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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6699307" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><strong>Mystaran Sapphire Dragon Original Stats</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Dragon, Gemstone</strong> <em>(Sapphire)</em></span></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Dragon</strong></td><td><strong>Alignment</strong></td><td><strong>Similar to</strong></td><td><strong>Breaths</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Sapphire</td><td>Lawful</td><td>Blue</td><td>Lightning or Vaporize</td></tr></table><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Gemstone<br /> Dragon</strong></td><td><strong>Breath<br /> Weapon</strong></td><td><strong>Breath<br /> Shape</strong></td><td><strong>Chance of<br /> Talking*</strong></td><td><strong>Chance of<br /> Being Asleep</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Sapphire</td><td>Lightning or<br /> Vaporize</td><td>Line<br /> Line</td><td>40%</td><td>20%</td></tr></table><p> Unless otherwise noted, the gemstone dragons are similar to the standard dragons, including the details of preferred terrain, attacks, size, age, treasure, etc. For XP value, add an asterisk for every two spell levels available to the dragon.</p><p></p><p>At 120' or greater range, each of the "gemstone" dragons appears identical to that of the corresponding normal color (i.e., crystal to white, onyx to black, jade to green, sapphire to blue, ruby to red, amber to gold). At closer ranges (within 30'), the shimmering color differences can be easily distinguished by the trained eye.</p><p></p><p>The new breath weapons are summarized for each dragon.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sapphire </strong><em>(vaporize): </em>A victim who fails the saving throw takes full damage, and he and all items carried are turned into gaseous form for one turn per Hit Die of the dragon. Vaporized creatures and items are invisible and unable to make any noise or affect any solid item. The victim can move at up to a 60' (20') rate by concentrating. A <em>dispel magic </em>effect can restore the victim and items to normal form; treat the level of magic as equal to the dragon's Hit Dice. Vaporized creatures are immune to most attacks (such as lightning, fire, etc.).</p><p></p><p><em>Originally from Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991)</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"> The statblocks for these dragons are identical to the BECMI versions of the Blue Dragon - here's the <em>AC10 - Bestiary of Dragons and Giants</em> version of them:</span></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Blue & Sapphire</strong></td><td><strong>Small</strong></td><td><strong>Large</strong></td><td><strong>Huge</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Armor Class:<br /> Hit Dice:<br /> Move:<br /> Flying:<br /> Attacks:<br /> Breath Size:</td><td>0<br /> 9**<br /> 90′(30′)<br /> 240′(80′)<br /> 3<br /> 100′×5′</td><td>-2<br /> 13 + 3***<br /> 120′(40′)<br /> 300′(100′)<br /> Up to 6<br /> 150′×5′</td><td>-4<br /> 18****<br /> 150′(50′)<br /> 360′(120′)<br /> Up to 6<br /> 200′×5′</td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Damage:<br /> # Appearing:<br /> Save As:<br /> Morale:<br /> Treasure Type:<br /> Alignment:<br /> XP Value:<br /> XP with spells:</td><td>2-7/2-7/3-30<br /> 1-4(1-4)<br /> Fighter: 9<br /> 9<br /> H<br /> N.(& L.)<br /> 2,300<br /> 3,000</td><td>(see chart)<br /> 1-3(1-3)<br /> Fighter: 27<br /> 10<br /> H×2, I<br /> N.(& L.)<br /> 4,500<br /> 5,500</td><td>(see chart)<br /> 1-2(1-2)<br /> Fighter: 36<br /> 11<br /> H×3, 1×2<br /> N.(& L.)<br /> 7,525<br /> 8,875</td></tr></table><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>DAMAGES:<br /> Types & Sizes of Dragons</strong></td><td><strong>Bite or<br /> Crush</strong></td><td><strong>Claws<br /> Kicks, Wings,<br /> and Tail</strong></td><td><strong>Breath</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blue & Sapphire</td><td>Small<br /> Large<br /> Huge</td><td>3d10<br /> 3d10 + 4<br /> 3d10 + 8</td><td>1d6 + 1 each<br /> 1d8 + 2 each<br /> 1d10 + 3 each</td><td>Up to 72 hp<br /> Up to 107 hp<br /> Up to 144 hp</td></tr></table><p> <strong><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></strong> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Types of<br /> Dragons</strong></td><td><strong>Usual Habitat<br /> where found</strong></td><td><strong>Breath Weapon<br /> and Shape</strong></td><td><strong>Chance<br /> Talking</strong></td><td><strong>Chance<br /> Asleep</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Blue & Sapphire</td><td>Desert, plain</td><td>Lightning (line) &<br /> vaporization</td><td>40%</td><td>20%</td></tr></table><p> <span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">The BECMI Sapphire Dragon first appeared in the <em>D&D Master Set (1985)</em> as the "Dragon, Sapphire", which is essentially the same as the Rules Cyclopedia version.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">In closing, the 2E AD&D <em>Mystara Monstrous Compendium</em> (1994) has a table with:</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Mystaran Dragons Table</strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Dragon</strong></td><td><strong>Hit Dice*</strong></td><td><strong>Alignment**<br /> Good/Neutral/Evil</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>Lawful Dragons</em></td><td><br /> </td><td><br /> </td></tr><tr><td>Sapphire</td><td>13</td><td>5%/90%/5%</td></tr></table><p><span style="color: #00ffff"> That's pretty much the entirety of the AD&D information on this dragon. There's nothing about its "vaporize" breath.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 6699307, member: 57383"] [b]Mystaran Sapphire Dragon Original Stats[/b] [SIZE=5][B]Dragon, Gemstone[/B] [I](Sapphire)[/I][/SIZE] [TABLE="width: 576"] [TR] [TD][B]Dragon[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Alignment[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Similar to[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Breaths[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sapphire[/TD] [TD]Lawful[/TD] [TD]Blue[/TD] [TD]Lightning or Vaporize[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="width: 576"] [TR] [TD][B]Gemstone Dragon[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Breath Weapon[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Breath Shape[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Chance of Talking*[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Chance of Being Asleep[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sapphire[/TD] [TD]Lightning or Vaporize[/TD] [TD]Line Line[/TD] [TD]40%[/TD] [TD]20%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Unless otherwise noted, the gemstone dragons are similar to the standard dragons, including the details of preferred terrain, attacks, size, age, treasure, etc. For XP value, add an asterisk for every two spell levels available to the dragon. At 120' or greater range, each of the "gemstone" dragons appears identical to that of the corresponding normal color (i.e., crystal to white, onyx to black, jade to green, sapphire to blue, ruby to red, amber to gold). At closer ranges (within 30'), the shimmering color differences can be easily distinguished by the trained eye. The new breath weapons are summarized for each dragon. [B]Sapphire [/B][I](vaporize): [/I]A victim who fails the saving throw takes full damage, and he and all items carried are turned into gaseous form for one turn per Hit Die of the dragon. Vaporized creatures and items are invisible and unable to make any noise or affect any solid item. The victim can move at up to a 60' (20') rate by concentrating. A [I]dispel magic [/I]effect can restore the victim and items to normal form; treat the level of magic as equal to the dragon's Hit Dice. Vaporized creatures are immune to most attacks (such as lightning, fire, etc.). [I]Originally from Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991)[/I]. [COLOR=#00ffff] The statblocks for these dragons are identical to the BECMI versions of the Blue Dragon - here's the [I]AC10 - Bestiary of Dragons and Giants[/I] version of them:[/COLOR] [TABLE="width: 500"] [TR] [TD][B]Blue & Sapphire[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Small[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Large[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Huge[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Armor Class: Hit Dice: Move: Flying: Attacks: Breath Size:[/TD] [TD]0 9** 90′(30′) 240′(80′) 3 100′×5′[/TD] [TD]-2 13 + 3*** 120′(40′) 300′(100′) Up to 6 150′×5′[/TD] [TD]-4 18**** 150′(50′) 360′(120′) Up to 6 200′×5′[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 4"] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Damage: # Appearing: Save As: Morale: Treasure Type: Alignment: XP Value: XP with spells:[/TD] [TD]2-7/2-7/3-30 1-4(1-4) Fighter: 9 9 H N.(& L.) 2,300 3,000[/TD] [TD](see chart) 1-3(1-3) Fighter: 27 10 H×2, I N.(& L.) 4,500 5,500[/TD] [TD](see chart) 1-2(1-2) Fighter: 36 11 H×3, 1×2 N.(& L.) 7,525 8,875[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="width: 538"] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]DAMAGES: Types & Sizes of Dragons[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Bite or Crush[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Claws Kicks, Wings, and Tail[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Breath[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Blue & Sapphire[/TD] [TD]Small Large Huge[/TD] [TD]3d10 3d10 + 4 3d10 + 8[/TD] [TD]1d6 + 1 each 1d8 + 2 each 1d10 + 3 each[/TD] [TD]Up to 72 hp Up to 107 hp Up to 144 hp[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][COLOR=#00ffff] [/COLOR][/B][TABLE="width: 500"] [TR] [TD][B]Types of Dragons[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Usual Habitat where found[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Breath Weapon and Shape[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Chance Talking[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Chance Asleep[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Blue & Sapphire[/TD] [TD]Desert, plain[/TD] [TD]Lightning (line) & vaporization[/TD] [TD]40%[/TD] [TD]20%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#00ffff] The BECMI Sapphire Dragon first appeared in the [I]D&D Master Set (1985)[/I] as the "Dragon, Sapphire", which is essentially the same as the Rules Cyclopedia version. In closing, the 2E AD&D [I]Mystara Monstrous Compendium[/I] (1994) has a table with:[/COLOR] [B]Mystaran Dragons Table[/B] [TABLE="width: 384"] [TR] [TD][B]Dragon[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Hit Dice*[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Alignment** Good/Neutral/Evil[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]Lawful Dragons[/I][/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sapphire[/TD] [TD]13[/TD] [TD]5%/90%/5%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#00ffff] That's pretty much the entirety of the AD&D information on this dragon. There's nothing about its "vaporize" breath.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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