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<blockquote data-quote="Anubis" data-source="post: 495239" data-attributes="member: 2358"><p>Go with (CR+1)^2 x 10,000 gp.</p><p></p><p>Doing this, however, you need the correct CRs. If you use the CRs in the book, any dragons more powerful than Adult or Mature Adult will wipe out your parties without a problem, unless of course you don't play dragons correctly and/or use Harm as it is. (For example, an Ancient Brown Dragon is supposed to be CR 20. Put against a Level 20 party, though, the dragon will win EVERY TIME unless you fail to play the dragon by it's intelligence or allow Harm as it is. I know this because I've seen it happen and tested this numerous times.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, modified CRs are as follows:</p><p></p><p>Dragon Size : CR</p><p></p><p>Tiny Dragons : HD - 2</p><p>Small Dragons : HD - 1</p><p>Medium-Size Dragons : HD</p><p>Large Dragons : HD + 1</p><p>Huge Dragons : HD + 2</p><p>Gargantuan Dragon : HD + 3</p><p>Colossal Dragon : HD + 4</p><p>Colossal+ Dragon : HD + 5</p><p></p><p>So, for example, lets take a Mature Adult Red Dragon. The book gives it CR 17. If you put this thing up against a Level 17 party, however, your players will soon be rolling up new characters. The reason? Well, the CR is actually MUCH higher. It has 25 HD and is Huge, and going by the above table, the Mature Adult Red Dragon is actually CR 27.</p><p></p><p>Now, using this formula, you can calculate the CR of any dragon in seconds! Also using those numbers, how much would that dragon cost to buy? Well, with CR 27 . . .</p><p></p><p>(27 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 7,840,000 gp</p><p></p><p>Okay, that's not likely to happen. Who's gonna catch one of those things? Besides, you asked for the price of eggs or Wyrmlings . . .</p><p></p><p>Okay, the CR of a Wyrmling Red Dragon is . . . 7 HD, Medium-Size, CR 7. A lot higher than that CR 3 in the book, eh? Anyway, the price for it would be:</p><p></p><p>(7 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 640,000 gp</p><p></p><p>Now there is more to the CR thing, mainly that these numbers are actually what I call EPR or Effective Power Rating . . . Take a look at the gigantic thread started by me called "Upper Krust, Where Are You?" for more, because it's complex, and there are several theories. However, for determining this, use EPR, which I'll call CR until you've seen the rest (unless you already have).</p><p></p><p>Basically, CR doesn't go up as fast, and the EPR is used to figure it out . . .</p><p></p><p>Know how much a Great Wyrm Prismatic Dragon is?</p><p></p><p>78 HD, Colossal+, EPR 83 (CR 40)</p><p></p><p>(83 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 70,560,000 gp</p><p></p><p>Hehehe . . . I couldn't help myself . . .</p><p></p><p>OH! For eggs, just use half the price of Wyrmlings. Hope I've helped!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anubis, post: 495239, member: 2358"] Go with (CR+1)^2 x 10,000 gp. Doing this, however, you need the correct CRs. If you use the CRs in the book, any dragons more powerful than Adult or Mature Adult will wipe out your parties without a problem, unless of course you don't play dragons correctly and/or use Harm as it is. (For example, an Ancient Brown Dragon is supposed to be CR 20. Put against a Level 20 party, though, the dragon will win EVERY TIME unless you fail to play the dragon by it's intelligence or allow Harm as it is. I know this because I've seen it happen and tested this numerous times.) Anyway, modified CRs are as follows: Dragon Size : CR Tiny Dragons : HD - 2 Small Dragons : HD - 1 Medium-Size Dragons : HD Large Dragons : HD + 1 Huge Dragons : HD + 2 Gargantuan Dragon : HD + 3 Colossal Dragon : HD + 4 Colossal+ Dragon : HD + 5 So, for example, lets take a Mature Adult Red Dragon. The book gives it CR 17. If you put this thing up against a Level 17 party, however, your players will soon be rolling up new characters. The reason? Well, the CR is actually MUCH higher. It has 25 HD and is Huge, and going by the above table, the Mature Adult Red Dragon is actually CR 27. Now, using this formula, you can calculate the CR of any dragon in seconds! Also using those numbers, how much would that dragon cost to buy? Well, with CR 27 . . . (27 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 7,840,000 gp Okay, that's not likely to happen. Who's gonna catch one of those things? Besides, you asked for the price of eggs or Wyrmlings . . . Okay, the CR of a Wyrmling Red Dragon is . . . 7 HD, Medium-Size, CR 7. A lot higher than that CR 3 in the book, eh? Anyway, the price for it would be: (7 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 640,000 gp Now there is more to the CR thing, mainly that these numbers are actually what I call EPR or Effective Power Rating . . . Take a look at the gigantic thread started by me called "Upper Krust, Where Are You?" for more, because it's complex, and there are several theories. However, for determining this, use EPR, which I'll call CR until you've seen the rest (unless you already have). Basically, CR doesn't go up as fast, and the EPR is used to figure it out . . . Know how much a Great Wyrm Prismatic Dragon is? 78 HD, Colossal+, EPR 83 (CR 40) (83 + 1) ^ 2 x 10000 = 70,560,000 gp Hehehe . . . I couldn't help myself . . . OH! For eggs, just use half the price of Wyrmlings. Hope I've helped! [/QUOTE]
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