HALF-DRAGON

Half-dragon creatures are always more formidable than others of their kind that do not have dragon blood, and their appearance betrays their nature—scales, elongated features, reptilian eyes, and exaggerated teeth and claws. Sometimes they have wings.

 

CREATING A HALF-DRAGON

 

“Half-dragon” is an inherited template that can be added to any living, corporeal creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature).

A half-dragon uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.

Size and Type: The creature’s type changes to dragon. Size is unchanged. Do not recalculate base attack bonus or saves.

Hit Dice: Increase base creature’s racial HD by one die size, to a maximum of d12. Do not increase class HD.

Speed: A half-dragon can fly at twice its base land speed (maximum 120 ft.) with average maneuverability.

Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +2.

Attack: A half-dragon has two claw attacks and a bite attack, and the claws are the primary natural weapon. If the base creature can use weapons, the half-dragon retains this ability. A half-dragon fighting without weapons uses a claw when making an attack action. When it has a weapon, it usually uses the weapon instead.

Full Attack: A half-dragon fighting without weapons uses both claws and its bite when making a full attack. If armed with a weapon, it usually uses the weapon as its primary attack and its bite as a natural secondary attack. If it has a hand free, it uses a claw as an additional natural secondary attack.

Damage: Half-dragons have bite and claw attacks. If the base creature does not have these attack forms, use the damage values in the table below. Otherwise, use the values below or the base creature’s damage values, whichever are greater.

Size	Bite Damage	Claw Damage
Fine	1	—
Diminutive	1d2	1
Tiny	1d3	1d2
Small	1d4	1d3
Medium	1d6	1d4
Large	1d8	1d6
Huge	2d6	1d8
Gargantuan	3d6	2d6
Colossal	4d6	3d6

Special Attacks: A half-dragon retains all the special attacks of the base creature and gains a breath weapon based on the dragon variety (see the table below), usable once per day. A half-dragon’s breath weapon deals 6d8 points of damage. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 half-dragon’s racial HD + half-dragon’s Constitution modifier) reduces damage by half.  At Character level 4 a half dragon begins to be able to use this more than once a day, but he must wait 1d6 minutes before using it again then at level 11 1d4 it may use the ability at will but must wait 1d4 minutes between uses.  Then at level 16 he need only wait 1d4 rounds.

Dragon Variety	Breath Weapon
Black	60-foot line of acid
Blue	60-foot line of lightning
Green	30-foot cone of corrosive (acid) gas
Red	30-foot cone of sonic
White	30-foot cone of cold
Brass	60-foot line of sonic
Bronze	60-foot line of lightning
Copper	60-foot line of acid
Gold	30-foot cone of sonic
Silver	30-foot cone of cold

Special Qualities: A half-dragon has all the special qualities of the base creature, plus darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision. A half-dragon has immunity to sleep and paralysis effects, and an additional immunity based on its dragon variety.

Metallic

Character Level	Brass	Bronze	Copper	Gold	Silver
1	Bluff +2 Checks	Disguise +2 Checks	Bluff +2 Checks	Disguise +2 Checks	Bluff +2 Checks
2	Energy resistance Fire +5	Energy resistance Electricity +5	Energy resistance Acid +5	Energy resistance Fire +5	Energy resistance Cold +5
3	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2
4	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day
5	Energy resistance Fire +10	Energy resistance Electricity +10	Energy resistance Acid +10	Energy resistance Fire +10	Energy resistance Cold +10
6	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor
7	Gather Information +2 Checks	Swim +2 Checks	Hide +2 Checks	Heal +2 Checks	Disguise +2 Checks
8	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day
9	Constitution +2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2
10	Talk with Animal at will (sp)	Water breathing (ex)	Spider climb (ex)	Water breathing (ex)	Alternate form (su)
11	Energy resistance Fire +20	Energy resistance Electricity +20	Energy resistance Acid +20	Energy resistance Fire +20	Energy resistance Cold +20
12	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)
13	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor
14	Survival+2 Checks	Survival+2 Checks	Jump+2 Checks	Swim+2 Checks	Jump+2 Checks
15	1/day—suggestion	Alternate Form	Stone Shape 2/day	Alternate Form	Cloudwalking
16	Int+2	Int +2	Wisdom +2	Charisma +2	Charisma +2
17	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)
18	Immunity Fire	Immunity Electricity	Immunity Acid	Immunity Fire	Immunity Cold
19	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor
20	Diplomacy +2	Diplomacy +2	Diplomacy +2	Diplomacy +2	Diplomacy +2

Chromatic

Character Level	Black	Blue	Green	Red	White
1	Hide+2 Checks	Bluff+2 Checks	Bluff +2 Checks	Appraise +2 Checks	Hide+2 Checks
2	Energy resistance Acid +5	Energy resistance Electricity +5	Energy resistance Acid +5	Energy resistance Fire +5	Energy resistance Cold +5
3	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2	Strength +2
4	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day	Breath Weapon 3/day
5	Energy resistance Acid +10	Energy resistance Electricity +10	Energy resistance Acid +10	Energy resistance Fire +10	Energy resistance Cold +10
6	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor	+3 Natural Armor
7	Move Silently+2 Checks	Hide+2 Checks	Hide +2 Checks	Bluff+2 Checks	Move Silently+2 Checks
8	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day	Breath Weapon 7/day
9	Constitution+2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2	Constitution +2
10	Water breathing (ex)	Create/destroy water (sp) 3/day	Water breathing (ex)	Locate object (sp) 1/day	Ice walking
11	Energy resistance Acid +20	Energy resistance Electricity +20	Energy resistance Acid +20	Energy resistance Fire +20	Energy resistance Cold +20
12	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 minute wait)
13	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor	+4 Natural Armor
14	Swim+2 Checks	Spell craft+2 Checks	Move Silently+2 Checks	Jump+2 Checks	Move Silently+2 Checks
15	Corrupt water 1/day (sp)	Sound Imitation	Suggestion 3/day	Suggestion 3/day	Freezing fog 3/day (sp)
16	Intelligence +2	Charisma + 2	Wisdom+2	Charisma+2	Wisdom +2
17	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)	Breath Weapon (1d4 round wait)
18	Immunity Acid	Immunity Electricity	Immunity Acid	Immunity Fire	Immunity Cold
19	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor	+5 Natural Armor
20	Intimidate +2	Intimidate +2	Intimidate +2	Intimidate +2	Intimidate +2

 

Spider Climb (Ex): Half-dragons with this ability can climb on stone surfaces as though using the spider climb spell.

Water Breathing (Ex): Half-dragons with this ability can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spells, and other abilities while submerged (the cone of fire becomes a cone of superheated steam underwater).

Alternate Form (Su): Half-dragons with this ability 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 anirmal 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.

Cloudwalking (Su): Half-dragons with this ability can tread on clouds or fog as though on solid ground. The ability functions continuously but can be negated or resumed at will.

Sound Imitation (Ex): Half-dragons with this ability can mimic any voice or sound it has heard, anytime it likes. Listeners must succeed on a Will save (DC equal to that of the dragon’s frightful presence) to detect the ruse.

Icewalking (Ex): This ability works like the spider climb spell, but the surfaces the dragon climbs must be icy. It is always in effect.

Freezing Fog (Sp): Half-dragons with this ability can use this ability three times per day. It is similar to a solid fog spell but also causes a rime of slippery ice to form on any surface the fog touches, creating the effect of a grease spell. The half-dragon is immune to the grease effect because of its icewalking ability. This ability is the equivalent of a 5th-level spell.

 

 

Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +6, Constitution +2, Int +2, Charisma +2, App–2 .

Skills: A half-dragon gains skill points as a dragon and has skill points equal to (6 + Int modifier) x(HD + 3). Do not include Hit Dice from class levels in this calculation—the half-dragon gains dragon skill points only for its racial Hit Dice, and gains the normal amount of skill points for its class levels. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills, and other skills as cross-class.

Environment: Same as either the base creature or the dragon variety.

Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature + 2 (minimum 3).

Alignment: Same as the dragon variety.

Level Adjustment: Same as base creature +3.