Converting True Dragons

[Shade]

Yeah, "racial Hit Dice" is the more widely-used method. Let's use that.

It sounds like the majority prefer 1 min/age category for the breath weapon.

Updated.

Added a description, flavor text, and tactics.

 

[freyar]

Looks just about done unless we want to add a subtype.

 

[Shade]

Any suggestions? I'm not convinced it needs one.

 

[RavinRay]

Anyone remember if the druidic wurms of Dragon magazine had elemental subtypes? Because if not then this one probably doesn't need one either.

 

[Cleon]

Yeah, "racial Hit Dice" is the more widely-used method. Let's use that.

It sounds like the majority prefer 1 min/age category for the breath weapon.

Updated.

Well there's no accounting for taste.

Added a description, flavor text, and tactics.

You've given them a Black Dragon's CR progression, but I think they're a bit tougher than that - their spellcasting is better and their wildshape has all kinds of uses.

Wouldn't somewhere around a Brass or a Bronze Dragon be more appropriate?

Comparing the two they're a lot closer to a Brass Dragon than a Black or Bronze as far as their stats go, so I would use that CR progression instead.

Brass: Wyrmling 3; very young 4; young 6; juvenile 8; young adult 10; adult 12; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 19; ancient 20; wyrm 21; great wyrm 23

Alternatively, we could average the Brass and Bronze CR progressions, which would give something like:

Brass-Bronze: Wyrmling 3; very young 4; young 6; juvenile 8; young adult 11; adult 13; mature adult 16; old 18; very old 19; ancient 21; wyrm 22; great wyrm 24

I think the Brass is a better fit.

 

[freyar]

Let's stick with the brass CR progression.

I don't really see a need for a subtype on these.

 

[Cleon]

Let's stick with the brass CR progression.

Yes, Brass is Best!

I don't really see a need for a subtype on these.

Well we could give them the Shapechanger subtype, but I don't think any of the elemental subtypes are a good fit.

 

[Shade]

Brass CR and no subtype seems best.

Updated. Finished?

 

[Cleon]

Brass CR and no subtype seems best.

Updated. Finished?

Hmm, warm forests tend to stay green all year, so would a "brown" dragon live in them?

How about "Cold or temperate forests" for the organisation?

Apart from that it looks great.

 

[Shade]

It could. It seems to be a defender of forests, not just autumnal forests.

We can put it to a vote, if you'd like. I vote "any forest".