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Thomar_of_Uointer
03-10-05, 10:37 AM So since it's March and March is Fey month, I thought it would be nice to redo this.

Faerie Dragons are a rare subspecies of Dragons. Their appearance is identical to that of a miniature dragon of indeterminate species. Their scales are whatever color suits their mood, and they feel no particular ties to any of the metallic or chromatic draconic species. The closest thing to an organization that Faerie Dragons have is that they are members of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, but they tend to avoid all groups and classifications.
Faerie Dragons can eat almost anything, but their favorite foods are sweets and pastries, specifically apple pie.

FAERIE DRAGON
Dragon
Environment: Plane of Fey, Arboreal
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Treasure: None or Gems
Alignment: Always chaotic, Usually good
Level Adjustment: —

Advancement:

Faerie Dragons by Age
Natural Flight Bard
Age Size HD Armor BAB Frt Ref Wil Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Speed Level
Wyrmling T 3d12 +1 +1 +1 +8 +0 5 20 10 10 5 20 30' (perfect) 1st
Very young T 5d12 +1 +2 +1 +9 +1 5 21 11 11 5 21 30' (perfect) 4th
Young T 7d12 +1 +3 +3 +11 +3 6 22 12 12 6 22 30' (perfect) 7th
Juvenile T 9d12 +2 +4 +4 +12 +4 6 23 13 13 6 23 40' (perfect) 10th
Young adult T 11d12 +2 +5 +5 +14 +5 7 24 14 14 7 24 40' (perfect) 13th
Adult S 13d12 +2 +6 +6 +15 +6 7 25 15 15 7 25 40' (good) 16th
Mature adult S 15d12 +3 +7 +8 +17 +8 8 26 16 16 8 26 50' (good) 19th
Old S 17d12 +3 +8 +8 +18 +9 8 27 17 17 8 27 50' (good) 22th
Very old S 19d12 +3 +9 +10 +20 +10 9 28 18 18 9 28 50' (good) 25th
Ancient S 21d12 +4 +10 +11 +21 +11 9 29 19 19 9 29 60' (good) 28th
Wyrm S 23d12 +4 +11 +12 +23 +13 10 30 20 20 10 30 60' (good) 31st
Great wyrm M 25d12 +4 +12 +13 +24 +14 10 31 21 21 10 31 60' (average) 34th

Musical Talent: Faerie Dragons have class features and spells as bards of the noted level, and a Faerie Dragon can make level checks instead of Perform checks to use her class features without any instrument other than her voice.
Spell-like Abilities: A Faerie Dragon has the following abilities based on age category:
Age Spell-like Abilities
Wyrmling Detect Magic (at will)
Very young Faerie Fire (at will)
Young Wish (1/day, no XP cost)
Juvenile Animate Object (3/day)
Young adult Fascinate (3/day)
Adult Charm Person (3/day)
Mature adult Minor Creation (3/day)
Old Polymorph (3/day, self only)
Very old Polymorph (1/day, other only)
Ancient Polymorph Any Object (1/day)
Wyrm Major Creation (1/day)
Great wyrm Geas/Quest (1/day)
These use the Faerie Dragon's granted Bard Level to determine caster level. The DCs are based on the Bardic versions of spells that are from multiple classes.
Breath Weapon: The Faerie Dragon's breath weapon is a cloud of euphoric gas that causes creatures who inhale it to sleep (Will DC 15 + 1/2 Faerie Dragon's HD). It is a 90 degree cone that goes out 5' for every Hit Die.
Fey Blood: Faerie Dragons are considered to be fey for the use of magic items.
Scent: Faerie Dragons have the Scent ability.

Faerie Dragons have the normal attacks for dragons of their size, but they avoid melee combat at all costs.

Faerie Dragons have all the class skills that other dragons do. They usually
take fey feats (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fey/20030815a) and learn fey spells (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fey/20031010a).
Arquinsiel
03-10-05, 12:33 PM Don't they have butterfly wings? I can't remember offhand but I think the one in Darkwalker on Moonshae did. Also he had huge amounts of illusion magic. Major image at will I would have though by the description. I might start them at fine and not go above small size though, a medium farie dragon just seems wrong.
Ogre4Hire
03-10-05, 01:21 PM The Faerie Dragon already appeared in the Draconomicon. And yes, they have Butterfly wings.

Overall, I'd say your version of the Faerie Dragon is interesting, but it should advance in size more. Just because it's Fae doesn't mean it has to be little. Consider pegging its max size as either Large or even Huge, and have it spend less time as each size.

I just don't think that there should be Tiny Dragons with 11 HD.

But other than that, it's cool. :cool:
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht
03-10-05, 02:08 PM The Faerie Dragon already appeared in the Draconomicon. And yes, they have Butterfly wings.

Overall, I'd say your version of the Faerie Dragon is interesting, but it should advance in size more. Just because it's Fae doesn't mean it has to be little. Consider pegging its max size as either Large or even Huge, and have it spend less time as each size.

I just don't think that there should be Tiny Dragons with 11 HD.

But other than that, it's cool. :cool:
This is a conversion of the non-stupid Faerie Dragon from 2e.

To the Original Poster: When you put BAB, you put the Base Attack Bonus, not the modified one. Otherwise, people will add the modifiers twice.
Thomar_of_Uointer
03-10-05, 07:09 PM But you do it for the saves? Bleah. Well, it's been a while since I looked at the MM.
JabberWocky
03-10-05, 07:18 PM That's because the dragon's attacks may have different modifiers; in the usual case, every attack after its bite is going to be at -5 because they're secondary natural weapons. Or it could have used magic fang on its claws but not its bite, or it could even use manufactured weapons, or be in a polymorphed form.

In any case, um...the only thing I'd say is that I don't really think it's necessary to give it the ability to use its HD as a Perform check. It can take Perform (singing) if it wants, and since it's got bardic class features it'd have Perform as a class skill anyway.

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Thomar_of_Uointer 03-10-05, 10:37 AM	So since it's March and March is Fey month, I thought it would be nice to redo this. Faerie Dragons are a rare subspecies of Dragons. Their appearance is identical to that of a miniature dragon of indeterminate species. Their scales are whatever color suits their mood, and they feel no particular ties to any of the metallic or chromatic draconic species. The closest thing to an organization that Faerie Dragons have is that they are members of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, but they tend to avoid all groups and classifications. Faerie Dragons can eat almost anything, but their favorite foods are sweets and pastries, specifically apple pie. FAERIE DRAGON Dragon Environment: Plane of Fey, Arboreal Organization: Solitary or Pair Treasure: None or Gems Alignment: Always chaotic, Usually good Level Adjustment: — Advancement: Faerie Dragons by Age Natural Flight Bard Age Size HD Armor BAB Frt Ref Wil Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Speed Level Wyrmling T 3d12 +1 +1 +1 +8 +0 5 20 10 10 5 20 30' (perfect) 1st Very young T 5d12 +1 +2 +1 +9 +1 5 21 11 11 5 21 30' (perfect) 4th Young T 7d12 +1 +3 +3 +11 +3 6 22 12 12 6 22 30' (perfect) 7th Juvenile T 9d12 +2 +4 +4 +12 +4 6 23 13 13 6 23 40' (perfect) 10th Young adult T 11d12 +2 +5 +5 +14 +5 7 24 14 14 7 24 40' (perfect) 13th Adult S 13d12 +2 +6 +6 +15 +6 7 25 15 15 7 25 40' (good) 16th Mature adult S 15d12 +3 +7 +8 +17 +8 8 26 16 16 8 26 50' (good) 19th Old S 17d12 +3 +8 +8 +18 +9 8 27 17 17 8 27 50' (good) 22th Very old S 19d12 +3 +9 +10 +20 +10 9 28 18 18 9 28 50' (good) 25th Ancient S 21d12 +4 +10 +11 +21 +11 9 29 19 19 9 29 60' (good) 28th Wyrm S 23d12 +4 +11 +12 +23 +13 10 30 20 20 10 30 60' (good) 31st Great wyrm M 25d12 +4 +12 +13 +24 +14 10 31 21 21 10 31 60' (average) 34th Musical Talent: Faerie Dragons have class features and spells as bards of the noted level, and a Faerie Dragon can make level checks instead of Perform checks to use her class features without any instrument other than her voice. Spell-like Abilities: A Faerie Dragon has the following abilities based on age category: Age Spell-like Abilities Wyrmling Detect Magic (at will) Very young Faerie Fire (at will) Young Wish (1/day, no XP cost) Juvenile Animate Object (3/day) Young adult Fascinate (3/day) Adult Charm Person (3/day) Mature adult Minor Creation (3/day) Old Polymorph (3/day, self only) Very old Polymorph (1/day, other only) Ancient Polymorph Any Object (1/day) Wyrm Major Creation (1/day) Great wyrm Geas/Quest (1/day) These use the Faerie Dragon's granted Bard Level to determine caster level. The DCs are based on the Bardic versions of spells that are from multiple classes. Breath Weapon: The Faerie Dragon's breath weapon is a cloud of euphoric gas that causes creatures who inhale it to sleep (Will DC 15 + 1/2 Faerie Dragon's HD). It is a 90 degree cone that goes out 5' for every Hit Die. Fey Blood: Faerie Dragons are considered to be fey for the use of magic items. Scent: Faerie Dragons have the Scent ability. Faerie Dragons have the normal attacks for dragons of their size, but they avoid melee combat at all costs. Faerie Dragons have all the class skills that other dragons do. They usually take fey feats (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fey/20030815a) and learn fey spells (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fey/20031010a).
Arquinsiel 03-10-05, 12:33 PM	Don't they have butterfly wings? I can't remember offhand but I think the one in Darkwalker on Moonshae did. Also he had huge amounts of illusion magic. Major image at will I would have though by the description. I might start them at fine and not go above small size though, a medium farie dragon just seems wrong.
Ogre4Hire 03-10-05, 01:21 PM	The Faerie Dragon already appeared in the Draconomicon. And yes, they have Butterfly wings. Overall, I'd say your version of the Faerie Dragon is interesting, but it should advance in size more. Just because it's Fae doesn't mean it has to be little. Consider pegging its max size as either Large or even Huge, and have it spend less time as each size. I just don't think that there should be Tiny Dragons with 11 HD. But other than that, it's cool. :cool:
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht 03-10-05, 02:08 PM	The Faerie Dragon already appeared in the Draconomicon. And yes, they have Butterfly wings. Overall, I'd say your version of the Faerie Dragon is interesting, but it should advance in size more. Just because it's Fae doesn't mean it has to be little. Consider pegging its max size as either Large or even Huge, and have it spend less time as each size. I just don't think that there should be Tiny Dragons with 11 HD. But other than that, it's cool. :cool: This is a conversion of the non-stupid Faerie Dragon from 2e. To the Original Poster: When you put BAB, you put the Base Attack Bonus, not the modified one. Otherwise, people will add the modifiers twice.
Thomar_of_Uointer 03-10-05, 07:09 PM	But you do it for the saves? Bleah. Well, it's been a while since I looked at the MM.
JabberWocky 03-10-05, 07:18 PM	That's because the dragon's attacks may have different modifiers; in the usual case, every attack after its bite is going to be at -5 because they're secondary natural weapons. Or it could have used magic fang on its claws but not its bite, or it could even use manufactured weapons, or be in a polymorphed form. In any case, um...the only thing I'd say is that I don't really think it's necessary to give it the ability to use its HD as a Perform check. It can take Perform (singing) if it wants, and since it's got bardic class features it'd have Perform as a class skill anyway.