Green Dragon, Ancient
Scales the color of emeralds armor this ferocious dragon. A single sharp horn protrudes from the end of its toothy snout.
Green Dragon, Ancient (CR 17)
Gargantuan Dragon (Air)Alignment: Lawful Evil
Initiative: -1
Senses: Dragon Senses; Perception +35
Aura: frightful presence (300 feet, DC 26)
Speed: 40 feet, Fly 250 feet (clumsy), Swim 40 feet
Space: 20 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 36, touch 5, flat-footed 36 (-1 Dex, +31 natural, -4 size)Hit Points: 310 (23d12+161)
Saving Throws: Fort +20, Ref +12, Will +20
Damage Reduction: 15/magic
Immunity: acid, paralysis, sleep
Spell Resistance: 28
Offense
Melee: bite +31 (4d6+18/19-20), 2 claws +31 (2d8+12/19-20), 2 wings +29 (2d6+6), tail slap +29 (2d8+18)Reach: 15 feet (20 feet with bite)
Special Attacks: Breath Weapon (60- ft. cone, DC 28, 20d6 acid), crush (Medium creatures, DC 28, 4d6+18), miasma, tail sweep
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 23rd):
- At Will- Charm Person (DC 16), Dominate Person (DC 20), Entangle (DC 16), Plant Growth, Suggestion (DC 18)
Spells Known (CL 13th):
- 6th (4/day) - Disintegrate (DC 21), True Seeing
- 5th (7/day) - Polymorph, Summon Monster V, Teleport
- 4th (7/day) - Dimension Door, Ice Storm, Scrying (DC 19), Stoneskin
- 3rd (7/day) - Dispel Magic, Displacement, Fireball (DC 18), Haste
- 2nd (7/day) - Alter Self, Detect Thoughts (DC 17), Locate Object, Mirror Image, See Invisibility
- 1st (7/day) - Magic Missile, Shield, Silent Image (DC 16), Summon Monster I, Ventriloquism (DC 16)
- 0 (at will) - Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Mage Hand, Message, Prestidigitation
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 (+12) | 8 (-1) | 25 (+7) | 20 (+5) | 21 (+5) | 20 (+5) |
CMB +39
CMD 48 (52 vs. Trip)
Feats: Alertness, Bleeding Critical, Cleave, Critical Focus, Fly-by Attack, Great Cleave, Greater Sunder, Improved Critical (bite, claws), Powerful Maneuvers, Iron Will, Multiattack
Skills: Fly +9, Knowledge (arcane) +31, Knowledge (local) +31, Knowledge (nature) +31, Knowledge (planes) +31, Perception +35, Spellcraft +31, Stealth +13, Survival +31, Swim +46, Use Magic Device +31
Languages: Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Elven, Giant, Sylvan
Special Qualities: camouflage, trackless step, Water Breathing, woodland stride
Special Abilities
Awaken Treants (Su)
A great wyrm dragon can call on the forest itself to aid it, animating a number of trees to serve as treants to protect it. These treants can be called from any Huge or larger living tree. A green dragon can create a single treant as a standard action, up to a total of 4 treants per day. These treants remain animated for up to 1 hour, at which time they revert to being ordinary trees.Camouflage (Ex)
An old or older green dragon can use Stealth to hide in any sort of natural terrain, even if the terrain does not grant cover or concealment.Miasma (Su)
An ancient or older green dragon can use its breath weapon to create a cloud of acid as a standard action that deals damage to any creature inside it. The cloud moves with the dragon and has a radius of 20 feet. When it's created, anyone inside this area takes an amount of damage equal to half the dragon's breath weapon, with a Reflex save for half damage. The number of damage dice rolled is halved each round until the result would be less than 1d6. Any creature that starts its turn inside the cloud takes damage, but can make a Reflex save for half. A strong wind, such as that created by a gust of wind, disperses the cloud in 1 round.Spell-Like Abilities (Sp)
A green dragon gains the following spell-like abilities, usable at will upon reaching the listed age category. Young-entangle; Juvenile-charm person; Adult-suggestion; Old-plant growth; Ancient-dominate person; Great wyrm-command plants.Trackless Step (Ex)
An adult or older green dragon does not leave a trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. A green dragon can choose to leave a trail, if it so desires.Water Breathing (Ex)
A green dragon can breathe underwater indefinitely and can freely use its breath weapon, spells, and other abilities while submerged.Woodland Stride (Ex)
A very young or older green dragon can move through any sort of foliage at full speed without taking damage or suffering impairment. Areas of foliage that have been magically manipulated affect it normally.| Age Category | Special Abilities | Caster Level |
|---|---|---|
| Wyrmling | Immunity to acid, water breathing | - |
| Very young | Woodland stride | - |
| Young | Entangle | - |
| Juvenile | Frightful presence, charm person | 1st |
| Young adult | DR 5/magic, spell resistance | 3rd |
| Adult | Trackless step, suggestion | 5th |
| Mature adult | DR 10/magic | 7th |
| Old | Camouflage, plant growth | 9th |
| Very old | DR 15/magic | 11th |
| Ancient | Miasma, dominate person | 13th |
| Wyrm | DR 20/magic | 15th |
| Great wyrm | Awaken treants, command plants | 17th |
Ecology
Environment: Temperate ForestsOrganization: solitary
Treasure: triple
Green dragons dwell in the ancient forests of the world, prowling under towering canopies in search of prey.
Of all the chromatic dragons, green dragons are perhaps the easiest to deal with diplomatically.