Chromatic
Dragons: Yellow Dragon
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Number of 6 sided Dice:
| Race | I.Q. | M.E. | M.A. | P.S. | P.P. | P.E. | P.B. | SPD | PER | LUCK |
| Yellow Dragon: Adult | 3d6+16 | 3d6+16 | 3d6+18 | 2d6+30 | 3d6+12 | 3d6+18 | 4d6+18 | Walking- 2d4x10 Flying- 2d6x10+60 | 3d6+18 | 3d6+12 | Hatchlings | 2d6+8 | 2d6+4 | 2d6+9 | 2d6+15 | 2d6+6 | 2d6+9 | 4d6+9 | Walking-1d4x10 Flying 1d6x10+30 | 1d6+12 | 3d6+4 |
Alignment:Chaotic Evil
Hit Points: Adult- 1d6 x 1000 + 1000 + P.E. Hatchlings- 1d6 x 500 + P.E.
S.D.C. Base: Adult- 10d8x 100 Hatchlings- 2d8 x 100 (note: Wings are 1/10 of S.D.C.)
Natural A.R.: See Table
Horror/Awe Factor: Adult- 16 Hatchlings- 9
O.C.C.'s Available: Any but tend toward Magic types
Special/Natural Abilities: Dragon Fear, Dragon Senses, Bio-Regeneration, PrehensileTail, Resize, Polymorph, Kindred, Healing.
No. of Attacks: 4 or 2 and 1 magical or 2 magical
Damage/Attack: Claw/Claw/Bite 2D6/2D6/5D6 or by weapon type
Special Attacks: Breathe Weapon- a high-velocity blast of scorching air mixed with sand. This affects an area 50 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 20 feet high.
Special Defences: Immune to acid.
Bonuses: +7 save vs. charm and sleep type magic
Magic: See Table
Magic Resistance: See table
Psionics: Major or Master ISP: Calculate as normal and multiply by 2
Average Lifespan: 16,000-18,000 years
Value: varies with market
Languages: Dragon, Orc, or Common.
Habitat: Desert
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Clan
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Although able to eat anything, yellows favor fresh meat.
Enemies: Creatures of Good.
Allies: Creatures of Evil.
Size: See Table
Weight: Adult- 6D6 + 2 Tons Hatchling- 3D6 x 100 pounds
Treasure:See Table
# Appearing: 1-5
Favourite Weapons:Magic and Magical Items
Racial Skills:
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Hatchling
- Can communicate with any intelligent creature(16%+5%/level)
- Immune to fire
- Immune to heat
- Can cast silence, 10' radius at will.
- Polymorph self 3 times a day.
- Create or destroy water three times per day
- Dust devil three times per day
- Improved invisibility twice per day
- Wind wall three times per day
- Disintergration once per day
Age Categories and Bonuses:
| Age Category | Body Length | Tail Length | A.R. | Breath Weapon | Natural Spells:Times per Day | Magic Resistance | Treasure Type | XP |
| Hatchling | 7-19’ | 6-16’ | 14 | 2d6+2 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 2,000 |
| Very Young | 20-31’ | 17-28’ | 14 | 4d6+4 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 4,000 |
| Young | 32-43’ | 29-38’ | 15 | 6d6+6 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 6,000 |
| Juvenile | 44-55’ | 39-50’ | 15 | 8d6+8 | 1 | Nil | Nil | 8,000 |
| Young Adult | 56-67’ | 51-60’ | 16 | 10d6+10 | 2 | 20% | H | 10,000 | Adult | 68-80’ | 61-70’ | 16 | 12d6+12 | 3 | 25% | H | 11,000 |
| Mature Adult | 81-93’ | 71-84’ | 17 | 14d6+14 | 4 | 30% | H | 12,000 |
| Old | 94-106’ | 85-95’ | 17 | 16d6+16 | 5 | 35% | H | 16,000 |
| Very Old | 107-120’ | 96-108’ | 18 | 18d6+18 | 6 | 40% | Hx2 | 18,000 |
| Venerable | 121-134’ | 109-120’ | 18 | 20d6+20 | 7 | 45% | Hx2 | 19,000 |
| Wyrm | 135-148’ | 121-133’ | 19 | 22d6+22 | 8 | 50% | Hx2 | 20,000 |
| Great Wyrm | 149-162’ | 134-146’ | 19 | 24d6+24 | 9 | 55% | Hx3 | 21,000 |
| Special note: Yellow Dragons are born with an immunity to Fire and Heat, can cast silence, 10' radius at will and can polymorph self 3 times a day. Reverting to their normal form does not count as a change. |
Description: Although the existence of yellow dragons has long been predicted by sages (based on theories of primary colors), the first specimen was spotted only five or so years ago. The creatures are solitary and secretive, preferring to lay in wait for prey to stumble into carefully-prepared traps instead of hunting actively.
At birth, yellows have soft, tan scales. As they grow older, the scales harden and become lighter in color, eventually reaching the grayish yellow of desert sands. Their scales always have a dusty texture to them, giving them a finish that does not reflect light well. Even their teeth and claws have a similar finish. No part of the yellow dragon will glint in the sunlight, thereby giving away its position.
Yellow dragons speak their own tongue, and often Orc or Common. Yellows have no interest in speaking with other races, and so they learn no other languages.
Combat:Although preferring guile to combat and ambush to attack, yellows are fierce and cunning fighters. Even if forced into a situation where direct combat is inevitable, they'll still use their spells and innate abilities so as to mislead, misdirect, and distract their opponents.
A favorite hunting tactic for a yellow is to dig a steep-walled, cone-shaped depression in the sand, and then bury itself at the bottom of this crater with just its eyes and nostrils showing. When a creature stumbles into the depression, the dragon moves its wings in the sand, causing the steep walls of the cone to collapse and drawing the prey straight to the dragon's mouth. A yellow dragon casts spells and uses magical abilities at 8th level, plus its combat modifier.
Breath weapon: A yellow dragon's breath weapon is a high-velocity blast of scorching air mixed with sand. This affects an area 50 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 20 feet high. Creatures caught within this blast must roll successful saving throws vs. breath weapon for half damage. Regardless of the outcome of this roll, they must make another saving throw vs. breath weapon. Failure means that the abrasive sand in the breath blast has damaged their eyes, blinding them for 1d4+1 rounds.
Habitat/Society: Yellow dragons love deserts, preferring areas of sandy, windswept desolation. They are most comfortable in daytime temperatures of 105 degrees and up, although they can easily survive subfreezing temperatures at night. They share much the same territory as brasses; thus the species occasionally come into conflict.
Yellows are solitary, selfish creatures that form no close bonds with any other creature, including other yellows. They are highly territorial; the only time they'll let another yellow into their territory is to mate, which is actually quite rare. Immediately afterward, the dragons separate. The mother raises the offspring, but won't go out of her way to protect them from attackers. The young dragons usually leave home before they reach the juvenile age category. The main enemies of yellow dragons are brasses, which actively hunt the smaller creatures.
Ecology: Although able to eat anything, yellows favor fresh meat. (Demi)humans are considered a delicacy, as are the unhatched eggs of brass dragons. (Yellows rarely get to enjoy this latter feast.)