Mist Dragon
Dragon (Aquatic, Water)
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic, forest, and underground
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 3; very young 4; young 5; juvenile 6; young adult 8; adult 10; mature adult 12; old 15; very old 17; ancient 18; wyrm 19; great wyrm 21
Treasure: Triple standard
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: Wyrmling 4-5 HD; very young 7-8 HD; young 10-11 HD; juvenile 13-14 HD; young adult 16-17 HD; adult 19-20 HD; mature adult 22-23 HD; old 25-26 HD; very old 28-29 HD; ancient 31-32 HD; wyrm 34-35 HD; great wyrm 37+ HD
The dragon has a finlike crest running down its spine from just behind its head all the way to the tip of its long, flattened tail. Its head is very broad near the neck, and it tapers to a long snout, giving it an arrowlike shape. A pair of long barbels hangs from the upper lip and the end of the snout. The dragon has a heavy brow ridges over its eyes, two large horns rising from the back of the head, and clusters or hornlets at the base of the upper jaw. The scent of rain surrounds the dragon.
|
Age |
Size |
Hit Dice (hp) |
Str |
Dex |
Con |
Int |
Wis |
Cha |
|
Wyrmling |
T |
3d12+3 (22) |
11 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
|
Very young |
S |
6d12+6 (45) |
13 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
|
Young |
M |
9d12+18 (76) |
15 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
|
Juvenile |
M |
12d12+24 (102) |
17 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
|
Young adult |
L |
15d12+45 (142) |
19 |
10 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
|
Adult |
L |
18d12+72 (189) |
23 |
10 |
19 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
|
Mature adult |
H |
21d12+105 (241) |
27 |
10 |
21 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
|
Old |
H |
24d12+120 (276) |
29 |
10 |
21 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
|
Very old |
H |
27d12+162 (337) |
31 |
10 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
|
Ancient |
H |
30d12+180 (375) |
33 |
10 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
|
Wyrm |
G |
33d12+231 (445) |
35 |
10 |
25 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
|
Great wyrm |
G |
36d12+288 (522) |
37 |
10 |
27 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
|
Age |
Base
Attack/ |
Attack |
Fort Save |
Ref Save |
Will Save |
Breath |
Frightful |
|
Wyrmling |
+3/-5 |
+5 |
+4 |
+3 |
+3 |
2d6 (12) |
-- |
|
Very young |
+6/+3 |
+8 |
+6 |
+5 |
+5 |
3d6 (14) |
-- |
|
Young |
+9/+11 |
+11 |
+8 |
+6 |
+7 |
4d6 (16) |
-- |
|
Juvenile |
+12/+15 |
+15 |
+10 |
+8 |
+9 |
5d6 (18) |
-- |
|
Young adult |
+15/+23 |
+18 |
+12 |
+9 |
+11 |
6d6 (20) |
19 |
|
Adult |
+18/+28 |
+23 |
+15 |
+11 |
+13 |
7d6 (23) |
21 |
|
Mature adult |
+21/+37 |
+27 |
+17 |
+12 |
+15 |
8d6 (25) |
23 |
|
Old |
+24/+41 |
+31 |
+19 |
+14 |
+17 |
9d6 (27) |
25 |
|
Very old |
+27/+45 |
+35 |
+21 |
+15 |
+19 |
10d6 (29) |
27 |
|
Ancient |
+30/+49 |
+39 |
+23 |
+17 |
+21 |
11d6 (31) |
29 |
|
Wyrm |
+33/+57 |
+41 |
+25 |
+18 |
+23 |
12d6 (33) |
31 |
|
Great wyrm |
+36/+61 |
+45 |
+28 |
+20 |
+25 |
13d6 (36) |
33 |
|
Age |
Speed |
Initiative |
AC |
Special Abilities |
Caster |
SR |
|
Wyrmling |
40 ft., fly 100 ft.(average), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
14 (+2 size, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14 |
Immunity to acid and fire, mist form |
-- |
-- |
|
Very young |
40 ft., fly 100 ft.(average), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
16 (+1 size, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 16 |
Fog cloud |
-- |
-- |
|
Young |
40 ft., fly 150 ft.(poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
18 (+8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18 |
Sleet storm |
1st |
-- |
|
Juvenile |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
21 (+11 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 21 |
Wind wall |
3rd |
-- |
|
Young adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
23 (-1 size, +14 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 23 |
DR 5/magic |
5th |
16 |
|
Adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26 |
Gust of wind |
7th |
18 |
|
Mature adult |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
28 (-2 size, +20 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 28 |
DR 10/magic |
9th |
20 |
|
Old |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft., |
+0 |
31 (-2 size, +23 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 31 |
Solid fog |
11th |
21 |
|
Very old |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
34 (-2 size, +26 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 34 |
DR 15/magic |
13th |
23 |
|
Ancient |
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
37 (-2 size, +29 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 37 |
Control water |
15th |
24 |
|
Wyrm |
40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
38 (-4 size, +32 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 38 |
DR 20/magic |
17th |
25 |
|
Great wyrm |
40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), swim 60 ft. |
+0 |
41 (-4 size, +35 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 41 |
Control weather |
19th |
27 |
Mist dragons are solitary and philosophical. Their favorite activity is sitting quietly and thinking. They hate being disturbed and they dislike conversation.
A mist wyrmling's scales are shiny blue-white. As the dragon ages, the scales darken, becoming blue-gray with metallic silver flecks that sparkle in sunlight. Its eyes are sea green with silvery pupils. As it gets older, the dragon's pupils seem to spread, until in the oldest the eyes resemble orbs of sure silver.
Mist dragons live near waterfalls, rapids, coastlines, or where rainfall is frequent and heavy. Their lairs are usually large natural caverns or grottoes that are mist-filled and damp. Forest-dwelling mist dragons occasionally come into conflict with green dragons. Mist dragons greatly resent the green dragons' attempts to intimidate or dominate them; they usually spend several months vainly trying to avoid a green dragon's advances before losing all patience and launching an all-out campaign to destroy or drive away the aggressor. Likewise, coastal mist dragons might have bronze dragons for neighbors. This, however, seldom leads to conflict as both dragon types are content to leave each other alone.
Mist dragons can eat almost anything, including woody plants and even mud. However, they draw most of their sustenance directly from natural mist or spray. They often lie in misty or foggy places, thinking and basking in the moisture.
Combat
Mist dragons try to avoid encounters by assuming mist form and concealing themselves in fog or mist whenever they can. In a fight, they also hide. They use their caustic breath weapon against physically imposing foes. They prefer spells that confound and immobilize foes.
Breath Weapon (Su): Mist dragons have two types of breath weapons: a cone of scalding steam that deals fire damage and a line of caustic slime. Creatures struck by slime must make Fortitude saves or be sickened for 1d6 rounds plus 1 round per age category of the dragon.
Mist Form (Su): At will as a standard action, a mist dragon can assume a misty form. This power works just like a gaseous form spell cast by a character of the dragon's age category or caster level (whichever is higher), except as follows: The dragon loses its natural armor bonus, but gains a deflection bonus to AC equal to twice its age category. While in mist form the dragon is indistinguishable from mist or fog and gains total concealment when in any kind of natural or magical fog or mist. The dragon gains damage reduction 10/magic, or, if the dragon is old enough to have damage reduction already, its damage reduction increases by 10 points. The dragon can fly at half its normal flying speed, with perfect maneuverability. The dragon cannot use its natural weaponry or breath weapon, but it can use its spell-like abilities and spells. The dragon can dismiss the effect as a standard action.
Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day--fog cloud (very young or older), sleet storm (young or older), wind wall (juvenile or older), gust of wind (adult or older); 1/day--solid fog (old or older), control water (ancient or older), control weather (great wyrm or older).
Skills: Bluff, Sense Motive, Swim, and Survival are considered class skills for mist dragons.
