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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8163784" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Dragonne, Mystaran</strong></span></p><p>Large Dragon</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 8d12+32 (84 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +6</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 40 ft. (8 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 19 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +8 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 17</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +8/+19</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Bite +14 melee (2d6+10/19–20)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Bite +14 melee (2d6+10/19–20) and 2 claws +12 melee (1d6+3)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 10 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Roar, powerful jaws</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Blindsense 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft., immunity to sleep and paralysis effects, low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +8</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 25, Dex 14, Con 19, Int 7, Wis 14, Cha 14</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +7, Climb +15, Hide +6, Intimidate +15, Jump +15, Knowledge (nature) +5, Listen +11, Move Silently +9, Spot +11, Survival +9, Tumble +7</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Track</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Any land</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary, pair, family (2–4), or pride (5–10)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> Double standard</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Usually neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> 9–12 HD (Large); 13–24 HD (Huge)</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p><em>The beast has a powerfully muscled draconic body with the head of a giant lion, all covered in golden scales</em>.</p><p></p><p>On the world of Mystara, the monster known as the "Dragonne" has the body of a gold dragon rather than a brass lion, with a golden mane and scales instead of the brazen features found on the dragonnes of other worlds. Its head still resembles a reptilian male lion's and appears slightly oversized for its body.</p><p></p><p>Some of Mystara's dragonnes have wings and others are wingless like the "oriental" variety of gold dragon, but in both cases these monsters are flightless. Any wings they possess are too weak to be used for anything apart from threat displays and providing some assistance to climbing, jumping or tumbling.</p><p></p><p>Mystaran dragonnes are far more tolerant of their own kind than the highly unsocial standard dragonne and are often encountered in cooperative groups.</p><p></p><p>A Mystaran dragonne stands 5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs about 700 pounds. While their bodies are roughly the same size as standard dragonnes their tails are a lot longer and thicker, being that of a lizard rather than a lion, so their total length is about 15 feet.</p><p></p><p>Dragonnes speak Draconic.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Combat</strong></span></p><p>A dragonne normally unleashes a roar and then charges to pounce upon an opponent. It may charge and pounce and then roar once it is in melee range should that seem tactically advantageous (for example, the dragonne may pounce first if roaring would spoil an ambush).</p><p></p><p>Dragonne are reasonably cautious creatures so may retreat from an unfavorable fight.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pounce (Ex):</strong> If a dragonne charges, it can make a full attack in the same round.</p><p></p><p><strong>Powerful Jaws (Ex):</strong> A Mystaran dragonne adds 1.5 times its strength bonus to its bite damage and its bite threatens a critical on a roll of 19–20.</p><p></p><p><strong>Roar (Su):</strong> A Mystaran dragonne can release a devastating roar every 1d4 rounds as a standard action. All creatures except dragonnes within 120 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Will save or become frightened for 1d4 rounds, those within 30 feet who fail their saves are frightened and deafened for 2d6 rounds. Deaf creatures can not be affected by the roar and creatures resistant to fear are resistant to the roar's frightened effect but not its deafness effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Mystaran dragonnes have a +2 racial bonus on Balance and Move Silently checks, a +4 racial bonus on Jump, Listen and Spot checks and a +8 racial bonus on Climb and Intimidate checks.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Design Notes</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: green">As mentioned in the Dragonne Redux homebrew, the BECMI "Dragonne Monster" is distinct enough from the AD&D and 3rd Edition Dragonne to be worth becoming a separate monster.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Most obviously its body resembles a gold dragon not a giant brass lion, there's no fly speed (despite the picture showing wings), it has <em>slightly</em> lower HD (8 vs. 9) and AC (3 vs 2) but does more damage because its jaws bite for a terrifying 4d6 damage – although the claws are weaker (1d4 instead of 1d6). The creature has an Intelligence of 4, comparable to the AD&D's Semi-intelligence (2-4) but lower than the 3E version's Int 6.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">According to the SRD, Large Bronze Dragons are either juveniles with Strength 19 or young adults with Strength 23 (the same as the Dragonne Redux), while Large Gold Dragons can have Strength 23, 25, or 27 (for very young, young & juvenile). Since BECMI Dragonnes are described as having the bodies like a "small gold dragon" I opted for the middle range of a Large Gold's Strength and gave it Strength 25.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Mystara's version of the dragonne first appeared in <em>XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (1984)</em>. It has Intelligence 4 listed in the <em>AC9 Creature Catalogue (1986)</em> and <em>DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993)</em>, which is the upper limit of the 2 to 4 Semi-Intelligence range given to the AD&D Dragonne. I suppose that's in keeping with the superior intelligence of metallic dragons compared to lions. Therefore I gave it an Intelligence of 7, or just above the Intelligence 6 of the SRD Dragonne, and bumped the Wisdom and Charisma up by +2.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong>Build Notes</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Skill Ranks (44 SPs):</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> Balance 2R+2Dex+1SP+2synergyTumble, Climb 8R+7Str, Hide 2Dex+8SP–4siz, Intimidate 8R+2Cha+5SP, Jump 2R+7Str+4spd+2synergyTumble, Knowledge (nature) –2Int+5SP+2synergySurvival, Listen 4R+2Wis+5SP, Move Silently 2R+Dex2+5SP, Spot 4R+2Wis+5SP, Survival 2Wis+5SP+2synergyNature, Tumble 2Dex+5SP</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8163784, member: 57383"] [SIZE=6][B]Dragonne, Mystaran[/B][/SIZE] Large Dragon [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 8d12+32 (84 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +6 [B]Speed:[/B] 40 ft. (8 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 19 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +8 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 17 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +8/+19 [B]Attack:[/B] Bite +14 melee (2d6+10/19–20) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Bite +14 melee (2d6+10/19–20) and 2 claws +12 melee (1d6+3) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 10 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Roar, powerful jaws [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Blindsense 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft., immunity to sleep and paralysis effects, low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +8 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 25, Dex 14, Con 19, Int 7, Wis 14, Cha 14 [B]Skills:[/B] Balance +7, Climb +15, Hide +6, Intimidate +15, Jump +15, Knowledge (nature) +5, Listen +11, Move Silently +9, Spot +11, Survival +9, Tumble +7 [B]Feats:[/B] Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Track [B]Environment:[/B] Any land [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary, pair, family (2–4), or pride (5–10) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 6 [B]Treasure:[/B] Double standard [B]Alignment:[/B] Usually neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] 9–12 HD (Large); 13–24 HD (Huge) [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — [I]The beast has a powerfully muscled draconic body with the head of a giant lion, all covered in golden scales[/I]. On the world of Mystara, the monster known as the "Dragonne" has the body of a gold dragon rather than a brass lion, with a golden mane and scales instead of the brazen features found on the dragonnes of other worlds. Its head still resembles a reptilian male lion's and appears slightly oversized for its body. Some of Mystara's dragonnes have wings and others are wingless like the "oriental" variety of gold dragon, but in both cases these monsters are flightless. Any wings they possess are too weak to be used for anything apart from threat displays and providing some assistance to climbing, jumping or tumbling. Mystaran dragonnes are far more tolerant of their own kind than the highly unsocial standard dragonne and are often encountered in cooperative groups. A Mystaran dragonne stands 5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs about 700 pounds. While their bodies are roughly the same size as standard dragonnes their tails are a lot longer and thicker, being that of a lizard rather than a lion, so their total length is about 15 feet. Dragonnes speak Draconic. [SIZE=5][B]Combat[/B][/SIZE] A dragonne normally unleashes a roar and then charges to pounce upon an opponent. It may charge and pounce and then roar once it is in melee range should that seem tactically advantageous (for example, the dragonne may pounce first if roaring would spoil an ambush). Dragonne are reasonably cautious creatures so may retreat from an unfavorable fight. [B]Pounce (Ex):[/B] If a dragonne charges, it can make a full attack in the same round. [B]Powerful Jaws (Ex):[/B] A Mystaran dragonne adds 1.5 times its strength bonus to its bite damage and its bite threatens a critical on a roll of 19–20. [B]Roar (Su):[/B] A Mystaran dragonne can release a devastating roar every 1d4 rounds as a standard action. All creatures except dragonnes within 120 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Will save or become frightened for 1d4 rounds, those within 30 feet who fail their saves are frightened and deafened for 2d6 rounds. Deaf creatures can not be affected by the roar and creatures resistant to fear are resistant to the roar's frightened effect but not its deafness effect. The save DC is Charisma-based. [B]Skills:[/B] Mystaran dragonnes have a +2 racial bonus on Balance and Move Silently checks, a +4 racial bonus on Jump, Listen and Spot checks and a +8 racial bonus on Climb and Intimidate checks. [COLOR=green][SIZE=5][B]Design Notes[/B][/SIZE] As mentioned in the Dragonne Redux homebrew, the BECMI "Dragonne Monster" is distinct enough from the AD&D and 3rd Edition Dragonne to be worth becoming a separate monster. Most obviously its body resembles a gold dragon not a giant brass lion, there's no fly speed (despite the picture showing wings), it has [I]slightly[/I] lower HD (8 vs. 9) and AC (3 vs 2) but does more damage because its jaws bite for a terrifying 4d6 damage – although the claws are weaker (1d4 instead of 1d6). The creature has an Intelligence of 4, comparable to the AD&D's Semi-intelligence (2-4) but lower than the 3E version's Int 6. According to the SRD, Large Bronze Dragons are either juveniles with Strength 19 or young adults with Strength 23 (the same as the Dragonne Redux), while Large Gold Dragons can have Strength 23, 25, or 27 (for very young, young & juvenile). Since BECMI Dragonnes are described as having the bodies like a "small gold dragon" I opted for the middle range of a Large Gold's Strength and gave it Strength 25. Mystara's version of the dragonne first appeared in [I]XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (1984)[/I]. It has Intelligence 4 listed in the [I]AC9 Creature Catalogue (1986)[/I] and [I]DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993)[/I], which is the upper limit of the 2 to 4 Semi-Intelligence range given to the AD&D Dragonne. I suppose that's in keeping with the superior intelligence of metallic dragons compared to lions. Therefore I gave it an Intelligence of 7, or just above the Intelligence 6 of the SRD Dragonne, and bumped the Wisdom and Charisma up by +2.[/COLOR] [COLOR=red][B]Build Notes [SIZE=3]Skill Ranks (44 SPs):[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=3] Balance 2R+2Dex+1SP+2synergyTumble, Climb 8R+7Str, Hide 2Dex+8SP–4siz, Intimidate 8R+2Cha+5SP, Jump 2R+7Str+4spd+2synergyTumble, Knowledge (nature) –2Int+5SP+2synergySurvival, Listen 4R+2Wis+5SP, Move Silently 2R+Dex2+5SP, Spot 4R+2Wis+5SP, Survival 2Wis+5SP+2synergyNature, Tumble 2Dex+5SP[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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