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Green Dragon WyrmlingGREEN WYRMLINGS DO NOT POSSESS THE FINESSE orthe worldly experience of their elders, and thus theirability to manipulate would-be victims has not yetdeveloped. On the other hand, older greens learntheir tricks from all the mistakes they made as wyrmlings(assuming they survive).A green wyrmling is a slender, agile creature. Acrown of five horn buds rings the back of its skull,and a pronounced spike juts from the tip of its narrowsnout. A wyrmling’s scales range from deep forestgreen along its spine to rich emerald on its head andflanks.Green Dragon Wyrmling Level 4 Elite SkirmisherMedium natural magical beast (dragon) XP 350Initiative +8 Senses Perception +3; darkvisionHP 112; Bloodied 56; see also breath weaponAC 20; Fortitude 16, Reflex 18, Will 16Resist 5 poisonSaving Throws +2Speed 8, fly 8 (hover)Action Points 1m Bite (standard; at-will) ✦ Poison+9 vs. AC; 1d8 + 4 damage, and the target takes ongoing 5poison damage (save ends).m Claw (standard; at-will)+9 vs. AC; 1d6 + 4 damage.M Double Attack (standard; at-will)The wyrmling makes two claw attacks.R Luring Glare (minor 1/round; at-will) ✦ CharmRanged 10; +7 vs. Will; the target slides 1 square.C Breath Weapon (standard; recharges when first bloodied;encounter) ✦ PoisonClose blast 4; +7 vs. Fortitude; 1d8 + 3 poison damage, and thetarget takes ongoing 5 poison damage and is slowed (save endsboth). Aftereffect: The target is slowed (save ends).Alignment Evil Languages DraconicSkills Bluff +10, Diplomacy +10, Insight +8, Intimidate +10Str 13 (+3) Dex 19 (+6) Wis 13 (+3)Con 16 (+5) Int 13 (+3) Cha 16 (+5)hits them with its breath weapon. After the first round,it continues to move foes around with its glare,attempting to put them into disadvantageous positionsbefore it strikes with tooth and claw.A green wyrmling doesn’t hesitate to retreat ifthe battle turns against it. A particularly defensivemindedone conserves its action point for a quickescape.Encounter GroupsGreen wyrmlings are encountered with variouscreatures of the forest. They know the value ofalliance, and their deceit can reliably forge sucharrangements. Sometimes a green wyrmling is“adopted” by a small band of elf foragers who, whilewary of the dragon’s lies, wish to learn what it knowsof the territory.Level 3 Encounter (XP 725)✦ 1 green dragon wyrmling (level 4 elite skirmisher)✦ 2 elf archers (level 2 artillery, MM 106)✦ 1 elf scout (level 2 skirmisher, MM 106)Level 5 Encounter (XP 1,100)✦ 2 green dragon wyrmlings (level 4 elite skirmisher)✦ 1 dryad (level 9 skirmisher, MM 96)CHROMATIC WYRMLINGSEMILY FIEGENSCHUHGreen Dragon Wyrmling LoreA character knows the following information with asuccessful Nature check.DC 15: A green dragon creates a nest like aneagle’s aerie at the top of the tallest trees—the olderand more massive, the better.DC 20: Green wyrmlings have the poisonousbreath and bite of older greens but lack the ability totake control of poisoned foes.Green Dragon WyrmlingTacticsGreen wyrmlings would rather lead prey into a trapor otherwise use deceit to render it defenseless ratherthan fight, but sometimes nothing else will do.In combat, a wyrmling uses luring glare to drawfoes closer (possibly over a concealed pit trap), thenCHAPTER 4 | New Monsters183