Young adult Bronze Dragon

Name	Young adult Bronze Dragon
Sorted Name	Bronze Dragon, Young adult
Family	Dragon, True
Size and Type	Large Dragon (Water)
Hit Dice Count	18
Hit Dice	18d12+72 (189 hp)
Random Hit Points	18d12+72 - 72
Initiative	+4
Speed	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.
Armor Class	26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26
Base Attack/Grapple	+18/+28
Attack	Bite +24 (2d6+6) melee
Full Attack	Bite +24 (2d6+6) melee, 2 Claws +24 (1d8+3) melee, 2 Wings +23 (1d6+3) melee, Tail Slap +23 (1d8+9) melee
Space/Reach	10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)
Special Attacks	Breath weapon (40 ft. cone of repulsion gas or 80 ft. line of lightning 10d6, DC 23), frightful presence (DC 23)
Special Qualities	Alternate form, blindsense 60 ft., damage reduction 5/magic, darkvision 120 ft., immunity to electricity, immunity to sleep and paralysis, keen senses, speak with animals, spell resistance 20, spells (caster level 5th), water breathing
Saves	Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +15
Abilities	Str 23, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 18
Skills	Concentration +17, Diplomacy +17, Disguise +17, Escape Artist +13, Intimidate +17, Knowledge (any 2) +25, Listen +27, Search +25, Sense Motive +17, Spot +27, Survival +16, Swim +19, Use Magic Device +17
Feats	Alertness, Empower Spell, Hover, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claw)
Environment	Temperate hills
Challenge Rating	12
Organization	Solitary or clutch (2-5)
Treasure	Triple standard
Alignment	Always lawful good
Advancement	19-20 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment	-
Version	SRD
Sources	System Reference Document
Stat_Block	Young adult bronze dragon; CR 12; Large dragon (water); HD 18d12+72; hp 189; Init +4; Spd 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.; AC 26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26; Base Atk +18; Grp +28; Atk +24 melee (2d6+6, bite); Full Atk +24 melee (2d6+6, bite) and +24 melee (1d8+3, 2 claws) and +23 melee (1d6+3, 2 wings) and +23 melee (1d8+9, tail slap); Space/Reach 10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with bite); SA Breath weapon (40 ft. cone of repulsion gas or 80 ft. line of lightning 10d6, DC 23), frightful presence (DC 23); SQ Alternate form, blindsense 60 ft., damage reduction 5/magic, darkvision 120 ft., immunity to electricity, immunity to sleep and paralysis, keen senses, speak with animals, spell resistance 20, spells (caster level 5th), water breathing; AL LG; SV Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +15; Str 23, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 18 Skills and Feats: Concentration +17, Diplomacy +17, Disguise +17, Escape Artist +13, Intimidate +17, Knowledge (any 2) +25, Listen +27, Search +25, Sense Motive +17, Spot +27, Survival +16, Swim +19, Use Magic Device +17; Alertness, Empower Spell, Hover, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claw)

Bronze Dragon

Bronze Dragon, Young adult

Large Dragon (Water)

Hit Dice:
18d12+72 (189 hp)

Initiative:
+4

Speed:
40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.

Armor Class:
26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26

Base Attack/Grapple:
+18/+28

Attack:
Bite +24 (2d6+6) melee

Full Attack:
Bite +24 (2d6+6) melee, 2 Claws +24 (1d8+3) melee, 2 Wings +23 (1d6+3) melee, Tail Slap +23 (1d8+9) melee

Space/Reach:
10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)

Special Attacks:
Breath weapon (40 ft. cone of repulsion gas or 80 ft. line of lightning 10d6, DC 23), frightful presence (DC 23)

Special Qualities:
Alternate form, blindsense 60 ft., damage reduction 5/magic, darkvision 120 ft., immunity to electricity, immunity to sleep and paralysis, keen senses, speak with animals, spell resistance 20, spells (caster level 5th), water breathing

Saves:
Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +15

Abilities:
Str 23, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 18

Skills:
Concentration +17, Diplomacy +17, Disguise +17, Escape Artist +13, Intimidate +17, Knowledge (any 2) +25, Listen +27, Search +25, Sense Motive +17, Spot +27, Survival +16, Swim +19, Use Magic Device +17

Feats:
Alertness, Empower Spell, Hover, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claw)

Environment:
Temperate hills

Organization:
Solitary or clutch (2-5)

Challenge Rating:
12

Treasure:
Triple standard

Alignment:
Always lawful good

Advancement:
19-20 HD (Large)

Level Adjustment:
-

Dragon (Water)

Environment: Temperate hills

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 Ratings: Wyrmling 3; very young 5; young 7; juvenile 9; young adult 12; adult 15; mature adult 17; old 19; very old 20; ancient 22; wyrm 23; great wyrm 25

Treasure: Triple standard

Alignment: Always lawful good

Advancement: Wyrmling 7-8 HD; very young 10-11 HD; young 13-14 HD; juvenile 16-17 HD; young adult 19-20 HD; adult 22-23 HD; mature adult 25-26 HD; old 28-29 HD; very old 31-32 HD; ancient 34-35 HD; wyrm 37-38 HD; great wyrm 40+ HD

Level Adjustment: Wyrmling +4; very young +4; young +6; others -

Bronze 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	S	6d12+6 (45)	13	10	13	14	15	14	+6/+3	+8	+6	+5	+7	2d6 (14)	-
Very young	M	9d12+18 (76)	15	10	15	14	15	14	+9/+11	+11	+8	+6	+8	4d6 (16)	-
Young	M	12d12+24 (102)	17	10	15	16	17	16	+12/+15	+15	+10	+8	+11	6d6 (18)	-
Juvenile	L	15d12+45 (142)	19	10	17	18	19	18	+15/+23	+18	+12	+9	+13	8d6 (20)	-
Young adult	L	18d12+72 (189)	23	10	19	18	19	18	+18/+28	+23	+15	+11	+15	10d6 (23)	23
Adult	H	21d12+105 (241)	27	10	21	20	21	20	+21/+37	+27	+17	+12	+17	12d6 (25)	25
Mature adult	H	24d12+120 (276)	29	10	21	20	21	20	+24/+41	+31	+19	+14	+19	14d6 (27)	27
Old	H	27d12+162 (337)	31	10	23	22	23	22	+27/+45	+35	+21	+15	+21	16d6 (29)	29
Very old	H	30d12+180 (375)	33	10	23	22	23	22	+30/+49	+39	+23	+17	+23	18d6 (31)	31
Ancient	G	33d12+231 (445)	35	10	25	24	25	24	+33/+57	+41	+25	+18	+25	20d6 (33)	33
Wyrm	G	36d12+288 (522)	37	10	27	26	27	26	+36/+61	+45	+28	+20	+28	22d6 (36)	36
Great wyrm	G	39d12+312 (565)	39	10	27	26	27	26	+39/+65	+49	+29	+21	+29	24d6 (37)	37

Bronze Dragon Abilities by Age

Age	Speed	Initiative	AC	Special Abilities	Caster Level	SR
Wyrmling	40 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), swim 60 ft.	+0	16 (+1 size, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 16	Immunity to electricity, water breathing, speak with animals	-	-
Very young	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	18 (+8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18		-	-
Young	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	21 (+11 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 21	Alternate form	1st	-
Juvenile	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	23 (-1 size, +14 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 23		3rd	-
Young adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	26 (-1 size, +17 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 26	Damage reduction 5/magic	5th	20
Adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	28 (-2 size, +20 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 28	Create food and water, fog cloud	7th	22
Mature adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	31 (-2 size, +23 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 31	Damage reduction 10/magic	9th	23
Old	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	34 (-2 size, +26 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 34	Detect thoughts	11th	25
Very old	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 60 ft.	+0	37 (-2 size, +29 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 37	Damage reduction 15/magic	13th	26
Ancient	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), swim 60 ft.	+0	38 (-4 size, +32 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 38	Control water	15th	28
Wyrm	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), swim 60 ft.	+0	41 (-4 size, +35 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 41	Damage reduction 20/magic	17th	29
Great wyrm	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy), swim 60 ft.	+0	44 (-4 size, +38 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 44	Control weather	19th	31
*Can also cast cleric spells and those from the Animal, Law, and Water domains as arcane spells.

A bronze wyrmling's scales are yellow tinged with green, showing only a hint of bronze. As the dragon approaches adulthood, its color deepens slowly to a darker, rich bronze tone. Very old dragons develop a blue-black tint to the edges of their scales. Powerful swimmers, they have webbed feet and smooth, flat scales. The pupils of its eyes fade as a dragon ages, until in the oldest the eyes resemble glowing green orbs.

Combat

Bronze dragons dislike killing animals and would rather bribe them (perhaps with food) or force them away magically. They use detect thoughts to learn intelligent creatures' intentions.

When attacking they blind their opponents with fog cloud and then charge or, if flying, snatch them up. Against seafaring opponents they conjure up a storm or use their tails to smash the vessels' hulls. If a dragon is inclined to be lenient, ships might be merely becalmed, fogbound, or broken-masted.

Breath Weapon (Su): Bronze dragons have two types of breath weapon, a line of lightning and a cone of repulsion gas. Creatures within the cone must succeed on a Will save or be compelled to do nothing but move away from the dragon for 1d6 rounds plus 1 round per age category of the dragon. This is a mind-affecting compulsion enchantment effect.

Water Breathing (Ex): A bronze dragon can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spells, and other abilities while submerged.

Alternate Form (Su): A young or older bronze dragon can assume any animal or humanoid form of Medium size or smaller as a standard action three times per day. This ability functions as a polymorph spell cast on itself at its caster level, except that the dragon does not regain hit points for changing form and can only assume the form of an animal or humanoid. The dragon can remain in its animal or humanoid form until it chooses to assume a new one or return to its natural form.

Spell-Like Abilities: At will-speak with animals; 3/day-create food and water (adult or older), fog cloud (adult or older), detect thoughts (old or older), control water (ancient or older); 1/day-control weather (great wyrm).

Skills: Disguise, Swim, and Survival are considered class skills for bronze dragons.