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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goobermunch" data-source="post: 1584536" data-attributes="member: 10516">Here's some quick advice before work:Dragons are natural sorcerors.  Make sure yours has True Strike.  Also, make sure your dragon has power attack.  Few things let a wizard know you care like a true-striking, power attacking, dragon bite for 2d8+26.Take the time to roll up the dragon like it was a character of its own.  Give it its own stats.  Consider giving it a few class levels (nothing like a sneak attacking dragon to wreck the party's day, add a few levels of monk and open with a stunning claw, then follow up with a sneak attack for a bite).Pick a concept for your spells.  For a black, I'd go with something like ray of enfeeblement and touch of idiocy (if I were being stereotypical) or burning hands scorching ray, and the like (if I were being contrarian).Here's a sample dragon:Erilghan, Male Dragon, Black, Young Adult Dragon16/Rog5: CR 14; Large Dragon (Water); HD 16d12+80(Dragon), 5d6+25(Rogue); hp 229; Init +6; Spd 60, Swim 60, Fly, Poor 150; AC:30 (Flatfooted:30 (-1 size, +15 natural, +2 Dex, +4 Mage Armor) Touch:11); Atk +27/22/17/12 base melee, +21/16/11/6 base ranged; +27/+22/+22/+22 (3d6+8, Bite; 1d8+4, 2 Claw; 1d6+4, 2 Wing; 1d8+4, Tail Slap); +27 (10d4, Breath Weapon); SA: Breath Weapon (Su), Spell-like Abilities Darkness 50’ radius 3x/day, Breath Weapon DC: 21, Frightful Presence (Ex), Frightful Presence DC: 19, Spells Sorcerer 1, Breath Weapon Type: 80 ft. Line of Acid, Frightful Presence Radius: 150 ft., Charm Reptiles (Sp), Corrupt Water (Sp), Sneak Attack +3d6; SQ: Immunity: Acid (Ex), Water Breathing (Ex), Immunity: Paralysis (Ex), Immunity: Sleep Effects (Ex), Keen Senses (Ex), Blindsense (Ex): 60 ft., Damage Reduction (Su): 5/Magic, Spell Resistance (Ex): 17, Darkvision (Ex): 60 ft., Low-light Vision (Ex), Trapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense +1, Uncanny Dodge; AL CE; SV Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +13; STR 26, DEX 15, CON 20, INT 12, WIS 15, CHA 15.Skills: Bluff +15, Concentration +29, Diplomacy +28, Hide +22, Intimidate +28, Listen +26, Move Silently +26, Spot +26, Swim +32. Feats: Armor Proficiency: light, Combat Reflexes, Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack: Bite, Improved Unarmed Strike, Large And In Charge, Simple Weapon Proficiency, Stunning Fist.Spells Known (SA Spells: Sor 5/4): 0 -- Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Mage Hand, Touch of Fatigue; 1st -- Mage Armor, True Strike.And some tactics:Prior to Combat:  Cast Mage Armor, Hide Underwater (if you want to be rude, give the dragon a metamagic rod of silent spell and cast true strike here).First Round:  Burst from the water sneak attacking any obvious wizards or other spell casters with a bite attack (6d6+8) and flying out of range.  Assuming average hit points and average damage, the wizard is now at -2 (if you were rude immediately before combat, the wizard now has -22 hp from the extra power attack damage and true strike).Second Round:  Cast Darkness near the center of the party.  Fly back into melee range.Third Round:  Full attack the cleric (6d6+8 Bite; 1d8+4+3d6 Clawx2; 4d6+4 Wingx2).  Assuming average hit points and average damage, the cleric has taken 103 hp damage.  Unfortunately, he's only got 50 hit points.Fourth and subsequent rounds:  Eat remaining party members (using stunning claw as needed and following up with sneak attacked damage).Hope something like this inspires you!--G</blockquote>

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