Chromatic
Dragons: Brown Dragon
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Number of 6 sided Dice:
| Race | I.Q. | M.E. | M.A. | P.S. | P.P. | P.E. | P.B. | SPD | PER | LUCK |
| Brown Dragon: Adult | 3d6+16 | 3d6+16 | 3d6+18 | 2d6+30 | 3d6+12 | 3d6+18 | 4d6+18 | Walking- 2d4x10 Flying- 2d6x10+60 | 3d6+18 | 3d6+12 | Hatchlings | 2d6+8 | 2d6+4 | 2d6+9 | 2d6+15 | 2d6+6 | 2d6+9 | 4d6+9 | Walking-1d4x10 Flying 1d6x10+30 | 1d6+12 | 3d6+4 |
Alignment:Neutral Evil
Hit Points: Adult- 1d4 x 1000 + 1000 + P.E. Hatchlings- 1d4 x 500 + P.E.
S.D.C. Base: Adult- 10d6x 100 Hatchlings- 2d6 x 100 (note: Wings are 1/10 of S.D.C.)
Natural A.R.: See Table
Horror/Awe Factor: Adult- 16 Hatchlings- 9
O.C.C.'s Available: Any but tend toward Magic types
Special/Natural Abilities: Dragon Fear, Dragon Senses, Bio-Regeneration, PrehensileTail, Resize, Polymorph, Kindred, Healing.
No. of Attacks: 4 or 2 and 1 magical or 2 magical
Damage/Attack: Claw/Claw/Bite 2D6/2D6/5D6 or by weapon type
Special Attacks: Breathe Weapon- a 5-foot wide acid spray that extends in a straight line from the dragon's head up to 60 feet. (see table for Damage)
Special Defences: Immune to Acid and Heat.
Bonuses: +7 save vs. charm and sleep type magic
Magic: See Table
Magic Resistance: See table
Psionics: Major or Master ISP: Calculate as normal and multiply by 2
Average Lifespan: 16,000-18,000 years
Value: varies with market
Languages: Dragon, Elven, Common and any other can be learned.
Habitat: Any arid/Desert
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Clan
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Meat is the preferred diet, with horseflesh a particular favorite
Enemies: Creatures of Good.
Allies: Creatures of Evil.
Size: See Table
Weight: Adult- 6D6 + 2 Tons Hatchling- 3D6 x 100 pounds
Treasure:See Table
# Appearing: 1-5
Favourite Weapons:Magic and Magical Items
Racial Skills:
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Hatchling
- Can communicate with any intelligent creature(16%+5%/level)
- Immunity to Acid
- Immunity to Heat
- Polymorph self 3 times a day.
- Cast create sand to cover up the burrows
- Cast create water once per day
- Cast sandstorm (Mulhorandi spell) once per day
- Cast summon a 12-HD earth elemental.
- Cast disintegrate once per day
Age Categories and Bonuses:
| Age Category | Body Length | Tail Length | A.R. | Breath Weapon | Natural Spells:Times per Day | Magic Resistance | Treasure Type | XP |
| Hatchling | 7-19’ | 6-16’ | 14 | 2d6+2 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 2,000 |
| Very Young | 20-31’ | 17-28’ | 14 | 4d6+4 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 4,000 |
| Young | 32-43’ | 29-38’ | 15 | 6d6+6 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 6,000 |
| Juvenile | 44-55’ | 39-50’ | 15 | 8d6+8 | 1 | Nil | Nil | 8,000 |
| Young Adult | 56-67’ | 51-60’ | 16 | 10d6+10 | 2 | 20% | H | 10,000 | Adult | 68-80’ | 61-70’ | 16 | 12d6+12 | 3 | 25% | H | 11,000 |
| Mature Adult | 81-93’ | 71-84’ | 17 | 14d6+14 | 4 | 30% | H | 12,000 |
| Old | 94-106’ | 85-95’ | 17 | 16d6+16 | 5 | 35% | H | 16,000 |
| Very Old | 107-120’ | 96-108’ | 18 | 18d6+18 | 6 | 40% | Hx2 | 18,000 |
| Venerable | 121-134’ | 109-120’ | 18 | 20d6+20 | 7 | 45% | Hx2 | 19,000 |
| Wyrm | 135-148’ | 121-133’ | 19 | 22d6+22 | 8 | 50% | Hx2 | 20,000 |
| Great Wyrm | 149-162’ | 134-146’ | 19 | 24d6+24 | 9 | 55% | Hx3 | 21,000 |
| Special note: Brown Dragons are born with an immunity to acid and heat and can polymorph self 3 times a day. Reverting to their normal form does not count as a change. |
Description: Brown dragons, also known as great desert dragons, are found in the deserts and wastelands. Brown dragons are ferocious beasts; while they are intelligent, they view human beings as food, and believe it peculiar to talk with one's meal.
Brown dragons have a coloration similar to that of desert sands, ranging from dim brown at hatchling stage to almost white at great wyrm stage. They have small, webbed claws that are well developed, and very large, long mouths. Their scales are leathery and not as hard as other dragons armour.
Brown dragons speak their own tongue and the language of blue dragons. They have a 5% chance per age category of being able to communicate with any intelligent creature.
Combat:Brown dragons prefer to dig deep trenches in the sand and wait for prey to appear so they may ambush them. They have a 90% chance of hearing a man sized creature's footsteps on the desert sands from as far down as 500 feet.
Brown dragons breach the desert sand with incredible silence, imposing a -5 penalty to opponents' surprise rolls. Older brown dragons use illusions or even invisibility spells to conceal themselves.
Breath weapon: A 5-foot wide Acid spray that extends in a straight line from the dragon's head up to 60 feet. All creatures caught in the spray can roll a saving throw vs. breath weapon for half damage.
Brown dragons use the spray against large numbers, but not against mounted foes, since they know that horses are good eating and don't put up as much struggle as humans. Brown dragons cast spells as 8th-level wizards.
Habitat/Society: Brown dragons are found in desert, often close to settled areas. They typically dwell in deep burrows nearly 1,000 feet beneath the sand, where they carve out vast chambers.
The brown dragon mates and raises a family for only a short period of time; all parents encountered are in the mature adult stage of development. Many brown dragons do not mate.
Man is the main enemy of brown dragons. Humans hunt them for their hides and treasure. Blue dragons also attack brown dragons.
Battles between brown and blue dragons are legendary for their ferocity. The people of the desert have a curious respect for the brown dragon, so tales often make the blue dragons more evil than the brown.
Ecology: Brown dragons are able to digest sand and other mineral materials to sustain themselves over long periods of time. However, meat is the preferred diet, with human and horseflesh a particular favorite.