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2.4 KiB

Dragon, Sand Ancient

Gargantuan Dragon neutral evil

  • Armor Class: 21 (natural armor)
  • Hit Points: 507 (26d20+234)
  • Speed: walk 40 ft. burrow 40 ft. fly 80 ft.
  • Challenge Rating: 23 (50,000 XP)
  • Source: Tome of Beasts 3, page 144
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
27 (+8) 12 (+1) 29 (+9) 16 (+3) 20 (+5) 18 (+4)
  • Saving Throws: Dex +9, Con +1, Wis +1, Cha +1
  • Skills: perception +5
  • Damage Immunities: fire
  • Damage Resistances: piercing
  • Condition Immunities: blinded
  • Senses: blindsight 60', darkvision 120', passive Perception 31
  • 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 25 Con).

Actions

  • Multiattack: Uses Frightful Presence then one Bite and two Claws.
  • Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, 15 ft., one target, 19 (2d10+8) piercing damage.
  • Claw: Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 15 (2d6+8) slashing damage.
  • Tail: Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, 20 ft., one target, 17 (2d8+8) slashing damage.
  • Frightful Presence: All it picks within 120' and aware of it frightened 1 min (DC 20 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 90' cone. Each creature in area: 44 (8d10) piercing damage and 44 (8d10) fire (DC 25 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 90' cone. Each creature in area: blinded for 1 min (DC 25 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: 15 (2d6+8) bludgeoning damage and knocked prone (DC 24 Wis negates). Can then fly up to half its fly speed.