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loneknight2024-06-04 01:38 pm
taichara) wrote in loneknight2024-06-04 01:38 pm
a clutch of dragons
As commented on before, here they are -- the fifteen core xD&D-type dragons, as tweaked by yours truly and statted up Lindwyrm-style.
A note or two:
* On breath weapons: Yes, I know I don't give a frequency of breath use here, or with a lot of other dragons I've written for that matter. This is entirely because there's so many idiosyncratic ways (3/encounter? 3/day? every [x] actions? etc etc) that, man, just go ahead and use the one you like. I'd advise that if you also decide to borrow in the xD&D version of "damage = (current) hit points" you miiiiight want to limit that breath usage, just saying *lol*
* No dragonfear?: Dragonfear is a pain in the arse. I believed that decades ago and I still do now. PCs should have a reason to be afraid of the scaly bastard that isn't "the mechanics made me do it" and automatic to boot.
Anyway, on to the beasties --
A note or two:
* On breath weapons: Yes, I know I don't give a frequency of breath use here, or with a lot of other dragons I've written for that matter. This is entirely because there's so many idiosyncratic ways (3/encounter? 3/day? every [x] actions? etc etc) that, man, just go ahead and use the one you like. I'd advise that if you also decide to borrow in the xD&D version of "damage = (current) hit points" you miiiiight want to limit that breath usage, just saying *lol*
* No dragonfear?: Dragonfear is a pain in the arse. I believed that decades ago and I still do now. PCs should have a reason to be afraid of the scaly bastard that isn't "the mechanics made me do it" and automatic to boot.
Anyway, on to the beasties --
White Dragon: Burly and broad-winged, with scales the colour of snow and frost. Short-tempered and retributive; a territorial bully.
6 HD, AC 16, +6 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (3d6 cold, 1d4+1 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, cold immune, 1d4 spells, icewalker, frozen curse: ice vuln (1 hr.)
Black Dragon: Thin-necked with twist-spike horns, scaled in tattered onyx. Solitary and reclusive, caching valuables, visitors and corpses.
7 HD, AC 16, +7 bite (2d8) or claws (1d4+1/1d4+1) or breath (3d6 acid, Save or lose 1 stat point), ML 8, flying, acid immune, 1d4+1 spells, aquatic, cause/cure disease
Green Dragon: Sinewy, frilled and serpent-faced, dappled with verdant shades, speaking with a serpent's tongue. Manipulative and insightful.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (2d8+1) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (toxic mist, 3d6+3, 1d4+2 targets, ranged), ML 9, flying, poison immune, 2d6 spells, plant growth (100' rad., +1 yr.), murmur: send command or message to marked target
Blue Dragon: Azure to indigo, a polished blue from stout talons to stocky frame, bladed tail to prow-like horn. Fosters laws, bonds, beauty, deadly judgement.
9 HD, AC 17, +9 bite (2d10) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (3d8 lightning bolt, ranged, stunned 1d3 actions), ML 9, flying, lightning immune, 2d4 spells, burrow, sand-stone-sand (100' cu.), cast mirage (100' rad.)
Red Dragon: High-shouldered, broad-chested, a crown of lyre-shaped horns atop a muscular form scaled in scarlet and crimson. Imperious, infamous, rapacious, insatiable.
10 HD, AC 18, +10 bite (2d10) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (fire 4d8 + burn + Fear, 1d4 targets, ranged), ML 11, flying, fire immune, 2d4+1 spells, sense value, sense weakness
Brass Dragon: Gleaming burnished scales and casque, low-slung frame and fanning wings. Garrulous and seeking flattery for its fastidiousness.
7 HD, AC 17, +7 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6+1/1d6+1) or breath (heat cloud, 3d6, 3d4 targets), ML 8, flying, fire immune, 1d6 spells, cast mirage (50' rad.), slumber (4d4 targets)
Copper Dragon: Tawny rose scales, crowned with hornlets and spikelets. For all the thorny appearance, jovial and proud of secrets and clever schemes.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (3d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (acid 3d8, Save or lose armour or item, ranged), ML 9, flying, acid immune, 1d6+1 spells, shape stone (100' cu.), slow: Save or act every third action (3d4x10 actions)
Bronze Dragon: Gilded earthy scales, wet-shining, set off a coronet of brazen horns, tapered wings and webbed digits. Sharply curious, keen on healthy competition and battle.
9 HD, AC 18, +9 bite (3d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (lightning 3d8, ranged, stunned 1d3 actions), ML 9, flying, lightning immune, 2d4 spells, aquatic, shapechange, create food + water, beastspeech
Silver Dragon: High-withered, almost equine; lance-straight horns, bristling mane, all in shining scales so fine as to be invisible. High-minded and companionable; fascinated by small lives.
10 HD, AC 19, +10 bite (3d8) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (frost 4d8, 1d4+1 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, cold immune, 3d4 spells, shapechange, solid cloud/fog (100' cu.), paralysis: 2d3 targets (1d4 hrs.)
Gold Dragon: Sinuous coils of molten gold adorned with frills, spurs and branching horns. Aloof, regal, a judge of character for greater order.
11 HD, AC 19, +11 bite (5d8) or claws (2d4/2d4) or breath (flame 6d8, 1d6+1 targets, ranged), ML 11, flying, fire immune, 4d4 spells, shapechange, sense truth/falsehood, Weaken: Save or -4 to all actions for 3d10 actions (40' rad.), luckscale: token grants +3 to any roll, then fades
Crystal Dragon: Sleek and dazzling with twinned whiplash tails, spine crested with prisms. Diviners and seers, looking to the future.
5 HD, AC 15, +5 bite (2d6) or claws (1d4/1d4) or breath (light, 3d4 + blind, 1d4 targets, ranged), ML 8, flying, 1d6+1 spells, mindspeech, augury, fortune: +2 to next major task
Topaz Dragon: Stocky, fan-crested, gnarl-clawed and cloaked in heavy, glittering, orange-gold scales. Fatalistic, dour, drawn by entropy at work.
6 HD, AC 16, +6 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (desiccating cloud, 3d4 + 1d6 STR regaining 1/day, ranged), ML 8, flying, 1d6+2 spells, mindspeech, decay object (100’ cu.), damage divination
Emerald Dragon: Slim and polished, all tapered horns and tiny scales, a shimmering green of greens. Delves secrets, intently observing everything and everyone.
7 HD, AC 16, +7 bite (3d4) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (mist 3d4 + Confused 3d6 actions), ML 8, flying, 2d4 spells, mindspeech, shapechange, weave illusion (50’ sq), steal/implant memory
Sapphire Dragon: Barrel-chested and bull-horned, armoured in scales and prisms of sparkling deep blue. Efficient, methodical, strategic; a scholar of conflict.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (4d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (sonic wave 3d6 + Fear 3 for 1d6+1 actions, 1d3 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, mindspeech, 2d4 spells, burrow (stone), divine weakness, blink-step (100’)
Amethyst Dragon: Curving spurs and horns like violet prisms, broad shimmering wings and a sinewy frame cloaked in gleaming purple and lavender. Detached, contemplative, seeking.
9 HD, AC 18, +9 bite (5d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (forcebolt 4d6 + stunned until Save at -4), ML 10, flying, mindspeech, 2d6+2 spells, clairaudience/clairvoyance (10 mil.), telekinesis 500 lbs (200 ft.), remove curse, borrow memory
6 HD, AC 16, +6 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (3d6 cold, 1d4+1 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, cold immune, 1d4 spells, icewalker, frozen curse: ice vuln (1 hr.)
Black Dragon: Thin-necked with twist-spike horns, scaled in tattered onyx. Solitary and reclusive, caching valuables, visitors and corpses.
7 HD, AC 16, +7 bite (2d8) or claws (1d4+1/1d4+1) or breath (3d6 acid, Save or lose 1 stat point), ML 8, flying, acid immune, 1d4+1 spells, aquatic, cause/cure disease
Green Dragon: Sinewy, frilled and serpent-faced, dappled with verdant shades, speaking with a serpent's tongue. Manipulative and insightful.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (2d8+1) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (toxic mist, 3d6+3, 1d4+2 targets, ranged), ML 9, flying, poison immune, 2d6 spells, plant growth (100' rad., +1 yr.), murmur: send command or message to marked target
Blue Dragon: Azure to indigo, a polished blue from stout talons to stocky frame, bladed tail to prow-like horn. Fosters laws, bonds, beauty, deadly judgement.
9 HD, AC 17, +9 bite (2d10) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (3d8 lightning bolt, ranged, stunned 1d3 actions), ML 9, flying, lightning immune, 2d4 spells, burrow, sand-stone-sand (100' cu.), cast mirage (100' rad.)
Red Dragon: High-shouldered, broad-chested, a crown of lyre-shaped horns atop a muscular form scaled in scarlet and crimson. Imperious, infamous, rapacious, insatiable.
10 HD, AC 18, +10 bite (2d10) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (fire 4d8 + burn + Fear, 1d4 targets, ranged), ML 11, flying, fire immune, 2d4+1 spells, sense value, sense weakness
Brass Dragon: Gleaming burnished scales and casque, low-slung frame and fanning wings. Garrulous and seeking flattery for its fastidiousness.
7 HD, AC 17, +7 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6+1/1d6+1) or breath (heat cloud, 3d6, 3d4 targets), ML 8, flying, fire immune, 1d6 spells, cast mirage (50' rad.), slumber (4d4 targets)
Copper Dragon: Tawny rose scales, crowned with hornlets and spikelets. For all the thorny appearance, jovial and proud of secrets and clever schemes.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (3d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (acid 3d8, Save or lose armour or item, ranged), ML 9, flying, acid immune, 1d6+1 spells, shape stone (100' cu.), slow: Save or act every third action (3d4x10 actions)
Bronze Dragon: Gilded earthy scales, wet-shining, set off a coronet of brazen horns, tapered wings and webbed digits. Sharply curious, keen on healthy competition and battle.
9 HD, AC 18, +9 bite (3d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (lightning 3d8, ranged, stunned 1d3 actions), ML 9, flying, lightning immune, 2d4 spells, aquatic, shapechange, create food + water, beastspeech
Silver Dragon: High-withered, almost equine; lance-straight horns, bristling mane, all in shining scales so fine as to be invisible. High-minded and companionable; fascinated by small lives.
10 HD, AC 19, +10 bite (3d8) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (frost 4d8, 1d4+1 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, cold immune, 3d4 spells, shapechange, solid cloud/fog (100' cu.), paralysis: 2d3 targets (1d4 hrs.)
Gold Dragon: Sinuous coils of molten gold adorned with frills, spurs and branching horns. Aloof, regal, a judge of character for greater order.
11 HD, AC 19, +11 bite (5d8) or claws (2d4/2d4) or breath (flame 6d8, 1d6+1 targets, ranged), ML 11, flying, fire immune, 4d4 spells, shapechange, sense truth/falsehood, Weaken: Save or -4 to all actions for 3d10 actions (40' rad.), luckscale: token grants +3 to any roll, then fades
Crystal Dragon: Sleek and dazzling with twinned whiplash tails, spine crested with prisms. Diviners and seers, looking to the future.
5 HD, AC 15, +5 bite (2d6) or claws (1d4/1d4) or breath (light, 3d4 + blind, 1d4 targets, ranged), ML 8, flying, 1d6+1 spells, mindspeech, augury, fortune: +2 to next major task
Topaz Dragon: Stocky, fan-crested, gnarl-clawed and cloaked in heavy, glittering, orange-gold scales. Fatalistic, dour, drawn by entropy at work.
6 HD, AC 16, +6 bite (2d8) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (desiccating cloud, 3d4 + 1d6 STR regaining 1/day, ranged), ML 8, flying, 1d6+2 spells, mindspeech, decay object (100’ cu.), damage divination
Emerald Dragon: Slim and polished, all tapered horns and tiny scales, a shimmering green of greens. Delves secrets, intently observing everything and everyone.
7 HD, AC 16, +7 bite (3d4) or claws (1d6/1d6) or breath (mist 3d4 + Confused 3d6 actions), ML 8, flying, 2d4 spells, mindspeech, shapechange, weave illusion (50’ sq), steal/implant memory
Sapphire Dragon: Barrel-chested and bull-horned, armoured in scales and prisms of sparkling deep blue. Efficient, methodical, strategic; a scholar of conflict.
8 HD, AC 17, +8 bite (4d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (sonic wave 3d6 + Fear 3 for 1d6+1 actions, 1d3 targets, ranged), ML 10, flying, mindspeech, 2d4 spells, burrow (stone), divine weakness, blink-step (100’)
Amethyst Dragon: Curving spurs and horns like violet prisms, broad shimmering wings and a sinewy frame cloaked in gleaming purple and lavender. Detached, contemplative, seeking.
9 HD, AC 18, +9 bite (5d6) or claws (1d8/1d8) or breath (forcebolt 4d6 + stunned until Save at -4), ML 10, flying, mindspeech, 2d6+2 spells, clairaudience/clairvoyance (10 mil.), telekinesis 500 lbs (200 ft.), remove curse, borrow memory