Monster Manual 5E

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HALF-RED DRAGON VETERAN

Medium humanoid (human), any alignment

Armor Class 18 (plate)

Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)

Speed 30ft.

STR

16 (+3)

DEX

13 (+1)

CON

14 (+2)

Saving Throws Str +5, Con +4

Skills Athletics +5, Perception +2

Damage Resistances fire

INT

10 (+0)

WIS

11 (+0)

CHA

10 (+0)

Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60ft. , passive Perception 12

Languages Common, Draconic

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The veteran makes two longsword attacks. If it

has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.

Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one

target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3)

slashing damage if used with two hands.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one

target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.

Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range

100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing damage.

Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6). The veteran exhales fire in a 15 ·foot

cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity

saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) fire damage on a failed save, or

half as much damage on a successful one.

REACTIONS

Parry. The veteran adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack

that would hit it. To do so, the veteran must see the attacker

and be wielding a melee weapon.

HALF-DRAGON

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  HALF:... DRAGON
  When a drago~· in polymorphed form mates with
  another creature, the union sometimes produces half-
  dragon offspring. A creature might a lso transform into
  a half-dragon as a result of a mad wizard's spell or a
  ritual bath in dragon's blood. In all these cases, the
  result is a creature that combines the
  essence of a dragon with the form of its
  original race. Regardless of their origins,
  all half-dragons have similar features and
  appearance, gaining special senses, resistance to
  destructive energy, and a breath weapon.
  Draconic Nature. Half-dragons are incapable
  of having natural born offspring. Those that wish
  to propagate must find other ways to do so, almost
  a lways involving magic. By way of compensation, half-
  dragons are blessed with long life. Barring unforeseen
  misfortune, a typical half-dragon's life expectancy is
  twice that of its nondraconic line, so that a half-dragon
  human might live more than a century and a half.
  Half-dragons inherit personality traits common to
  their draconic heritage, so that half-gold dragons are
  often shy and secretive, while half-copper dragons are
  impish and playful. Half-green dragons are deceitful,
  while half-white dragons are often dim-witted brutes.
  These traits are tempered by a half-dragon's other
  lineage, but greed, arrogance, and paranoia are qualities
  that even good-aligned half-dragons often possess.

HALF-DRAGON TEMPLATE

A beast, humanoid, giant, or monstrosity can become a

half-dragon. When a creature becomes a half-dragon, it

retains all its statistics except as noted below.

Senses. The half-dragon gains blindsight with a

radius of 10 feet and darkvision with a radius of 60 feet.

Resistances. The half-dragon gains resistance to a

type of damage based on its color.

Color

Black or copper

Blue or bronze

. Brass, gold, or red
Green
Silver or white.

Damage Resistance

Acid

Lightning

Fire

Poison

Cold

Languages. The half-dragon speaks Draconic in

addition to any other languages it knows.

New Action: Breath Weapon. The half-dragon has

the breath weapon of its dragon half. The half-dragon's

size determines how this action functions.

Size

Large or smaller

Huge

Gargantuan

Breath Weapon

As a wyrmling

As a young dragon

As an adult dragon

SAMPLE HALF-DRAGON

Here the half-dragon template has been applied to a

human veteran to create a half-red dragon veteran.

Splint armor has been replaced with plate.