SRD:Red Dragon

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RED DRAGON

Type:	Dragon (Fire)
Environment:	Warm mountains
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 Rating:	Wyrmling 4; very young 5; young 7; juvenile 10; young adult 13; adult 15; mature adult 18; old 20; very old 21; ancient 23; wyrm 24; great wyrm 26
Treasure:	Triple standard
Alignment:	Always chaotic evil
Advancement:	Wyrmling 8–9 HD; very young 11–12 HD; young 14–15 HD; juvenile 17–18 HD; young adult 20–21 HD; adult 23–24 HD; mature adult 26–27 HD; old 29–30 HD; very old 32–33 HD; ancient 35–36 HD; wyrm 38–39 HD; great wyrm 41+ HD
Level Adjustment:	Wyrmling +4; very young +5; young +6; others —

Red 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	M	7d12+14 (59)	17	10	15	10	11	10	+7/+10	+10	+7	+5	+5	2d10 (15)	—
Very young	L	10d12+30 (95)	21	10	17	12	13	12	+10/+19	+14	+10	+7	+8	4d10 (18)	—
Young	L	13d12+39 (123)	25	10	17	12	13	12	+13/+24	+19	+11	+8	+9	6d10 (19)	—
Juvenile	L	16d12+64 (168)	29	10	19	14	15	14	+16/+29	+24	+14	+10	+12	8d10 (22)	—
Young adult	H	19d12+95 (218)	31	10	21	14	15	14	+19/+37	+27	+16	+11	+13	10d10 (24)	21
Adult	H	22d12+110 (253)	33	10	21	16	17	16	+22/+41	+31	+18	+13	+17	12d10 (26)	24
Mature adult	H	25d12+150 (312)	33	10	23	18	19	18	+25/+44	+34	+20	+14	+18	14d10 (28)	26
Old	G	28d12+196 (378)	35	10	25	20	21	20	+28/+52	+36	+23	+16	+21	16d10 (31)	29
Very old	G	31d12+248 (449)	37	10	27	22	23	22	+31/+56	+40	+25	+17	+23	18d10 (33)	31
Ancient	G	34d12+306 (527)	39	10	29	24	25	24	+34/+60	+44	+28	+19	+26	20d10 (36)	34
Wyrm	G	37d12+370 (610)	41	10	31	24	25	24	+37/+64	+48	+30	+20	+27	22d10 (38)	35
Great wyrm	C	40d12+400 (660)	45	10	31	26	27	26	+40/+73	+49	+32	+22	+30	24d10 (40)	38

Red Dragon Abilities by Age

Age	Speed	Initiative	AC	Special Abilities	Caster Level	SR
Wyrmling	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	16 (+6 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16	Immunity to fire, vulnerability to cold	—	—
Very young	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	18 (–1 size, +9 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 18:	—		—
Young	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	21 (–1 size, +12 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 21		1st	—
Juvenile	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	24 (–1 size, +15 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 24	Locate object	3rd	—
Young adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	26 (–2 size, +18 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 26	DR 5/magic	5th	19
Adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	29 (–2 size, +21 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 29		7th	21
Mature adult	40 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor)	+0	32 (–2 size, +24 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 32	DR 10/magic	9th	23
Old	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)	+0	33 (–4 size, +27 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 33	Suggestion	11th	24
Very old	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)	+0	36 (–4 size, +30 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 36	DR 15/magic	13th	26
Ancient	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)	+0	39 (–4 size, +33 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 39	Find the path	15th	28
Wyrm	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)	+0	42 (–4 size, +36 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 42	DR 20/magic	17th	30
Great wyrm	40 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)	+0	41 (–8 size, +39 natural), touch 2, flat-footed 41	Discern location	19th	32

*Can also cast cleric spells and those from the Chaos, Evil, and Fire domains as arcane spells.

The small scales of a wyrmling red dragon are a bright glossy scarlet, making the dragon easily spotted by predators and hunters, so it stays underground and does not venture outside until it is more able to take care of itself. Toward the end of young age, the scales turn a deeper red, and the glossy texture is replaced by a smooth, dull finish. As the dragon grows older, the scales become large, thick, and as strong as metal. The neck frill and wings are an ash blue or purple-gray toward the edges, becoming darker with age. The pupils of a red dragon fade as it ages; the oldest red dragons have eyes that resemble molten lava orbs.

COMBAT

Because red dragons are so confident, they seldom pause to appraise an adversary. On spotting a target, they make a snap decision whether to attack, using one of many strategies worked out ahead of time. A red dragon lands to attack small, weak creatures with its claws and bite rather than obliterating them with its breath weapon, so as not to destroy any treasure they might be carrying.

Breath Weapon (Su): A red dragon has one type of breath weapon, a cone of fire.

Locate Object (Sp): A juvenile or older red dragon can use this ability as the spell of the same name, once per day per age category.

Other Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day—suggestion (old or older); 1/day—find the path (ancient or older), discern location (great wyrm).

Skills: Appraise, Bluff, and Jump are considered class skills for red dragons.

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