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Dragon, Metallic, Brass, Ancient

CR 16.00 Dragon CG Huge

Description

Consummate conversationalists, brass dragons prefer to talk instead of fight. Brass dragons lair near humanoid settlements, where they can hear the most recent news and gossip.

Ability Scores

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INT

WIS

CHA

Combat Stats

HP: 297 (22d12+154)
AC: 38, touch 8, flat-footed 38 (+30 natural, -2 size)
Speed: 60 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)
Init: +4
Melee: bite +31 (2d8+16), 2 claws +31 (2d6+11), 2 wings +29 (1d8+5), tail slap +29 (2d6+16)
BAB: +22
CMB: +35
CMD: 45 (49 vs. trip)
Fort: +20
Ref: +13
Will: +18
DR: 15/magic
SR: 27

Special Attacks

breath weapon (100-ft. line, DC 28, 20d4 fire)

crush

desert wind

sandstorm

sleep breath

Special Qualities

move sand

Feats

Alertness, Flyby Attack, Greater Spell Focus (enchant), Hover, Improved Initiative, Improved Vital Strike, Multiattack, Power Attack, Quicken Spell, Spell Focus (enchant), Vital Strike

Special Abilities

Alertness from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on Perception and Sense Motive skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Greater Spell Focus from Feat

Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select. This bonus stacks with the bonus from Spell Focus.

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Improved Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack three times and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon special abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Power Attack from Feat

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

Quicken Spell from Feat

Casting a quickened spell is a swift action. You can perform another action, even casting another spell, in the same round as you cast a quickened spell. A spell whose casting time is more than 1 round or 1 full-round action cannot be quickened.A quickened spell uses up a spell slot four levels higher than the spell's actual level. Casting a quickened spell doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity.

Spell Focus from Feat

Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells from the school of magic you select.

Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Skills

Bluff +30, Diplomacy +30, Fly +17, Heal +30, Knowledge (local, history) +30, Linguistics +30, Perception +34, Sense Motive +34, Spellcraft +30, Survival +30

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Control Weather, At will—Control Winds, At will—Endure Elements, At will—Speak With Animals, At will—Suggestion

spells known:

7th (4/day)—Power Word Blind, 6th (6/day)—Forceful Hand, 6th (6/day)—Dispel Magic, Greater, 5th (7/day)—Contact Other Plane, 5th (7/day)—Dominate Person, 5th (7/day)—Mirage Arcana, 5th (7/day)—Prying Eyes, 4th (7/day)—Charm Monster, 4th (7/day)—Confusion, 4th (7/day)—Dimensional Anchor, 4th (7/day)—Locate Creature, 3rd (7/day)—Displacement, 3rd (7/day)—Heroism, 3rd (7/day)—Hold Person, 3rd (7/day)—Tongues, 2nd (7/day)—Alter Self, 2nd (7/day)—Detect Thoughts, 2nd (7/day)—Locate Object, 2nd (7/day)—Resist Energy, 2nd (7/day)—See Invisibility, 1st (8/day)—Alarm, 1st (8/day)—Charm Person, 1st (8/day)—Protection From Evil, 1st (8/day)—Shield, 1st (8/day)—Ventriloquism, At will—Arcane Mark, At will—Dancing Lights, At will—Ghost Sound, At will—Mage Hand, At will—Message, At will—Prestidigitation

Details

Type: Dragon
Alignment: CG
Size: Huge
Senses: dragon senses; Perception +34
Languages: Common, Draconic, plus any 22 others
Source: Bestiary

Sources Used in This Record

44 House/Core

Uses feat: Alertness (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Greater Spell Focus (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Vital Strike (Feat)

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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)

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Uses feat: Quicken Spell (Feat)

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Uses feat: Spell Focus (Feat)

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Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)

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Knows spell: Control Weather (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Control Winds (Spell)

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Knows spell: Endure Elements (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Speak With Animals (Spell)

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Knows spell: Suggestion (Spell)

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Knows spell: Power Word Blind (Spell)

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Knows spell: Forceful Hand (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Contact Other Plane (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dominate Person (Spell)

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Knows spell: Mirage Arcana (Spell)

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Knows spell: Prying Eyes (Spell)

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Knows spell: Charm Monster (Spell)

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Knows spell: Confusion (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dimensional Anchor (Spell)

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Knows spell: Locate Creature (Spell)

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Knows spell: Displacement (Spell)

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Knows spell: Heroism (Spell)

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Knows spell: Hold Person (Spell)

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Knows spell: Tongues (Spell)

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Knows spell: Alter Self (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Detect Thoughts (Spell)

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Knows spell: Locate Object (Spell)

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Knows spell: Resist Energy (Spell)

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Knows spell: See Invisibility (Spell)

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Knows spell: Alarm (Spell)

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Knows spell: Charm Person (Spell)

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Knows spell: Protection From Evil (Spell)

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Knows spell: Shield (Spell)

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Knows spell: Ventriloquism (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Arcane Mark (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dancing Lights (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Ghost Sound (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Mage Hand (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Message (Spell)

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Knows spell: Prestidigitation (Spell)

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