Converting True Dragons

Shade · Apr 30, 2009

They're not that long.

RavinRay · May 1, 2009

SR for advanced true dragons progresses by +2, so for drakes I'd go for +1.

freyar · May 1, 2009

That SR progression sounds about right.

Shade · May 1, 2009

Updated.

Give 'em a subtype based on color, or just leave it off (like the faerie dragon in Draconomicon)?

Skills: Bluff, Hide, and Move Silently are considered class skills for faerie drakes?

These drakes are very fond of swimming, diving, and fishing; one can stay submerged and active for up to three turns, or twice that if inactive. While submerged, they move through the water with great speed and maneuverability.

Give them water breathing like many true dragons, or hold breath?

freyar · May 1, 2009

No subtype, I think.

Those sound like good skills.

I think I like hold breath, but water breathing would work if anyone else has a strong opinion.

RavinRay · May 3, 2009

I don't think they're that connected to the elements for the subtype, so let's leave it off. And hold breath works fine for me.

Shade · May 4, 2009

Updated.

Environment: x

Organization: Solitary, pair, or x (3-8)

Alignment: Always neutral, usually chaotic?

Now for the hard part...

Challenge Ratings: Wyrmling x; very young x; young x; juvenile x; young adult x; adult x; mature adult x; old x; very old x; ancient x; wyrm x; great wyrm x

freyar · May 4, 2009

Environment: Any?
clutch?
I like the alignment.
The wyrmlings probably start at CR 1, but I have trouble seeing the great wyrms getting to CR 12. Maybe something like 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7? How's that look?

The wyrmling breath weapon needs to be 1d6, not 1d12. Copy-paste demon strikes again!

RavinRay · May 6, 2009

That static CR progression actually has precedent. In the Greyhawk dragon's stats in Dragon magazine it had two successive age categories with the same CR; but in Dragons of Faerûn and the original WotC web article where it is called the steel dragon, it doesn't have that.