At least in D&D the good and evil dragons do have a use for it.
The evil dragons eat it just before they die. If they don’t show up with enough gold in hell, then Tiamat/Takhisis eats their souls.
The good dragons use it to fund various parts of their chosen civilization/ city/ town. So a gold dragon may create a perpetual trust to fund the defence force of a kingdom, or a silver dragon may fund a museum or theater.
I haven’t come across any material that says what the neutral dragons use it for, other than a bed. Apparently when you’re that big, gold is quite soft and comfy.
Brits are to spices like dragons are to gold: they only hoard with no way to use it themselves.
At least in D&D the good and evil dragons do have a use for it.
The evil dragons eat it just before they die. If they don’t show up with enough gold in hell, then Tiamat/Takhisis eats their souls.
The good dragons use it to fund various parts of their chosen civilization/ city/ town. So a gold dragon may create a perpetual trust to fund the defence force of a kingdom, or a silver dragon may fund a museum or theater.
I haven’t come across any material that says what the neutral dragons use it for, other than a bed. Apparently when you’re that big, gold is quite soft and comfy.