Howling Dragon
Dragon (Extraplanar)
Environment: Windswept Depths of Pandemonium
Organization: Solitary (1 dragon, any age), clutch (1d4+1 wyrmlings, very young, young, or juveniles or young adults), family (pair of mature adults and 1d4+1 offspring)
Challenge Ratings: Wyrmling 5; very young 6; young 8; juvenile 10; young adult 13; adult 14; mature adult 17; old 19; very old 20; ancient 21; wyrm 22; great wyrm 23
Treasure: Triple standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil or chaotic neutral
Advancement: Wyrmling 10-11 HD; very young 13-14 HD; young 16-17 HD; juvenile 19-20 HD; young adult 22-23 HD; adult 25-26 HD; mature adult 28-29 HD; old 31-32 HD; very old 34-35 HD; ancient 37-38 HD; wyrm 40-41 HD; great wyrm 43+ HD
Level Adjustment: Wyrmling +4; very young +5; others --
|
Age |
Size |
Hit Dice (hp) |
Str |
Dex |
Con |
Int |
Wis |
Cha |
|
Wyrmling |
M |
9d12+18 (76) |
17 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
|
Very young |
L |
12d12+36 (114) |
21 |
10 |
17 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
|
Young |
L |
15d12+45 (142) |
25 |
10 |
17 |
16 |
11 |
16 |
|
Juvenile |
L |
18d12+72 (189) |
29 |
10 |
19 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
|
Young adult |
H |
21d12+105 (241) |
31 |
10 |
21 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
|
Adult |
H |
24d12+120 (276) |
33 |
10 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
20 |
|
Mature adult |
H |
27d12+162 (337) |
35 |
10 |
23 |
20 |
15 |
20 |
|
Old |
G |
30d12+210 (405) |
39 |
10 |
25 |
22 |
17 |
22 |
|
Very old |
G |
33d12+264 (478) |
41 |
10 |
27 |
24 |
19 |
24 |
|
Ancient |
G |
36d12+324 (558) |
43 |
10 |
29 |
26 |
21 |
26 |
|
Wyrm |
C |
39d12+390 (643) |
45 |
10 |
31 |
28 |
23 |
28 |
|
Great wyrm |
C |
42d12+462 (735) |
47 |
10 |
33 |
30 |
25 |
30 |
|
Age |
Base Attack/Grapple |
Attack |
Fort Save |
Ref Save |
Will Save |
Breath Weapon (DC) |
Frightful |
|
Wyrmling |
+9/+12 |
+12 |
+8 |
+6 |
+5 |
2d10 (16) |
16 |
|
Very young |
+12/+21 |
+16 |
+11 |
+8 |
+7 |
4d10 (19) |
18 |
|
Young |
+15/+26 |
+21 |
+12 |
+9 |
+9 |
6d10 (20) |
20 |
|
Juvenile |
+18/+31 |
+26 |
+15 |
+11 |
+12 |
8d10 (23) |
23 |
|
Young adult |
+21/+39 |
+29 |
+17 |
+12 |
+13 |
10d10 (25) |
24 |
|
Adult |
+24/+43 |
+33 |
+19 |
+14 |
+16 |
12d10 (27) |
27 |
|
Mature adult |
+27/+47 |
+37 |
+21 |
+15 |
+17 |
14d10 (29) |
28 |
|
Old |
+30/+56 |
+40 |
+24 |
+17 |
+20 |
16d10 (32) |
31 |
|
Very old |
+33/+60 |
+44 |
+26 |
+18 |
+22 |
18d10 (34) |
33 |
|
Ancient |
+36/+64 |
+48 |
+29 |
+20 |
+25 |
20d10 (37) |
36 |
|
Wyrm |
+37/+72 |
+48 |
+31 |
+21 |
+27 |
22d10 (39) |
38 |
|
Great wyrm |
+42/+76 |
+52 |
+34 |
+23 |
+30 |
24d10 (42) |
41 |
|
Age |
Speed |
Initiative |
AC |
Special |
SR |
|
Wyrmling |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
18 (+8 natural) |
Immunity to sonic |
15 |
|
Very young |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
20 (-1 size, +11 natural |
Shatter, sound burst |
18 |
|
Young |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
23 (-1 size, +14 natural) |
Damage reduction 5/magic |
20 |
|
Juvenile |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
26 (-1 size, +17 natural) |
Gust of wind, Tasha's hideious laughter |
22 |
|
Young adult |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
28 (-2 size, +20 natural) |
Damage reduction 10/magic |
24 |
|
Adult |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
31 (-2 size, +23 natural) |
Confusion, wind wall |
26 |
|
Mature adult |
60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
24 (-2 size, +26 natural) |
Damage reduction 15/magic |
28 |
|
Old |
60 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
35 (-4 size, +29 natural) |
Phantasmal killer, shout |
30 |
|
Very old |
60 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
38 (-4 size, +32 natural) |
Damage reduction 20/magic and 5/law |
32 |
|
Ancient |
60 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
41 (-4 size, +35 natural) |
Insanity, whirlwind |
33 |
|
Wyrm |
60 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
40 (-8 size, +38 natural) |
Damage reduction 20/magic and 10/law |
35 |
|
Great wyrm |
60 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
43 (-8 size, +41 natural) |
Symbol of insanity, weird |
36 |
Native to the windswept plane of Pandemonium, howling dragons are brilliant, scheming, and quite insane.
A howling dragon is long and slender, with short, thin legs and narrow wings. Long spines form a frill behind its head, and twin clusters of similar spines sprout from its shoulders. Its scales are mottled purple and black, darkening as the dragon ages. Its yellow eyes are large and feral-looking, with tiny pupils.
Howling dragons make their lairs in isolated caverns amid the twisting tunnels of their native plane. When they find their way to the Material Plane, they seek out similar terrain, and are thus usually encountered far underground. They roam widely in the territory surrounding their lair, exploring every narrow crevice and tunnel.
Howling dragons feed on any creatures they can catch--living, undead, or even construct. They enjoy the sensation of biting into a still-moving morsel.
Combat
Howling dragons attack with primal ferocity, battering their foes with every power at their disposal. They breathe as often as possible, switching between breath forms apparently at random.
Young and older howling dragons' natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Breath Weapon (Su): A howling dragon has two types of breath weapon, a cone of howling sound that deals sonic damage, or a cone of maddening wails. Creatures within the area of the maddening wails effect must succeed on a Fortitude save or take 1 point of Wisdom damage per age category of the dragon. On the plane of Pandemonium, where screaming winds restrict sound and hearing, both effects are limited to a 10-foot cone.
Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day--Tasha's hideous laughter, wind wall; 1/day--confusion, gust of wind, insanity, phantasmal killer, shatter, shout, sound burst, symbol of insanity, weird, whirlwind.
