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Styx Dragon Abilities by Age Age Wyrmling
Speed 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Very young
AC 15 (+1 size, +4 natural)
SR 13
17 (+7 natural)
Special Abilities Amphibious, constrict, improved grab, immunity to poison and disease, Styx adaptation —
+0 +0
20 (+10 natural)
Damage reduction 5/magic
15
+0
22 (–1 size, +13 natural)
Curse water, fog cloud
18
+0
25 (–1 size, +16 natural)
Damage reduction 10/magic
20
+0
27 (–2 size, +19 natural)
Deeper darkness, stinking cloud
22
+0
30 (–2 size, +22 natural)
Damage reduction 15/magic
25
+0
33 (–2 size, +25 natural)
Hold monster, mind fog
27
+0
36 (–2 size, +28 natural)
28
+0
37 (–4 size, +31 natural)
Damage reduction 20/magic and 5/good Control water, feeblemind
+0
40 (–4 size, +34 natural)
31
+0
43 (–4 size, +37 natural)
Damage reduction 20/magic and 10/good Horrid wilting, summon monster VIII
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smaller than itself with its tail blade attack. If it gets a hold, it can constrict in the same round. It can also attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Spell-Like Abilities: At will—curse water; 3/day—control water, deeper darkness, fog cloud; 1/day—feeblemind, hold monster, horrid wilting, mind fog, stinking cloud. Styx Adaptation (Ex): Styx dragons are immune to the harmful effects of the River Styx, and they can breathe water. Summon Monster VIII (Sp): Once per day, a great wyrm Styx dragon can summon a fiendish giant squid, 1d3 fiendish giant octopi or Large tojanidas, or 1d4+1 Large water elementals, Huge fiendish sharks, or fiendish giant crocodiles. Aside from the monsters available, this ability is identical to summon monster VIII. Caster level 15th.
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NEW MONSTERS
60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Young 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Juvenile 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Young adult 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Adult 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Mature adult 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Old 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Very old 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Ancient 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Wyrm 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft. Great wyrm 60 ft., swim 60 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Initiative +0
30
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TARTERIAN DRAGON Dragon (Extraplanar) Environment: Tarterian Depths of Carceri 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 5; very young 6; young 8; juvenile 10; young adult 13; adult 14; mature adult 17; old 19; very old 20; ancient 21; wyrm 22; great wyrm 23 Treasure: Triple standard Alignment: Always neutral evil or chaotic evil Advancement: Wyrmling 9–10 HD; very young 12–13 HD; young 15–16 HD; juvenile 18–19 HD; young adult 21–22 HD; adult 24–25 HD; mature adult 27–28 HD; old 30–31 HD; very old 33–34 HD; ancient 36–37 HD; wyrm 39–40 HD; great wyrm 42+ HD
Tarterian Dragons by Age
Age Size Wyrmling M Very young L Young L Juvenile L Young adult H Adult H Mature adult H Old G Very old G Ancient G Wyrm C Great wyrm C
Hit Dice (hp) 8d12+16 (68) 11d12+33 (104) 14d12+42 (133) 17d12+68 (178) 20d12+100 (230) 23d12+115 (264) 26d12+156 (325) 29d12+203 (391) 32d12+256 (464) 35d12+315 (542) 38d12+380 (627) 41d12+451 (717)
Str 17 21 25 29 31 33 35 39 41 43 45 47
Dex 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Con 15 17 17 19 21 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
Int 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 26
Wis 15 15 17 19 19 21 21 23 23 25 27 27
Base Attack/ Fort Ref Will Cha Grapple Attack Save Save Save 14 +8/+11 +11 +8 +6 +8 14 +11/+20 +15 +10 +7 +9 16 +14/+25 +20 +12 +9 +12 18 +17/+30 +25 +14 +10 +14 18 +20/+38 +28 +17 +12 +16 20 +23/+42 +32 +18 +13 +18 20 +26/+46 +36 +21 +15 +20 22 +29/+55 +39 +23 +16 +22 22 +32/+59 +43 +26 +18 +24 24 +35/+63 +47 +28 +19 +26 26 +38/+71 +47 +31 +21 +29 26 +41/+75 +51 +33 +22 +30
Breath Frightful Weapon Presence (DC) DC 2d8 (16) 16 4d8 (18) 17 6d8 (20) 20 8d8 (22) 22 10d8 (25) 24 12d8 (26) 26 14d8 (29) 28 16d8 (31) 30 18d8 (34) 32 20d8 (36) 34 22d8 (39) 37 24d8 (41) 38
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