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===Combat=== 

Qilung dragons are very defensive in combat, mainly using the fluidity of their natural motions with their control over the surrounding water to guard against all attacks, and prefer to retreat to the deep waters of the ocean when provoked, instead of fighting back with force. They do not quickly let themselves be goaded into an actual fight, and even more rarely do they initiate a combat, but when prompted to do battle a Qilung's water mastery, proficiency with summoning and potent nature magic are quick to throw the enemy ranks into chaos.

A Qilung dragon’s [[SRD:Natural Weapons|natural weapons]] and any weapons it wields are treated as [[SRD:Magic Weapons|magic]] (wyrmling – mature adult) or [[SRD:Epic Magic Weapons|epic]] (old – great wyrm) for the purpose of overcoming [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]]. A Qilung dragon has no wings, and gets no wing attacks in its full attack.

'''[[SRD:Breath Weapon|{{Anchor|Breath Weapon}}]] {{Su}}:''' A Qilung dragon's main breath weapon is either a line or a cone of ''lunar light''. This breath weapon deals damage according to the time of day and the phases of the moon. During daytime when the sun is up, a Qilung dragon's lunar breath damage dice are d4s. This increases at night time, to d6s (new moon), d8s (crescent moon), d10s (half moon) or d12s (full moon). The damage from the lunar breath is typeless, and halved on a successful [[SRD:Reflex|Reflex]] save.

A Qilung's second breath weapon only functions under water. Its breath creates a massive shockwave that travels through liquid at hypersonic speeds. It is a cone-shape breath weapon that deals 5d6/age category points of [[SRD:Magic Weapons|magic]] (wyrmling - adult) or [[SRD:Epic Magic Weapons|epic]] (mature adult - great wyrm) [[SRD:Adamantine|adamantine]] [[SRD:Bludgeoning Weapon|bludgeoning]] damage. Creatures caught within the effect must make a [[SRD:Fortitude|Fortitude]] save or be [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]] for 1d4+1 [[SRD:Round|rounds]].

A Qilung's third breath weapon is a cone of water. The dragon calls forth up to 2 10-foot cubes worth of water per age category from its stomach. Those caught within the water cone take 1d6 points of [[SRD:Bludgeoning Weapon|bludgeoning]] damage per age category of the dragon. Creatures with firm footing on land when the breath is used, or with a form of movement that allows them to steady themselves in the medium present, are effectively pushed back as if [[SRD:Bull Rush|bullrushed]] with a check modifier equal to the dragon's [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] bonus plus its age category, while creatures that cannot steady themselves are treated to have rolled a natural 1 on the opposed check. Creatures pushed back by a Qilung's water breath travel 5 feet for every 5 points by which their opposed check was beaten, and take 1d6 points of extra [[SRD:Bludgeoning Weapon|bludgeoning]] damage for every 5 feet moved.

'''{{Anchor|Water Shield}} {{Ex}}:''' As long as there is a sufficient amount of water nearby, a Qilung dragon's defense is hard to penetrate. A Qilung can manipulate the ambient water in the area in order to shield its body and anything nearby from incoming attacks. For the purpose of this ability, a sufficient amount of water is defined as enough water to fill up a cube with sides twice as long as the dragon's [[SRD:Space/Reach (Creature Statistic)|space]]. While the water shield is active, the Qilung dragon and any ally within the range of its [[#Water Mastery|water mastery]] gains the Qilung's [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] bonus as a [[SRD:Shield Bonus|shield bonus]] to [[SRD:Armor Class|AC]]. This shield bonus is created by water moved consciously by the dragon's [[#Water Mastery|water mastery]], and requires the dragon to be aware of its surroundings. As such, touch AC benefits from the water shield bonus, but flat-footed AC does not. 

Furthermore, the water shield can be used in order to ablate incoming damage. Whenever any creature currently benefiting from the water shield takes damage (the dragon itself or one of its close by allies), the dragon may choose to use its water shield to negate it. This ability functions like [[SRD:Temporary Hit Points|temporary hit points]]. A qilung dragon's water shield has 10 hit points per age category. These hit points come back at the start of the dragon's turn every [[SRD:Round|round]].

'''Immunities:''' A Qilung dragon is immune to [[SRD:Cold Effect|cold]], form-altering effects, and [[SRD:Light Effect|light]] effects. Of those Light effects, effects based on ''moonlight'' heal the Qilung for as much as they would otherwise do damage.

'''{{Anchor|Lunar Force}} {{Ex}}:''' When a Qilung dragon absorbs light from the moon, all its abilities become stronger. Under a crescent moon, the range of a Qilung dragon's [[#Water Mastery|Water Mastery]] and any abilities associated with it are multiplied by a factor 1.5, and all spells with the [[SRD:Water Effect|Water]] descriptor cast by the dragon are subject to the [[SRD:Widen Spell|Widen Spell]] metamagic. 

Under a half moon, the dragon's age category counts as two higher for the purpose of its [[#Water Mastery|Water Mastery]], and all of its Water spells become [[SRD:Empower Spell|Empowered]]. These benefits are in addition to all the bonuses from a crescent moon. 

Finally, under the full moon, the range of the dragon's Water Mastery doubles (replacing the x1.5 multiplier from crescent moon), the dragon's age category counts as four higher for the purpose of its Water Mastery abilities, and all of its Water spells and spell-like ability are automatically [[SRD:Heighten Spell|Heightened]] by two levels. Once per turn under the full moon, the Qilung dragon may also apply either the [[SRD:Quicken Spell|Quicken Spell]] or the Rapid Spell metamagic on any one of its Water spells. These benefits add to and overlap with those of the crescent- and half moon benefits.

The Qilung dragon only gains these bonuses at night, even if the moon is up during the day.

'''''{{Anchor|Oceanstride}} {{Su}}:''''' A Qilung dragon can use water as a conduit to move between planes. When completely submerged, the dragon can shift from the plane it currently occupies to the [[SRD:Elemental Plane of Water|Elemental Plane of Water]], provided the two planes are coterminous, as a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]. Furthermore, as a [[SRD:Full-Round Action|full-round action]] it may use the Elemental Plane of Water as a jump point in order to reappear on the origin plane. This functions as a [[Lethus Dragon (3.5e Monster)|Lethus Dragon]]'s [[Lethus Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Shadow Walk|shadow walk]] ability, with a similar effective range based on age category, and a cooldown time of 1d4 [[SRD:Round|rounds]]. Oceanstride can be blocked with a ''[[SRD:Dimensional Anchor|dimensional anchor]]'' or ''[[SRD:Dimensional Lock|dimensional lock]]'' effect.

When on the Elemental Plane of Water, the Qilung Dragon can shift as a standard action to any ocean within any plane that it is aware of, that is also coterminous with the Elemental Plane of Water. The body of water it intends to shift to needs to be large enough to accommodate the dragon entirely without any part of it breaking the surface.

'''Spells:''' Qilung dragons cast [[SRD:Spells|spells]] as a [[SRD:Druid|druid]] of their effective [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]].


'''{{Anchor|Water Mastery}} {{Ex}}:''' A Qilung dragon can freely control any water within 5 feet per age category. Any [[SRD:Spells|spells]], [[SRD:Powers|powers]] or special abilities based on water that enter this area are automatically prevented from taking effect on the Qilung dragon or any of its allies, and the dragon may make any such effects target any creature within the range of its water mastery instead. A Qilung dragon automatically rebukes or commands creatures of the [[SRD:Water Subtype|Water]] subtype when they come into the area of its Water Mastery, using a turning check of 1d20 + its [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] bonus + its age category. Water creatures with [[SRD:Spell Resistance|spell resistance]] are treated as having [[SRD:Turn Resistance|turn resistance]] equal to half that spell resistance. A Qilung dragon can sense nearby bodies of water at a range of 100 feet per age category.

A Qilung dragon with water mastery gains access to the ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Call the Tides|Call the Tides]], ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Extract Water|Extract Water]]'' and ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Pseudopods|Pseudopod]]'' abilities.<includeonly>

For more information about the abilities granted by Water Mastery, Improved Water Mastery, Greater Water Mastery and Supreme Water Mastery, see the [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Mastery|Water Mastery]] listing in the Qilung Dragon article.</includeonly>

'''{{Anchor|Improved Water Mastery}} {{Ex}}:''' A Qilung dragon of Juvenile age or higher can apply its mastery over water in even more impressive displays. Its [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Call the Tides|''Call the Tides'']] ability now raises or lowers the water level by 5 feet every minute, and it may will one of its [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Pseudopods|Pseudopods]] to attempt a [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attack]] on any creature entering their reach as an [[SRD:Immediate Actions|immediate action]]. Furthermore, a Qilung dragon at this age gains the following applications of its mastery.

A Qilung dragon with improved water mastery gains access to the [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Call of the Deep|Call of the Deep]] and [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Control Weather|Control Weather]] abilties. 

'''{{Anchor|Greater Water Mastery}} {{Ex}}:''' Once a Qilung reaches Old age, its Water Mastery increases even further. Its [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Pseudopods|pseudopods]] ignore ''[[SRD:Freedom of Movement|freedom of movement]]'', instead allowing creatures that have it a +8 bonus to their opposed [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] checks. Its ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Call the Tides|Call the Tides]]'' ability now raises or lowers the water level by 5 feet every [[SRD:Round|round]]. Its [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Control Weather|''Control Weather'']] ability now takes only 1 minute to take effect after activation. By lowering the CR of the creatures called with its [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Call of the Deep|''Call of the Deep'']] ability by 15, it may instead call 5d10 of them.

A Qilung dragon with greater water mastery gains access to the [[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Whirlpool|Whirlpool]] ability.

'''{{Anchor|Supreme Water Mastery}} {{Ex}}:''' At the great wyrm stage, a Qilung's [[#Water Mastery|Water Mastery]] reaches its peak. It is counted as always carrying the amount of water required to maintain its [[#Water Shield|water shield]]. Using a 1-[[SRD:Round|round]] action, the dragon may use its [[#Oceanstride|oceanstride]] ability to travel to any place within the same body of water instantly. Furthermore, the dragon acquires the following abilities.

A Qilung dragon with greater water mastery gains access to the ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Pressurized Water Stream|Pressurized Water Stream]]'' and ''[[Qilung Dragon (3.5e Monster)#Primal Calling|Primal Calling]]'' abilities.<noinclude>
Alignment	Usually neutral +
Author	Sulacu +
Challenge Rating	8 +, 11 +, 14 +, 16 +, 19 +, 22 +, 25 +, 28 +, 32 +, 35 +, 38 + and 41 +
Environment	Oceans, desolate coastal regions, planes associated with water. +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Rating	Unrated +
Size	Medium +, Large +, Huge +, Gargantuan + and Colossal +
Subtype	Water +
Title	Qilung Dragon +
Type	Dragon +