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<blockquote data-quote="RavinRay" data-source="post: 5015636" data-attributes="member: 16231">Spell progression for the black and onyx dragons is identical, except that one uses wizard and the other priest spells. In 3.5e terms, this would mean sorcerer and cleric spellcasting levels respectively. So the onyx should have levels 1-15 as well beginning at young adult. If they are clerical spellcasters, then we need to pick two domains for them. The black's Wis progression is sufficient to meet the minimum requirements for spellcasting (Wis 11 needed at young adult for cleric 1), but as Cleon pointed out, the Wis may need to be buffed.&nbsp;For an onyx dragon with sorcerer levels just like other dragons, I used the white's Int scores but kept the black's Cha scores, which means those two mental abilities are no longer identical as they are for all chromatics and metallics.&nbsp;And a clarification on the XP value/CR: at first the onyx is inferior to the white; but by very old it catches up.&nbsp;As for the AC that could also mean natural AC = HD instead of HD-1. This may have something to do with the crystalline nature of gem dragon scales.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RavinRay, post: 5015636, member: 16231"] Spell progression for the black and onyx dragons is identical, except that one uses wizard and the other priest spells. In 3.5e terms, this would mean sorcerer and cleric spellcasting levels respectively. So the onyx should have levels 1-15 as well beginning at young adult. If they are clerical spellcasters, then we need to pick two domains for them. The black's Wis progression is sufficient to meet the minimum requirements for spellcasting (Wis 11 needed at young adult for cleric 1), but as Cleon pointed out, the Wis may need to be buffed. For an onyx dragon with sorcerer levels just like other dragons, I used the white's Int scores but kept the black's Cha scores, which means those two mental abilities are no longer identical as they are for all chromatics and metallics. And a clarification on the XP value/CR: at first the onyx is inferior to the white; but by very old it catches up. As for the AC that could also mean natural AC = HD instead of HD-1. This may have something to do with the crystalline nature of gem dragon scales. [/QUOTE]

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