RACE: Violet Dragon
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Mountains, ruins and special
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore and special
INTELLIGENCE: Exceptional (15-16)
TREASURE: Special
ALIGNMENT: Lawful Evil
NO. APPEARING: 1 (2-5)
ARMOR CLASS: -1 (base)
MOVEMENT: 18, Fl 30
HIT DICE: 14 (base)
THAC0: 9 (base)
NO. ATTACKS: 3 + special
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8/1-8/4-32
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Breath weapon
SPECIAL DEFENCES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Special
SIZE: H
MORALE: Fanatic (18)
XP VALUE: See below
BODY
TAIL BREATH
SPELLS AS A TREASURE
XP
AGE LENGTH LENGTH
AC WEAPON WIZARD/PRIEST MR
TYPE VALUE
1 2-6
2-4 2 2d10+2
Nil 5%
Nil 1,000
2 6-20
4-12 1 4d10+4
Nil 10% Nil
2,000
3 20-30
16-22 0 6d10+6
Nil 15% Nil
4,000
4 30-40
22-32 -1 8d10+8
Nil 20% H/2
8,000
5 40-50
32-42 -2 10d10+10 2nd / 1st
25% H
12,000
6 50-70
42-52 -3 12d10+12 4th / 2nd
30% Hx2 15,000
7 70-80
52-62 -4 14d10+14 6th / 3rd
35% Hx3 20,000
8 80-90
62-72 -5 16d10+16 8th / 4th
40% Hx4 25,000
9 90-110 72-82
-6 18d10+18 10th / 6th 45%
Hx5 30,000
10 110-120 82-92
-7 20d10+20 12th / 8th 50%
Hx6 35,000
11 120-130 92-102
-8 22d10+22 14th / 10th 55%
Hx7 45,000
12 130-140 102-112
-9 24d10+24 16th / 12th 65%
Hx8 55,000 |
The rare violet dragon (not to be confused with the
purple dragon which is a crossbreed) is much feared
for its insidious breath weapon (see below). They
are reclusive creatures who prefer to fight at
their convenience, and become exceptionally irate
(and dangerous) when disturbed, especially by
humans and other beings they consider to be lessers.
The scales of a violet dragon are a vibrant purple,
and glow slightly in the dark. About 15% of
hatchlings posess the ability to communicate with
any intelligent creature. The chance to posess this
ability increases by 5% per age category.
COMBAT: The violet dragon's reclusive tendancies
should not be confused with cowardice, nor lack of
desire to pad their hoards. They wish to be in
control of the time, place and victim; adventurers
who disturb these dragons had better be able to talk
fast or fight hard (preferably both).
Violet dragons are extremely fond of physical
combat, and enjoy rending their victims before
eating them. Whenever possible, violet dragons will
(like most dragons) fight from the air. When faced
with an obviously powerful or numerous foe, they
will "soften them up" with a blast or two from their
powerful breath weapon.
BREATH WEAPON: The violet dragon's breath weapon
consists of a deadly cone of nuclear radiation. The
blast itself is invisible and totally silent, though
sparks and phosphorescent effects are often seen on
objects in the area of effect. The cone is as long
as the dragon's body, and its terminating diameter
is 1/5th its length.
Two saving throws are required against this weapon:
one verses death magic to avoid being slain outright,
and a breath save for half damage. Anyone caught in
the breath weapon is aflicted with radiation sickness,
losing 1d4 constitution points per day until dead.
Only a cure disease and a remove curse followed by 1
months rest per lost constitution point will reverse
the effects. Even those cured of this dread disease
may show signs of it for years to come.
Violet dragons gain the following abilities as they mature.
Young: Ultravision,
as normal visual range.
Juvinile: X-Ray vision at will.
Young Adult: Metal/Mineral detection at will
Adult: Polymorph
self at will.
Mature Adult: Move earth, 3/day.
Old:
Death spell, 3/day.
Very Old: Call lightning 12th level
3/day.
Venerable: Monster summoning VII, 3/day.
Wyrm: Lightning
bolt, 6d6 at will.
Great Wyrm: Disintegrate 3/day.
HABITAT: Violet dragons prefer isolated mountaintops
and ruins near deposits of radioactive minerals.
They are solitary creatures who associate with other
dragons only to mate and rear young. After the young
are strong enough to fend for themselves, the
parents go their seperate ways.
ECOLOGY: These dragons must suppliment their diets
with radioactive minerals. They greatly value dwarven
slaves to help them mine the minerals they need.
Since turnover is rather high, they will pay
handsomely for suitably "tamed" dwarves. Needless to
say, dwarves particularly despise violet dragons.
Though they do not engage in the sort of wide spread
destruction reds so enjoy, (they are much more
measured and calculating in their use of force) the
area within a mile of a violet dragon's lair is
filled with bizzard plant and animal mutations.
Violet dragon flesh is highly toxic, inflicting
immediate radiation sickness on anyone eating it (no
save). Their eyes are useful in potions of X-ray
vision, and as is the case with any dragon, virtually
every body part has magical characteristics.
Allan J. Mikkola (allanm@vulcan.med.ge.com)
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