In need of a dragon that hunts dragons

[meankanin]

My campaign is going to feature a dragon that hunts other dragons because of the thrill of the hunt, who enjoys the act of killing a worthy opponent more than anyting.

I'm looking for a somewhat non-standard dragon, which excels in physical combat and doesn't rely on spells. It doesn't need to be able to fly, and a breath weapon isn't that important. Evil alignment is no prereq, it'll be tainted by demonic blood in my capaign. CR around 20.

Any suggestions as to which kind of dragon would be suitable?

I was thinking about a fang dragon (Draconomicon p159), but they don't seem right...

 

[diaglo]

shadow dragon.

i love the very nature of those nasties.

 

[Mortis]

Beast dragon (Dragon 321) - IIRC that one's all about melee.

Regards
Mortis

 

[The_Warlock]

Fang Dragon from Monsters of Faerun. Brutal melee dragons, does leaping/glides if I recall correctly, and has a constitution draining bite.

 

[BOZ]

dragons really need a creature the way snakes have mongooses. you know, a creature that is basically designed to stand a good chance of killing them.

 

[RavinRay]

Hold on to your seats - I just got a idea to create a dragon that has 12 age categories but is not a true dragon, like the sea serpents; it was deliberately bred by dragon haters to hunt true dragons; is strongly neutral, so instead of adopting a live-and-let-live attitude towards other dragons it despises them all; it has fewer magical abilities but stronger physical abilities.

 

[demiurge1138]

The sirrush from the Epic Level Handbook was specifically referred to as a hunter of dragons. Of course, it is epic level...

Demiurge out.

 

[RavinRay]

I've got some stats in my head for this dragon. It'll have improved damage like fang and adamantine dragons, a gore attack like the beast dragon, higher Dex and flight maneuverability like the arcane dragons, a different damage reduction, and it's (Sp) and (Su) abilities will focus on physical prowess and melee attacks rather than ranged attacks. I'll post the stats in parts and ask for critique from you guys.

 

[JiCi]

How about a half-dragon ranger with maxed out favored enemies (dragons) ?

 

[Conaill]

Here's a left-field idea: whenever the dragon hunter takes damage of a specific energy type, it becomes resistant to that many points (cumulative) of that type of energy for the next X minutes.

Sure, you can hit him with a fire breathweapon once, but the more you breathe on him, the more resistant he'll get. Kinda like an ablative armor skin...

Other than that, high SR, a decent INT, high AC or DR, and natural weapons which count as Magic. Perhaps a type of attack which aims for a specific weak spot common to dragons? Heh - how about Dex damage without a Fort save?