Manual of the Planes

pqqqqrsCHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANESTIAMAT, THE CHROMATIC DRAGONDTiamat: CR 25; Colossal dragon; HD 49d12+588; hp 906;Init +4; Spd 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (clumsy), swim 40 ft.; AC 50(touch 2, flat-footed 50); Atk +60/+55/+55 melee(4d6+19/19–20, 5 bites; 2d8+9, 2 wings; 3d6+9 plus poison,sting); Face/Reach 15 ft. by 40 ft./15 ft.; SA Breath weapons,frightful presence, sound imitation, spells, spell-like abilities;SQ Scent, damage reduction 25/+4, immunities, seeinvisibility, keen senses, water breathing; SR 30; AL LE; SVFort +39, Ref +27, Will +34; Str 49, Dex 10, Con 35, Int 28,Wis 25, Cha 28.Skills and Feats: Alchemy +35, Bluff +61, Concentration+63, Diplomacy +61, Gather Information +59, Intimidate+61, Knowledge (arcana) +31, Knowledge (dragonkind) +34,Knowledge (history) +31, Knowledge (the planes) +31,Knowledge (religion) +31, Listen +61, Scry +61, Search +61,Sense Motive +59, Spellcraft +61, Spot +61, Wilderness Lore+33; Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Casting, Expertise, Fly-By Attack, Hover, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative,Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (domination),Snatch, Wingover.Breath Weapons (Su): Each of Tiamat’s five heads producesa different breath weapon, as follows:White: A cone of cold 70 feet long; creatures within the conetake 12d6 points of cold damage.Black: A line of acid 5 feet high, 5 feet wide, and 140 feetlong; affected creatures take 24d4 points of acid damage.Green: A cone of corrosive gas 70 feet long; creatures withinthe cone take 24d6 points of acid damage.Blue: A line of lightning 5 feet high, 5 feet wide, and 140 feetlong; affected creatures take 24d8 points of electricity damage.Red: A cone of fire 70 feet long; creatures within the conetake 24d10 points of fire damage.Each of Tiamat’s breath weapons allows a Reflex savingthrow (DC 46) for half damage.Once one of Tiamat’s heads breathes, that head must wait1d4 rounds before it can breathe again.Frightful Presence (Ex): Tiamat can unsettle foes with hermere presence. The power takes effect automatically wheneverTiamat attacks, charges, or flies overhead. Creatures within aradius of 450 feet are subject to the effect if they have 48 orfewer Hit Dice.An affected creature can resist the effects by making a Willsave (DC 43). A successful saving throw makes a creatureimmune to Tiamat’s frightful presence for one day. Creatureswith 4 Hit Dice or fewer become panicked for 4d6 rounds ifthey fail their saving throws. Creatures with 5 or more Hit Dicebecome shaken for 4d6 rounds if they fail their saving throws.Evil dragons (and Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon) ignore theeffects of Tiamat’s frightful presence.Multiple Heads (Ex): Tiamat can bite with all her heads,even if she moves or charges during a round. Instead ofbiting, each head can use a breath weapon or a spell-likeability as a standard action. Tiamat can cast one spell eachround, which counts as a standard action for one of herheads.If a blow from a slashing weapon deals at least 185 points ofdamage in a single blow, one of Tiamat’s heads is severed, justas a hydra’s head would be.Immunities (Ex): Tiamat is immune to acid, cold, electricity,fire poison, sleep, and paralysis effects. She ignores theeffects of spells and spell-like abilities of 5th level or lower,just as if the spellcaster had failed to overcome Tiamat’sspell resistance.See Invisibility (Ex): Tiamat has the extraordinary ability tosee invisible creatures. This works like the see invisibility spellwith a range of 1,600 feet. This ability is always active.Keen Senses (Ex): Tiamat sees four times as well as a humanin low light conditions and twice as well in normal light. Shealso has darkvision to a range of 1,600 feet.Sound Imitation (Ex): Tiamat can mimic any voice or soundshe has heard at any time she likes. Listeners can detect theruse with a Will save (DC 43).Spells: Tiamat is a 20th-level sorcerer and a 20th-level clericwith access to the Evil and Law domains. (Tiamat also gainsthe granted powers associated with those domains.) In hernatural form, Tiamat can cast her spells with but a word.Spell-like Abilities: Tiamat can use the following spell-likeabilities each three times per day as a 20th-level caster:command plants, control weather, darkness, domination, fogcloud, gust of wind, mirage arcana, plant growth, suggestion,summon swarm, veil, and ventriloquism. She can use the followingpowers once per day as a 20th-level sorcerer: eyebite anddiscern location. The save DC for these spell-like abilities is 19 +spell level.Tiamat has the ability to corrupt water once per day. This abilitycauses up to 10 cubic feet of water to become stagnant,foul, inert, and unable to support animal life. The ability canspoil potions and any other liquid containing water; unattendeditems are automatically fouled. Items in a creature’spossession remain unaffected if the bearer makes a Will savingthrow (DC 43).Tiamat can charm reptiles three times per day. The poweroperates as a mass charm spell (Will save DC 27 negates), butthe ability works only on reptilian animals. Tiamat can communicatewith any reptiles she has charmed as though using aspeak with animals spell.Poison (Ex): Creatures Tiamat stings with her tail take 3d6points of temporary Constitution damage unless they make aFortitude save (DC 46). After 1 minute, poisoned creaturesmust make an additional Fortitude save (DC 46) or take anadditional 3d6 points of temporary Constitution damage.Water Breathing (Ex): This ability allows Tiamat to breatheunderwater indefinitely. She can freely use her breath weapons,spells, and other abilities while submerged.Possessions: Amulet of the planes, bracers of armor +8, carpetof flying (6 ft. by 9 ft.), cloak of displacement, crystal ball withdetect thoughts, darkskull, iron bands of Bilarro, iron flask(empty), orb of storms, portable hole, ring of protection +5, ringof resistance +5, rod of rulership, and rod of splendor. Thebonuses these items grant are not reflected in the numbersgiven above.118pqqqqrs