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<blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 4196253" data-attributes="member: 326"><p>Here is an entry by <strong>Adam Bousted</strong> sent to me via email.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Chimerical Dragon.</span></strong></p><p><strong>Drako Shapechanger</strong></p><p><strong>Dragon (Chaotic, Extraplanar, Shapechanger, Water) </strong> </p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Any </p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary </p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> Wyrmling 20, very young 26, young 32, juvenile 38, </p><p>young adult 44, adult 50, mature adult 56, old 62, very old 68, ancient 74, </p><p>wyrm 80, great wyrm 86. </p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> Quadruple standard </p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always chaotic Good</p><p><strong>Advancement Range:</strong> Wyrmling 21-25 HD (Gargantuan), very young </p><p>27-31 HD (Gargantuan), young 33-37 HD (Colossal), juvenile 39-43 HD </p><p>(Colossal), young adult 45-49 HD (Colossal), adult 51-55 HD (Colossal), </p><p>mature adult 57-61 HD (Colossal), old 63 HD (Colossal), 64-67 HD </p><p>(Titanic), very old 69-73 HD (Titanic), ancient 75-79 HD (Titanic), wyrm </p><p>81-85 HD (Titanic), great wyrm 87-91 HD (Titanic), great, great wyrm 92-97 </p><p>HD (Titanic). </p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> Wyrmling +10, very young +13, young +16, juvenile </p><p>+19, young adult +22, adult +25, mature adult +28, old +31, very old +34, </p><p>ancient +37, wyrm +40, great wyrm +43. </p><p></p><p><em>The waves ripple and out of them flows a gargantuan serpent. It is covered in mirror like scales that seem to reflect your image and if you look closer still you can see that these mirror images are performing actions you are not. It sees you with weapons and curves it's tail over it head suddenly the tail shimmers and blurs it is now covered with spikes and the creatures flicks them at you like a Manticore. Then the tail changes back and the head does the same this time becoming that of a Golden Naga and spits poison at you.</em></p><p></p><p>The Chimerical Dragon, sometimes known as a Protean Dragon, is seldom met in it's true form for it is a master of shapechanging and loves to use other creatures forms. But when it is discovered, tricked, or persuaded to show it's true form it resembles a gargantuan silvery serpent with a mane of tentacles, large expressive and pointed ears, silvery eyes and whiskers. It's scales do shine like mirrors but they have a surprising ability those how look into it's scales can see their future. The dragon sometimes grant this insight to allies but it is very cautious about whom it shows this to knowing that knowledge of events before they happen can be a dangerous thing.</p><p></p><p>Chimerical Dragons are a curious anomaly for instead of gaining just spell-like abilities they gain strange abilities related to their shapechange abilities.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ecology:</strong> Chimerical Dragons live wherever the whim takes them often adopting a form that, while probably strange, won't be suspected as being a Dragon so that they can live their lives as normal as possible without gods and other pesky monsters coming looking for it. They love water and are often found either in or near it they have been known to frequent the elemental plain of water and certain great aquatic areas of the Upper Planes. Chimerical Dragons can eat any thing but consider the flesh of evil shapechangers to be a delicacy.</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat:</strong> Chimerical Dragons fight in what ever form they are in at the moment or shapechange into what ever form they feel will suit that particular combat. A favourite tactic of theirs is to shape into one form, use a particular form of special attack and then shapechange to use another. They find that this not only disorientates the attacker but can take down, through attrition, enemies that might otherwise be beyond their power to fight. If they are caught within anti-magic or dead magic areas they use their natural weapons and if they have them any useful divine ability. </p><p></p><p><strong>Breath Weapon (Su):</strong> A Chimerical Dragon has one breath weapon a cone of reverse ageing gas. Anyone inhaling the breath including the dragon must make a Fortitude save DC Dragon's Con modifier +1/2 the dragons hit die + the dragons divine bonus if any, if they fail this save they are made younger by one age category. If the Dragon uses this ability enough times it can bring a target past it's youngest age category they die. The dragon can use this on it's self but it never brings it's self below Very young.</p><p></p><p><strong>Chimerical Polymorph (Su):</strong> A Chimerical Dragon can Polymorph at will any part of it's body. This is as the spell except the dragon can never completely change all of it's body and it can remain in this form as long as it desires. DC constitution bonus +1/2 the Dragons hit die + any divine bonus if applicable.</p><p></p><p><strong>Chimerical Shapechange (Su):</strong> Ancient Chimerical Dragons can at will shapechange any part of their body into a different form as a free action. Any new form cannot have more than twice the Dragon's hit die. The Dragon can gain all the extraordinary and supernatural abilities of the assumed form, so long as that particular body part could use that particular ability. It loses all it's own supernatural abilities that belong to the part of the body the Dragon has changed. This effect is the same as the shapechange spell except there is no duration to how long the dragon can keep this shape DC the dragon's constitution bonus + 1/2 the dragon's hit die + any divine bonus if applicable.</p><p></p><p><strong>Immunities (Ex):</strong> Chimerical dragons are immune to polymorphing effects.</p><p></p><p><strong>Great Constitution (Ex):</strong> Four ever age category the dragons constitution goes up by one point as if it had gained the great constitution feat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scales of Shallot (Su):</strong> If you stair into the scales of a Chimerical Dragon you can see into your future. One day per age category DC 10 + hit die. If any one strikes the dragon through the desire to deny their fate or just in aggression the dragon takes the damage normally but the dragons scales shatter as if they were made of glass the shards fly out at the attacker causing 1 point of slashing and piercing damage for every Hit Die of the dragon. The dragon heals any damage done to it as it would normally. </p><p></p><p><strong>Water Breathing (Ex):</strong> A Chimerical dragon can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spells, and other abilities while submerged.</p><p></p><p><strong>Chimerical Dragons by Age</strong></p><p><strong><u>Age Size Hit Dice (hp) AC Base Breath Frightful Attack/ Fort Ref Will Weapon Presence Grapple Attack Save Save Save DC DC</u></strong> </p><p><strong>Wyrmling</strong> G 20d20+120 34 (-4 size, +5 deflection, +4 divine, +20/+52 +36 +22 +16 +21 30 29 </p><p>(520 hp) +19 natural) touch 15, flat-footed 34 </p><p><strong>Very Young</strong> G 26d20+182 42 (-4 size, +6 deflection, +5 divine, +26/+61 +45 +27 +20 +26 35 </p><p>(702 hp) +25 natural) touch 17, flat-footed 42 </p><p><strong>Young</strong> C 32d20+256 47 (-8 size, +8 deflection, +6 divine, +32/+73 +49 +32 +24 +31 40 </p><p>(896 hp) +31 natural) touch 16, flat-footed 47 </p><p><strong>Juvenile</strong> C 38d20+342 55 (-8 size, +9 deflection, +7 divine, +38/+82 +58 +37 +28 +36 45 </p><p>(1102 hp) +37 natural) touch 18, flat-footed 55 </p><p><strong>Young Adult</strong> C 44d20+440 64 (-8 size, +11 deflection, +8 divine, +44/+90 +66 +42 +32 +41 50 </p><p>(1320 hp) +43 natural) touch 21, flat-footed 64 </p><p><strong>Adult</strong> C 50d20+550 72 (-8 size, +12 deflection, +9 divine, +50/+99 +75 +47 +36 +46 55 </p><p>(1550 hp) +49 natural) touch 23, flat-footed 72 </p><p><strong>Mature Adult</strong> C 56d20+672 81 (-8 size, +14 deflection, +10 divine, +56/+107 +83 +52 +40 +51 60 62 </p><p>(1792 hp) +55 natural) touch 26, flat-footed 81 </p><p><strong>Old</strong> C 62d20+806 89 (-8 size, +15 deflection, +11 divine, +62/+116 +92 +57 +44 +56 65 </p><p>(2046 hp) +61 natural) touch 28, flat-footed 89 </p><p><strong>Very Old</strong> T 68d20+952 90 (-16 size, +17 deflection, +12 divine, +68/+128 +92 +62 +48 +61 70 </p><p>(2312 hp) +67 natural) touch 23, flat-footed 90 </p><p><strong>Ancient</strong> T 74d20+1110 98 (-16 size, +18 deflection, +13 divine, +74/+137 +101 +67 +52 +66 75 </p><p>(2590 hp) +73 natural) touch 25, flat-footed 98 </p><p><strong>Wyrm</strong> T </p><p>80d20+1280 107 (-16 size, +20 deflection, +14 divine, +80/+145 +109 +72 +56 +71 80 84 </p><p>(2880 hp) +79 natural) touch 28, flat-footed 107 </p><p><strong>Great Wyrm</strong> T 86d20+1462 115 (-16 size, +21 deflection, +15 divine, +86/+154 +118 +77 +60 +76 85 89 </p><p>(3182 hp) +85 natural) touch 30, flat-footed 117</p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Special Abilities Damage Reduction Caster Level SR</u></strong> </p><p><strong>Wyrmling</strong> 240 ft., swim 720 ft. 43 10 23 20 21 20 breath weapon Chimerical polymorph great constitution polymorph immunity keen senses scales of shallot water breathing 10 10th </p><p><strong>Very Young</strong> 240 ft., swim 720 ft. 46 10 25 22 23 23 10 13th 45 </p><p><strong>Young</strong> 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 49 10 27 24 25 26 15 16th </p><p><strong>Juvenile</strong> 320 ft., swim960 ft. 52 10 29 26 27 29 15 19th 63 </p><p><strong>Young Adult</strong> 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 55 10 31 28 29 32 20 22nd 72 </p><p><strong>Adult </strong> 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 58 10 33 30 31 35 25 25th 81 </p><p><strong>Mature Adult</strong> 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 61 10 35 32 33 38 25 28th 90 </p><p><strong>Old</strong> 320 ft., swim 960 ft. (clumsy) 64 10 37 34 35 41 30 31st 99 </p><p><strong>Very Old</strong> 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 67 10 39 36 37 44 30 34th 108 </p><p><strong>Ancient</strong> 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 70 10 41 38 39 47 Chimerical shapechainge 35 37th 117 </p><p><strong>Wyrm</strong> 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 73 10 43 40 41 50 35 40th 126 </p><p><strong>Great Wyrm</strong> 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 76 10 45 42 43 53 40 43rd 135 </p><p></p><p>Okay, I'll need to edit that table to make it a bit more legible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Upper_Krust, post: 4196253, member: 326"] Here is an entry by [B]Adam Bousted[/B] sent to me via email. [B][SIZE=3]Chimerical Dragon.[/SIZE] Drako Shapechanger Dragon (Chaotic, Extraplanar, Shapechanger, Water) [/B] [B]Environment:[/B] Any [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] Wyrmling 20, very young 26, young 32, juvenile 38, young adult 44, adult 50, mature adult 56, old 62, very old 68, ancient 74, wyrm 80, great wyrm 86. [B]Treasure:[/B] Quadruple standard [B]Alignment:[/B] Always chaotic Good [B]Advancement Range:[/B] Wyrmling 21-25 HD (Gargantuan), very young 27-31 HD (Gargantuan), young 33-37 HD (Colossal), juvenile 39-43 HD (Colossal), young adult 45-49 HD (Colossal), adult 51-55 HD (Colossal), mature adult 57-61 HD (Colossal), old 63 HD (Colossal), 64-67 HD (Titanic), very old 69-73 HD (Titanic), ancient 75-79 HD (Titanic), wyrm 81-85 HD (Titanic), great wyrm 87-91 HD (Titanic), great, great wyrm 92-97 HD (Titanic). [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] Wyrmling +10, very young +13, young +16, juvenile +19, young adult +22, adult +25, mature adult +28, old +31, very old +34, ancient +37, wyrm +40, great wyrm +43. [I]The waves ripple and out of them flows a gargantuan serpent. It is covered in mirror like scales that seem to reflect your image and if you look closer still you can see that these mirror images are performing actions you are not. It sees you with weapons and curves it's tail over it head suddenly the tail shimmers and blurs it is now covered with spikes and the creatures flicks them at you like a Manticore. Then the tail changes back and the head does the same this time becoming that of a Golden Naga and spits poison at you.[/I] The Chimerical Dragon, sometimes known as a Protean Dragon, is seldom met in it's true form for it is a master of shapechanging and loves to use other creatures forms. But when it is discovered, tricked, or persuaded to show it's true form it resembles a gargantuan silvery serpent with a mane of tentacles, large expressive and pointed ears, silvery eyes and whiskers. It's scales do shine like mirrors but they have a surprising ability those how look into it's scales can see their future. The dragon sometimes grant this insight to allies but it is very cautious about whom it shows this to knowing that knowledge of events before they happen can be a dangerous thing. Chimerical Dragons are a curious anomaly for instead of gaining just spell-like abilities they gain strange abilities related to their shapechange abilities. [B]Ecology:[/B] Chimerical Dragons live wherever the whim takes them often adopting a form that, while probably strange, won't be suspected as being a Dragon so that they can live their lives as normal as possible without gods and other pesky monsters coming looking for it. They love water and are often found either in or near it they have been known to frequent the elemental plain of water and certain great aquatic areas of the Upper Planes. Chimerical Dragons can eat any thing but consider the flesh of evil shapechangers to be a delicacy. [B]Combat:[/B] Chimerical Dragons fight in what ever form they are in at the moment or shapechange into what ever form they feel will suit that particular combat. A favourite tactic of theirs is to shape into one form, use a particular form of special attack and then shapechange to use another. They find that this not only disorientates the attacker but can take down, through attrition, enemies that might otherwise be beyond their power to fight. If they are caught within anti-magic or dead magic areas they use their natural weapons and if they have them any useful divine ability. [B]Breath Weapon (Su):[/B] A Chimerical Dragon has one breath weapon a cone of reverse ageing gas. Anyone inhaling the breath including the dragon must make a Fortitude save DC Dragon's Con modifier +1/2 the dragons hit die + the dragons divine bonus if any, if they fail this save they are made younger by one age category. If the Dragon uses this ability enough times it can bring a target past it's youngest age category they die. The dragon can use this on it's self but it never brings it's self below Very young. [B]Chimerical Polymorph (Su):[/B] A Chimerical Dragon can Polymorph at will any part of it's body. This is as the spell except the dragon can never completely change all of it's body and it can remain in this form as long as it desires. DC constitution bonus +1/2 the Dragons hit die + any divine bonus if applicable. [B]Chimerical Shapechange (Su):[/B] Ancient Chimerical Dragons can at will shapechange any part of their body into a different form as a free action. Any new form cannot have more than twice the Dragon's hit die. The Dragon can gain all the extraordinary and supernatural abilities of the assumed form, so long as that particular body part could use that particular ability. It loses all it's own supernatural abilities that belong to the part of the body the Dragon has changed. This effect is the same as the shapechange spell except there is no duration to how long the dragon can keep this shape DC the dragon's constitution bonus + 1/2 the dragon's hit die + any divine bonus if applicable. [B]Immunities (Ex):[/B] Chimerical dragons are immune to polymorphing effects. [B]Great Constitution (Ex):[/B] Four ever age category the dragons constitution goes up by one point as if it had gained the great constitution feat. [B]Scales of Shallot (Su):[/B] If you stair into the scales of a Chimerical Dragon you can see into your future. One day per age category DC 10 + hit die. If any one strikes the dragon through the desire to deny their fate or just in aggression the dragon takes the damage normally but the dragons scales shatter as if they were made of glass the shards fly out at the attacker causing 1 point of slashing and piercing damage for every Hit Die of the dragon. The dragon heals any damage done to it as it would normally. [B]Water Breathing (Ex):[/B] A Chimerical dragon can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spells, and other abilities while submerged. [B]Chimerical Dragons by Age[/B] [B][U]Age Size Hit Dice (hp) AC Base Breath Frightful Attack/ Fort Ref Will Weapon Presence Grapple Attack Save Save Save DC DC[/U][/B] [B]Wyrmling[/B] G 20d20+120 34 (-4 size, +5 deflection, +4 divine, +20/+52 +36 +22 +16 +21 30 29 (520 hp) +19 natural) touch 15, flat-footed 34 [B]Very Young[/B] G 26d20+182 42 (-4 size, +6 deflection, +5 divine, +26/+61 +45 +27 +20 +26 35 (702 hp) +25 natural) touch 17, flat-footed 42 [B]Young[/B] C 32d20+256 47 (-8 size, +8 deflection, +6 divine, +32/+73 +49 +32 +24 +31 40 (896 hp) +31 natural) touch 16, flat-footed 47 [B]Juvenile[/B] C 38d20+342 55 (-8 size, +9 deflection, +7 divine, +38/+82 +58 +37 +28 +36 45 (1102 hp) +37 natural) touch 18, flat-footed 55 [B]Young Adult[/B] C 44d20+440 64 (-8 size, +11 deflection, +8 divine, +44/+90 +66 +42 +32 +41 50 (1320 hp) +43 natural) touch 21, flat-footed 64 [B]Adult[/B] C 50d20+550 72 (-8 size, +12 deflection, +9 divine, +50/+99 +75 +47 +36 +46 55 (1550 hp) +49 natural) touch 23, flat-footed 72 [B]Mature Adult[/B] C 56d20+672 81 (-8 size, +14 deflection, +10 divine, +56/+107 +83 +52 +40 +51 60 62 (1792 hp) +55 natural) touch 26, flat-footed 81 [B]Old[/B] C 62d20+806 89 (-8 size, +15 deflection, +11 divine, +62/+116 +92 +57 +44 +56 65 (2046 hp) +61 natural) touch 28, flat-footed 89 [B]Very Old[/B] T 68d20+952 90 (-16 size, +17 deflection, +12 divine, +68/+128 +92 +62 +48 +61 70 (2312 hp) +67 natural) touch 23, flat-footed 90 [B]Ancient[/B] T 74d20+1110 98 (-16 size, +18 deflection, +13 divine, +74/+137 +101 +67 +52 +66 75 (2590 hp) +73 natural) touch 25, flat-footed 98 [B]Wyrm[/B] T 80d20+1280 107 (-16 size, +20 deflection, +14 divine, +80/+145 +109 +72 +56 +71 80 84 (2880 hp) +79 natural) touch 28, flat-footed 107 [B]Great Wyrm[/B] T 86d20+1462 115 (-16 size, +21 deflection, +15 divine, +86/+154 +118 +77 +60 +76 85 89 (3182 hp) +85 natural) touch 30, flat-footed 117 [B][U]Age Speed Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Special Abilities Damage Reduction Caster Level SR[/U][/B] [B]Wyrmling[/B] 240 ft., swim 720 ft. 43 10 23 20 21 20 breath weapon Chimerical polymorph great constitution polymorph immunity keen senses scales of shallot water breathing 10 10th [B]Very Young[/B] 240 ft., swim 720 ft. 46 10 25 22 23 23 10 13th 45 [B]Young[/B] 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 49 10 27 24 25 26 15 16th [B]Juvenile[/B] 320 ft., swim960 ft. 52 10 29 26 27 29 15 19th 63 [B]Young Adult[/B] 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 55 10 31 28 29 32 20 22nd 72 [B]Adult [/B] 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 58 10 33 30 31 35 25 25th 81 [B]Mature Adult[/B] 320 ft., swim 960 ft. 61 10 35 32 33 38 25 28th 90 [B]Old[/B] 320 ft., swim 960 ft. (clumsy) 64 10 37 34 35 41 30 31st 99 [B]Very Old[/B] 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 67 10 39 36 37 44 30 34th 108 [B]Ancient[/B] 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 70 10 41 38 39 47 Chimerical shapechainge 35 37th 117 [B]Wyrm[/B] 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 73 10 43 40 41 50 35 40th 126 [B]Great Wyrm[/B] 480 ft., swim 1440 ft. 76 10 45 42 43 53 40 43rd 135 Okay, I'll need to edit that table to make it a bit more legible. [/QUOTE]
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