Gold Dragon (Very Young)
CR 9, LG Medium Dragon (fire)
Senses: Perception 18, Darkvision 120, Blindsight 60Without using visual senses this creature can sense creatures and objects around it. In addition, invisibility and other forms of cover are useless. Within range of the creature's blindsight, it doesn't need to make a perception check to locate a creature, but automatically detects it.
Speed: 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (average), swim 60 ft. Skills: Athletics 14, Insight 20, Persuasion 16, Arcana 16, Medicine 16, Religion 16
Languages: Common, Draconic, Elven, Halfling
Ability Scores: Str 21 (+9), Dex 12 (+5), Con 17 (+7), Int 16 (+14), Wis 17 (+14), Cha 16 (+14)
INIT: +1 CP: +10 HP: 95 (10d12+30) SA: 12 DC: 22
AC: 21 Touch: 11 Flat-footed: 20 [+1 Dodge, +10 Natural]
SR: -- Vulnerable: -- Resistant: -- Bypass: --
Immunity: Fire Effect Immunity: Paralysis, Sleep
Power Attack (ex) - A Gold Dragon (Very Young) may choose to take a penalty to its attack roll (up to -5). For each point of penalty, the Gold Dragon (Very Young) does one extra point of damage. The Gold Dragon (Very Young) must decide to use power attack at the beginning of its turn and it applies to all attack made until the start of its next turn.
Attacks
- Melee (Natural) - 1 x bite +15 (1d8+7). Reach: 5 ft.
- Melee (Natural) - 2 x claws +15 (1d6+5/19-20). Reach: 5 ft.
- Melee (Natural) - 2 x wings +15 (1d4+2). Reach: 5 ft.
Breath Weapon (su, Fire, every 1d4 rounds) - 30-ft. cone of Fire, 4d10 fire damage
Vital Strike (ex) - As a standard action, the Gold Dragon (Very Young) can make one attack at full bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the damage from the attack twice before adding other damage bonuses. This extra weapon damage is not multiplied on a critical hit but is still added to the total.
Change Shape (su, 3/day) - The Gold Dragon (Very Young) can transform into any humanoid form as per polymorph level 2.
Weakening Breath (su, every 1d4 rounds) - Instead of a cone of fire, a gold dragon can breathe a cone of weakening gas. Creatures within the cone must succeed on a CON save or take 1 point of Strength damage per age category (WIS save half).
- Spell Like Abilities (At Will)
Environment: warm plains
Organization: None
Treasure: triple
Golden scales cover the body of this majestic dragon, and a regal crest of horns arches backward above wise and piercing eyes.
Gold dragons are the epitome of virtue. Other metallic dragons revere their gold cousins as the agents of divine forces and the paragons of dragonkind, and often seek them for advice or aid.
