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Legend
Mystaran White Dragonfly
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 21 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
Saving Throws DEX +5, CON +3
Skills Perception +3
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Expert Aerialist. The mystaran dragonfly has advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks when flying.
Keen Sight. The mystaran dragonfly has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The mystaran dragonfly makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its breath weapon. If the dragonfly uses both attacks against the same target, the target has disadvantage on its saving throw against the breath weapon.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Breath Weapon. The mystaran dragonfly breathes at a target within 5 feet. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, with disadvantage if the dragonfly used Multiattack to attack the target with its bite. The target takes 5 (1d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Bonus Actions
Darting Flight. The mystaran dragonfly can disengage or dash as a bonus action when flying. It cannot use Darting Flight if it used Dodging Flight after the start of its previous turn.
Reactions
Dodging Flight. If a creature of at least Small size attempts a melee attack against a mystaran dragonfly, or the dragonfly is targeted by a ranged weapon of similar size such as a giant-hurled boulder, the dragonfly can try to dodge out of the way as a reaction. The mystaran dragonfly makes a Dexterity saving throw with advantage (it loses this advantage when mounted or grappling an opponent). If the saving throw beats the attack roll or DC of the attack the mystaran dragonfly takes no damage and flies up to 30 feet.
If a mystaran dragonfly is carrying or grappling a creature that is too heavy for the dragonfly to fly with, it must release the creature to use Dodging Flight. If the dragonfly is grappling a creature light enough to carry through the air, the grappled creature can make an escape check as a free action. If it fails, the dragonfly may fly away with its victim.
Description
A mystaran dragonfly closely resembles a regular dragonfly about 3 to 4 feet long. Its head has subtle draconic features as well as a huge pair of globular multifaceted eyes. Mystaran dragonflies are swift and agile flyers with chitinous exoskeletons almost as tough as dragon scales. There are six known types, in order of size and power these are white, black, green, blue, red, and gold. They possess weak breath weapons that do damage corresponding to their dragon variety: cold for a white dragonfly, fire and poison for a gold dragonfly, et cetera.
White mystaran dragonflies inhabit subarctic areas of tundra (fields of grass, shrub and moss too cold for normal trees) and taiga (forests of pines and other conifers). Many adults only live for the Arctic's brief warm spell, laying eggs in marshy tundra pools in late summer and dying once winter returns. However, adult white dragonflies have been encountered in temperate and tropical areas. At first that suggests the whites migrate to warmer climes during the Arctic winter, but white dragonflies have also been observed nesting on sudds floating down jungle rivers, which suggests a population that lives in the tropics year round. White dragonfly nymphs can survive being frozen solid, thawing into life once spring returns.
See the Mystaran Black Dragonfly entry for more information on these monsters.
(Monster designed by Casimir Liber and Cleon on Enworld.org's General Monster Talk Creature Catalog Forum; based on the Basic/Expert D&D dragonfly that first appeared in XL1 - Quest for the Heartstone (1984) by Michael L. Gray.)
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 21 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 (+0) | 17 (+3) | 13 (+1) | 2 (–4) | 12 (+1) | 9 (–1) |
Saving Throws DEX +5, CON +3
Skills Perception +3
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Expert Aerialist. The mystaran dragonfly has advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks when flying.
Keen Sight. The mystaran dragonfly has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The mystaran dragonfly makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its breath weapon. If the dragonfly uses both attacks against the same target, the target has disadvantage on its saving throw against the breath weapon.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Breath Weapon. The mystaran dragonfly breathes at a target within 5 feet. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, with disadvantage if the dragonfly used Multiattack to attack the target with its bite. The target takes 5 (1d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Bonus Actions
Darting Flight. The mystaran dragonfly can disengage or dash as a bonus action when flying. It cannot use Darting Flight if it used Dodging Flight after the start of its previous turn.
Reactions
Dodging Flight. If a creature of at least Small size attempts a melee attack against a mystaran dragonfly, or the dragonfly is targeted by a ranged weapon of similar size such as a giant-hurled boulder, the dragonfly can try to dodge out of the way as a reaction. The mystaran dragonfly makes a Dexterity saving throw with advantage (it loses this advantage when mounted or grappling an opponent). If the saving throw beats the attack roll or DC of the attack the mystaran dragonfly takes no damage and flies up to 30 feet.
If a mystaran dragonfly is carrying or grappling a creature that is too heavy for the dragonfly to fly with, it must release the creature to use Dodging Flight. If the dragonfly is grappling a creature light enough to carry through the air, the grappled creature can make an escape check as a free action. If it fails, the dragonfly may fly away with its victim.
Description
A mystaran dragonfly closely resembles a regular dragonfly about 3 to 4 feet long. Its head has subtle draconic features as well as a huge pair of globular multifaceted eyes. Mystaran dragonflies are swift and agile flyers with chitinous exoskeletons almost as tough as dragon scales. There are six known types, in order of size and power these are white, black, green, blue, red, and gold. They possess weak breath weapons that do damage corresponding to their dragon variety: cold for a white dragonfly, fire and poison for a gold dragonfly, et cetera.
White mystaran dragonflies inhabit subarctic areas of tundra (fields of grass, shrub and moss too cold for normal trees) and taiga (forests of pines and other conifers). Many adults only live for the Arctic's brief warm spell, laying eggs in marshy tundra pools in late summer and dying once winter returns. However, adult white dragonflies have been encountered in temperate and tropical areas. At first that suggests the whites migrate to warmer climes during the Arctic winter, but white dragonflies have also been observed nesting on sudds floating down jungle rivers, which suggests a population that lives in the tropics year round. White dragonfly nymphs can survive being frozen solid, thawing into life once spring returns.
See the Mystaran Black Dragonfly entry for more information on these monsters.
(Monster designed by Casimir Liber and Cleon on Enworld.org's General Monster Talk Creature Catalog Forum; based on the Basic/Expert D&D dragonfly that first appeared in XL1 - Quest for the Heartstone (1984) by Michael L. Gray.)
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