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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6887402" data-attributes="member: 57383">Okay, how about the following special attack?:Sinkhole (Ex): A yellow dragon can excavate a concealed pit trap which appears as a broad shallow depression. The dragon lies buried at the depression's center with only its eyes and nostrils showing. Preparing this sinkhole takes 1 minute [?]. An approaching creature can recognize the depression as a threat with a Knowledge (nature), Spot or Survival check against a DC equal to the dragon's Hide skill plus 10 [?].The yellow dragon can collapse this depression into a pit as a move-equivalent action. The dimensions of this pit are given in the Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table below. All creatures standing within the area of the sinkhole must succeed at a Reflex save or Balance check or fall prone. In addition, all creatures within the center of the pit automatically fall to the bottom, while creatures standing on the sloping sides of the pit must succeed at a Reflex save or a Balance or Climb check or slide down to the bottom of the pit. Affected creatures take no damage from falling or sliding into the pit due to the softness of the sand. The DCs of all these rolls are Constitution-based, so will be equal to the save DC of the dragon's breath weapon.Damaging Version:The&nbsp; yellow dragon can collapse this depression into a pit as a&nbsp; move-equivalent action. The dimensions of this pit are given in the&nbsp; Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table below. All creatures standing within the&nbsp; area of the sinkhole must succeed at a Reflex save or Balance check or&nbsp; fall prone. In addition, all creatures within the center of the pit automatically fall to the bottom (taking falling damage as indicated in the table), while creatures standing on the sloping sides of the pit must succeed at a Reflex save or a Balance or Climb check or slide down to the bottom of the pit. Affected creatures take no damage from sliding into the pit due to the softness of the sand. The DCs of all these rolls are Constitution-based, so will&nbsp; be equal to the save DC of the dragon's breath weapon.The interior of the pit is difficult terrain. It requires a DC 20 [?] Balance or Climb check to move across the sloping sides of the pit without sliding to the bottom.If the yellow dragon leaves its buried position at the center of the depression the sinkhole will subside and can no longer be collapsed into a pit.Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table[TABLE=&quot;width: 585&quot;] [TR] [TD]Age[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]Sinkhole Center[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]Sinkhole Sides[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]Sinkhole Depth[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]Falling Damage[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]15 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]15 ft. to 25 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]5 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]—[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]20 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]25 ft. to 40 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]5 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]—[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]30 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]40 ft. to 60 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]10 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]1d6 nonlethal[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]45 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]60 ft. to 75 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]15 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]1d6 nonlethal[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]60 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]75 ft. to 100 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]20 ft.[/TD] [TD=&quot;align: center&quot;]1d6 nonlethal plus 1d6[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 6887402, member: 57383"] Okay, how about the following special attack?: [B]Sinkhole (Ex):[/B] A yellow dragon can excavate a concealed pit trap which appears as a broad shallow depression. The dragon lies buried at the depression's center with only its eyes and nostrils showing. Preparing this sinkhole takes 1 minute [[COLOR=#ff0000][B]?[/B][/COLOR]]. An approaching creature can recognize the depression as a threat with a Knowledge (nature), Spot or Survival check against a DC equal to the dragon's Hide skill plus 10 [[COLOR=#ff0000][B]?[/B][/COLOR]]. The yellow dragon can collapse this depression into a pit as a move-equivalent action. The dimensions of this pit are given in the Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table below. All creatures standing within the area of the sinkhole must succeed at a Reflex save or Balance check or fall prone. In addition, all creatures within the center of the pit automatically fall to the bottom, while creatures standing on the sloping sides of the pit must succeed at a Reflex save or a Balance or Climb check or slide down to the bottom of the pit. Affected creatures take no damage from falling or sliding into the pit due to the softness of the sand. The DCs of all these rolls are Constitution-based, so will be equal to the save DC of the dragon's breath weapon. [COLOR=#ff0000][B][I]Damaging Version:[/I][/B] The yellow dragon can collapse this depression into a pit as a move-equivalent action. The dimensions of this pit are given in the Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table below. All creatures standing within the area of the sinkhole must succeed at a Reflex save or Balance check or fall prone. In addition, all creatures within the center of the pit automatically fall to the bottom (taking falling damage as indicated in the table), while creatures standing on the sloping sides of the pit must succeed at a Reflex save or a Balance or Climb check or slide down to the bottom of the pit. Affected creatures take no damage from sliding into the pit due to the softness of the sand. The DCs of all these rolls are Constitution-based, so will be equal to the save DC of the dragon's breath weapon.[/COLOR] The interior of the pit is difficult terrain. It requires a DC 20 [[COLOR=#ff0000][B]?[/B][/COLOR]] Balance or Climb check to move across the sloping sides of the pit without sliding to the bottom. If the yellow dragon leaves its buried position at the center of the depression the sinkhole will subside and can no longer be collapsed into a pit. [B]Yellow Dragon Sinkhole Table[/B][TABLE="width: 585"] [TR] [TD][B]Age[/B][/TD] [TD="align: center"][B]Sinkhole Center[/B][/TD] [TD="align: center"][B]Sinkhole Sides[/B][/TD] [TD="align: center"][B]Sinkhole Depth[/B][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000][B]Falling Damage[/B] [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small[/TD] [TD="align: center"]15 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]15 ft. to 25 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]5 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000]— [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium[/TD] [TD="align: center"]20 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]25 ft. to 40 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]5 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000]— [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Large[/TD] [TD="align: center"]30 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]40 ft. to 60 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]10 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000]1d6 nonlethal [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Huge[/TD] [TD="align: center"]45 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]60 ft. to 75 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]15 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000]1d6 nonlethal [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gargantuan[/TD] [TD="align: center"]60 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]75 ft. to 100 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"]20 ft.[/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#ff0000]1d6 nonlethal plus 1d6 [/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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