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NEW MONSTERS
CHAPTER 4:
Oceanus Dragons by Age
Age Size Wyrmling S Very young M Young M Juvenile L Young adult L Adult H Mature adult H Old H Very old H Ancient G Wyrm G Great wyrm C
Hit Dice (hp) 7d12+14 (60) 10d12+30 (95) 13d12+39 (124) 16d12+64 (168) 19d12+95 (219) 22d12+132 (275) 25d12+150 (313) 28d12+196 (378) 31d12+217 (419) 34d12+272 (493) 37d12+370 (611) 40d12+440 (700)
Str 15 17 19 21 25 29 31 33 35 39 41 45
Dex 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Con 15 17 17 19 21 23 23 25 25 27 31 33
Int 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 30
Wis 11 11 13 15 17 17 19 19 21 23 25 27
jealously guarding its domain against evil creatures of all kinds. Oceanus dragons appear much like great winged eels, with relatively short limbs ending in webbed fingers. Though capable of flight, most Oceanus dragons prefer life in the water to that in the air. The typical lair of an Oceanus dragon is a hidden cave, either along a riverbank or completely underwater. Most Oceanus dragons spend little time in their lairs, instead patrolling a stretch of river in search of good-aligned creatures in need of assistance or evil creatures in need of punishment. Oceanus dragons speak Celestial, Draconic, and Aquan. Combat Oceanus dragons prefer to end fights quickly, using their tranquility breath weapon and spell-like abilities to neutralize foes. However, they aren’t afraid to go toe-to-toe with particularly resistant opponents, using their lightning breath weapon, smite evil ability, and prodigious melee attacks to make short work of their enemies. Young and older Oceanus dragons’ natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Breath Weapon (Su): An Oceanus dragon has two types of breath weapon, a line of lightning or a cone of tranquility gas. Creatures within the cone must succeed on a Will save or become dazed for 1d6 rounds plus 1 round per age category of the dragon. Both breath weapons function normally underwater. Smite Evil (Su): Once per day an Oceanus dragon can make a normal attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD total against an evil foe. Spell-Like Abilities: At will—detect evil; 3/day—control water, holy smite, water breathing; 1/day—control winds, dispel evil, holy word.
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Base Attack/ Fort Ref Will Cha Grapple Attack Save Save Save 14 +7/+5 +10 +7 +5 +5 14 +10/+13 +13 +10 +7 +7 16 +13/+17 +17 +11 +8 +9 18 +16/+25 +20 +14 +10 +12 18 +19/+30 +25 +16 +11 +14 20 +22/+39 +29 +19 +13 +16 20 +25/+43 +33 +20 +14 +18 22 +28/+47 +37 +23 +16 +20 24 +31/+51 +41 +24 +17 +22 26 +34/+60 +44 +27 +19 +25 28 +37/+64 +48 +30 +20 +27 30 +40/+73 +49 +33 +22 +30
Breath Frightful Weapon Presence (DC) DC 2d8 (15) — 4d8 (18) — 6d8 (19) — 8d8 (22) — 10d8 (24) 23 12d8 (27) 26 14d8 (28) 27 16d8 (31) 30 18d8 (32) 32 20d8 (35) 35 22d8 (38) 37 24d8 (41) 40
Oceanus dragon
Amphibious (Ex): Although Oceanus dragons are aquatic, they can survive indefinitely on land. Water Breathing (Ex): An Oceanus dragon can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spell-like abilities, and other abilities while submerged.
PYROCLASTIC DRAGON Dragon (Extraplanar) Environment: Bleak Eternity of Gehenna Organization: Solitary (1 dragon, any age), clutch (1d4+1 wyrmlings, very young, young, or juveniles or young adults), family (pair of mature adults and 1d4+1 offspring) Challenge Rating: Wyrmling 4; very young 5; young 6; juvenile 9; young adult 12; adult 13; mature adult 16; old 18; very old 19; ancient 20; wyrm 21; great wyrm 22
