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Obsidian Flint Dragon Plate is a suit of magical armor worn by Arkhan.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Official art of Arkhan wearing the dark, jagged plate, by Kit Buss.[art 2]
The jagged armor is composed of hooked and bladed, black obsidian-metal with green dragon scales embedded throughout the main plates.[1][2]
Outside Critical Role canon, the armor is depicted as having the five-headed dragon sigil of Tiamat built into the chest plate.[3]
Properties[]
The armor grants its wearer an additional +2 bonus to AC and resistance to poison damage. Also, because of the armor's sharp edges, the wearer has advantage on checks to break non-magical grapples.[1][4]
History[]
There was no mention of Arkhan wearing the distinctive plate in his adventure with Keyleth and Percival de Rolo in 810 PD.[5]
But just as Tiamat had sent Arkhan on the mission with Keyleth and Percival to find the Wreath of the Prism, the dragon goddess continued to send Arkhan visions in dreams to reveal the location of artifacts, including this suit of armor, that would help him serve her.[6]
So in early 812 PD, when Vox Machina encountered Arkhan in their final push to confront Vecna, the paladin was wearing the jagged black armor.[7]
Trivia[]
Depiction of Arkhan with the Obsidian Flint Dragon Plate and other Exandria-canon accoutrements, illustrated for Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, by Max Dunbar.[art 3]
- Arkhan has been depicted in Dungeons & Dragons works outside of Critical Role canon wearing the armor, while also bearing Fane-Eater, another item he carried when he was introduced in "The Final Ascent" (1x113).[8][9] In the same works, he has two things he acquired in Critical Role canon, the Hand of Vecna[10] and a pet manticore[11] named Chango.[12]
- Due partly to this armor, Arkhan has the second-highest AC (at 24) of any player character to appear on Critical Role thus far – surpassed only by Zerxus Ilerez's AC of 25.[13]
- Because Arkhan generally wears heavy armor, he would ordinarily not gain any benefits of rage, aside from getting to attack a third time with a bonus action due to Frenzy. However, he appears to have gained some traditional benefits, including rolling a Strength (Athletics) check with advantage.[14]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Item cards for Obsidian Flint Dragon Plate +2 and Arkhan's other magic items were available in Matt's public Dropbox as of 10/3/2017. They are no longer available.
- ↑ See "The Final Ascent" (1x113) at 0:54:44. The green dragon scales are not mentioned.
- ↑ See D&D: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, 5th ed., p. 111.
- ↑ These properties were made canon in an official D&D book outside Critical Role canon. See D&D: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, 5th ed., p. 224.
- ↑ See CelebriD&D with Joe Manganiello.
- ↑ See "Tangled Depths" (1x88) at 2:21:26. Joe Manganiello explains the provenance of the Hand of Vecna, Fane-Eater, and other artifacts he carries.
- ↑ See "The Final Ascent" (1x113) at 0:54:13.
- ↑ See "The Final Ascent" (1x113) at 1:07:32.
- ↑ See D&D: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, 5th ed., p. 111. See also p. 224.
- ↑ See "Vecna, the Ascended" (1x114) at 5:32:29.
- ↑ See "CelebriD&D with Joe Manganiello" at 0:53:30.
- ↑ See D&D: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, 5th ed., p. 111. See also p. 113.
- ↑ +2 plate armor alone gets Arkhan to 20 AC. Wearing a mundane shield would increase his AC to 22.
- ↑ Joe is seen and heard rolling two dice during Arkhan's grapple attempt. See "Vecna, the Ascended" (1x114) at 5:05:18.
Art:
- ↑ Depiction of Arkhan wearing the Obsidian Flint Dragon Plate, by David Sladek from Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, p. 111. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
- ↑ Official art of Arkhan wearing the dark, jagged plate, by Kit Buss (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
- ↑ Depiction of Arkhan with the Obsidian Flint Dragon Plate and other Exandria-canon accoutrements, illustrated for Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, by Max Dunbar (source). Used with permission. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.