SAPPHIRE DRAGON


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FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-3
ARMOR CLASS: -1
MOVE: 9"/24"
HIT DICE: 7-9
% IN LAIR: 65%
TREASURE TYPE: H, I, Ux2
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6/1-6/5-20
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Breath weapon + possible magic use
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Blink (6/day)
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Genius
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: 24' long
PSIONIC ABILITY: 200
    Attack/Defense Modes: A,C/F,I
CHANCE OF:
    Speaking: 80%
    Magic-use: 45%
    Sleeping: 10%
    Psionics: 50%
SUGGESTION: 55%
SPELLS GAINED:
    Very young: 1 1st-D, 1 1st-MU
    Young: 1 1st-D, 1 1st-MU, 1 2nd-D
    Sub-adult: 1 2nd-D, 2 2nd-MU
    Young adult: 2 3rd-D
    Adult: 2 3rd-MU
    Old: 2 4th-D
    Very old: 2 4th-MU
    Ancient:1 5th-D

Sapphire dragons make their lairs in deep underground caverns,
avoiding inhabited places where orcs, dwarves, etc., live. Twice per
day the Sapphire dragon can set up a sonic vibration by its keening
wail, which disintegrates a number of hit points equal to the number
of hit points the dragon has. Creatures not killed outright by loss of
hit points would survive, but with weapons, armor and clothing
totally disintegrated. Magical items would get a saving throw.
Sapphire dragons are sometimes mistaken for young blue dragons, although the thinking adventurer will sometimes realize his

mistake when he considers that blue dragons prefer arid climes, and
Sapphire dragons are likely to be found in caverns in any clime.

Sapphire dragons have 3 minor disciplines and 1 major discipline.
All Neutral dragons consider their level of mastery for all disciplines to be equivalent to twice their age level.

by Arthur Collins
 
Neutral dragons Dragons Dragon 37 Best of Dragon, Vol. III Dragon