Dragon, Brass
Desert dragons that compete with blue dragons for territory, with a sometimes good but occasionally greedy nature
OSRIC
| Armor Class | 3 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 6 to 8 |
| Number Encountered | 1d4 |
| Attacks | 3 |
| Damage | 1d4/1d4/4d4 |
| Move | 120-ft; 240-ft flying (AA:II) |
| Alignment | Chaotic good or chaotic neutral |
| Intelligence | High |
| XP | Variable |
| Treasure Type | 5d6×1,000 cp (25%), 1d100×1,000 sp (40%), 1d4×10,000 ep(40%), 1d6×10,000 gp (55%), 5d10×100 pp(25%), 1d100 gems(50%), 1d4×10 jewellery (50%), 4 magic items plus 1 potion and 1 scroll (15%) |
| Size | Large (30-ft long) |
| Frequency | Uncommon |
| Lair | 25% |
The blue dragons of the desert must contend with their deadly rivals, the brass dragons, who love the same arid caves. The brass dragons are not the vicious killers that the blue dragons are, although their good nature is sometimes overcome with doses of greed and self-interest.
Brass dragons sometimes (30%) are known to speak, only sometimes (30%) cast magic, but oftentimes will (50%) be found asleep. If the dragon is asleep, there is a 1 in 6 chance that it will awaken in the presence of adventurers. Dragons also sometimes feign sleep.
Special Abilities
Spellcasting: If a brass dragon can cast spells, it gains spells as if it were a wizard of a level equal to one-half of its age category.
Breath Weapon: Brass dragon breath is either a cone of sleep-inducing gas (70-ft×20-ft), or a cone of fear gas (40-ft×50-ft,×20-ft). Anyone within the cloud must save or fall deeply asleep or run in fear (duration of either effect is 10 minutes). Saves against a small dragon’s breath are at a +2, but against a large dragon’s breath are at a -2.