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title: Emerald Dragon
description: A crystalline dragon that lives on isolated peaks and the astral plane.
date_pub: 2023-04-10T22:52:00-04:00
section: bestiary
subsection: dragons-crystalline
content_type: feature
short_code: bdrye
hd: 9
---

A [crystalline dragon](./index.html) that lives on isolated peaks and the astral plane.

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|                 |                                                   |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 9\*\* (40hp)                                      |
| **Armor Class** | 19                                                |
| **Attacks**     | 2 (+7) @ 1d6+1 (claw) & 1 @ 3d8 (bite), or breath |
| **Movement**    | 30' / 80' flying / 300' astral                    |
| **Save**        | 8 (9)                                             |
| **Morale**      | 9                                                 |
| **Alignment**   | Neutral                                           |

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-   50% chance can speak and cast 1d4 1st level spells and 1d4 2nd level spells.
-   20% chance of sleeping (-2 AC while asleep).
-   Can assume the form of an animal.

### Breath Weapons

Spews multiple [breath weapons](../index.html#breath-weapon) from mouth.

-   Cloud of confusion gas.
    -   50’ long, 40’ wide, 20’ high.
    -   All caught in area must **Save vs Blasts** or be catatonic for 2d4 turns.
-   60’ long cone of acid.
    -   2’ wide at the mouth, 30’ wide at far end
    -   All caught in area take damage equal to dragon's current hit points, **Save vs Blasts** for half.
-   Can be used up to 3x per day total.
-   Immune to own breath weapons, automatically saves vs related attacks.

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