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===Combat===

A bee dragon sends swarms of various kinds against opponents, especially against any being lacking damage reduction.  It then uses the distraction to sting its foes, then flies back to let the poison do its work.

Against beings which are resistant or immune to swarms, or prove hardy against its poison, it typically tries to grab creatures and fly them in the air, then throw them into environmental hazards or other dangers.  If pressed, it will flee.  But it holds grudges and will often raze the surrounding area and everyone in it, innocent or not for the transgression.  For this reason, most wisely leave bee dragons alone, lest someone provoke its wrath.  In addition, they can be very useful for the environment, and may set up trading with a local community to trade honey for treasure and flowers.

Most bee dragons invest in [[SRD:Snatch|Snatch]], [[SRD:Flyby Attack|Flyby Attack]], and have ranks in Handle Animal as they may use that skill on vermin.  Bee dragons use [[Wisdom]] instead of [[Charisma]] for their sorcerer spellcasting.

;Breath Weapon {{Su}}:

The bee dragon has a deadly breath weapon, a cone of bees!!!  It deals the listed damage above as magic piercing damage, and inflicts poison as if struck by its poison sting.  A successful [[Reflex]] save halves the damage, and a [[Fortitude]] save negates the poison.  It may breathe once every 1d4 rounds.

;Natural Attacks {{Ex}}:

The bee dragon does not gain 2 wing buffets, as its wings are too lightweight to deal actual damage.

;Control Bees {{Su}}:

A bee dragon may rebuke and control flying vermin, typically bee swarms and giant wasps, as a [[cleric]] of its character level.  It uses its [[Wisdom]] instead of its [[Charisma]] for these checks.

;Create Honey {{Ex}}:

The bee dragon can create honey naturally, as much as one entire beehive per age category per day.  The honey has a unique special property of concealing any object encased fully in it from divination, as if ''[[SRD:Obscure Object|obscure object]]'' with a caster level of the bee dragon's CR had been cast on it.  This unusual property fades after 1 day when removed from the bee dragon's lair.  Otherwise, it has no unusual properties.

;Immunity to Poison {{Su}}:

A wyrmling or older bee dragon is immune to poison.

;Poison Sting {{Ex}}:

Wyrmling or older bee dragons gain a sting attack with their tail which deals their bite damage, and delivers a poison which causes itchiness, redness, and swelling.  1d4 [[Con]]/[[SRD:Staggered|Staggered]] for 1 minute.  The DC is [[Constitution]] based.

;Scent {{Su}}:

A wyrmling or older bee dragon gains [[SRD:Scent|scent]].

;Supernatural Venom {{Su}}:

A young or older bee dragon's venom becomes impossibly toxic.  It can work on beings immune to poison, though they gain a +8 bonus on saves.  For beings not immune to poison, it is worse, as the poison does not abate after 1 minute, but continues to repeat the two poison effects every minute beyond until a successful [[Fortitude]] save is made.

;Deafening Hum {{Ex}}:

A young adult or older bee dragon manages some extremely fast wing speeds considering their size.  They release a loud din every time they fly, &minus;5 on Move Silently checks per age category, as well as a &minus;5 on Listen checks made within 30 feet of it from the loud noise.  Creatures attempting to cast spells or perform actions which require concentration must succeed on a Concentration check (DC 15 + double spell level (minimum 1) + 1 per dragon's age category) or lose concentration.  This applies to any being within 30 feet.

;Immunity to Swarms {{Ex}}:

A mature adult or older bee dragon is immune to the attacks and effects of any swarm, including the effect of ''[[SRD:Crown of Vermin|crown of vermin]]''.

;Hivemind {{Su}}:

A very old or older bee dragon has a special link with flying vermin.  They gain telepathy out to 100 ft which can communicate and command flying vermin.  Mindless flying vermin follow orders without question, while intelligent flying vermin can decide to obey or not.

;Death Throes {{Ex}}:

If a bee dragon dies, it leaves a scent in the air which immediately begins calling in insects from all over.  Within 1d10 rounds, the bee dragon is the center of a ''[[Apocalyptic Swarm (3.5e Spell)|apocalyptic swarm]]'' spell.  If an ''[[Apocalyptic Swarm (3.5e Spell)|apocalyptic swarm]]'' spell already exists in the area, the damage becomes once per round instead of once per minute, and the swarm actively assaults the slayers of the dragon as if being directed by the bee dragon for its duration.

;Spell-Like Abilities {{Sp}}:

3/day-''[[Sting Dart (3.5e Spell)|sting dart]]'' (very young or older), ''[[Honey Ambrosia (3.5e Spell)|honey ambrosia]]'' (juvenile or older), ''[[Swarm Thermoball (3.5e Spell)|swarm thermoball]]'' (adult or older); 1/day-''[[Hivecraft (3.5e Spell)|hivecraft]]'' (old or older), ''[[Skin to Bees (3.5e Spell)|skin to bees]]'' (ancient or older), ''[[Apocalyptic Swarm (3.5e Spell)|apocalyptic swarm]]''.

;Skills:

Handle Animal, Intimidate, and Survival are considered class skills for bee dragons.  They may use Handle Animal on vermin as if they were animals.
Alignment	Usually True Neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	3 +, 21 +, 22 +, 4 +, 6 +, 8 +, 10 +, 13 +, 15 +, 18 +, 23 + and 25 +
Environment	Temperate Plains +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	+5 + and - +
Rated By	Spanambula + and Luigifan18 +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Tiny +, Small +, Medium +, Large +, Huge + and Gargantuan +
Title	Bee Dragon +
Type	Dragon +