Monster Manual

Dragon Space/Reach, Attacks, and DamageSize Space/Reach* 1 Bite 2 Claws 2 Wings1 TailSlap 1 Crush1 TailSweepTiny 2-1/2 ft./0 ft. (5 ft. with bite) 1d4 1d3 — — — —Small 5 ft./5 ft. 1d6 1d4 — — — —Medium 5 ft./5 ft. 1d8 1d6 1d4 — — —Large 10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) 2d6 1d8 1d6 1d8 — —Huge 15 ft./10 ft. (15 ft. with bite) 2d8 2d6 1d8 2d6 2d8 —Gargantuan 20 ft./15 ft. (20 ft. with bite) 4d6 2d8 2d6 2d8 4d6 2d6Colossal 30 ft./20 ft. (30 ft. with bite) 4d8 4d6 2d8 4d6 4d8 2d8*A dragon’s bite attack has reach as if the creature were one size category larger. All other attacks are made with the standard reach for thedragon’s size.sweep affects a half-circle with a radius of 30 feet (or40 feet for a Colossal dragon), extending from anintersection on the edge of the dragon’sspace in any direction. Creatureswithin the swept area areaffected if they are four or more sizecategories smaller than the dragon.A tail sweep automatically deals theindicated damage plus 1-1/2 times thedragon’s Strength bonus (round down).Affected creatures can attempt Reflexsaves to take half damage (DC equal to thatof the dragon’s breath weapon).Grappling: Dragons do not favor grappleattacks, though their crush attack (andSnatch feat, if they know it) use normalgrapple rules.A dragon can always use its breathweapon while grappling, as well as its spellsand spell-like or supernatural abilities, providedit succeeds on Concentration checks.Breath Weapon (Su): Using a breath weapon is astandard action. Once a dragon breathes, it can’tbreathe again until 1d4 rounds later. If a dragon hasmore than one type of breath weapon, it still can breathe onlyonce every 1d4 rounds. A blast from a breath weapon always startsat any intersection adjacent to the dragon and extends in a directionof the dragon’s choice, with an area as noted on the tablebelow. If the breath weapon deals damage, creatures caught in thearea can attempt Reflex saves to take half damage; the DC dependson the dragon’s age and variety, and is given in each individualentry. Saves against nondamaging breath weapons use the sameDC; the kind of saving throw is noted in the variety descriptions.The save DC against a breath weapon is 10 + 1/2 dragon’s HD +dragon’s Con modifier.Breath weapons come in two basic shapes, line and cone, whoseareas vary with the dragon’s size.Dragon Breath WeaponsDragon Size Line* (Length) Cone** (Length)Tiny 30 ft. 15 ft.Small 40 ft. 20 ft.Medium 60 ft. 30 ft.Large 80 ft. 40 ft.Huge 100 ft. 50 ft.Gargantuan 120 ft. 60 ft.Colossal 140 ft. 70 ft.*A line is always 5 feet high and 5 feet wide.**A cone is as high and wide as its length.Frightful Presence (Ex): A young adult or older dragon canunsettle foes with its mere presence. The ability takes effectautomatically whenever the dragon attacks, charges, or fliesoverhead. Creatures within a radius of 30 feet × the dragon’s agecategory are subject to the effect if they havefewer HD than the dragon.A potentially affected creature that succeeds on aWill save (DC 10 + 1/2 dragon’s HD + dragon’s Cha modifier)remains immune to that dragon’s frightful presencefor 24 hours. On a failure, creatures with 4 orless HD become panicked for 4d6 roundsand those with 5 or more HD becomeshaken for 4d6 rounds. Dragons ignorethe frightful presence of other dragons.Spells: A dragon knows and castsarcane spells as a sorcerer of the levelindicated in its variety description, gainingbonus spells for a high Charismascore. Some dragons can also cast spellsfrom the cleric list or cleric domain lists asarcane spells.Spell-Like Abilities: A dragon’s spelllikeabilities depend on its age and variety.It gains the abilities indicated for its age plus allprevious ones. Its age category or its sorcerer caster level,whichever is higher, is the caster level for these abilities. The saveDC is 10 + dragon’s Cha modifier + spell level. All spell-like abilitiesare usable once per day unless otherwise noted.Damage Reduction: Young adult and older dragons havedamage reduction. Their natural weapons are treated as magicweapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.Immunities (Ex): All dragons have immunity to sleep andparalysis effects. Each variety of dragon has immunity to one ortwo additional forms of attack no matter what its age, as given inits description.Spell Resistance (Ex): As dragons age, they become moreresistant to spells and spell-like abilities, as indicated in the varietydescriptions.Blindsense (Ex): Dragons can pinpoint creatures within a distanceof 60 feet. Opponents the dragon can’t actually see still havetotal concealment against the dragon.Keen Senses (Ex): A dragon sees four times as well a human inshadowy illumination and twice as well in normal light. It also hasdarkvision out to 120 feet.Skills: All dragons have skill points equal to (6 + Int modifier,minimum 1) × (Hit Dice + 3). Most dragons purchase the followingskills at the maximum ranks possible: Listen, Search, and Spot. Theremaining skill points are generally spent on Concentration,Diplomacy, Escape Artist, Intimidate, Knowledge (any), SenseMotive, and Use Magic Device at a cost of 1 skill point per rank. Allthese skills are considered class skills for dragons. (Each dragon hasother class skills as well, as noted in the variety descriptions.)Feats: All dragons have one feat, plus an additional feat per 3Hit Dice, just like any other creature. Dragons favor Alertness,Blind-Fight, Cleave, Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Initiative,Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Snatch, Weapon Focus (claw orbite), Wingover, and any metamagic feat that is available anduseful to sorcerers.DRAGON69