Adult Gold Dragon
Dragon · no Crown (Good)
T4d10Sovereign
Wise benefactors of good, adult gold dragons advise kings, fire breath a last resort.
Tier 4 · Role Sovereign · Pool Vigor 8 / Vitality 26 · AC 14 · ATK +5 · Save DC 17 · Dmg d10
AC148 base + 6 Sense
Vigor8Tier + Heart mod, regenerates
Vitality2610 + 4 x Tier
Move30 ft
Initiatived8 + d10rerolled each round
Attack+5d20 + bonus vs AC, two or three a turn
Damaged10crit 2d10
Save DC17Tier 4 DC
Crit15+Cunning 20
Sovereign2actions a round, after another turn ends
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 20 | +5 | d10 |
| Mind | 20 | +5 | d10 |
| Sense | 22 | +6 | d12 |
| Heart | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Cunning | 20 | +5 | d10 |
| Fate | 8 | -1 | -d3 |
Passives
Passive
Gilded Scales
Immune to fire damage; breathes air and water.
Passive
Change Shape
Can take the form of a humanoid or beast; often counsels rulers in mortal guise.
Maneuvers
Maneuver
Fire Breath
Exhales a 60 ft cone of golden flame. Each creature in the cone saves (Body, DC 17) or takes 4 damage; on a success, it takes 1 Vigor damage.
Maneuver
Weakening Breath
Breathes a 60 ft cone of enervating gas. Each creature in the cone saves (Body, DC 17) or is weakened for 1 round.
Tactics
GM tactics
Prefers diplomacy. Advises rulers and heroes. Only uses full power against true evil. The wisest and most just of dragons.
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 15+ (Cunning 20).
- 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.