Onyx / Deep Jungle Dragon

As you may have noticed, dear readers, we’re back! After a creatively-draining couple months or rehearsals for my friend’s student production of Steve Martin’s “Wasp”, I am once again free to pour my energy into bringing you drop-in elements for your d20 games. So without further ado, may I present the latest in our series of new True Dragons, the Onyx, or Deep Jungle Dragon!

-Adam

Onxy dragons, sometimes called Deep Jungle Dragons, hatch with glistening black scales flecked with tiny bright green and gray spots. As they mature their low, long bodies become very physically powerful. Their scales develop long thin spines and change to a lusterless matte black with vague splotches of gray and green. This coloration allows them to blend in with their jungle homes superbly.

Reclusive, secretive and unpredictable, Onyx dragons are very territorial. They can be very dangerous to any creatures they feel are invading their shaded jungles. Onyx dragons will stalk new arrivals and passers-through and observe them before deciding whether to let them pass or to eat them.

Type
: Dragon (Fire)
Environment: Jungle and Plane of Shadow
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 11; adult 14; mature adult 16; old 18; very old 19; ancient 21; wyrm 23; great wyrm 25
Treasure: Triple standard
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral with Good tendencies
Advancement: Wyrmling 7-8 HD; very young 10-11 HD; young 13-14 HD; juvenile 16-17 HD; young adult 19-20 HD; adult 22-23 HD; mature adult 25-26 HD; old 28-29 HD; very old 31-32 HD; ancient 34-35 HD; wyrm 37-38 HD; great wyrm 40+ HD
Level Adjustment: Wyrmling +4; very young +4; young +5; others —

Combat
Once they decide to attack, onyx dragons will lay in ambush and attempt to split up, exhaust and frighten off groups of combatants.

Spell-Like Abilities
3/day – blur (very young or older); 3/day—invisibility (juvenile or older); 1/day—shadow conjuration (adult or older), shadow walk (old or older), hallucinatory terrain (ancient or older); greater shadow conjuration (great wyrm).

Breath weapon: a line of burning steam (heat damage, reflex save for half damage) or a steamy cone of fatigue (fort save or become fatigued).

Skills: hide, move silently, and sense motive are considered class skills for onyx dragons. In addition, onyx dragons receive a +8 racial bonus to hide checks when in shadowy or heavily foliaged areas.

Onyx Dragon Abilities by Age

Age

Speed

Initiative

AC

Special Abilities

Caster
Level1

SR

  1. Can also cast cleric spells and those from the Chaos, Luck and Plant domains as arcane spells.

Wyrmling

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 100 ft. (average)

+1

17 (+1 dex, +1 size, +5 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16

Immunity to fire

Very young

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

19 (+8 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 18

Blur

Young

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

22 (+11 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 21

Juvenile

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

24 (-1 size, +14 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 23

Invisibility

1st

Young adult

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

27 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 26

DR 5/magic

3rd

19

Adult

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

29 (-2 size, +20 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 28

Shadow Conjuration

5th

21

Mature adult

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

32 (-2 size, +23 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 31

DR 10/magic

7th

22

Old

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

35 (-2 size, +26 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 34

Shadow Walk

9th

24

Very old

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)

+1

38 (-2 size, +29 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 37

DR 15/magic

11th

25

Ancient

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)

+1

39 (-4 size, +32 natural), touch 7, flat-footed 38

Hallucinatory Terrain

13th

27

Wyrm

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)

+1

42 (-4 size, +35 natural), touch 7, flat-footed 41

DR 20/magic

15th

29

Great wyrm

40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)

+1

45 (-4 size, +38 natural), touch 7, flat-footed 44

Greater Shadow Conjuration

17th

31

Onyx 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

S

6d12+6 (45)

13

12

13

10

11

10

+6/+3

+8

+6

+5

+5

2d6 (14)

Very young

M

9d12+18 (76)

15

12

15

10

11

10

+9/+11

+11

+8

+6

+6

4d6 (16)

Young

M

12d12+24 (102)

17

12

15

12

13

12

+12/+15

+15

+10

+8

+9

6d6 (18)

Juvenile

L

15d12+45 (142)

19

12

17

14

15

14

+15/+23

+18

+12

+9

+11

8d6 (20)

Young adult

L

18d12+72 (189)

23

12

19

14

15

14

+18/+28

+23

+15

+11

+13

10d6 (23)

21

Adult

H

21d12+105 (241)

27

12

21

16

17

16

+21/+37

+27

+17

+12

+15

12d6 (25)

23

Mature adult

H

24d12+120 (276)

29

12

21

16

17

16

+24/+41

+31

+19

+14

+17

14d6 (27)

25

Old

H

27d12+162 (337)

31

12

23

18

19

18

+27/+45

+35

+21

+15

+19

16d6 (29)

27

Very old

H

30d12+180 (375)

33

12

23

18

19

18

+30/+49

+39

+23

+17

+21

18d6 (31)

29

Ancient

G

33d12+231 (445)

35

12

25

20

21

20

+33/+57

+41

+25

+18

+23

20d6 (33)

31

Wyrm

G

36d12+288 (522)

37

12

27

20

21

20

+36/+61

+45

+28

+20

+25

22d6 (36)

33

Great wyrm

G

39d12+312 (565)

39

10

27

22

23

22

+39/+65

+49

+29

+21

+27

24d6 (37)

35


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