PRISMATIC_DRAGON


	SYSTEM REFERENCE DOCUMENT 3.5

PRISMATIC DRAGON

Dragon (Light)

See also Dragon, Epic

Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground

Organization: Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile and young adult: solitary or clutch (2–5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1–2 and 2–5 offspring)

Challenge Rating: Wyrmling 14; very young 16; young 22; juvenile 30; young adult 34; adult 39; mature adult 43; old 48; very old 52; ancient 57; wyrm 61; great wyrm 66

Treasure: Double standard

Alignment: Usually neutral

Advancement Range: Wyrmling 24–27 HD (Huge); very young 29–32 HD (Huge); young 34–37 HD (Gargantuan); juvenile 39–42 HD (Gargantuan); young adult 44–47 HD (Gargantuan); adult 49–52 HD (Gargantuan); mature adult 54–57 HD (Colossal); old 59–62 HD (Colossal); very old 64–67 HD (Colossal); ancient 69–72 HD (Colossal+); wyrm 74–77 HD (Colossal+); great wyrm 79+ HD (Colossal+)

Prismatic Dragons by Age

Age	Size	Hit Dice (hp)	Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha	Base Attack/ Grapple	Attack	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Breath Weapon DC	Frightful Presence DC
Wyrmling	H	23d12+138 (287)	29	10	23	20	21	20	+23/+40	+30	+19	+13	+18	27	26
Very young	H	28d12+196 (378)	33	10	25	24	25	24	+28/+47	+37	+23	+16	+23	31	31
Young	G	33d12+297 (511)	37	10	29	28	29	28	+33/+58	+42	+27	+18	+27	35	35
Juvenile	G	38d12+418 (665)	41	10	33	32	33	32	+38/+65	+49	+32	+21	+32	40	40
Young adult	G	43d12+559 (838)	45	10	37	36	37	36	+43/+72	+56	+36	+23	+36	44	44
Adult	C	48d12+720 (1,032)	49	10	41	40	41	40	+48/+83	+59	+41	+26	+41	49	49
Mature adult	C	53d12+901 (1,245)	53	10	45	44	45	44	+53/+90	+66	+45	+28	+45	53	53
Old	C	58d12+1,102 (1,479)	57	10	49	48	49	48	+58/+97	+73	+50	+31	+50	58	58
Very old	C	63d12+1,323 (1,732)	61	10	53	52	53	52	+63/+104	+80	+54	+33	+54	62	62
Ancient	C+	68d12+1,564 (2,006)	65	10	57	56	57	56	+68/+111	+87	+59	+36	+59	67	67
Wyrm	C+	73d12+1,825 (2,299)	69	10	61	60	61	60	+73/+118	+94	+63	+38	+63	71	71
Great wyrm	C+	78d12+2,106 (2,613)	73	10	65	64	65	64	+78/+125	+101	+68	+41	+68	76	76

Prismatic Dragon Abilities by Age

Age	Speed	Inititative	AC	Special Abilities	Caster Level	SR
Wyrmling	60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor)	+0	35 (–2 size, +5 deflection, +22 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 35	Damage reduction 10/magic, deflecting force, hypnotic pattern, immune to light and blindness	5th	24
Very young	60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor)	+0	42 (–2 size, +7 deflection, +27 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 42		8th	30
Young	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	47 (–4 size, +9 deflection, +32 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 47	Damage reduction 15/magic	11th	36
Juvenile	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	54 (–4 size, +11 deflection, +37 natural), touch 17, flat-footed 54	Rainbow pattern	13th	42
Young adult	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	61 (–4 size, +13 deflection, +42 natural), touch 19, flat-footed 61	Damage reduction 15/epic	17th	48
Adult	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	64 (–8 size, +15 deflection, +47 natural), touch 17, flat-footed 64	Sunbeam	20th	54
Mature adult	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	71 (–8 size, +17 deflection, +52 natural), touch 19, flat-footed 71	Damage reduction 20/epic	23rd	60
Old	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	78 (–8 size, +19 deflection, +57 natural), touch 21, flat-footed 78	Sunburst	26th	66
Very old	60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)	+0	85 (–8 size, +21 deflection, +62 natural), touch 23, flat-footed 85	Damage reduction 25/epic	29th	68
Ancient	60 ft., fly 350 ft. (clumsy)	+0	92 (–8 size, +23 deflection, +67 natural), touch 25, flat-footed 92	Prismatic wall	32nd	74
Wyrm	60 ft., fly 350 ft. (clumsy)	+0	99 (–8 size, +25 deflection, +72 natural), touch 27, flat-footed 99		35th	80
Great wyrm	60 ft., fly 350 ft. (clumsy)	+0	106 (–8 size, +27 deflection, +77 natural), touch 29, flat-footed 106	Prismatic sphere	38th	86

A prismatic dragon’s natural weapons are treated as magic (wyrmling – juvenile) or epic (young adult – great wyrm) for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Combat

Breath Weapon (Su): A prismatic dragon has one type of breath weapon, a prismatic spray effect. The breath weapon’s cone is of the size indicated by the dragon’s size, not the normal cone for the spell.

Deflecting Force (Su): A prismatic dragon is protected by a shield of shimmering light similar to a cloak of chaos that provides a deflection bonus to its AC. The deflection bonus is equal to the dragon’s Charisma bonus.

Immune to Light and Blindness (Ex): Prismatic dragons cannot be harmed by any light, including Evocation [Light] spells, searing light, and the various prismatic (sphere, spray, wall) spells. In addition, they are immune to any spell or effect that causes blindness.

Spell-Like Abilities: At will—hypnotic pattern, rainbow pattern; 3/day—prismatic sphere, prismatic wall, sunbeam, sunburst. The DC is Charisma-based.

Sample Prismatic Dragon, Old

Colossal Dragon

Hit Dice: 58d12+1,102 (1,479 hp)

Initiative: +4 (Improved Initiative)

Speed: 60 ft., fly 300 ft. (clumsy)

AC: 78 (–8 size, +19 deflection, +57 natural)

Base Attack/Grapple: +58/+97

Attack: Bite +74 (4d8+23/19-20) melee

Full Attack: Bite +74 melee, 2 claws +69 (4d6+11) melee, 2 wings +68 (2d8+11) melee, tail slap +69 (4d6+34) melee

Space/Reach: 30 ft./20 ft

Special Attacks: Crush 4d8+34 (DC 58), tail sweep 2d8+34 (DC 58), breath weapon, frightful presence (DC 58), spells (caster level 26th), spell-like abilities

Special Qualities: Immunities, DR 20/epic, SR 66, blindsight, keen senses, deflecting force

Saves: Fort +50, Ref +31, Will +50

Abilities: Str 57, Dex 10, Con 49, Int 48, Wis 49, Cha 48

Skills: Balance +67, Bluff +80, Climb +84, Concentration +80, Diplomacy +92, Disable Device +80, Escape Artist +61, Gather Information +86, Heal +80, Intimidate +86, Jump +102, Knowledge (all) +80, Listen +80, Move Silently +61, Open Lock +61, Perform (any two) +80, Search +80, Sense Motive +80, Spellcraft +86, Spot +80, Survival +80, Tumble +67, Use Magic Device +80

Feats: Blinding Speed (x2), Cleave, Flyby Attack, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Improved Spell Capacity (9th), Improved Spell Capacity (9th), Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability, Snatch, Spell Knowledge (x4), Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claw), Weapon Focus (tail slap)

Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground

Organization: Solitary, pair, or family (1–2 and 2–5 off-spring)

Challenge Rating: 48

Treasure: Double standard

Alignment: Usually neutral

Advancement: 59–62 HD (Colossal)

A prismatic dragon’s natural weapons are treated as epic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Breath Weapon (Su): Cone of prismatic spray, 70 ft., effect as spell, Ref half (DC 58).

Spell-Like Abilities: At will—hypnotic pattern, rainbow pattern; 3/day—sunbeam, sunburst. Caster level 26th; save DC 29 + spell level. The DC is Charisma-based.

Immunities (Ex): Immune to sleep and paralysis effects, immune to light and blindness effects.

Sorcerer Spells Known (6/11/11/11/10/10/10/10/9/11; base DC 29 + spell level): 0—dancing lights, daze, detect magic, ghost sound, light, prestidigitation, ray of frost, read magic, resistance; 1st—enlarge person, mage armor, magic missile, shield, true strike, unseen servant; 2nd—alter self, blur, darkness, detect thoughts, levitate; 3rd—blink, fireball, greater magic weapon, haste, tongues, wind wall; 4th—confusion, polymorph, scrying, stoneskin; 5th—baleful polymorph, dismissal, fabricate, passwall, wall of force; 6th—antimagic field, greater dispel magic, true seeing; 7th—forcecage, sequester, spell turning, greater teleport; 8th—greater planar binding, mass charm monster, symbol of death, temporal stasis; 9th—dominate monster, gate, imprisonment, time stop, wish

Possessions: Staff of the cosmos, ring of regeneration, 15,563 gp.


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