DRAGONS (non-chromatic-metallic)
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency | each one is unique |
| # Appearing | almost always 1 |
| %in Lair | 3% |
| Treasure Type | think deity |
| Alignment | Wu Chan is NG |
| Climate/Terrain | Wu Chan lives in the sky, but prefers being over coastal regions. |
| HD | When in physical dragon form, 20d8 |
| Size | serpentlike, 200+ feet long |
| AC | -4 while in physical dragon form |
| Magic Resistance | 20% (weak for an Oriental dragon) |
| No. Attacks | uses spells, but can cast two per round. If forced into physical combat, has one attack (claw, bite, bludgeon, or special attacks) |
| Claw Damage | 2d10 |
| Bite Damage | 5d10 |
| Bludgeon Damage | crushing, 10d10 |
| Move | 48" flight, never touches the ground except in another form in which case he uses the move for that form |
| Special Defenses | magic weapon of +1 or better to hit, immune to air related spells (winds, weather, lightning, etc.). |
| Special Attacks | Lightning Strike once per day, can create a hurricane force wind once per day (blows everyone d10 miles away), spells. |
Description
This is a dragon more in keeping with the Oriental, and some stats will vary from individual dragon to individual dragon. I'm just giving an example of one of them.
Wu Chan is a very old and wise dragon, and is in charge of the clouds of the sky, especially along coastal regions. There is usually where he resides as an immaterial dragon-like cloud. When seen, this cloud is said to bring good luck and happy omens (All Saves, to hits, and AC are at +2 that day, something nice should happen for the lucky person - only the first person to spot the cloud is so affected, for the cloud almost immediately begins to lose shape and cohesion). Occasionally, when his duties give him rest, he appears on the earth as one of the intelligent races. His personal favorites include a handsome young prince, elven maiden, or a wise, wrinkled dwarf. He can shape himself as anything desired however, and has also been known to appear as an emerald green frog with a tiny diadem who could speak, and as a grasshopper in a shop-keeper's cage. More so than most dragons, Wu Chan is interested in the world outside of his specialty, especially the intelligent mortal races on the surface of earth. He has been known to give good fortune and better advice to those warriors who were truly honorable, testing them and in the testing giving them some form of advice or training.
Like all Oriental dragons (as I see em), Wu Chan has the following abilities:
- Control His Element (in this case, weather).
- Bestow Wish, once a year, to someone who has performed an appropriate deed (decided by the dragon, but the dragon must choose the mortal and deed, and if the mortal fails, no wish is granted that year).
- Polymorph Self, unlimited usage and duration (though most will never transform while someone is looking).
- Detect and Identify magic by eye, Dispel Magic as a 20th level Magic User.
- Create Illusions of incredible realism and depth, any senses, but these illusions can be eventually seen through by those of noble heart and pure mind.
- Able to speak all languages of all living creatures, and able to understand the whispered words of the rocks and earth and wind and water and fire and trees.
- Cast spells as a 10th level Magic User (see Note 1).
- Geas once per year.
- Detect Alignment at will.
Wu Chan in his dragon form resembles the Mist Dragon illustration in the Monster Manual II, and his scales are rainbow-hued. He is the length of a city block or so, and he is about as big around as a train.
Notes
Note 1 - Wu Chan is, as mentioned, a particularly wise and powerful dragon. For most purposes, assume he has whatever spells he wants, up to his maximum casting level.
Note 2 - The abilities I listed are only to give a basic idea. The abilities and powers of a true Oriental dragon could never truly be listed in such a manner. For the most part, you can assume that Wu Chan has complete control over everything that is within his realm, and that he has a Sphere of Influence the way many dieties do. He can grant up to 5th level clerical spells to worshippers, and can perform a few miracles in the same manner as the gods. He has a constant degree of luck (something the Orient believed in strongly, though it is not what we mean when we say 'lucky roll of the dice'). In many ways he might be considered to be a demigod in that he works for demi-gods, maintaining the weather patterns along coastal regions. There are probably a few other coastal weather dragons, each in a defined area. If there are peasants (in the Oriental manner) living along his section of coast, you may find many legends of the sky dragon Wu Chan, but elsewhere you would hear of other regional deities. His Spheres of Influence are Weather and Coastal regions, with a few minor ones in Light and perhaps Magic.