SRD:Brass Dragon

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BRASS DRAGON

Type:	Dragon (Fire)
Environment:	Warm deserts
Organization:	Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2–5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1–2 and 2–5 offspring)
Challenge Rating:	Wyrmling 3; very young 4; young 6; juvenile 8; young adult 10; adult 12; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 19; ancient 20; wyrm 21; great wyrm 23
Treasure:	Triple standard
Alignment:	Always chaotic 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+ HD
Level Adjustment:	Wyrmling +2; very young +3; young +4; juvenile +4; others —

Brass Dragons by Age

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	T	4d12+4 (30)	11	10	13	10	11	10	+4/–4	+6	+5	+4	+4	1d6 (13)	—
Very young	S	7d12+7 (52)	13	10	13	10	11	10	+7/+4	+9	+6	+5	+5	2d6 (14)	—
Young	M	10d12+20 (85)	15	10	15	12	13	12	+10/+12	+12	+9	+7	+8	3d6 (17)	—
Juvenile	M	13d12+26 (110)	17	10	15	12	13	12	+13/+16	+16	+10	+8	+9	4d6 (18)	—
Young adult	L	16d12+48 (152)	19	10	17	14	15	14	+16/+24	+19	+13	+10	+12	5d6 (21)	20
Adult	L	19d12+76 (199)	23	10	19	14	15	14	+19/+29	+24	+15	+11	+13	6d6 (23)	21
Mature adult	H	22d12+110 (253)	27	10	21	16	17	16	+22/+38	+28	+18	+13	+16	7d6 (26)	24
Old	H	25d12+125 (287)	29	10	21	16	17	16	+25/+42	+32	+19	+14	+17	8d6 (27)	25
Very old	H	28d12+168 (350)	31	10	23	18	19	18	+28/+46	+36	+22	+16	+20	9d6 (30)	28
Ancient	H	31d12+186 (387)	33	10	23	18	19	18	+31/+50	+40	+23	+17	+21	10d6 (31)	29
Wyrm	G	34d12+238 (459)	35	10	25	20	21	20	+34/+58	+42	+26	+19	+24	11d6 (34)	32
Great wyrm	G	37d12+296 (536)	37	10	27	20	21	20	+37/+62	+46	+28	+20	+25	12d6 (36)	33

Dragon Abilities by Age

Age	Speed	Initiative	AC	Special Abilities	Caster Level	SR
Wyrmling	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 150 ft. (average)	+0	15 (+2 size, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 15	Immunity to fire, speak with animals, vulnerability to cold	—	—
Very young	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 150 ft. (average)	+0	17 (+1 size, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 17:	—	—	—
Young	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	19 (+9 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 19	—	1st	—
Juvenile	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	22 (+12 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 22	Endure elements	3rd	—
Young adult	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	24 (–1 size, +15 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 24	DR 5/magic	5th	18
Adult	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	27 (–1 size, +18 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 27	Suggestion	7th	20
Mature adult	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	29 (–2 size, +21 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 29	DR 10/magic	9th	22
Old	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	32 (–2 size, +24 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 32	Control winds	11th	24
Very old	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	35 (–2 size, +27 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 35 DR	DR 15/magic	13th	25
Ancient	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)	+0	38 (–2 size, +30 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 38	Control weather	15th	27
Wyrm	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 250 ft. (clumsy)	+0	39 (–4 size, +33 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 39	DR 20/magic	17th	28
Great wyrm	60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 250 ft. (clumsy)	+0	42 (–4 size, +36 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 42	Summon djinni	19th	30

• Can also cast cleric spells and those from the Chaos and Knowledge domains as arcane spells.

At birth, a brass dragon’s scales are a dull, mottled brown. As the dragon gets older, the scales become more brassy until they reach a warm, burnished appearance. The grand head-plates of a brass dragon are smooth and metallic, and it sports bladed chin horns that grow sharper with age. Wings and frills are mottled green toward the edges, darkening with age. As the dragon grows older, its pupils fade until the eyes resemble molten metal orbs.

COMBAT

Brass dragons would rather talk than fight. If an intelligent creature tries to leave without engaging in conversation, the dragon might force compliance in a fit of pique, using suggestion or a dose of sleep gas. A creature put to sleep may wake to find itself pinned or buried to the neck in the sand until the dragon’s thirst for small talk is slaked. When faced with real danger, younger brass dragons fly out of sight, then hide by burrowing into the sand. Older dragons spurn this ploy but still prefer to have the advantage in combat.

Breath Weapon (Su): A brass dragon has two types of breath weapon, a line of fire and a cone of sleep. Creatures within the cone must succeed on a Will save or fall asleep, regardless of HD, for 1d6 rounds plus 1 round per age category of the dragon.

Spell-Like Abilities: At will—speak with animals; 3/day—endure elements (juvenile or older; radius 10 ft. x dragon’s age category); 1/day—suggestion (adult or older), control winds (old or older), control weather (ancient or older).

Summon Djinni (Sp): This ability, usable by a great wyrm brass dragon, works like a summon monster spell, except that it summons one djinni. This ability is the equivalent of a 7th-level spell.

Skills: Bluff, Gather Information, and Survival are considered class skills for brass dragons.

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