Ancient Red Dragon · CR 24
Type: Dragon · Size: Gargantuan · Grade: Mythic (capacity 50,000 MP) Harvest check: Medicine, Survival or a fitting tool · see Harvesting Creatures
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Specific parts
| Part | Classification | Grade | Capacity | Check | Load · portions | Drawback damage | Ruin damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Combustion Gland | Elemental (Fire), Unique | Mythic | 50,000 | Medicine or Survival 25 | light · 1 | Necrotic, Piercing, Poison | – |
| Ancient Red Draconic Blood | Unique | Mythic | 50,000 | Medicine or Survival 25 | light · 1 | – | Necrotic, Poison |
| Ancient Red Draconic Heart | Creature Part, Unique | Mythic | 50,000 | Medicine or Survival 25 | light · 1 | Necrotic, Piercing, Poison | – |
| Skull | Bone, Trophy | Mythic | 50,000 | Medicine or Survival 25 | heavy · 1 | Bludgeoning, Force, Thunder | – |
| Teeth | Trophy | Mythic | 50,000 | Medicine or Survival 25 | medium · 1 | Bludgeoning, Force, Thunder | – |
Drawback damage: +5 DC for each listed type the creature took during the fight. Ruin damage: the part is ruined if the creature took any listed type. See Damage to parts.
Trait parts
Grade = the creature’s grade (Mythic), DC 30.
- Heatproof Hide – from Fire
- Ossicle Bones – from Blindsight
- Night Eyes – from Darkvision
- Ascenders – from Climb
- Aerial Locomotion Structure – from Flight (wings)
Part descriptions
Ancient Combustion Gland
A throat gland that throbs with glowing heat; it brews the fluid behind a dragon’s breath.
Use: swallow it (action) and make a DC 15 Constitution save. Failure – you take 6d6 fire damage. Success – you breathe fire in a 45-foot cone; each creature there makes a DC 15 Dexterity save, taking 12d6 fire damage on a failure or half on a success.
Good for: breath and fire items.
Ancient Red Draconic Blood
Deep-red dragon blood with a faint arcane spark in it.
Use: can replace the magic ink for copying spells into a spellbook – it covers up to 100 gp of ink.
Good for: scrolls (excellent fit).
Ancient Red Draconic Heart
A vibrant, red, leathery dragon heart with a dim glow – said to hold the dragon’s pride and might.
Use: eat it (action) and make a DC 15 Wisdom save. Success – you can’t be frightened for 24 hours.
Good for: items that cause or resist fear, and dragon-themed items (excellent fit).
Statblock
Ancient Red Dragon – SRD 5.2
Gargantuan Dragon, Chaotic Evil
AC 22 · HP 507 (26d20 + 234) · Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Fly 80 ft.
Score Save Score Save STR 30 (+10) +10 INT 18 (+4) +4 DEX 10 (+0) +7 WIS 15 (+2) +9 CON 29 (+9) +9 CHA 27 (+8) +8 Skills Perception +16, Stealth +7
Immunities Fire
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 24 (XP 62,000, or 75,000 in lair; PB +7)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17, reach 15 ft. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10) Slashing damage plus 10 (3d6) Fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 24, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 91 (26d6) Fire damage. Success: Half damage.
Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks): At will: Command, Detect Magic, Scorching Ray · 1/Day each: Fireball, Scrying
Legendary Actions
Commanding Presence. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Command (level 2 version). The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Fiery Rays. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version). The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Statblock from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY 4.0). See Credits and License.
Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Harvesting (p. 151); SRD 5.1 (size) – part descriptions rewritten in our own words.