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A new type of dragon - request [Archive] - Wizards Community

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PolarBlizzard
06-26-03, 10:28 AM I know that there is an item out there to create a dragon from the treasure it sits in (hoardmaster longsword I believe). But I'm looking for something that would create a dragon made of sand.

What kind of stats would there be for a dragon made of sand? I was thinking of a breath weapon of stinging sand (like a sandblasting!) that does damage and can blind a person for a brief period.

I need your help with the rest of him though.
Rinian2
06-26-03, 10:52 AM Wouldn't a Dragon made from sand be a Golem or an Elemental in the form of a Dragon?

If you wanted a Dragon that could turn into sand, I'd say a slight modification of an existing Dragon would be best.

Make it the colour of sand (of course) and give it an ability called something like Dune Form or One with the Desert that would allow it to turn into a pile of sand of equivilant size as the original. I would make it able to turn to sand as a free action, but reforming would be probably a full round action.

It's breath weapon should be less powerful than fire breath. I'd allow a Fortitude save to avoid temporary blindness. Unless the sand was superheated, in which case I would either allow it to do follow up damage or reduce the victim's Dexterity bonus for a while. Sand-blasting may be a different form of Improved Sunder.

As an additional power while in Dune Form, I would give the dragon Tremour Sense with range of ... I don't know really ... lots?
Mage of Sembia
06-26-03, 11:19 AM DRAGON, Yellow
Dragon (Earth)
Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm desert and underground
Organization: Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2-5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1-2 and 2-5 offspring)Challenge Rating: Wyrmling 2; very young 3; young 4; juvenile 7; young adult 10; adult 12; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 18; ancient 20; wyrm 21; great wyrm 23
Treasure: Double standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: Wyrmling 6-7 HD (Small); very young 9-10 HD (Medium-size); young 12-13 HD (Medium-size); juvenile 15-16 HD (Large); young adult 18-19 HD (Large); adult 21-22 HD (Huge); mature adult 24-25 HD (Huge); old 27-28 HD (Huge); very old 30-31 HD (Huge); ancient 33-34 HD (Gargantuan); wyrm 36-37 HD (Gargantuan); great wyrm 39+ HD (Gargantuan)

Yellow dragons love deserts, preferring areas of sandy, windswept desolation. They are most comfortable in daytime temperatures of 105 degrees and up, although they can easily survive subfreezing temperatures at night. A yellow dragon’s scales at birth are tan in color, but slowly, as the dragon ages, change to a desert sand color. Their scales are dull and lackluster, but this is to their advantage for they do not reflect light very well. Their teeth and claws are of similar color.
Yellow dragons are solitary, selfish creatures that form no close bonds with any other creature, including other yellows. They are highly territorial; the only time they'll let another yellow into their territory is to mate, which is actually quite rare. Immediately afterward, the dragons separate. The mother raises the offspring, but won't go out of her way to protect them from attackers. The young dragons usually leave home before they reach the juvenile age category. The main enemies of yellow dragons are brass dragons, which actively hunt the smaller creatures.

COMBAT
Although preferring guile to combat and ambush to attack, yellows are fierce and cunning fighters. Even if forced into a situation where direct combat is inevitable, they'll still use their spells and innate abilities so as to mislead, misdirect, and distract their opponents.
A favorite hunting tactic for a yellow is to dig a steep-walled, cone-shaped depression in the sand, and then bury itself at the bottom of this crater with just its eyes and nostrils showing. When a creature stumbles into the depression, the dragon moves its wings in the sand, causing the steep walls of the cone to collapse and drawing the prey straight to the dragon's mouth.
Breath Weapon (Su): A yellow dragon has one type of breath weapon, a cone of scorching air and earth.
Silence (Sp): The dragon can use this ability as the spell of the same name, a number of times per day equal to its age category.
Other Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day—create/destroy water, improved invisibility, and wind wall; 1/day—wall of stone and enervation.

YELLOW DRAGONS BY AGE
Attack FortRef Will Breath Fear
Age Size Hit Dice (hp) AC Bonus Save Save Save Weapon (DC) DC SR
Wyrmling S 5d12+5 (37) 15 (+1 size, +4 natural) +7 +5 +4 +4 1d6 (13) - -
Very young M 8d12+16 (68) 17 (+7 natural) +10 +8 +6 +6 2d6 (16) - -
Young M 11d12+22 (93) 20 (+10 natural) +14 +9 +7 +8 3d6 (17) - -
Juvenile L 14d12+42 (133) 22 (-1 size, +13 natural) +17 +12 +9 +11 4d6 (20) - -
Young adult L 17d12+68 (178) 25 (-1 size, +16 natural) +22 +14 +10 +12 5d6 (22) 20 19
Adult H 20d12+100 (230) 27 (-2 size, +19 natural) +26 +17 +12 +15 6d6 (25) 23 21
Mature Adult H 23d12+115 (264) 30 (-2 size, +22 natural) +30 +18 +13 +16 7d6 (26) 24 22
Old H 26d12+156 (325) 33 (-2 size, +25 natural) +34 +21 +15 +19 8d6 (29) 27 24
Very old H 29d12+174 (362) 36 (-2 size, +28 natural) +38 +22 +16 +20 9d6 (30) 28 25
Ancient G 32d12+224 (432) 37 (-4 size, +31 natural) +40 +25 +18 +23 10d6 (33) 31 27
Wyrm G 35d12+280 (507) 40 (-4 size, +34 natural) +44 +27 +19 +24 11d6 (35) 32 28
Great wyrm G 38d12+304 (551) 43 (-4 size, +37 natural) +48 +29 +21 +27 12d6 (37) 33 30

YELLOW DRAGON ABILITIES BY AGE
Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Special Abilities Caster Level
Wyrmling 40 ft., fly 100 ft. (average) 13 10 13 10 11 10 Create/destroy water -
burrow 20 ft.
Very young 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 15 10 15 10 11 10 -
burrow 20 ft.
Young 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 17 10 15 12 13 12 -
burrow 20 ft.
Juvenile 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 19 10 17 14 15 14 1st
burrow 20 ft.
Young adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 23 10 19 14 15 14 Damage reduction 5/+1 3rd
burrow 20 ft.
Adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 27 10 21 16 17 16 Improved invisibility 5th
burrow 20 ft.
Mature Adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 29 10 21 16 17 16 Damage reduction 10/+1 7th
burrow 20 ft.
Old 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 31 10 23 18 19 18 Wind wall 9th
burrow 20 ft.
Very old 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 33 10 23 18 19 18 Damage reduction 15/+2 11th
burrow 20 ft.
Ancient 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 35 10 25 20 21 20 Wall of stone 13th
burrow 20 ft.
Wyrm 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 37 10 27 20 21 20 Damage reduction 20/+2 15th
burrow 20 ft.
Great wyrm 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 39 10 27 22 23 22 Enervation 17th
burrow 20 ft.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
PolarBlizzard 06-26-03, 10:28 AM	I know that there is an item out there to create a dragon from the treasure it sits in (hoardmaster longsword I believe). But I'm looking for something that would create a dragon made of sand. What kind of stats would there be for a dragon made of sand? I was thinking of a breath weapon of stinging sand (like a sandblasting!) that does damage and can blind a person for a brief period. I need your help with the rest of him though.
Rinian2 06-26-03, 10:52 AM	Wouldn't a Dragon made from sand be a Golem or an Elemental in the form of a Dragon? If you wanted a Dragon that could turn into sand, I'd say a slight modification of an existing Dragon would be best. Make it the colour of sand (of course) and give it an ability called something like Dune Form or One with the Desert that would allow it to turn into a pile of sand of equivilant size as the original. I would make it able to turn to sand as a free action, but reforming would be probably a full round action. It's breath weapon should be less powerful than fire breath. I'd allow a Fortitude save to avoid temporary blindness. Unless the sand was superheated, in which case I would either allow it to do follow up damage or reduce the victim's Dexterity bonus for a while. Sand-blasting may be a different form of Improved Sunder. As an additional power while in Dune Form, I would give the dragon Tremour Sense with range of ... I don't know really ... lots?
Mage of Sembia 06-26-03, 11:19 AM	DRAGON, Yellow Dragon (Earth) Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm desert and underground Organization: Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2-5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1-2 and 2-5 offspring)Challenge Rating: Wyrmling 2; very young 3; young 4; juvenile 7; young adult 10; adult 12; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 18; ancient 20; wyrm 21; great wyrm 23 Treasure: Double standard Alignment: Always chaotic evil Advancement: Wyrmling 6-7 HD (Small); very young 9-10 HD (Medium-size); young 12-13 HD (Medium-size); juvenile 15-16 HD (Large); young adult 18-19 HD (Large); adult 21-22 HD (Huge); mature adult 24-25 HD (Huge); old 27-28 HD (Huge); very old 30-31 HD (Huge); ancient 33-34 HD (Gargantuan); wyrm 36-37 HD (Gargantuan); great wyrm 39+ HD (Gargantuan) Yellow dragons love deserts, preferring areas of sandy, windswept desolation. They are most comfortable in daytime temperatures of 105 degrees and up, although they can easily survive subfreezing temperatures at night. A yellow dragon’s scales at birth are tan in color, but slowly, as the dragon ages, change to a desert sand color. Their scales are dull and lackluster, but this is to their advantage for they do not reflect light very well. Their teeth and claws are of similar color. Yellow dragons are solitary, selfish creatures that form no close bonds with any other creature, including other yellows. They are highly territorial; the only time they'll let another yellow into their territory is to mate, which is actually quite rare. Immediately afterward, the dragons separate. The mother raises the offspring, but won't go out of her way to protect them from attackers. The young dragons usually leave home before they reach the juvenile age category. The main enemies of yellow dragons are brass dragons, which actively hunt the smaller creatures. COMBAT Although preferring guile to combat and ambush to attack, yellows are fierce and cunning fighters. Even if forced into a situation where direct combat is inevitable, they'll still use their spells and innate abilities so as to mislead, misdirect, and distract their opponents. A favorite hunting tactic for a yellow is to dig a steep-walled, cone-shaped depression in the sand, and then bury itself at the bottom of this crater with just its eyes and nostrils showing. When a creature stumbles into the depression, the dragon moves its wings in the sand, causing the steep walls of the cone to collapse and drawing the prey straight to the dragon's mouth. Breath Weapon (Su): A yellow dragon has one type of breath weapon, a cone of scorching air and earth. Silence (Sp): The dragon can use this ability as the spell of the same name, a number of times per day equal to its age category. Other Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day—create/destroy water, improved invisibility, and wind wall; 1/day—wall of stone and enervation. YELLOW DRAGONS BY AGE Attack FortRef Will Breath Fear Age Size Hit Dice (hp) AC Bonus Save Save Save Weapon (DC) DC SR Wyrmling S 5d12+5 (37) 15 (+1 size, +4 natural) +7 +5 +4 +4 1d6 (13) - - Very young M 8d12+16 (68) 17 (+7 natural) +10 +8 +6 +6 2d6 (16) - - Young M 11d12+22 (93) 20 (+10 natural) +14 +9 +7 +8 3d6 (17) - - Juvenile L 14d12+42 (133) 22 (-1 size, +13 natural) +17 +12 +9 +11 4d6 (20) - - Young adult L 17d12+68 (178) 25 (-1 size, +16 natural) +22 +14 +10 +12 5d6 (22) 20 19 Adult H 20d12+100 (230) 27 (-2 size, +19 natural) +26 +17 +12 +15 6d6 (25) 23 21 Mature Adult H 23d12+115 (264) 30 (-2 size, +22 natural) +30 +18 +13 +16 7d6 (26) 24 22 Old H 26d12+156 (325) 33 (-2 size, +25 natural) +34 +21 +15 +19 8d6 (29) 27 24 Very old H 29d12+174 (362) 36 (-2 size, +28 natural) +38 +22 +16 +20 9d6 (30) 28 25 Ancient G 32d12+224 (432) 37 (-4 size, +31 natural) +40 +25 +18 +23 10d6 (33) 31 27 Wyrm G 35d12+280 (507) 40 (-4 size, +34 natural) +44 +27 +19 +24 11d6 (35) 32 28 Great wyrm G 38d12+304 (551) 43 (-4 size, +37 natural) +48 +29 +21 +27 12d6 (37) 33 30 YELLOW DRAGON ABILITIES BY AGE Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Special Abilities Caster Level Wyrmling 40 ft., fly 100 ft. (average) 13 10 13 10 11 10 Create/destroy water - burrow 20 ft. Very young 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 15 10 15 10 11 10 - burrow 20 ft. Young 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 17 10 15 12 13 12 - burrow 20 ft. Juvenile 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 19 10 17 14 15 14 1st burrow 20 ft. Young adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 23 10 19 14 15 14 Damage reduction 5/+1 3rd burrow 20 ft. Adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 27 10 21 16 17 16 Improved invisibility 5th burrow 20 ft. Mature Adult 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 29 10 21 16 17 16 Damage reduction 10/+1 7th burrow 20 ft. Old 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 31 10 23 18 19 18 Wind wall 9th burrow 20 ft. Very old 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) 33 10 23 18 19 18 Damage reduction 15/+2 11th burrow 20 ft. Ancient 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 35 10 25 20 21 20 Wall of stone 13th burrow 20 ft. Wyrm 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 37 10 27 20 21 20 Damage reduction 20/+2 15th burrow 20 ft. Great wyrm 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) 39 10 27 22 23 22 Enervation 17th burrow 20 ft.