Saturday, February 7, 2009

Monster: Ember Dragon

There will be an end to the dragons in a few more days, I swear --

Ember Dragon

Armour Class: -1
Hit Dice: 8**
Move: 90' (30')
fly 240' (80')
Attacks: 2 claws / 1 bite
Damage: 1-6 / 1-6 / 3-24
No. Appearing: 1-4 (1-4)
Save As: F8
Morale: 9
Treasure Type: H
Alignment: Chaotic
XP Value: 1750

Ember dragons, almost feline in build and well-muscled, possess extremely variable colouration, ranging from rough coal-black scales with the merest hint of dull red to brilliant cherry mottled with flame -- and every mixture and combination to be found between the two extremes. Explosively violent, they are the terrors of the volcanic plains and the subterranean lands.

An ember dragon's breath weapon is a cone of flame and burning magma, 80' x 30'. If a second save vs. Breath is failed, a character caught in the breath weapon -- and their equipment -- catches on fire, taking double normal damage until doused. Ember dragons have a 40% chance of talking, a 30% chance of being asleep, and (if capable) may cast two first-level and two second-level Magic-User spells per day.

2 comments:

noisms said...

Just discovered your blog. As a fellow BECMI/RC nut, this is like a treasure trove to me. Keep up the good work.

Great dragons, by the way. There's something about them that reminds me of writers like John Crowley.

taichara said...

Just discovered your blog. As a fellow BECMI/RC nut, this is like a treasure trove to me. Keep up the good work.

Thank you very kindly! :3 I'm glad you're enjoying it.


Great dragons, by the way. There's something about them that reminds me of writers like John Crowley.

Thank you again ~