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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5147225" data-attributes="member: 287">HawkdragonFREQUENCY: Very rareNO. APPEARING: 1 (1-3 in wild)ARMOR CLASS: 4MOVE: 12./33" (MC: B)HITDICE: 1 +1 to 3 +3% IN LAIR: Nil (50% in wild)TREASURE TYPE: See belowNO. OF ATTACKS: 4DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1-4/1-2SPECIAL ATTACKS: Diving attack, breath weaponSPECIAL DEFENSES: Immunity to missilesMAGIC RESISTANCE: StandardINTELLIGENCE: Low to averageALIGNMENT: NeutralSIZE: S (1-1/2’ to 3’ long)PSIONIC ABILITY: NilAttack/Defense Modes: NilLEVEL/X.P. VALUE: III to IV/126+ 2/hp to 240 + 4/hpThe hawkdragon is a rare creature that dwells in forests and wooded hills. Named because of its similarity in size and appearance to a hawk, it is quick on the ground and capable of highly complicated maneuvers in the air.Most hawkdragons are found in the wild, but occasionally one domesticated from birth may be found as the pet of a powerful or wealthy lord. As hawkdragons are small, fast, and vicious, domesticated ones have been used much in the same manner as falcons for sport.A hawkdragon attacks with a claw/claw/bite/tail slash routine, getting all four attacks even while airborne, as the tiny hawkdragon can land upon larger prey to attack. Since they can fly so well, 70% of all hawkdragons are able to dive on a target in the same manner that eagles do. During a dive, a hawkdragon can only attack with its claws and tail, but all hits are at +4 on the die, damage is doubled, and a .to hit. Roll of 20 indicates a 50% chance of blinding the victim in one eye. A heal alone will cure this blindness.Hawkdragons, due to an innate form of magic resistance coupled with their high maneuverability, are not affected by normal missile weapons of any kind, and magical arrows or bolts do -1 damage on each die (see 3rd-level magic-user spell, protection from normal missiles). The -1 modifier also applies to missiles from ballistas, catapults, and the like, but this resistance offers no protection to the magic missile spell. If a hawkdragon attacks a creature that is too powerful for it or if the creature is badly wounded, it will use its breath weapon of a 10’-diameter stinking cloud, centered on the dragon’s nose. A missed saving throw vs. spell constitutes nausea (and the inability to attack) for 2-5 rounds, just long enough for the hawkdragon to flee. It is thought that some hawkdragons eat various wild herbs and onions to intensify this effect. A hawkdragon is immune to its own breath weapon and can use it twice a day.Wild hawkdragons have a natural affinity for brightly colored objects, so their nests may contain treasure types K, L, M, and 1-4 small gems (base 10 gp value). Domesticated hawkdragons often wear either a silver, gold, or gem-studded collar bestowed upon them by their masters.When encountered in the wild, a hawkdragon will be either a lone male, a mated pair, or a mated pair and young. There is a 40% chance that a mated pair of hawkdragons also has a clutch of 1-3 eggs. If sold, hawkdragon eggs can bring over 1,000 gp on the market, and young 3,000 gp. Adult hawkdragons will defend their eggs or young to the death, and cannot be subdued.Hawkdragons range in color from dark green for young ones to brown for adult ones. They are sized and gain hit points as do normal dragons; i.e., an 8-sided die is rolled: 1-2 = small (1 + 1 HD), 3-7 = average (2 + 2 HD), 8 = large (3 + 3 HD). Ancient hawkdragons live to be 140 years old, and each growth stage is as follows:Very young 0-3 yearsYoung 4-7 yearsSub-adult 8-18 yearsYoung adult 19-30 yearsAdult 31-60 yearsOld 61-90 yearsVery old 91-120 yearsAncient 121+ yearsOriginally appeared in Dragon Magazine #101 (1985).</blockquote>

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