Five-headed Chromatic Dragon by Lie Setiawan
Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon
Elite Gargantuan dragon (avatar), evil
Armor Class 25 (Natural Armor)
Hit Points 1,640 ((40d20 + 400)x2; bloodied 820)
Speed 90 ft., climb 80 ft., fly 360 ft., swim 90 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| 30 (+10) | 10 (+0) | 30 (+10) | 26 (+8) | 26 (+8) | 30 (+10) |
Saving Throws Str +19, Dex +9, Con +19, Wis+17, Cha +19
Skills Arcana +17, Athletics +28, Intimidate +19, Perception +26, Religion +17
Damage Immunities Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Condition Immunities Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Poisoned, Stunned
Senses Darkvision 480 ft., Truesight 240 ft., Passive Perception 36
Languages All, telepathy 240 ft.
Challenge 32 (390,000 elite XP)
Proficiency +9
Chromatic Dragon (Elite Trait, recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When Tiamat is first bloodied, she radiates a dazzling corona of black, blue, green, red, and white light, all conditions and effects she is suffering end for her, all of her abilities recharge, and she can use her elite actions.
Colossal. Tiamat’s space is 100 feet by 100 feet and her melee attacks deal an extra 15 damage of the attacks type on a hit (included in the attack). Any creature Huge or smaller can enter her space and must do so to hit her with an attack with a reach or range of 15 feet or less. Additionally, any creature adjacent to a Medium or smaller target that is hit by one of Tiamat’s melee attacks must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage as the initial target.
Discorporation. When Tiamat dies, her body is destroyed but her essence travels back to her domain in the Nine Hells, and she is unable to take physical form for a time.
Dragon Goddess. Tiamat has resistance to all damage from an attack or effect that originates 50 feet or more from her and she is immune to all damage, unless the attack or effect inflicts more than 10 hit points of damage, in which case she takes damage as normal. Additionally, her attacks ignore all resistances of creatures CR 20 / level 20 or below and if a creature fails a saving throw for one of her breathweapons by 10 or more (DC 17) the creature takes maximum damage from the breathweapon.
She can also use any of the
Dragon Tactics available to
True Dragons and any trait or action available to any chromatic dragon.
Limited Magic Immunity. Unless she wishes to be affected, Tiamat is immune to spells of 6th level or lower. She has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical effects and any creature that makes a spell attack against Tiamat has disadvantage on the attack roll.
Multiple Heads. Tiamat can take one reaction per turn (up to five per round), rather than only one per round. She also has advantage on saving throws against being knocked unconscious. If she fails a saving throw against an effect that would paralyze or petrify a creature, one of her unspent legendary actions is spent instead.
Perceptive. Tiamat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. Additionally, when she succeeds on a Wisdom (Perception) check targeting a creature within 120 feet of her, she learns the surface thoughts of the creature as in the spell
detect thoughts.
Regeneration. If Tiamat has at least 1 hit point, she regains 30 hit points at the start of her turn.
Savage. If Tiamat has advantage on an attack, and both rolls are a hit, the attack is considered a critical hit.
Siege Monster. Tiamat deals double damage to objects, structures, and creatures of Large size or larger.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. Tiamat can use her Majestic Presence. She then makes two claw attacks or one tail attack.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 53 (8d6 + 25) magical slashing damage, and if the target is creature, it is grappled (escape DC 27), knocked prone, or pushed up to 30 feet, Tiamat's choice.
Tail Attack. Tiamat can make on of the following attacks.
- Tail Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 100 ft., one target. Hit: 53 (8d6 + 25) magical piercing damage, plus 28 (8d6) poison damage and the target is poisoned. The target can make a saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the condition on a success.
- Tail Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 100 ft., one target. Hit: 77 (8d12 + 25) magical bludgeoning damage and the target must make a DC 27 Constitution saving throw or me stunned for 1 minute. The target can make a saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the condition on itself on a success.
Innate Spellcasting. Tiamat's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 27, +19 to hit with spell attacks). Tiamat can innately cast the following spells at 9th level, requiring no components:
At will:
alter self (can become Medium humanoid when changing her appearance), burning hands, confusion, detect magic, dispel evil and good, dispel magic, lightning bolt, scrying, sending, stinking cloud, suggestion, telekinesis, wall of fire , detect evil and good, fireball, invisibility(self only)
5/day each:
blade barrier, counter spell, e
lemental bane, geas, shield,
3/day each:
banishment, disintegrate, divine word, plane shift (self only), teleport (without error)
1/day each:
gate, power word kill, time stop, wish
Majestic Presence. Each creature of Tiamat’s choice that is within 240 feet of Tiamat and aware of her must succeed on a DC 27 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute or stunned until the end of Tiamat's next turn, Tiamat's choice for each creature affected. A Frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Tiamat’s Majestic Presence for the next 12 hours.
BONUS ACTIONS
Teleport (Recharge 5-6). Tiamat can use a bonus action to magically teleport up to 240 feet to an unoccupied space she can see.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Tiamat can take 5 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. She can use one legendary action option at the end of another creatures turn and any unused legendary actions at the end of the round. Tiamat regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn
Tiamat’s legendary action options are associated with her five dragon heads (a bite and a breath weapon for each). Additionally, each head can use the Teleport and Spell Casting actions. Once Tiamat chooses a legendary action option for one of her heads, she can’t choose another one associated with that head until the start of her next turn.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 70 ft., one target. Hit: 58 (6d10 + 25) magical piercing damage plus 28 (8d6) acid damage (black dragon head), lightning damage (blue dragon head), poison damage (green dragon head), fire damage (red dragon head), or cold damage (white dragon head). Additionally, if Tiamat wishes, and the target is Huge or smaller, it is also grappled (DC 27 escape). A target grappled this way is also restrained and Tiamat cannot bite or use a breath weapon on another target with that head until the grapple ends.
Detect. Tiamat extends her senses, makes a Wisdom (Perception) check and gains advantage on her next attack.
Teleport. Tiamat uses her teleport action.
Spell Casting. Tiamat cast an at will spell.
Unstoppable. The Tiamat removes one condition or effect she is suffering. She can do so if she has at least 1 hit point, even while unconscious or incapacitated.
Black Dragon Head: Acid Breath (Costs 2 Actions).Tiamat exhales acid in a 200-foot line that is 10 feet wide or ten 15-foot-by-15-foot contiguous areas within 120 feet of her. Each creature in the line or area must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed saving throw the target takes 99 (18d10) acid damage and at that start of each of the target's turns it takes an additional 27 (5d10) acid damage. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and does not take any continuing damage. The target, or an ally within 5 feet of it, can use an action to make a DC 20 Intelligence (Nature) check to neutralize the poison, ending the continuing damage on a success. Additionally, any magic or active spell of 6th level or lower crossed by the line ends.
Blue Dragon Head: Lightning Breath (Costs 2 Actions).Tiamat exhales lightning in a 320-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking 166 (37d8) lightning damage and have disadvantage on of its attacks and checks until the end of the dragons next turn on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Additionally, any magic or active spell of 8th level or lower the line crosses ends.
Green Dragon Head: Poison Breath (Costs 2 Actions).Tiamat exhales poisonous gas in a 180-foot cone or 80-foot radius. Each creature in that area must make a DC 27 Constitution saving throw, taking 121 (22d10) poison damage and be poisoned until the end of the dragon's next turn on a failed save, or half as much damage and be poisoned until the end of the dragon's next turn on a successful one. Additionally, any magic or active spell of 7th level or lower in the area ends.
Red Dragon Head: Fire Breath (Costs 2 Actions). Tiamat breathes fire in a 240-foot cone or ten 25-foot-by-25-foot contiguous areas within 120 feet of her. Each creature in that area must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking 159 (29d10) fire damage and be incapacitated until the end of its next turn on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Additionally, any magic or active spell of 9th level or lower in the area ends.
White Dragon Head: Cold Breath (Costs 2 Actions).Tiamat exhales an icy blast in a 180-foot cone or ten 20-foot-by-20-foot contiguous areas within 100 feet of her. Each creature in the area must make a DC 27 Constitution saving throw. taking 88 (16d10) cold damage, beginning freeze and be restrained on a failure, or half as much damage on a success. Additionally, a creature that fails the saving throw must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, it stops freezing and is no longer restrained. On a failure, the creature is petrified (ice). A frozen creature can be thawed by a
greater restoration spell, similar powerful magic, or by heat equivalent to 50 fire damage. Additionally, any magic or active spell of 5th level or lower in the area ends.
ELITE ACTIONS
If Tiamat’s mythic elite is active, she can use the options below as legendary actions for 1 hour after using Chromatic Dragon.
Dragon Queen. Tiamat can use a lair action available to any chromatic dragon, even if she is not in a lair. Unless noted otherwise, the effect last until initiative count 20 of the next round.
Wing Attack (Cost 2 actions). Tiamat beats her wings. Each creature within 100 feet of Tiamat must succeed on a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw or take 61 (8d8 + 25) bludgeon damage and be knocked prone. Tiamat can then fly up to half her flying speed.
Chromatic Breath (Costs 5 Actions). Tiamat uses all of her breath weapons in one 500-foot line that is 50 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking damage from two or more of her breath weapons on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. For each target, roll a d6 twice to determine which breathweapons affect it, re-rolling duplicates.
1 - Black Dragon Head
2 - Blue Dragon Head
3 - Green Dragon Head
4 - Blue Dragon Head
5 - Red Dragon Head
6 - The target is struck by three breathweapons. Roll twice more, rerolling any 6.
This attack recharges when each of Tiamat's heads has used its breath weapon attack at least once after Tiamat uses this action. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and is disintegrated.
