invisible for a short time. The player is affected by the random invisibility as well if the rune wyrm is on your side. MESMERIZING AURA: The players will randomly forget how to use a specific type of weapon (1-handed swords,axes,guns,etc...) rendering that type of weapon 80% weaker. SPAWNING: After having killed 150 kraits a rune wyrm will automatically spawn the next time you go inside dragon nest. After defeating it they will rarely spawn inside the structure but only 2 to 5 rune wyrms (depending on the size of it) can exist all at once in the same nest The guardian THREAT LEVEL: 11 STATS: HP: high Att: maximum Def: high Spd: maximum DESCRIPTION: TAMEABLE: ATTACKS: CHANGE OF STANCE: PYROKINESIS: SEARING FLAMES: VOLLEY HELL: FLARE: TRAITS: TANK HIDE: PART OF THE PACK: COMMANDING AURA: SPAWNING: ______________________________________________________________ This is just an idea I had in my head for some time and I am going to update this as soon as I get new ideas! Please leave your opinion about it and don't be afraid to give suggestions or to correct grammatical errors
It sounds interesting. How would this work, though? Would it be a biome? A planet theme? Also, how common would the most powerful ones be? Would they be bosses, or just rare mobs? What sorts of loot would they drop? What would battling them feel like in-game? It's a nice idea, but it needs more detail, I think. Put some extra info in there!
nice ida but to small needs both more details and less magic as Starbound is science fiction not fantasy...(no magic in the universe...) perhaps they could be psychic?
I'm going to put all this information as fast as I can but for now I can tell you I imagine them as having an hive structure with a nest similar to an enormous ant-hill there will probably be different variations depending on the biome but this one should survive in a forest and volcanic biome!
Thanks really happy that someone is following this topic! I'm not good at all at drawing so often I help myself with image links! Honestly they would make good pets I'm going to put some informations about that in the future!
hold it....just pause right there...you meant snake nest? which I found out on japan's story about it, but pretty much it was murdering stories legend goes that I've believed. Anyway, back subject (try not side track). From reviewing we do have dragons already made in by another members very popular and he did made drake and you want to talk this guy here of his link profile: http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?members/dragonith.5132/ note: I try find, but right now I am busy with another forum little struck me making me to look at now. Now pretty much the dragons already suggested, of course they said there shouldn't be no magic, but in sciences theories we should put into fiction in sciences that would make it much easy to be make it fun which this is his following point doing: http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/dragoknights.8329/ Which he is or I hopefully he is updating the different NPC dragon mobs is there. Now to the real point, as I am reading it sound good, but it remind me of "WoW" because if anyone remembers <.< and how the original idea how people fail so bad.
Just because some dragons or dragonlike mobs have been suggested before, does not mean that this guy should stop in my opinion. Dragons are a popular creature, but they also have much variety. If his dragons are different than Dragonith's dragons, isn't that still fine? I always like to think there's many species of dragons
I feel honored for having my work compared to Dragonith's, actually I am a fan of his work, but I must say that I think that they are pretty different. For example the drakes you were talking about (here's the link) are based on ducks while mine are wingless dragons. Someone supporting me Hurray!
Oh good, I think that we do need more mystic creature do the old and the new these day. Dang it is hard to type on iPad because I am using my friend's iPad. Note: I always sided track and learn it is not easy type on the iPad.
