spell to survive being hit by a pulse.Īs radiant dragons age, they gain a number of innate abilities. The radiant dragon can use its breath weapon on physical objects (such as a ship) as well, inflicting 1 hull point of damage for every 10 hit points of damage its breath weapon causes. If the victim makes its saving throw, it has dodged that pulse, which then evaporates. If the victim fails its saving throw, it will be struck for the listed damage. These pulses are unerring in their attacks, and will hit unless the victim makes a saving throw vs. A juvenile radiant dragon (age 4) can breathe a single pulse of 8d12+4 points, or four pulses of 2d12+1 points, or two pulses of 4d12+2 points. They can breathe a single pulse of the listed damage, or any number of smaller pulses in the same round, provided that no pulse inflicts less than 2d12+1 points of damage. Even the smallest of these creatures has an overweening sense of pride.īreath Weapon/Special Abilities: The radiant dragon breathes glowing pulses of force that in some ways resemble magic missiles. The dragon can make other attacks, and even attack other ships, while squeezing a ship.Īs a general rule, radiant dragons will give a ship and crew the opportunity to leave, parley, or generally bow and scrape and beg for its kindness and mercy.
The damage is 1-6 hull points against lighter materials such as wood or ceramic, but particularly heavy materials, such as stone and metal, suffer only 1-4 hull points damage. In addition to the tail slap used by the radiant dragon against groups of creatures, the radiant dragon may grip a ship in the coils of its tail and inflict damage per round by squeezing it. The wing buffet used by young adult and older dragons is particularly potent in the small space of a ship, and has the effect of a “Ship Shaken” critical hit, and in addition inflicts 2-20 points of damage to all within the range of the attack (about 200 feet to either side). If less concerned about killing, he will merely slay hostile wizards as he finds them. If the radiant dragon is aligned toward good, he will seek to neutralize them with silence, 15’ radius spells (if available). Of equal importance is elimination of the mages and any with magical powers. They rarely flee from a fight, however, depending on their huge size to keep them safe from opponents.Ī radiant dragon will concentrate on the ship itself first, seeking to first destroy or eliminate any serious threats (such as ballistas and catapults). Modifications to the general description that apply specifically to fantasy space are listed below.Ĭombat: Actions of a radiant dragon depend on the situation and the individual. There is a 10% chance that even a hatchling will understand any given tongue, with an increase of 5% for every age category.Īll common dragon attributes outlined in the Dragon General Information Page apply to radiant dragons as well. They are quick with languages and fond of mimicry, so they tend to speak in a number of accents matching those of the individuals they talk with. Radiant dragons speak their own language and the common tongue. As a class, the radiant dragons are proud, haughty, and feel they are the ultimate in draconian development: they are, after all, the largest of their type. There exist radiant dragons who terrorize the spaceways, those who act in a beneficial fashion, and those who prefer to set themselves up as whimsical king-gods on small, distant worlds. unlike the tendencies toward good and evil of the chromatic and metallic dragons. Its scales are a collection of glittering pearl-like shards of mica and gypsum, which cause the dragon’s scales to shimmer in the starlight, giving the creature its name. r/DndMonsters.The radiant dragon, also called the star dragon or the celestial dragon (though not to be confused with the oriental dragon of the same name), is a sinuous, serpentine dragon with graceful, translucent wings. Combat areas for every conceivable encounter. Collection of Podcasts, Vidcasts, and other D&D Multimedia for your consumption. Worldbuilding, Storybuilding, DM Discussion. The DM Help Multireddit Check out our wiki! Message the Moderators Keep Little Questions in the megathreadįull rules with additional explanations can be found here.Keep Problem Player talk in the megathread.External Links & Advertising are limited to active community members.Only three kinds of posts are allowed here: DMing Questions, Advice and tools. Please refrain from downvoting legitimate questions. We are not only for new DMs, but the bulk of the posts will no doubt be submitted by newer DMs. We welcome DMing questions, DMing advice or tools to help DMs old and new.
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