Prismatic Dragon
Dragon (Light)
Climate/Terrain: Any land and 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 and 2-5 offspring)
Challenge Ratings: Wyrmling 14; very young 16; young 22; juvenile 30; young adult 34; adult 39; mature adult 43; old 48; very old 52; ancient 57; wyrm 61; great wyrm 66
Treasure: Double standard
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: Wyrmling 24-27 HD (Huge); very young 29-32 HD (Huge); young 34-37 HD (Gargantuan); juvenile 39-42 HD (Gargantuan); young adult 44-47 HD (Gargantuan); adult 49-52 HD (Colossal); mature adult 54-57 HD (Colossal); old 59-62 HD (Colossal); very old 64-67 HD (Colossal); ancient 69-72 HD (Colossal+); wyrm 74-77 HD (Colossal+); great wyrm 79+ HD (Colossal+)
|
Age |
Size |
Hit Dice (hp) |
Str |
Dex |
Con |
Int |
Wis |
Cha |
|
Wyrmling |
H |
23d12+138 (287) |
29 |
10 |
23 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
|
Very young |
H |
28d12+196 (378) |
33 |
10 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
|
Young |
G |
33d12+297 (511) |
37 |
10 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
|
Juvenile |
G |
38d12+418 (665) |
41 |
10 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
32 |
|
Young adult |
G |
43d12+559 (838) |
45 |
10 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
36 |
|
Adult |
C |
48d12+720 (1,032) |
49 |
10 |
41 |
40 |
41 |
40 |
|
Mature adult |
C |
53d12+901 (1,245) |
53 |
10 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
44 |
|
Old |
C |
58d12+1,102 (1,479) |
57 |
10 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
48 |
|
Very old |
C |
63d12+1,323 (1,732) |
61 |
10 |
53 |
52 |
53 |
52 |
|
Ancient |
C+ |
68d12+1,564 (2,006) |
65 |
10 |
57 |
56 |
57 |
56 |
|
Wyrm |
C+ |
73d12+1,825 (2,299) |
69 |
10 |
61 |
60 |
61 |
60 |
|
Great wyrm |
C+ |
78d12+2,106 (2,613) |
73 |
10 |
65 |
64 |
65 |
64 |
|
Age |
Attack Bonus |
Fort Save |
Ref Save |
Will Save |
Breath Weapon (DC) |
Frightful |
|
Wyrmling |
+30 |
+19 |
+13 |
+18 |
27 |
26 |
|
Very young |
+37 |
+23 |
+16 |
+23 |
31 |
31 |
|
Young |
+42 |
+27 |
+18 |
+27 |
35 |
35 |
|
Juvenile |
+49 |
+32 |
+21 |
+32 |
40 |
40 |
|
Young adult |
+56 |
+36 |
+23 |
+36 |
44 |
44 |
|
Adult |
+59 |
+41 |
+26 |
+41 |
49 |
49 |
|
Mature adult |
+66 |
+45 |
+28 |
+45 |
53 |
53 |
|
Old |
+73 |
+40 |
+31 |
+50 |
58 |
58 |
|
Very old |
+80 |
+54 |
+33 |
+54 |
62 |
62 |
|
Ancient |
+87 |
+59 |
+36 |
+59 |
67 |
67 |
|
Wyrm |
+94 |
+63 |
+38 |
+63 |
71 |
71 |
|
Great wyrm |
+101 |
+68 |
+41 |
+68 |
76 |
76 |
|
Age |
Speed |
Initiative |
AC |
Special |
Caster |
SR |
|
Wyrmling |
60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
35 (-2 size, +5 deflection, +22 natural) |
Damage reduction 15/+3, deflecting force, hypnotic pattern, immune to light and blindness |
5th |
24 |
|
Very young |
60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor) |
+0 |
42 (-2 size, +7 deflection, +27 natural) |
8th |
30 |
|
|
Young |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
47 (-4 size, +9 deflection, +32 natural) |
Damage reduction 20/+5 |
11th |
36 |
|
Juvenile |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
54 (-4 size, +11 deflection, +37 natural) |
Rainbow pattern |
13th |
42 |
|
Young adult |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
61 (-4 size, +13 deflection, +42 natural) |
Damage reduction 30/+7 |
17th |
48 |
|
Adult |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
64 (-8 size, +15 deflection, +47 natural) |
Sunbeam |
20th |
54 |
|
Mature adult |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
71 (-8 size, +17 deflection, +52 natural) |
Damage reduction 40/+10 |
23rd |
60 |
|
Old |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
78 (-8 size, +19 deflection, +57 natural) |
Sunburst |
26th |
66 |
|
Very old |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
85 (-8 size, +21 deflection, +62 natural) |
Damage reduction 50/+12 |
29th |
68 |
|
Ancient |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
92 (-8 size, +23 deflection, +67 natural) |
Prismatic wall |
32nd |
74 |
|
Wyrm |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
99 (-8 size, +25 deflection, +72 natural) |
Damage reduction 60/+15 |
35th |
80 |
|
Great wyrm |
60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy) |
+0 |
106 (-8 size, +27 deflection, +77 natural) |
Prismatic sphere |
38th |
86 |
Prismatic dragons are flamboyant, personable, and charming, quite unlike the aloof force dragons, despite being their undeniable superiors. They enjoy the wild diversity of life, particularly the incredible spectrum of human personality. They rarely venture into humanoid communities, they enjoy visitors to their remote lairs and rarely attack any creature unless provoked.
A wyrmling prismatic dragon is covered in tiny, brightly reflective scales and surrounded by a shimmering aura of multicolored light. Even the scales of great wyrm are very small and fine, making its skin appear as smooth as a snake's, though the brilliant scales are virtually invulnerable. Like force dragons, prismatic dragons are completely odorless.
Prismatic dragons make their lairs wherever they please. While some prefer remote fastnesses far from any sign of civilization, others choose to live in sea caves just outside a port city, in the ruins overlooking a bustling trading town, or in the forest just beyond a hamlet's pasture land. They seem to eat a small
Combat
A prismatic dragon fights only if it is attacked, preferring to engage unwitting intruders in conversation to expand its experience of the quirks and foibles of other creatures. When one does fight, it uses its breath weapon, melee attacks, and spell-like abilities in dreadful concert, carefully selecting the right attack for the right opponent.
Breath Weapon (Su): A prismatic dragon has one type of breath weapon, a prismatic spray effect. The breath weapon's cone is of the size indicated by the dragon's size, not the normal cone for the spell.
Deflecting Force (Su): A prismatic dragon is protected by a shield of shimmering light similar to a cloak of chaos that provides a deflection bonus to its AC. The deflection bonus is equal to the dragon's Charisma bonus.
Immune to Light and Blindness (Ex): Prismatic dragons cannot be harmed by any light, including Evocation [Light] spells, searing light, and the various prismatic (sphere, spray, wall) spells. In addition, they are immune to any spell or effect that causes blindness.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will--hypnotic pattern, rainbow pattern; 3/day--prismatic sphere, prismatic wall, sunbeam, sunburst.
