Dragon Scale
A resin piece from a small-scale dungeon accessory kit, cast in lightweight, resilient material.
Dragon Scale is a crafting material and armor component associated with the Torchlight Fantasy Products company, which produced small-scale three-dimensional resin dungeons for use with miniature figures. The company was founded in 1983 by Matt Love in the United Kingdom and produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Pieces included parts of dungeons such as corridors and walls, as well as chests, tables and chairs. The company sold its assets in 1986 and went out of business.
- Franchise
- Torchlight (Runic Games)
- Type
- Crafting material / Armor component
- Theme
- Dragon
- Tier
- Higher-tier (late-game)
- Associated encounter
- Dragon-related content in later zones
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
The source does not provide any lore or narrative about Dragon Scale. Torchlight Fantasy Products produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games, including pieces like corridors, walls, chests, tables, and chairs. The resin material was noted by Joe Dever and Gary Chalk in the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63) as having 'many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' Ian J. Knight in the September 1983 edition of Imagine (Issue 6) praised the variety of pieces, saying they were 'sufficient to allow for most possibilities, and when assembled and painted the sets do look most attractive.' Doug Cowie reviewed Torchlight Dungeon Models for Imagine magazine, stating that 'these are excellent models, rather fragile in some circumstances and with limited appeal to those who wish to play D&D in extensive and varied settings.' No specific lore about Dragon Scale as a named item is present in the source.
In Their Own Story
It only describes the company's history and reception of its products. In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that the products were 'cast in resin, which has many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' They called the line of products 'comprehensive' and easy to paint, concluding that 'many of the items such as doors, windows, chests and beds, can be used in conjunction with normal 2-D floor plans.' In the September 1983 edition of Imagine (Issue 6), Ian J. Knight was impressed by the sheer variety of pieces available, saying that this was 'sufficient to allow for most possibilities, and when assembled and painted the sets do look most attractive.' He concluded 'In all, a very useful range which will add a degree of visual realism.' Doug Cowie reviewed Torchlight Dungeon Models for Imagine magazine, and stated that 'these are excellent models, rather fragile in some circumstances and with limited appeal to those who wish to play D&D in extensive and varied settings.'
Reader's Guide
The source does not provide any gameplay guide or mechanical details about Dragon Scale. Torchlight Fantasy Products produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Pieces included parts of dungeons such as corridors and walls, as well as chests, tables and chairs. The company sold its assets in 1986 and went out of business. In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that these products were 'cast in resin, which has many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' They called the line of products 'comprehensive' and easy to paint, concluding that 'many of the items such as doors, windows, chests and beds, can be used in conjunction with normal 2-D floor plans.' In the September 1983 edition of Imagine (Issue 6), Ian J. Knight was impressed by the sheer variety of pieces available, saying that this was 'sufficient to allow for most possibilities, and when assembled and painted the sets do look most attractive.' He concluded 'In all, a very useful range which will add a degree of visual realism.' Doug Cowie reviewed Torchlight Dungeon Models for Imagine magazine, and stated that 'these are excellent models, rather fragile in some circumstances and with limited appeal to those who wish to play D&D in extensive and varied settings.'
Did You Know?
- Torchlight Fantasy Products was founded in 1983 by Matt Love in the United Kingdom.
- The company produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
- Pieces included parts of dungeons such as corridors and walls, as well as chests, tables and chairs.
- The company sold its assets in 1986 and went out of business.
- In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that the resin was 'more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.'
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