# Dragon, Sand Adult

*Huge* *Dragon* *neutral evil*

- **Armor Class:** 20 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 270 (20d12+140)
- **Speed:** walk 40 ft. burrow 30 ft. fly 80 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 18 (20,000 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 3, page 144

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 24 (+7) | 12 (+1) | 25 (+7) | 14 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 16 (+3) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +7, Con +1, Wis +1, Cha +9
- **Skills:** perception +4
- **Damage Immunities:** fire
- **Damage Resistances:** piercing
- **Condition Immunities:** blinded
- **Senses:** blindsight 60', darkvision 120', passive Perception 26
- **Languages:** Common, Draconic, Terran

### Special Abilities

- **Legendary Resistance (3/Day):** Choose to succeed failed save.
- **Sand Camouflage:** Advantage: Dex (Stealth) to hide in sandy terrain.
- **Sandy Nature:** Is infused with elemental power and it requires only half the air food and drink that a typical dragon if its size needs.
- **Stinging Sand:** 1st time it hits target with melee weapon attack target: disadvantage attacks/ability checks til its next turn ends (DC 21 Con).

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** One Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 18 (2d10+7) piercing damage.
- **Claw:** Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 14 (2d6+7) slashing damage.
- **Tail:** Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, 15 ft., one target, 16 (2d8+7) slashing damage.
- **Frightful Presence:** All it picks within 120' and aware of it frightened 1 min (DC 17 Wis negates) Can re-save at end of each of its turns. Save/effect ends: immune 24 hrs.
- **Breath Weapon (Recharge 5-6):** Uses one of the following:Sand Blast. Exhales superheated sand in a 60' cone. Each creature in area: 27 (5d10) piercing damage and 27 (5d10) fire (DC 21 Dex half). If a creature fails its save by 5+ it suffers one level of exhaustion as it dehydrates.Blinding Sand. Breathes fine sand in a 60' cone. Each creature in area: blinded for 1 min (DC 21 Con negates). Blinded creature can take an action to clear its eyes of sand ending effect for it.



### Legendary Actions

- **Detect:** Makes a Wis (Perception) check.
- **Tail Attack:** Makes a tail attack.
- **Wing Attack (2):** All within 15 feet: 14 (2d6+7) bludgeoning damage and knocked prone (DC 21 Wis negates). Can then fly up to half its fly speed.