Emerald Dragon
Dragon (Air)
Climate/Terrain: Inner Planes, underground
Organization: Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2-5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1-2 plus 2-5 offspring)
Challenge Ratings: Wyrmling 2; very young 4; young 6; juvenile 8; young adult 11; adult 14; mature adult 16; old 18; very old 19; ancient 21; wyrm 22; great wyrm 24
Treasure: Double standard
Alignment: Always lawful neutral
Advancement: Wyrmling 7-8 HD (Small); very young 10-11 HD (Medium-size); young 13-14 HD (Medium-size); juvenile 16-17 HD (Large); young adult 19-20 HD (Large); adult 22-23 HD (Huge); mature adult 25-26 HD (Huge); old 28-29 HD (Huge); very old 31-32 HD (Huge); ancient 34-35 HD (Gargantuan); wyrm 37-38 HD (Gargantuan); great wyrm 40+ HD (Gargantuan)
|
Age |
Size |
Hit Dice (hp) |
Str |
Dex |
Con |
Int |
Wis |
Cha |
|
Wyrmling |
S |
6d12+6 (45) |
13 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
|
Very young |
M |
9d12+18 (76) |
15 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
|
Young |
M |
12d12+24 (102) |
17 |
10 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
|
Juvenile |
L |
15d12+45 (142) |
19 |
10 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
|
Young adult |
L |
18d12+72 (189) |
23 |
10 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
|
Adult |
H |
21d12+105 (241) |
27 |
10 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
|
Mature adult |
H |
24d12+120 (276) |
29 |
10 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
|
Old |
H |
27d12+162 (337) |
31 |
10 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
|
Very old |
H |
30d12+180 (375) |
33 |
10 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
|
Ancient |
G |
33d12+231 (445) |
35 |
10 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
|
Wyrm |
G |
36d12+288 (522) |
37 |
10 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
26 |
|
Great wyrm |
G |
39d12+312 (565) |
39 |
10 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
26 |
|
Age |
Attack Bonus |
Fort Save |
Ref Save |
Will Save |
Breath Weapon (DC) |
Frightful |
|
Wyrmling |
+8 |
+6 |
+5 |
+7 |
2d6 (14) |
-- |
|
Very young |
+11 |
+8 |
+6 |
+8 |
4d6 (16) |
-- |
|
Young |
+15 |
+10 |
+8 |
+11 |
6d6 (18) |
-- |
|
Juvenile |
+18 |
+12 |
+9 |
+13 |
8d6 (20) |
-- |
|
Young adult |
+23 |
+15 |
+11 |
+15 |
10d6 (23) |
23 |
|
Adult |
+27 |
+17 |
+12 |
+17 |
12d6 (25) |
25 |
|
Mature adult |
+31 |
+19 |
+14 |
+19 |
14d6 (27) |
27 |
|
Old |
+35 |
+21 |
+15 |
+21 |
16d6 (29) |
29 |
|
Very old |
+39 |
+23 |
+17 |
+23 |
18d6 (31) |
31 |
|
Ancient |
+41 |
+25 |
+18 |
+25 |
20d6 (33) |
33 |
|
Wyrm |
+45 |
+28 |
+20 |
+28 |
22d6 (36) |
36 |
|
Great wyrm |
+49 |
+29 |
+21 |
+29 |
24d6 (37) |
37 |
|
Age |
Speed |
Initiative |
AC |
Special |
Caster |
SR |
|
Wyrmling |
40 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
16 (+1 size, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 16 |
Object reading, planar travel, sonic immunity |
-- |
-- |
|
Very young |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
18 (+8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18 |
|
-- |
-- |
|
Young |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
21 (+11 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 21 |
Improved invisibility |
1st |
-- |
|
Juvenile |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
23 (-1 size, +14 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 23 |
Fog cloud |
3rd |
-- |
|
Young adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26 |
DR 5/+1 |
5th |
20 |
|
Adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
28 (-2 size, +20 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 28 |
Legend lore |
7th |
22 |
|
Mature adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
31 (-2 size, +23 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 31 |
DR 10/+1 |
9th |
23 |
|
Old |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
34 (-2 size, +26 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 34 |
Clairaudience/ clairvoyance, nondirection |
11th |
25 |
|
Very old |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
37 (-2 size, +29 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 37 |
DR 15/+2 |
13th |
26 |
|
Ancient |
40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
38 (-4 size, +32 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 38 |
Sculpt sound |
15th |
28 |
|
Wyrm |
40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
41 (-4 size, +35 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 41 |
DR 20/+3 |
17th |
29 |
|
Great wyrm |
40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), burrow 5 ft., swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
44 (-4 size, +38 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 44 |
Shield of prudence |
19th |
31 |
Emerald dragons are inquisitive, particularly about local history and customs. Often, their knowledge of particular areas surpasses that of the best sage. However, these dragons are also rather paranoid, so developing even a passing acquaintance with one can be quite difficult.
The scales of a wyrmling emerald dragon are translucent and sea-green. As it ages, its scales harden and take on every shade of green from deep emerald to mint, and they scintillate in even the dimmest light. An emerald dragon's pupils fade as it ages, so by the time it becomes a great wyrm, its eyes are featureless, glowing, green orbs.
The typical emerald dragon likes to settle near an area that is at lease partly inhabited by civilized beings (of any type), but not so near that its presence becomes generally known. On the Material Plane, such dragons make their lairs in the cones of extinct (or seldom active) volcanoes. While on the Inner Planes, these dragons still watch their favored Material Plane spots.
Emerald dragons nurture their wyrmlings, so any given lair of a young adult or older dragon is likely to include at least one wyrmling.
Combat
Emerald dragons are quite distrustful of visitors, and their lairs bristle with hidden traps and both magic and mundane alarms. Should these measures fail to deter visitors, an emerald dragon first hides (with improved invisibility, if available), but reveals its presence if its treasure or its hatchlings are discovered.
When attacking, an emerald dragon prefers to blind its opponents with fog cloud, and then charge (or if it is flying, snatch up its opponents). These dragons are the least reluctant of all the gem dragons to engage foes in melee before thoroughly softening them up from a distance.
Against seafaring opponents, an emerald dragon usually either conjures up a storm or uses its tail to smash all the vessels it can reach (first the masts, then the hulls). If the creature is inclined toward leniency, it might merely becalm the ships, leave them fogbound, or snap some of their masts before allowing them to limp to safety. Alternatively, an emerald dragon might simply herd the nearly helpless ships to a location of its choice, thoroughly examining the crew and cargo, then either loot the vessel or hold the ship and its contents for ransom.
Breath Weapon (Su): An emerald dragon breathes a cone of keening sonic energy. In addition to making a Reflex saving throw against sonic damage, each creature within the cone must succeed at a Fortitude save (same DC) or be deafened for 1d4 rounds plus 1 round per age category of the dragon.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will -- legend lore; 3/day -- fog cloud, improved invisibility, sculpt sound. (When using the Psionics Handbook, replace legend lore with the object reading psionic power, replace sculpt sound with the control sound psionic power, and replace improved invisibility with the augmented invisibility psionic power.) Caster level varies with age; save DC 10 + dragon's Charisma modifier + spell level.
Psionics (Sp): 3/day -- nondetection, clairaudience/clairvoyance. Caster (or manifester) level varies by age; save DC 10 + dragon's Charisma modifier + spell (or power) level.
Attack/Defense Modes: id insinuation, psychic crush/thought shield, tower of iron will. An emerald dragon manifests powers, and gains additional attack and defense modes, as if it were a psion with Clairsentience as its primary discipline.
Shield of Prudence (Sp): A great wyrm emerald dragon can extend its awareness a few fractions of a second into the future. This ability gives it a +6 insight bonus to AC for 6 hours. If it is caught flat-footed, it still gains a +4 insight bonus to AC. Shield of prudence is usable three times per day. (When using the Psionics Handbook, replace this with the shield of prudence psionic power.)
