Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Monster: Amethyst Dragon

Monster: Amethyst Dragon

There's dozen of dragon types on D&D, but I still haven't converted any of the gem dragons. Their common traits are their psionic abilities and affinity for the Elemental Planes.

 

Amethyst Dragon [Monster Manual II, page 79]

923 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+25 (Size Modifier, -40%) [150]; IQ+4 [80]; HT+5 [50].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+4; Will+1 [5]; Per+2 [10]; FP+5 [15]; Basic Move +1 [5].
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Discriminatory Taste [10]; DR 6 [30]; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air) [10]; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground) [20]; Extended Lifespan 5 [10]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Fangs [2]; Flexibility [5]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Immunity to Paralysis [10]; Immunity to Sleep [10]; Infravision [10]; Magic Resistance 1 (Improved, +150%) [5]; Mimicry [10]; Nictitating Membrane 6 [6]; Night Vision 7 [7]; Parabolic Hearing 1 [4]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Protected Vision [5]; Reduced Consumption 3 [6]; Resistant to Psionics (+3) [10]; Talons [8]; Temperature Tolerance 6 [6]; Tunneling (Move 3) [45]; Unfazeable [15]; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater, +300%) [20]; Vibration Sense (Air) [10].
    Breathe Force: Natural Weapon (Crushing; Affects Insubstantial, +20%; Cannot Parry, -40%; Cone 1, +60%; Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Hidden, +20%; Increased 1/2D, 2x, +5%; Intangible, +50%; Magical, -10%; Ranged, +100%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Single, -20%) [13].
    Draconic Strikers [16]: Striker (Tail; Crushing; Cannot Parry, -40%; Clumsy 2, -40%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [4] + Striker (Right Wing; Crushing; Accessibility, Not when flying, -10%; Limited Arc, Front and right, -20%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [6] + Striker (Left Wing; Crushing; Accessibility, Not when flying, -10%; Limited Arc, Front and left, -20%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [6].
    Fire Resistance [60]: DR 20 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Fire, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [50] + Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects [10].
    Planar Travel: Jumper (Limited Access, Elemental and Material Planes, -10%; Magical, -10%) [80].
Disadvantages: Bad Grip 2 [-10]; Greed (12) [-15]; Ham-Fisted 1 [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Loner (12) [-5]; Miserliness (12) [-10]; Selfish (12) [-5].
Perks: Eye for Distance [1]; Penetrating Voice [1]; Scales [1].
Quirks: Dull Touch 8 [-8]; Methodical [-1]; Staid [-1].
Racial Psionic Abilities: Amethyst Burst 4 [36]; Mental Blow 4 [28]; Mind Shield 2 [8]; Photorefraction 6 [30]; Stomp 6 [6].
Racial Psionic Skills: Amethyst Burst (H) IQ+0 [4]; Mental Blow (H) Will+0 [4]; Mind Shield (H) Will+0 [4]; Photorefraction (H) IQ+0 [4]; Stomp (H) IQ+0 [4].
Creature Type: Dragon (Earth).

Knowing Your Own Strength [927]
Replace ST+25 (Size Modifier, -40%) [150] with ST+13 [130]
Add HP+12 [24]

 

Sapient-Only Telepathy [-1]
Mental Blow 4 [28] -> Mental Blow 4 [27]

Typical Stats - Small

ST:

25 (KYOS: 18)

HP:

25

Speed:

6.25

DX:

10

Will:

13

Move:

7 ground, 7 water, 3 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)

IQ:

12

Per:

14

 

 

HT:

15

FP:

20

SM:

+3

Dodge:

9

Parry:

10 (unarmed)

DR:

3, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (14): thrust 3d-1 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (14): thrust 3d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-2.
    Hind Claw (12): thrust 3d cutting or impaling, Reach C-2.
    Wing (14): thrust 3d crushing, Reach C-3, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (12): thrust 3d crushing, Reach C-3.
    Breathe Force (14): The dragon breathes out a blast of force, dealing thrust 2d+2 crushing damage as large-area injury to both substantial and insubstantial creatures. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 5 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).
    Planar Travel (12): The dragon can transport itself to the Elemental Planes or the Material Plane as if using the Jumper advantage (p. B64).
    
    Traits: Amphibious; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Dull Touch 6; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 1; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 1 (Improved); Methodical; Mimicry; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 3; Night Vision 7; Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Reduced Consumption 3; Resistant to Psionics (+3); Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air).
    Skills: Brawling-14; Diplomacy-12; Fast-Talk-12; Innate Attack (Breath)-14; Tactics-12.
    Racial Psionic Abilities: Amethyst Burst 3; Mental Blow 4; Mind Shield 2; Photorefraction 4; Stomp 4.
    Racial Psionic Skills: Amethyst Burst-12; Mental Blow-13; Mind Shield-13; Photorefraction-12; Stomp-12.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Earth).

Typical Stats - Medium

ST:

35 (KYOS: 23)

HP:

35

Speed:

6.25

DX:

10

Will:

15

Move:

7 ground, 7 water, 3 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)

IQ:

14

Per:

16

 

 

HT:

15

FP:

20

SM:

+4

Dodge:

9

Parry:

11 (unarmed)

DR:

6, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 4d+2 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 4d+2 cutting or impaling, Reach C-3.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 5d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-3.
    Wing (16): thrust 5d-1 crushing, Reach C-5, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 5d-1 crushing, Reach C-5.
    Breathe Force (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of force, dealing thrust 4d-1 crushing damage as large-area injury to both substantial and insubstantial creatures. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 7 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).
    Planar Travel (14): The dragon can transport itself to the Elemental Planes or the Material Plane as if using the Jumper advantage (p. B64).

    Traits: Amphibious; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Dull Touch 8; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 1; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 1 (Improved); Methodical; Mimicry; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 6; Night Vision 7; Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Reduced Consumption 3; Resistant to Psionics (+3); Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-14; Fast-Talk-14; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Tactics-14.
    Racial Psionic Abilities: Amethyst Burst 4; Mental Blow 4; Mind Shield 2; Photorefraction 6; Stomp 6.
    Racial Psionic Skills: Amethyst Burst-14; Mental Blow-15; Mind Shield-15; Photorefraction-14; Stomp-14.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Earth).

Typical Stats - Large

ST:

50 (KYOS: 30)

HP:

50

Speed:

6.25

DX:

10

Will:

16

Move:

7 ground, 7 water, 3 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)

IQ:

15

Per:

18

 

 

HT:

15

FP:

20

SM:

+5

Dodge:

9

Parry:

11 (unarmed)

DR:

9, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 7d-1 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 7d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-5.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 7d cutting or impaling, Reach C-5.
    Wing (16): thrust 7d crushing, Reach C-7, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 7d crushing, Reach C-7.
    Breathe Force (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of force, dealing thrust 5d+2 crushing damage as large-area injury to both substantial and insubstantial creatures. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 10 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).
    Planar Travel (15): The dragon can transport itself to the Elemental Planes or the Material Plane as if using the Jumper advantage (p. B64).

    Traits: Amphibious; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Dull Touch 10; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 2; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 2 (Improved); Methodical; Mimicry; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 9; Night Vision 7; Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Reduced Consumption 3; Resistant to Psionics (+3); Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-16; Fast-Talk-16; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Tactics-16.
    Racial Psionic Abilities: Amethyst Burst 4; Mental Blow 4; Mind Shield 3; Photorefraction 6; Stomp 6.
    Racial Psionic Skills: Amethyst Burst-15; Mental Blow-16; Mind Shield-16; Photorefraction-15; Stomp-15.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Earth).

Typical Stats - Gargantuan

ST:

75 (KYOS: 42)

HP:

75

Speed:

6.25

DX:

10

Will:

18

Move:

7 ground, 7 water, 3 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)

IQ:

17

Per:

20

 

 

HT:

15

FP:

20

SM:

+6

Dodge:

9

Parry:

11 (unarmed)

DR:

12, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 10d+2 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 10d+2 cutting or impaling, Reach C-7.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 11d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-7.
    Wing (16): thrust 11d-1 crushing, Reach C-10, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 11d-1 crushing, Reach C-10.
    Breathe Force (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of force, dealing thrust 8d+2 crushing damage as large-area injury to both substantial and insubstantial creatures. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 15 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).
    Planar Travel (17): The dragon can transport itself to the Elemental Planes or the Material Plane as if using the Jumper advantage (p. B64).

    Traits: Amphibious; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Dull Touch 12; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 3; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 2 (Improved); Methodical; Mimicry; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 12; Night Vision 7; Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Reduced Consumption 3; Resistant to Psionics (+3); Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-18; Fast-Talk-18; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Tactics-18.
    Racial Psionic Abilities: Amethyst Burst 5; Mental Blow 4; Mind Shield 4; Photorefraction 6; Stomp 7.
    Racial Psionic Skills: Amethyst Burst-17; Mental Blow-18; Mind Shield-18; Photorefraction-17; Stomp-17.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Earth).

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