3.5e Dragon Instructions
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Editing Instructions
In the text area at the bottom of this page, fill in the values after the equal signs, and replace the comments (the text starting with <!-- and ending with -->) with your own descriptive text.
Some of the parameters are numbered from 1 to 12 (e.g. cr1, cr2,... cr12) Each number represents a dragon age category: 1 = wyrmling, 2 = very young, 3 = young, 4 = juvenile, 5 = young adult, 6 = adult, 7 = mature adult, 8 = old, 9 = very old, 10 = ancient, 11 = wyrm, 12 = great wyrm.
Be sure to create additional category tags, to indicate Type, Subtype(s), Challenge rating and Level Adjustment to help make your creature easier to find.
The following examples use the steel dragon from an article on WotC's D&D site.
| Type: | Dragon (air) |
|---|---|
| Environment: | Any city (rarely any hill, plain, or forest) |
| Organization: | Wyrmling, very young, young: solitary (with humanoid companions) or clutch (2-5); juvenile, young adult, adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, great wyrm: solitary (with humanoid companions) |
| Challenge Rating: | Wyrmling 2; very young 3; young 3; juvenile 5; young adult 7; adult 8; mature adult 11; old 12; very old 13; ancient 15; wyrm 16; great wyrm 18 |
| Treasure: | Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, young adult: standard; adult, mature adult, old: double standard; very old, ancient, wyrm, great wyrm: triple standard |
| Alignment: | Usually lawful neutral, often lawful good |
| Advancement: | Wyrmling 5-6 HD; very young 8-9 HD; young 11-12 HD; juvenile 14-15 HD; young adult 17-18 HD; adult 20-21 HD; mature adult 23-24 HD; old 26-27 HD; very old 29-30 HD; ancient 32-33 HD; wyrm 35-36 HD; great wyrm 38-40 HD |
| Level Adjustment: | — |
| Age | Size | Hit Dice (hp) | Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha | Base Attack/ Grapple |
Attack | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Breath Weapon (DC) | Frightful Presence DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyrmling | S | 4d12+4 (30) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | +4/+0 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | 1d6 (13) | — |
| Very young | S | 7d12+7 (52) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | +7/+4 | +9 | +6 | +5 | +6 | 2d6 (14) | — |
| Young | M | 10d12+20 (85) | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | +10/+12 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +8 | 3d6 (17) | — |
| Juvenile | M | 13d12+26 (110) | 17 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | +13/+16 | +16 | +10 | +8 | +10 | 4d6 (18) | — |
| Young adult | M | 16d12+48 (152) | 19 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | +16/+20 | +20 | +13 | +10 | +12 | 5d6 (21) | 21 |
| Adult | L | 19d12+57 (180) | 21 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | +19/+28 | +23 | +14 | +11 | +15 | 6d6 (22) | 22 |
| Mature adult | L | 22d12+88 (231) | 23 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | +22/+31 | +26 | +17 | +13 | +17 | 7d6 (25) | 25 |
| Old | L | 25d12+100 (262) | 25 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | +25/+36 | +31 | +18 | +14 | +19 | 8d6 (26) | 26 |
| Very old | H | 28d12+140 (322) | 27 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | +28/+44 | +34 | +21 | +16 | +22 | 9d6 (29) | 29 |
| Ancient | H | 31d12+186 (387) | 29 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | +31/+48 | +38 | +23 | +17 | +24 | 10d6 (31) | 30 |
| Wyrm | H | 34d12+238 (459) | 31 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | +34/+52 | +42 | +26 | +19 | +26 | 11d6 (34) | 33 |
| Great wyrm | H | 37d12+296 (536) | 33 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | +37/+56 | +46 | +28 | +20 | +28 | 12d6 (36) | 35 |
| Age | Speed | Initiative | AC | Special Abilities | Caster Level | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyrmling | 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (average), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 14 (+1 size, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14 |
Polymorph, poison resistance | 1st | 16 |
| Very young | 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (average), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 17 (+1 size, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 17 |
Minor arcane shield | 3rd | 18 |
| Young | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 19 (+9 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 19 |
Moderate arcane shield | 5th | 20 |
| Juvenile | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 22 (+12 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 22 |
Enthrall | 7th | 22 |
| Young adult | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 25 (+15 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 25 |
Damage reduction 5/magic | 9th | 24 |
| Adult | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 27 (-1 size, +18 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 27 |
Charm person | 11th | 26 |
| Mature adult | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 30 (-1 size, +21 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 30 |
Damage reduction 10/magic | 13th | 28 |
| Old | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 33 (-2 size, +24 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 33 |
Suggestion | 15th | 30 |
| Very old | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 35 (-2 size, +27 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 35 |
Damage reduction 15/magic | 17th | 32 |
| Ancient | 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 38 (-2 size, +30 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 38 |
Mass suggestion | 19th | 34 |
| Wyrm | 60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 41 (-4 size, +33 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 41 |
Damage reduction 20/magic | 20th | 36 |
| Great wyrm | 60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. |
+0 | 44 (-4 size, +36 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 44 |
Mass charm | 21st | 38 |
