Sunday, August 20, 2017

Gamma Dragonflies

One of the classic, yet cool monsters I miss from BECMI D&D is the dragonfly. A great little idea of combining dragonflies with dragons. I'll admit though, while I understand the reasoning in going with the version BECMI does, at 3-5' long, they just wouldn't be that fearsome in a post apocalyptic setting that has 6' long giant ants, 1' long killer bees, 5-6' long cockroachoids, 3' long giant carnivorous flies, 4-6' tall mants, piranha butterfly with 2' wingspans, 6' long giant scorpions, 5-6' long giant spiders (small ones at that, there's no size really given for giant tarantulas, which would be much bigger than giant black widows or crab spiders), 3-4' long stink beetles, or 3' tall vomit flies (I'm still not sold on 1' long "giant" centipedes either, the Japanese Omukade is much scarier). Additionally, while I understand the low ACs due to how hard flying dragonflies are to hit (coupled with their relatively small size), and somewhat limited combat abilities (low damage and limited range), they just don't work for me. So I thought I'd do a bit of bioengineering on the basic idea and make a post apocalyptic version of dragonflies that are, well, a bit more like dragons.





WHITETAIL SKIMMER EBONY BOGHAUNTER STRIPED EMERALD
No. Enc.: 1d2 (1d6) 1d2 (1d6) 1d2 (1d6)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral Neutral
Movement: 60' (20') 60' (20') 60' (20')
Flying 240' (80') 240' (80') 240' (80')
Armor Class: 5 4 3
Hit Dice: 7 8 9
Attacks: 1 (bite or dive or breath) 1 (bite or dive or breath) 1 (bite or dive or breath)
Damage: 2d8 or 1d6 or 4d6 2d8 or 1d6 or 4d6 3d6 or 1d8 or 5d6
Save: L4 L4 L5
Morale: 8 8 8
Hoard Class: XVI XVI XVI
XP: 1490 2060 3100
BLUE HAWKER CRIMSON DARTER GOLD MEADOWHAWK
No. Enc.: 1d2 (1d6) 1d2 (1d6) 1d2 (1d6)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral Neutral
Movement: 60' (20') 60' (20') 60' (20')
Flying 240' (80') 240' (80') 240' (80')
Armor Class: 2 1 0
Hit Dice: 10 11 12
Attacks: 1 (bite or dive or breath) 1 (bite or dive or breath) 1 (bite or dive or breath)
Damage: 3d6 or 1d8 or 5d6 3d6 or 1d8 or 6d6 3d6 or 1d8 or 6d6
Save: L5 L6 L6
Morale: 9 9 9
Hoard Class: X X X
XP: 3100 3600 3600

WHITETAIL SKIMMER
This 15' long dragonfly has a 24' wingspan. The body is white with black markings on the otherwise translucent wings. They can be found in cold regions. Their breath weapon is a blast of icy coldness that has a range of 50' and can be used three times a day.
Mutations: Gigantism, Energy Ray (Cold), Reflective Epidermis (Cold).

EBONY BOGHAUNTER
A black, 16' long dragonfly with a 25' wingspan and translucent wings. They can be found in marshy or swampy regions. Up to three times a day they can breath a stream of Class 8 Acid up to 50' away.
Mutations: Gigantism, Toxic Weapon (Acid), Accumulated Resistance (Acid).

STRIPED EMERALD
With a wingspan of 27', this metallic green dragonfly is 17' long. They can be found in woods or forest areas. Unlike other Gamma Dragonflies, they breath a cloud of Class 5 poison in a 50' radius up to three times a day.
Mutations: Gigantism, Toxic Weapon (Poison Gas), Accumulated Resistance (Poison).

BLUE HAWKER
A metallic blue dragonfly 18' long with a wingspan of 28'. Occasionally encountered in wastelands and deserts, but more commonly found among the metallic skeletons of ruined city with skyscrapers. Their breath weapon is a blast of electricity that has a range of 50' and can be used three times a day.
Mutations: Gigantism, Energy Ray (Electricity), Reflective Epidermis (Electricity).

CRIMSON DARTER
Brightly colored fire engine red dragonflies that are 19' long and have 30' wingspans. These dragonflies can be found just about anywhere. Dreaded for their ability to breathe a blast of fire up to 50', three times a day.
Mutations: Gigantism, Energy Ray (Fire), Reflective Epidermis (Heat).

GOLD MEADOWHAWK
Found only in radioactive regions, these gold dragonflies are 20' long with 32' wingspans. They can emit a Class 6 blast of radiation to 50' up to three times a day.
Mutations: Gigantism, Energy Ray (Radiation), Reflective Epidermis (Radiation).