Adult Bronze Dragon
D&D 5e · 2024·Huge Dragon (Metallic)·Lawful Good
- Armor class
- 18
- Hit points
- 21217d12 + 102
- Challenge
- 1513,000 XP, or 15,000 in lair
- Proficiency
- +5Initiative +10
Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
| Measure | Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 25 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
| Mod | +7 | +0 | +6 | +3 | +2 | +5 |
| Save | +7 | +5 | +6 | +3 | +7 | +5 |
- Skills
- Insight +7, Stealth +5, Perception +12
- Damage immunities
- Lightning
- Senses
- Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 22
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
Traits
Amphibious
The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/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 (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).
Rend
Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 10 ft. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) Slashing damage plus 5 (1d10) Lightning damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5-6)
Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 90-foot-long, 5-footwide Line. Failure: 55 (10d10) Lightning damage. Success: Half damage.
Repulsion Breath
Strength Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target is pushed up to 60 feet straight away from the dragon and has the Prone condition.
Spellcasting
The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17, +10 to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit Points required to maintain the spell), Speak with Animals, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Detect Thoughts, Water Breathing
Legendary actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature's turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Guiding Light
The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).
Pounce
The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Thunderclap
Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 90 feet. Failure: 10 (3d6) Thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened condition until the end of its next turn.