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Cantankerous One 03-24-04, 10:14 PM	Okay, I cheated. This is basically a Half-Dragon (Black) Large Viper with one extra HD, improved Str and Con, and regeneration. I want to throw this as a "mini-boss" encounter for a group of five 4th-level PCs. Comments? Feedback? CORREI-SERPENT Large Dragon Hit Dice: 4d10+3 (26 hp) Initiative: +3 (+3 Dex) Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (average) AC: 19 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +7 natural) Attacks: Bite +8 melee, 2 claws +2 melee Damage: Bite 1d8+5, claw 1d6+2 Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft. (coiled)/10 ft. Special Attacks: Poison, breath weapon Special Qualities: Scent, darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, acid, sleep, and paralysis immunity, regeneration 2 Saves: Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +2 Abilities: Str 21, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 4 Skills: Climb +13, Balance +11, Hide +7, Listen +9, Spot +9 Feats: Multiattack, Weapon Focus (bite) Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm land, aquatic, and underground Organization: Solitary Challenge Rating: 5 Treasure: None Alignment: Always chaotic evil Advancement: - Poison (Ex): Bite, Fortitude save (DC 13); initial and secondary damage 1d6 temporary Constitution. Breath Weapon (Su): Line of acid, 5 feet high and wide, 60 feet long, 6d8 damage, Reflex save half (DC 13). Usable once per day. Regeneration (Ex): Correi-serpents take normal damage from fire and bludgeoning weapons. A correi-serpentthat loses a limb or body part can reattach it by holding the severed member to the stump. Reattachment takes 1 minute. If the head or other vital organ is severed, it must be reattached within 10 minutes or the creature dies. They cannot regrow lost body parts. (I also know that Correi-serpent is a pretty bad name. But I can't think of a decent one as of now.)
gino 03-26-04, 01:42 PM	OK nice idea ! I would probably make it a winged armless snake, but that's a different matter, with two Bite attacks maybe ? It looks quite fine, but why a Breath Weapon (Acid) ? I would dump it in favour of a BW (Poison), handled like a cone of gaz. It would feel more snake-like, not like a 'small' Black Dragon. Also even with Regeneration it seems weak with so few HP compared to 4th level PCs : it wouldn't last very long in my opinion. Anyway just my $2...