Post by Maelthras on Feb 7, 2017 10:56:50 GMT -8
Brown Dragon
Dragon (Earth)
Climate/Terrain: Any arid/Desert
Frequency: Very rare
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 Ratings: Wyrmling 2; very young 3; young 5; juvenile 7; young adult 10; adult 13; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 18; ancient 20; wyrm 22; great wyrm 24
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Special
Intelligence: Highly (13-14)
Treasure: Special
Alignment: Neutral (evil)
No. Appearing: 1 (2-5)
Advancement: Wyrmling 7–8 HD (Medium-size); very young 10–11 HD (Large); young 13–14 HD (Large); juvenile 16–17 HD (Large); young adult 19–20 HD (Huge); adult 22–23 HD (Huge); mature adult 25–26 HD (Huge); old 28–29 HD (Gargantuan); very old 31–32 HD (Gargantuan); ancient 34–35 HD (Gargantuan); wyrm 37–38 HD (Colossal); great wyrm 40+ HD (Colossal)
Armor Class: 2 (base)
Movement: 12, Br 24
Hit Dice: 14 (base)
THAC0: 7
No. of Attacks: 3+special
Damage/Attack: 1-4//1-4/3-30
Special Attacks: See below
Special Defenses: Variable
Magic Resistance: See below
Size: G (54' base)
Morale: Fanatic (17-18 )
XP Value: Variable
Brown dragons, also known as great desert dragons, migrated from the desert. Raurin and now frequent much of the wastes in Eastern Mulhorand. Brown dragons are ferocious beasts; while they are intelligent, they view human beings as food, and believe it peculiar to talk with one's meal. They do not have wings and cannot fly.
Brown dragons have a coloration similar to that of desert sands, ranging from dim brown at hatchling stage to almost white at great wyrm stage. They have small, webbed claws that well developed for digging, and very large, long mouths. Their scales are leathery and not as hard as other dragon armors.
Brown dragons speak their own tongue and the language of blue dragons. They have a 5% chance per age category of being able to communicate with any intelligent creature.
Combat: Brown dragons prefer to dig deep trenches in the sand and wait for prey to appear so they may ambush them. They have a 90% chance of hearing a man sized creature's footsteps on the desert sands from as far down as 500 feet.
Brown dragons breach the desert sand with incredible silence, imposing a -5 penalty to opponents' surprise rolls. Older brown dragons use illusions or even invisibility spells to conceal themselves.
When brown dragons grab their prey, they hold it in their jaws, They have the ability to exhale screaming, blinding sand that hits like a concentrated desert sandstorm. All creatures caught in the spray can roll a saving throw vs. breath weapon for half damage.
Brown dragons use the spray against large numbers, but not against mounted foes, since they know that horses are good eating and don't put up as much struggle as humans. Brown dragons cast spells as 8th-level wizards.
They are born immune to acid and the effects of the desert heat. They may survive in airless environments nearly indefinitely.
As they age, brown dragons gain the following abilities:
Age Abilities
Young Cast create sand to cover up the burrows
Juvenile Cast create water once per day
Adult Cast sandstorm (Mulhorandi spell) once per day
Venerable Cast summon a 12-HD earth elemental
Great wyrm Cast disintegrate once per day
Tremorsense (Ex): Brown dragons can automatically sense the location of anything within 500 feet that is in contact with the ground.
Create Water (Sp): The dragon can use this spell-like ability once per day.
Sandstorm (Sp): Once per day, an adult brown dragon can create a vortex of violently churning sand at a distance up to 80 yards away. All creatures within a 60-foot radius of the center of the sand- storm take 1d6 points of damage each round they remain within the sandstorm. Characters in the swirling sands are blinded and must make a Balance check (DC 15) during each round they move more than 5 feet or fall prone.
Summon Huge Air Elemental (Sp): Once per day, an old brown dragon can cast summon nature’s ally VII to summon one Huge air elemental, 1d3 Large air elementals, or 1d4+1 air elementals of smaller size.
Summon Greater Air Elemental (Sp): Once per day, an ancient brown dragon can cast summon nature’s ally VIII to summon one greater air elemental, 1d3 Huge air elementals, or 1d4+1 air elementals of smaller size.
Other Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day— create water, disintegrate.
Habitat/Society: Brown dragons are found in desert, often close to settled areas. They typically dwell in deep burrows nearly 1,000 feet beneath the sand, where they carve out vast chambers.
The brown dragon mates and raises a family for only a short period of time; all parents encountered are in the mature adult stage of development. Many brown dragons do not mate.
Man is the main enemy of brown dragons. Humans hunt for them for their hides and treasure. Blue dragons also attack brown dragons.
Battles between brown and blue dragons are legendary for their ferocity. The people of the desert have a curious respect for the brown dragon, so tales often make the blue dragons more evil than the brown.
Ecology: Brown dragons are able to digest sand and other mineral materials to sustain themselves over long periods of time. However, meat is the preferred diet, with horseflesh a particular favorite.
Age) Body Lgt. (')/Tail Lgt. (')
1) Hatchling 7-19 6-16
2) Very Young 20-31 17-28
3) Young 32-43 29-38
4) Juvenile 44-55 39-50
5) Young Adult 56-67 51-60
6) Adult 68-80 61-70
7) Mature Adult 81-93 71-84
8 ) Old 94-106 85-95
9) Very Old 107-120 96-108
10) Venerable 121-134 109-120
11) Wyrm 135-148 121-133
12) Great Wyrm 149-162 134-146
Brown Dragons by Age
Age Hit Dice (hp) AC Attack Bonus
Wyrmling 6d12+12 (51) 13 (+3 natural) +8
Very young 9d12+27 (85) 15 (–1 size, +6 natural) +12
Young 12d12+36 (114) 18 (–1 size, +9 natural) +17
Juvenile 15d12+60 (157) 21 (–1 size, +12 natural) +21
Young adult 18d12+90 (207) 23 (–2 size, +15 natural) +24
Adult 21d12+105 (241) 26 (–2 size, +18 natural) +28
Mature adult 24d12+144 (300) 29 (–2 size, +21 natural) +33
Old 27d12+189 (364) 30 (–4 size, +24 natural) +35
Very old 30d12+240 (435) 33 (–4 size, +27 natural) +40
Ancient 33d12+297 (511) 36 (–4 size, +30 natural) +44
Wyrm 36d12+360 (594) 35 (–8 size, +33 natural) +44
Great wyrm 39d12+429 (682) 38 (–8 size, +36 natural) +48
Age Fort Ref Will BW(DC) Fear SR
Wyrmling +7 +5 +6 2d6 (15) — —
Very young +9 +6 +7 4d6 (17) — —
Young +11 +8 +10 6d6 (19) — —
Juvenile +13 +9 +11 8d6 (21) — —
Young adult +16 +11 +14 10d6 (24) 22 20
Adult +17 +12 +15 12d6 (25) 23 23
Mature adult +20 +14 +18 14d6 (28 ) 26 25
Old +22 +15 +19 16d6 (30) 27 27
Very old +25 +17 +22 18d6 (33) 30 28
Ancient +27 +18 +23 20d6 (35) 31 30
Wyrm +30 +20 +26 22d6 (38 ) 34 32
Great wyrm +32 +21 +27 24d6 (40) 35 34
Brown Dragon Abilities by Age
Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha
Wyrmling 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 15 10 15 12 13 12
Very young 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 19 10 17 12 13 12
Young 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 23 10 17 14 15 14
Juvenile 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 25 10 19 14 15 14
Young adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 27 10 21 16 17 16
Adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 29 10 21 16 17 16
Mature adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 33 10 23 18 19 18
Old 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 35 10 25 18 19 18
Very old 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 39 10 27 20 21 20
Ancient 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 41 10 29 20 21 20
Wyrm 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 43 10 31 22 23 22
Great wyrm 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 45 10 33 22 23 22
Age Special Abilities Caster Level
Wyrmling Acid immunity, tremorsense —
Very young —
Young —
Juvenile Create water 1st
Young adult Damage reduction 5/+1 3rd
Adult Sandstorm 5th
Mature adult Damage reduction 10/+1 7th
Old Summon Huge air elemental 9th
Very old Damage reduction 15/+2 11th
Ancient Summon greater air elemental 13th
Wyrm Damage reduction 20/+3 15th
Great wyrm Disintegrate 17th
Age) Treas. Type/XP Value
1) Nil 2,000
2) Nil 4,000
3) Nil 6,000
4) Nil 8,000
5) ½H 10,000
6) H 11,000
7) H 12,000
8 ) H 16,000
9) Hx2 18,000
10) Hx2 19,000
11) Hx2 20,000
12) Hx3 21,000
Dragon (Earth)
Climate/Terrain: Any arid/Desert
Frequency: Very rare
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 Ratings: Wyrmling 2; very young 3; young 5; juvenile 7; young adult 10; adult 13; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 18; ancient 20; wyrm 22; great wyrm 24
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Special
Intelligence: Highly (13-14)
Treasure: Special
Alignment: Neutral (evil)
No. Appearing: 1 (2-5)
Advancement: Wyrmling 7–8 HD (Medium-size); very young 10–11 HD (Large); young 13–14 HD (Large); juvenile 16–17 HD (Large); young adult 19–20 HD (Huge); adult 22–23 HD (Huge); mature adult 25–26 HD (Huge); old 28–29 HD (Gargantuan); very old 31–32 HD (Gargantuan); ancient 34–35 HD (Gargantuan); wyrm 37–38 HD (Colossal); great wyrm 40+ HD (Colossal)
Armor Class: 2 (base)
Movement: 12, Br 24
Hit Dice: 14 (base)
THAC0: 7
No. of Attacks: 3+special
Damage/Attack: 1-4//1-4/3-30
Special Attacks: See below
Special Defenses: Variable
Magic Resistance: See below
Size: G (54' base)
Morale: Fanatic (17-18 )
XP Value: Variable
Brown dragons, also known as great desert dragons, migrated from the desert. Raurin and now frequent much of the wastes in Eastern Mulhorand. Brown dragons are ferocious beasts; while they are intelligent, they view human beings as food, and believe it peculiar to talk with one's meal. They do not have wings and cannot fly.
Brown dragons have a coloration similar to that of desert sands, ranging from dim brown at hatchling stage to almost white at great wyrm stage. They have small, webbed claws that well developed for digging, and very large, long mouths. Their scales are leathery and not as hard as other dragon armors.
Brown dragons speak their own tongue and the language of blue dragons. They have a 5% chance per age category of being able to communicate with any intelligent creature.
Combat: Brown dragons prefer to dig deep trenches in the sand and wait for prey to appear so they may ambush them. They have a 90% chance of hearing a man sized creature's footsteps on the desert sands from as far down as 500 feet.
Brown dragons breach the desert sand with incredible silence, imposing a -5 penalty to opponents' surprise rolls. Older brown dragons use illusions or even invisibility spells to conceal themselves.
When brown dragons grab their prey, they hold it in their jaws, They have the ability to exhale screaming, blinding sand that hits like a concentrated desert sandstorm. All creatures caught in the spray can roll a saving throw vs. breath weapon for half damage.
Brown dragons use the spray against large numbers, but not against mounted foes, since they know that horses are good eating and don't put up as much struggle as humans. Brown dragons cast spells as 8th-level wizards.
They are born immune to acid and the effects of the desert heat. They may survive in airless environments nearly indefinitely.
As they age, brown dragons gain the following abilities:
Age Abilities
Young Cast create sand to cover up the burrows
Juvenile Cast create water once per day
Adult Cast sandstorm (Mulhorandi spell) once per day
Venerable Cast summon a 12-HD earth elemental
Great wyrm Cast disintegrate once per day
Tremorsense (Ex): Brown dragons can automatically sense the location of anything within 500 feet that is in contact with the ground.
Create Water (Sp): The dragon can use this spell-like ability once per day.
Sandstorm (Sp): Once per day, an adult brown dragon can create a vortex of violently churning sand at a distance up to 80 yards away. All creatures within a 60-foot radius of the center of the sand- storm take 1d6 points of damage each round they remain within the sandstorm. Characters in the swirling sands are blinded and must make a Balance check (DC 15) during each round they move more than 5 feet or fall prone.
Summon Huge Air Elemental (Sp): Once per day, an old brown dragon can cast summon nature’s ally VII to summon one Huge air elemental, 1d3 Large air elementals, or 1d4+1 air elementals of smaller size.
Summon Greater Air Elemental (Sp): Once per day, an ancient brown dragon can cast summon nature’s ally VIII to summon one greater air elemental, 1d3 Huge air elementals, or 1d4+1 air elementals of smaller size.
Other Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day— create water, disintegrate.
Habitat/Society: Brown dragons are found in desert, often close to settled areas. They typically dwell in deep burrows nearly 1,000 feet beneath the sand, where they carve out vast chambers.
The brown dragon mates and raises a family for only a short period of time; all parents encountered are in the mature adult stage of development. Many brown dragons do not mate.
Man is the main enemy of brown dragons. Humans hunt for them for their hides and treasure. Blue dragons also attack brown dragons.
Battles between brown and blue dragons are legendary for their ferocity. The people of the desert have a curious respect for the brown dragon, so tales often make the blue dragons more evil than the brown.
Ecology: Brown dragons are able to digest sand and other mineral materials to sustain themselves over long periods of time. However, meat is the preferred diet, with horseflesh a particular favorite.
Age) Body Lgt. (')/Tail Lgt. (')
1) Hatchling 7-19 6-16
2) Very Young 20-31 17-28
3) Young 32-43 29-38
4) Juvenile 44-55 39-50
5) Young Adult 56-67 51-60
6) Adult 68-80 61-70
7) Mature Adult 81-93 71-84
8 ) Old 94-106 85-95
9) Very Old 107-120 96-108
10) Venerable 121-134 109-120
11) Wyrm 135-148 121-133
12) Great Wyrm 149-162 134-146
Brown Dragons by Age
Age Hit Dice (hp) AC Attack Bonus
Wyrmling 6d12+12 (51) 13 (+3 natural) +8
Very young 9d12+27 (85) 15 (–1 size, +6 natural) +12
Young 12d12+36 (114) 18 (–1 size, +9 natural) +17
Juvenile 15d12+60 (157) 21 (–1 size, +12 natural) +21
Young adult 18d12+90 (207) 23 (–2 size, +15 natural) +24
Adult 21d12+105 (241) 26 (–2 size, +18 natural) +28
Mature adult 24d12+144 (300) 29 (–2 size, +21 natural) +33
Old 27d12+189 (364) 30 (–4 size, +24 natural) +35
Very old 30d12+240 (435) 33 (–4 size, +27 natural) +40
Ancient 33d12+297 (511) 36 (–4 size, +30 natural) +44
Wyrm 36d12+360 (594) 35 (–8 size, +33 natural) +44
Great wyrm 39d12+429 (682) 38 (–8 size, +36 natural) +48
Age Fort Ref Will BW(DC) Fear SR
Wyrmling +7 +5 +6 2d6 (15) — —
Very young +9 +6 +7 4d6 (17) — —
Young +11 +8 +10 6d6 (19) — —
Juvenile +13 +9 +11 8d6 (21) — —
Young adult +16 +11 +14 10d6 (24) 22 20
Adult +17 +12 +15 12d6 (25) 23 23
Mature adult +20 +14 +18 14d6 (28 ) 26 25
Old +22 +15 +19 16d6 (30) 27 27
Very old +25 +17 +22 18d6 (33) 30 28
Ancient +27 +18 +23 20d6 (35) 31 30
Wyrm +30 +20 +26 22d6 (38 ) 34 32
Great wyrm +32 +21 +27 24d6 (40) 35 34
Brown Dragon Abilities by Age
Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha
Wyrmling 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 15 10 15 12 13 12
Very young 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 19 10 17 12 13 12
Young 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 23 10 17 14 15 14
Juvenile 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 25 10 19 14 15 14
Young adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 27 10 21 16 17 16
Adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 29 10 21 16 17 16
Mature adult 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 33 10 23 18 19 18
Old 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 35 10 25 18 19 18
Very old 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 39 10 27 20 21 20
Ancient 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 41 10 29 20 21 20
Wyrm 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 43 10 31 22 23 22
Great wyrm 60 ft., burrow 60 ft. 45 10 33 22 23 22
Age Special Abilities Caster Level
Wyrmling Acid immunity, tremorsense —
Very young —
Young —
Juvenile Create water 1st
Young adult Damage reduction 5/+1 3rd
Adult Sandstorm 5th
Mature adult Damage reduction 10/+1 7th
Old Summon Huge air elemental 9th
Very old Damage reduction 15/+2 11th
Ancient Summon greater air elemental 13th
Wyrm Damage reduction 20/+3 15th
Great wyrm Disintegrate 17th
Age) Treas. Type/XP Value
1) Nil 2,000
2) Nil 4,000
3) Nil 6,000
4) Nil 8,000
5) ½H 10,000
6) H 11,000
7) H 12,000
8 ) H 16,000
9) Hx2 18,000
10) Hx2 19,000
11) Hx2 20,000
12) Hx3 21,000
