Dragon, Iron
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Mountains |
| Frequency | Very Rare |
| Organization | Solitary or Clan |
| Active Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Special |
| Intelligence | High (13-14) |
| Treasure | Special |
| Alignment | Chaotic Good |
| No. Appearing | 1 (2-5) |
| Armour Class | -1 (Base) |
| Movement | 9, Fl 30 (C), Br 10 |
| Hit Dice | 12 (Base) |
| THAC0 | 9 (At 12HD) |
| No. of Attacks | 3 + Special |
| Damage/Attack | 1D8/1D8/2D10 |
| Special Attacks | Special |
| Special Defenses | Variable |
| Magic Resistance | Variable |
| Size | G (44' base) |
| Morale | Alight (16 base) |
| XP Value | Variable |
Description
| Age | Body | Tail | Ac | Breath | Spells | MR | Xp Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2 | 2D4+1 | Nil | Nil | 1400 |
| 2 | 8-16 | 4-20 | 1 | 4D4+2 | Nil | Nil | 2000 |
| 3 | 16-35 | 20-40 | 0 | 6D4+3 | Nil | Nil | 3000 |
| 4 | 35-44 | 31-40 | -1 | 8D4+4 | 1 | 10% | 6000 |
| 5 | 43-53 | 40-50 | -2 | 10D4+5 | 2 | 15% | 8000 |
| 6 | 50-60 | 50-60 | -3 | 12D4+6 | 3 | 20% | 9000 |
| 7 | 60-70 | 60-70 | -4 | 14D4+7 | 4 | 25% | 10000 |
| 8 | 70-80 | 70-80 | -5 | 16D4+8 | 4 1 | 30% | 11000 |
| 9 | 80-95 | 80-90 | -6 | 18D4+9 | 4 2 | 35% | 13000 |
| 10 | 95-110 | 90-100 | -7 | 20D4+10 | 4 3 1 | 40% | 16000 |
| 11 | 105-120 | 90-110 | -8 | 22D4+11 | 4 4 2 | 50% | 17000 |
| 12 | 120-140 | 110-120 | -9 | 24D4+12 | 4 4 3 1 | 60% | 18000 |
Appearance
Iron dragons have a certain affinity for humans, feeling that they should join with the humans and be like Dragons out of myth, with the might dragon knight on his/her back. This particular breed of dragon is full of dreams, often letting a human ride just for the sake of living those dreams, if only for a short time.
Iron dragons have silvery scales which quickly become dull grey once the dragon reaches the Young Adult stage. Iron Dragons speak Common and a language common to all Good Dragons. 6% of Hatchlings can communicate with all living creatures. This skill increases 6% per age category of the Dragon.
Combat
Iron Dragons love to battle. They especially love taking revenge upon foes, for it gives them an excuse to use their most brutal attacks. The Iron Dragons have two breath weapons. One is a stream of Molten Rock which spews forth from the Dragon's Mouth, 5' wide and 70' long. This breath does the listed damage, save vs. Breath weapon for half damage. The other breath weapon is a gust of wind that is 80' long and 10-40' wide from the dragon's mouth.
Iron Dragons are immune to Fire and Heat as well as not being effected by high winds while in flight. Iron Dragons gain the following abilities as they age;
- Wind Wall 1/day at Young Adult
- Transmute Rock to Mud 2/day at Adult
- Control Weather 5/day at Great Wyrm
All spells and spell like abilities are used at 6th level plus combat modifier.
Habitat/Society
Iron Dragons enjoy the company of other creatures, unlike most dragons, and are especially fond of furry little forest creatures.
Ecology
Iron Dragons eat anything, especially Metal and Stone. They consider Stone Golems a particular delicacy and will go to great lengths to defeat one for the purposes of eating it.