D&D General What Sort Of Dragon Would Live Here?

[EzekielRaiden]

That's bronze dragons.

It would seem both are true. Gold dragons do also breathe underwater and, like bronzes, are good swimmers (the only metallics that have a swim speed in 3e). But bronze dragons are the ones known for having aquatic lair entrances; golds will apparently lair most anywhere, but usually somewhere fairly picturesque.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Tiny flightless fluffy nocturnal dragons.

 

[Zardnaar]

Don't follow you.

An Axe Beak IS Challenge Rating 1/4 and that's the animal mentioned in the earlier post for a Moa "turned up to 11".

I did wonder how using an Axe Beak's stats would result in an animal that's more powerful than a normal Large Moa, since presumably an "up to 11" version would be a bit better than the realistic version.

Also, I'd think most Moa would be less than CR 1/4 since only the two biggest species would have reached Large in D&D terms, and possibly only particularly well grown specimens of those. Which is why I specified "a Large sized Moa in 5E mechanical terms" in the earlier post instead of just "a Moa."

An average Moa would likely be a Medium or Small animal with stats similar to a Deer or Sheep. Would suggest using an Ostrich, Rhea or Emu, but I don't think those have official stats in 5E D&D.

It'd probably be a Challenge 0 creature whose role is a background prey animal for characters & predatory monsters to hunt.

Derp think I confused axebeaks with CR 2 dinosaur.

Axebeaks stats would ve generous. CR 1/8 maybe with a kick attack at best.

Comment about snakes hot me thinking about Yuan Ti. Could be intruders up north pet sea snakes or introducing them offending Druids?

 

[Cleon]

Derp think I confused axebeaks with CR 2 dinosaur.

The first candidate for a Challenge 2 Dinosaur that springs to mind is an Allosaurus.

Would agree that'd be turning a Moa "up to 11" if not higher!

Axebeaks stats would ve generous. CR 1/8 maybe with a kick attack at best.

As I said earlier, I'd be OK using Axe Beak stats for one of the two species of Giant Moa (the 500+ pound ones that might have gone up to 12 feet high) only with the Beak action changed to a Kick.

Although upon reflection, they probably wouldn't have been as fast as an Axebeak, so I'd probably cut the Speed to 30 ft. or 40 ft.

For a regular Moa, CR 1/8 or so would match what I had in mind. Something like this would do:

Moa
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.

STR​	DEX​	CON​	INT​	WIS​	CHA​
11 (+0)​	10 (+0)​	12 (+1)​	2 (–4)​	11 (+0)​	5 (–3)​

Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Actions

Kick. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) slashing damage.

 

[Zardnaar]

The first candidate for a Challenge 2 Dinosaur that springs to mind is an Allosaurus.

Would agree that'd be turning a Moa "up to 11" if not higher!



As I said earlier, I'd be OK using Axe Beak stats for one of the two species of Giant Moa (the 500+ pound ones that might have gone up to 12 feet high) only with the Beak action changed to a Kick.

Although upon reflection, they probably wouldn't have been as fast as an Axebeak, so I'd probably cut the Speed to 30 ft. or 40 ft.

For a regular Moa, CR 1/8 or so would match what I had in mind. Something like this would do:

Moa
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.

STR​	DEX​	CON​	INT​	WIS​	CHA​
11 (+0)​	10 (+0)​	12 (+1)​	2 (–4)​	11 (+0)​	5 (–3)​

Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Actions

Kick. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) slashing damage.

Something like that yup. Reflecting axebeak coukd work aka turn up to 11.