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    ElfWarriorGuy

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    Default Re: MitD VI: The Undiscovered Creature (Please Read the First Post)

    Ok, found a new possible monster:

    A young adult (100-200 years old) Lethus Dragon, Primeval http://dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Primeval_Dragons_(3.5e_Monster)

    Primeval dragons are basically really old, possibly divinely connected or extra-planar dragons. They're really old as species and live a long time, but they do reproduce. Mostly they're really obscure and live places mortals very rarely go for whatever reason. There are several different species of them, some of which seem like much better fits personality-wise for MitD, but the Lethus handles the three tests best.

    Circus Scene: Its a dragon, but the fluff describes it as "Lethus dragons have foregone the majestic effigies of their Chromatic brethren, and are more warped, grotesque exemplars of the species of True Dragons." So, a dragon, but warped and grotesque. Might be pretty weird looking, and a Young Adult would sport a 24 CHR.

    Tower Scene: STR of 33 which is borderline, but 28d12+196 HP, AC 42 (plus Profane Protection gets it another +7), DR15/Epic & Good is a pretty decent set of defensive stats.

    Escape Scene: Spell casting ability of an level 17 Sorcerer

    Pros: Meh. It does pretty well on the three big scenes test but otherwise kinda mediocre. Lives primarily in places tightly associated with Negative Energy, so a jungle would be a surprising habitat and technically they're only listed as speaking Draconic. Its Frightful Presence aura would cause trouble, but it only kicks in if it charges or attacks something, which MitD pretty much never does. Its got a bunch of other abilities, mostly shadow related, plus its listed as Psionic (though, other than its breath, it doesn't have any powers listed) so its capabilities are pretty flexible.

    Its a shame Cerulean and Olympus dragons don't have caster abilities better suited to the Escape (Druid and Cleric, respectively) because their fluff fits MitD a lot better.

    Cons: Huge is a little big to meet the size tests, and the various alignment and behavior descriptors don't really fit very well.
    Last edited by Crusher; 2013-01-09 at 12:36 AM.
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