Adult Blue Dragon
Dragon · Crown of Pride
T4d10Sovereign
Lightning lords of deserts, adult blue dragons burrow in sands, demanding tribute from nomad tribes.
Tier 4 · Role Sovereign · Pool Vigor 3 / Vitality 26 · AC 14 · ATK +5 · Save DC 17 · Dmg d10
AC149 base + 5 Sense
Vigor3Tier + Heart mod, regenerates
Vitality2610 + 4 x Tier
Move30 ft
Initiatived8 + d8rerolled each round
Attack+5d20 + bonus vs AC, two or three a turn
Damaged10crit 2d10
Save DC17Tier 4 DC
Crit16+Cunning 18
Sovereign2actions a round, after another turn ends
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 20 | +5 | d10 |
| Mind | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Sense | 20 | +5 | d10 |
| Heart | 8 | -1 | -d3 |
| Cunning | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Fate | 18 | +4 | d8 |
Passives
Passive
Legendary Resistance (1/day)
When the dragon fails a save, it may choose to succeed instead.
Passive
Desert Stalker
Immune to lightning damage; burrows 30 ft through sand.
Maneuvers
Maneuver
Lightning Breath
Exhales a 90 ft line of lightning. Each creature in the line saves (Body, DC 17) or takes 4 damage; on a success, it takes 1 Vigor damage.
Reactions
Reaction
Static Discharge
When a melee attack hits the dragon, the attacker takes 1 Vigor damage as sparks arc up the weapon.
Tactics
GM tactics
Vain and territorial. Demands tribute and flattery. Burrows beneath sand to ambush. Lightning Breath from maximum range.
Running it
Rules
- Shield of Tier + Heart mod over a Vitality pool of 10 + 4 x Tier. Full Vigor at combat start; at the start of its turn it rolls 4 exploding d4s and regains 1 Vigor per 4. Dead at 0 Vigor and 0 Vitality.
- A hit rolls d10. A crit rolls two: 2d10.
- Crits on a natural 16+ (Cunning 18).
- Two or three attacks in a normal turn: multiattack is the threat scaler, and one swing a round makes it a mook.
- Sovereign: 2 Sovereign Actions a round, spent after other combatants' turns, on top of its attacks.
- Never checks morale: it fights to 0 Vitality or to the exit written into its lowest phase.
- NPCs never take wounds.