RACE: Smoke Dragon
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Special
FREQUENCY: Rare (native plane)
Very rare (prime plane)
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Special
INTELLIGENCE: Average (8-10)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. OF APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 0 (base)
MOVE: Smoke: 6, Fl 18 (D), Sw 20
HIT DICE: 14 (base)
THAC0: 7 (base)
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 + special
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-20/2-20/2-20 (2d10)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Special
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Variable
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Variable
SIZE: H (24' base)
MORAL: Fanatic (17-18)
XP VALUE: Variable
BODY
TAIL BREATH
SPELLS TREASURE
XP
AGE LENGTH LENGTH AC
WEAPON WIZARD/PRIEST MR TYPE
VALUE
1 2-4
1-2 3 2d8+1 Nil
Nil Nil
1,400
2 4-10
2-6 2 4d8+2 Nil
Nil Nil
2,000
3 10-18
6-12 1 6d8+3 Nil
Nil Nil
3,000
4 18-30 12-20
0 8d8+4 Nil
Nil Nil
5,000
5 30-40 20-26
-1 10d8+5 Nil
35% Nil
7,000
6 40-46 26-32
-2 12d8+6 Nil
40% Nil
9,000
7 46-54 32-40
-3 14d8+7 Nil
45% Nil
10,000
8 54-62 40-47
-4 16d8+8 Nil
50% Nil
11,000
9 62-70 47-54
-5 18d8+9 Nil
55% Nil
13,000
10 70-78 54-60
-6 20d8+10 Nil
60% Nil
14,000
11 78-85 60-64
-7 22d8+11 Nil
65% Nil
15,000
12 85-94 64-68
-8 24d8+12 Nil
70% Nil
16,000 |
There are four types of para-elemental dragons:
ice, magma, ooze, and smoke. Each sub-species
is native to its corresponding elemental plane,
and are most often encountered there. However,
a para-elemental dragon is capable of travelling
to, and existing on the prime plane as well
(see Habitat for more information.)
Each elemental dragon is made up of the
appropriate elemental substance, and is
similar in appearance to the "common"
elemental, although it takes on more of
a dragon-like appearance instead of a
humanoid form.
It is not known if para-elemental dragons are
capable of speaking humanoid languages or the
tongues of other dragons, but they are able to
communicate with most other elemental creatures
native to their home plane.
COMBAT: Para-elemental dragons are quick to anger
and will attack with the least provocation; any
perceived threat is a fair target. These
creatures have most of the combat tactics and
behavior of their more common elemental cousins.
While an para-elemental dragon has attacks that
originate from the creature's "head" and
"claws," these do not actually represent a
"claw/claw/bite" routine; instead, all three
attacks are composed of the dragon's native
element (similar to a common elemental's attacks)
and therefore deliver identical damage.
BREATH WEAPON: Each sub-type of elemental
dragon has a breath weapon composed of its
corresponding element. The Smoke Dragon has:
ELEMENT BREATH WEAPON DIMENSIONS
Smoke ** Smoke ** 40' long x 35' wide x 35' wide
Smoke. The breath weapon causes 2d4 extra
suffocation damage on a natural 20. It can fill
one 1-yard square per round with smoke, which
functions as normal smoke (the wielder is immune
to negative effects of generated smoke). It allows
one to attack mist or smoke-based creatures
normally, and does double damage to water or
earth-based creatures.
All four Dragons inflict an identical amount of
damage, as indicated on the table above. A
successful saving throw vs. breath weapon reduces
the damage by half (saves are at -2 on the
elemental dragon's home plane.)
Para-elemental dragons have no spell-casting
capabilities or spell-like powers, but each has
an immunity to attacks composed of their native
element. All sub-species may be hit only with a
weapon of +2 or better enchantment, and a creature
with fewer than 5 hit dice cannot harm an
elemental dragon without some sort of magical
assistance. All elemental dragons earn a +2 to
hit and a +4 to damage when fighting in their
native element (not just in their home plane.)
HABITAT: While para-elemental dragons are native
to the various para-elemental planes, they are able
to travel to the prime planes at will. They may
exist there for one day per age category of the
dragon; if this limit is exceeded, the dragon's
material shell is destroyed, forcing it to return
to its plane of origin. In addition, while on the
prime planes, an elemental dragon may not stray
from an area of its native element for more than
one hour per age category of the dragon, as this
too will lead to its material demise. It is not
suprising then, that elemental dragons will most
often be encountered in or near their native
element when existing on the prime plane.
An Para-elemental dragon may not be summoned or
controlled like a normal elemental, as there are
no known magic devices or spells that will allow
this.
ECOLOGY: Para-elemental dragons do not fit into the
normal ecological system, as they are extra-
planar beings. They sustain themselves on a diet
consisting of their native element.
Para-elemental dragons of opposing planes are bitter
enemies and will attack each other on sight;
these battles usually result in the death of one
or both of the combatants.
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