New OD&D Character Race: Gold Dragon
by Timothy KlanderudBased on several rule books Creature Crucible, The Orcs of Thar(GAZ10), Rules Cyclopedia, and AC10 Bestiary of Dragons and Giants.
Gold Dragon Advancement
| Level | Experience | HD | AC | Claw/Claw/Bite | Spells | Breath Weapon Range |
| Hatchling Dragon usually 5 years old | ||||||
| -1,100,000 | 5d8 | AC8 | 1d2/1d2/1d6 | 2/0/0/0/0 | Breath cone: 30'x 10' Breath cloud: 20'x 10'x 10' | |
| -1,000,000 | 6d8 | AC6 | 1d2/1d2/1d8 | 2/1/0/0/0 | Breath cone: 40'x 10' Breath cloud: 20'x 20'x 10' | |
| -800,000 | 7d8 | AC4 | 1d4/1d4/2d6 | 2/2/0/0/0 | Breath cone: 50'x 10' Breath cloud: 30'x 20'x 10' | |
| Young Dragon 10 years of age is needed to advance | ||||||
| -600,000 | 8d8 | AC2 | 1d4/1d4/3d6 | 2/2/1/0/0 | Breath cone: 60'x 20' Breath cloud: 40'x 30'x 20' | |
| -400,000 | 9d8 | AC0 | 1d4+1/1d4+1/4d6 | 3/3/2/0/0 | Breath cone: 70'x 20' | |
| -200,000 | 10d8 | AC-1 | 1d4+2/1d4+2/5d6 | 4/4/3/0/0 | Breath cone: 80'x 20' | |
| Small Dragon 50 years of age is needed to advance | ||||||
| NM | 0 | 11d8 | AC-2 | 2d4/2d4/6d6 | 4/4/4/0/0 | Breath cone: 90'x 30' Breath cloud: 50'x 40'x 30' |
| 1 | 300,000 | 12d8 | AC-2 | 2d4/2d4/6d6+1 | 4/4/4/0/0 | Breath cone: 95'x 30' |
| 2 | 600,000 | 13d8 | AC-2 | 2d4+1/2d4+1/6d6+1 | 4/4/4/1/0 | Breath cone: 100'x 30' |
| 3 | 900,000 | 14d8 | AC-3 | 2d4+1/2d4+1/6d6+2 | 4/4/4/2/0 | Breath cone: 105'x 30' |
| 4 | 1,200,000 | 15d8 | AC-3 | 2d4+2/2d4+2/6d6+2 | 5/4/4/2/0 | Breath cone: 115'x 30' |
| 5 | 1,500,000 | 16d8 | AC-3 | 2d4+2/2d4+2/6d6+3 | 5/5/4/2/0 | Breath cone: 125'x 30' |
| Large Dragon 300 years of age is needed to advance | ||||||
| 6 | 1,800,000 | 16d8+2 | AC-4 | 3d4/3d4/6d6+4 | 5/5/4/3/0 | Breath cone: 135'x 30' Breath cloud: 50'x 40'x 30' |
| 7 | 2,100,000 | 17d8 | AC-4 | 3d4/3d4/6d6+5 | 5/5/4/3/0 | Breath cone: 140'x 30' |
| 8 | 2,400,000 | 18d8 | AC-4 | 3d4+1/3d4+1/6d6+5 | 5/5/4/4/0 | Breath cone: 145'x 30' |
| 9 | 2,700,000 | 19d8 | AC-5 | 3d4+1/3d4+1/6d6+6 | 5/5/4/4/1 | Breath cone: 150'x 30' |
| 10 | 3,000,000 | 20d8 | AC-5 | 3d4+2/3d4+2/6d6+7 | 5/5/4/4/2 | Breath cone: 160'x 30' |
| 11 | 3,300,000 | 21d8 | AC-5 | 3d4+2/3d4+2/6d6+7 | 5/5/5/4/2 | Breath cone: 170'x 30' |
| Huge Dragon 1,000 years of age is needed to advance | ||||||
| 12 | 3,600,000 | 22d8 | AC-6 | 4d4/4d4/6d6+8 | 5/5/5/4/3 | Breath cone: 180'x 30' Breath cloud: 50'x 50'x 30' |
| 13* | 3,900,000 | +2hp | ||||
* +300,000 XPs per level thereafter
+2 hit points per level thereafter
Consitution bonus no longer applies
Maximum Age and Experience
When a Dragon reaches the age limit for his level he can only gain the experience needed to gain for the next advancement. Once that is meet experience he can no longer gain experience until he advances in age.
Age to the known world and what it means to you.
Hatchling starts out fairly strong, even as a Hatchling your character should a little stronger then even a 3rd level PC. Usually adventures begin at the time of 1,000 AC. This means at 1,005 AC the character should be the age of a young dragon. Just in time for the Desert Nomads and the Alphatian wars. By 1,019 AC is placed when most of the current online almanacs ends. By this time most adventuring dragons will never reach the age for even a small dragon; On the other paw, the dragon will be small enough to adventure in Dragon form in most dungeons.
Handling Experience
Dragons need to accumulate a vast horde of gold and treasures. The DM can convert experience that would normally be lost into gold pieces for the dragons horde. This will allow the character to continue adventuring and receive a fair compensation.