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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9265464" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>For comparison, I'll post some of the Dragonflies' original statistics.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th><p style="text-align: left">Stats</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">White</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">Black</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">Green</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">Blue</p> </th><th><p style="text-align: center">Red</p> </th></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Armor Class</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">0</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">–2</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Hit Dice</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">3+2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">4+2</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">5</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Breath</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Cold 3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Acid 3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Gas 4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Lightning 4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Fire 5</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Saves</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">F3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">F3</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">F4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">F4</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">F5</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Morale (BECMI)</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">8</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">9</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">9</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">Morale (AD&D)</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Average</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Average</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Average</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Average</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">Average</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">XP (BECMI)</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">35</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">50</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">75</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">125</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">175</p> </td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align: left">XP (AD&D)</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">120</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">175</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">175</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">170</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: center">270</p> </td></tr></table><p></p><p>Curiously, they have all have "Morale Average (10)" in AD&D but it's variable in BECMI, with Morale 8 for the three weakest (White/Black/Green) and the two strongest (Blue/Red) having Morale 9.</p><p></p><p>In BECMI the average for Morale is 7, so the dragonflies of Mystara are braver in BECMI than AD&D.</p><p></p><p>Some of their stats are effectively the same regardless of coloration.</p><p></p><p>They have "Move: 60′ (20′) Flying 240′(80′)" in BECMI, which matches the "M<span style="font-size: 12px">OVEMENT</span>: 6, Fl 24 (A)" in AD&D.</p><p></p><p>Size is listed as Small (3′–4′ long) in both editions for all colors, although the Red Dragonfly subentry of the Mystaran Monstrous Compendium contradicts its own stat table by saying “Most powerful of the dragonflies, the the red can grow to 5 feet in length.”</p><p></p><p>Intelligence is 2 for every colour in BECMI according to both the AC9 and DMR2 <em>Creature Catalogues</em>, while the <em>Mystaran Monstrous Compendium</em> gives them all “I<span style="font-size: 12px">NTELLIGENCE</span>: Animal (1).”</p><p></p><p>The most significant number is their Armour Class.</p><p></p><p>A Mystaran Dragonfly has an exceeding tough AC for a relatively low-tier monster. They're harder to hit than the base dragon!</p><p></p><p>For example, a Red Dragonfly is AC –2 in both BECMI and AD&D.</p><p></p><p>In BECMI, a Small Red Dragon is AC –1, a Large Red Dragon AC –3 and a Huge Red Dragon is AC –5.</p><p></p><p>In 1E AD&D, Red Dragons have AC –1 regardless of size or age.</p><p></p><p>In 2E AD&D, Red Dragons have base AC –3, so the first two age categories are softer targets than the fly (Hatchlings are AC 0, Very Young are AC –1). A Young Red Dragon matches the Dragonfly's AC –2. It's not until its fourth age category of Juvenile that the 2E Red Dragon is harder to hit.</p><p></p><p>That's an impressive tough target!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9265464, member: 57383"] For comparison, I'll post some of the Dragonflies' original statistics. [TABLE] [TR][TH][LEFT]Stats[/LEFT][/TH][TH][CENTER]White[/CENTER][/TH][TH][CENTER]Black[/CENTER][/TH][TH][CENTER]Green[/CENTER][/TH][TH][CENTER]Blue[/CENTER][/TH][TH][CENTER]Red[/CENTER][/TH][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Armor Class[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]2[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]1[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]0[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]–1[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]–2[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Hit Dice[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]3[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]3+2[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]4[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]4+2[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]5[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Breath[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]Cold 3[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Acid 3[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Gas 4[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Lightning 4[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Fire 5[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Saves[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]F3[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]F3[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]F4[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]F4[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]F5[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Morale (BECMI)[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]8[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]8[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]8[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]9[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]9[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]Morale (AD&D)[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]Average[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Average[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Average[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Average[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]Average[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]XP (BECMI)[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]35[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]50[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]75[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]125[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]175[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [TR][TD][LEFT]XP (AD&D)[/LEFT][/TD][TD][CENTER]120[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]175[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]175[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]170[/CENTER][/TD][TD][CENTER]270[/CENTER][/TD][/TR] [/TABLE] Curiously, they have all have "Morale Average (10)" in AD&D but it's variable in BECMI, with Morale 8 for the three weakest (White/Black/Green) and the two strongest (Blue/Red) having Morale 9. In BECMI the average for Morale is 7, so the dragonflies of Mystara are braver in BECMI than AD&D. Some of their stats are effectively the same regardless of coloration. They have "Move: 60′ (20′) Flying 240′(80′)" in BECMI, which matches the "M[SIZE=3]OVEMENT[/SIZE]: 6, Fl 24 (A)" in AD&D. Size is listed as Small (3′–4′ long) in both editions for all colors, although the Red Dragonfly subentry of the Mystaran Monstrous Compendium contradicts its own stat table by saying “Most powerful of the dragonflies, the the red can grow to 5 feet in length.” Intelligence is 2 for every colour in BECMI according to both the AC9 and DMR2 [i]Creature Catalogues[/i], while the [i]Mystaran Monstrous Compendium[/i] gives them all “I[SIZE=3]NTELLIGENCE[/SIZE]: Animal (1).” The most significant number is their Armour Class. A Mystaran Dragonfly has an exceeding tough AC for a relatively low-tier monster. They're harder to hit than the base dragon! For example, a Red Dragonfly is AC –2 in both BECMI and AD&D. In BECMI, a Small Red Dragon is AC –1, a Large Red Dragon AC –3 and a Huge Red Dragon is AC –5. In 1E AD&D, Red Dragons have AC –1 regardless of size or age. In 2E AD&D, Red Dragons have base AC –3, so the first two age categories are softer targets than the fly (Hatchlings are AC 0, Very Young are AC –1). A Young Red Dragon matches the Dragonfly's AC –2. It's not until its fourth age category of Juvenile that the 2E Red Dragon is harder to hit. That's an impressive tough target! [/QUOTE]
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