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fishstick 12-28-05, 02:52 PM	What monsters would make good allies or slaves that PCs could fight against for a CR 12 Blue dragon or a CR 12 LE Emerald or Sapphire gem dragon? I'm thinking of placing the lair underground in a large arid grassland (think Great Plains).
ubernex 12-28-05, 04:04 PM	What monsters would make good allies or slaves that PCs could fight against for a CR 12 Blue dragon or a CR 12 LE Emerald or Sapphire gem dragon? I'm thinking of placing the lair underground in a large arid grassland (think Great Plains). Hmmm you could take the local animal and monster population and apply the half-dragon template to them. Think of the PC's delving into the dragon's lair, only to be confronted by its "children." The half-dragon template adds 2 to the CR of the critter so here are a couple of ideas: Half-Dragon Lion (CR5) or Dire Lion (CR7) Half-Dragon Cheeta (CR4) Half-Dragon Tiger (CR6), or Dire Tiger (CR10) Of course if you are feeling really evil with your game I might suggest that some really good minions for a CR 12 Blue Dragon would be a couple of: Shambling Mounds (CR6) (or half-dragon shambling mounds (CR8) if you are feeling silly and full of hate) They gain con whenever they are exposed to electricity, thus the dragon would be able to sit back and breath into the combat, healing its minions and hurting its enemies. Same idea of having a powerful Red Dragon invest in a couple of Iron Golems.