Mist Dragon
Climate/Terrain:
| Tropical and subtropical/Forests, lake shores,
sea shores, and river banks
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Frequency:
| Very rare
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Organization:
| Solitary or clan
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Activity Cycle:
| Any
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Diet:
| Special
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Intelligence:
| Exceptional (15-16)
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Treasure:
| Special
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Alignment:
| Neutral
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No. Appearing:
| 1 (2-5)
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Armor Class:
| 1 (base) or -2 (base)
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Movement:
| 12, Fl 39 (C), Sw 12
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Hit Dice:
| 11 (base)
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THAC0:
| 9 (base)
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No. of Attacks:
| 3+special
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Damage/Attack:
| 2-5/2-5/2-24
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Special Attacks:
| Special
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Special Defenses:
| Variable
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Magic Resistance:
| Nil or 15%
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Size:
| G (54' base)
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Morale:
| Champion (16 base)
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XP Value:
| Variable
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Mist dragons are solitary and philosophical. Their favorite activity is
sitting quietly and thinking. They hate being disturbed and dislike conversation.
At birth, a mist dragon's scales are shiny blue-white. As the dragon ages, the
scales darken, becoming blue-gray with metallic silver flecks that sparkle in
sunlight.
Mist dragons speak their own tongue and a tongue common to all neutral
dragons. Also, 15% of hatchling mist dragons can speak with any intelligent creature.
The chance to possess this ability increases 5% per age category.
Combat: Mist dragons try to avoid encounters by assuming mist form. In combat, they
quickly use their breath weapons, then assume mist form and hide in the
vapor-where they launch a spell assault.
Breath Weapon/Special Abilities:A mist dragon's breath weapon is a cloud of scalding vapor that is 90 feet
long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. Creatures caught in vapor suffer can roll
saving throws vs. breath weapon for half damage. In still air, the vapor persists
for 1d4+4 rounds; on the second round, it condenses into a clammy, smothering
for that blinds air-breathing creatures for 1d4 rounds and inflicts 3d4 points
of drowning damage per round for as long as the creature remains in the cloud
(a successful saving throw vs. breath weapon negates both effects).
A mist dragon casts its spells and uses its magical abilities at 6th level
plus its combat modifier.
Mist dragons are immune to fire and heat.
Mist dragons can assume (or leave) a cohesive, mist-like form at will, once
per round. In this form, they are 75% unlikely to be distinguished from normal
mist; in mist form, their Armor Class improves by -3 and their magic resistance
increases by 15%. They can use their spells and innate abilities while in mist
form, but they cannot attack physically or use their breath weapon. Mist dragons
in mist form can fly at a speed of 9 (MC: A).
As they age, they gain the following additional powers:
Very young: water breathing twice a day.
Young: wall of fog twice a day.
Juvenile: create water twice a day (affects a maximum of three cubic yards [81 cubic feet]).
Old: solid fog twice a day.
Very old: predict weather twice a day.
Ancient: airy water twice a day.
Habitat/Society: Mist dragons live near waterfalls, rapids, coastlines, or where rainfall is
frequent and heavy. Their lairs are usually large natural caverns or grottoes
that are mist-filled and damp. Forest-dwelling mist dragons greatly resent the
green dragons' advances before losing all patience and launching an all-out
campaign mist dragons might have bronze dragons for neighbors. This, however, seldom
leads to conflict as both dragons are content to leave the others alone.
Mist dragons are loners, and 90% of all encounters are with individuals. Group
encounters are with parents and offspring.
Ecology: Mist dragons can eat almost anything, including woody plants and even mud.
However, they draw most of their sustenance directly from natural mist or spray.
They often lie in misty or foggy places, thinking and basking in the moisture.
| Body
| Tail
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| Breath
| Spells
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| Treas.
| XP
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Age
| Lgt. (')
| Lgt. (')
| AC
| Weapon
| Wizard/Priest
| MR
| Type
| Value
|
1
| 7-19
| 6-16
| 4
| 2d6+1
| Nil
| Nil
| Nil
| 3,000
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2
| 19-31
| 16-28
| 3
| 3d6+2
| Nil
| Nil
| Nil
| 5,000
|
3
| 31-43
| 28-38
| 2
| 4d6+3
| Nil
| Nil
| Nil
| 7,000
|
4
| 43-55
| 38-50
| 1
| 5d6+4
| 1
| Nil
| Y, Z
| 10,000
|
5
| 55-67
| 50-60
| 0
| 6d6+5
| 1 1
| 25%
| X, Y, Z
| 12,000
|
6
| 67-80
| 60-70
| -1
| 7d6+6
| 2 1
| 30%
| X, Y, Z
| 13,000
|
7
| 80-93
| 70-84
| -2
| 8d6+7
| 2 2
| 35%
| X, Y, Z
| 14,000
|
8
| 93-106
| 84-95
| -3
| 9d6+8
| 3 2 /1
| 40%
| X, Y, Zx2
| 16,000
|
9
| 106-120
| 95-108
| -4
| 10d6+9
| 3 3 /1 1
| 45%
| X, Y, Zx2
| 17,000
|
10
| 120-134
| 108-121
| -5
| 11d6+10
| 4 3 /2 1
| 50%
| X, Y, Zx2
| 18,000
|
11
| 134-148
| 121-133
| -6
| 12d6+11
| 4 4 /2 2
| 55%
| X, Y, Zx3
| 19,000
|
12
| 148-162
| 133-146
| -7
| 13d6+12
| 5 4 /3 2
| 60%
| X, Y, Zx3
| 20,000
|