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Encounter #9: The Dragon Vegetarian

At first glance, this dragon is a hunter of humans — but what they’re actually after is not meat but money. Buying food from farmers is not cheap.

This dragon doesn't want a fight at all. They want cash or valuables that can be sold for cash. Expect them to try to grab a bag and run, rather than approach the party for a head-on fight.

Presence 3, Appearance 12, Charisma 9, Authority 12

• Fire breath: 22 hp (+d6 if wearing metal armour).
• Bite attack: d6 hp.
• Claw attack: d4 hp.
• Tail lash attack: d2 hp.

• Weak spot. All dragons have a weak spot, typically on the underside, where they take triple damage from missile and melee attacks.
• Collector. Dragons have a strong urge to hoard — typically gold and jewels, but also knowledge, books and scrolls, or, in rare cases, invaluable items of a particular type. Dragons spend a large portion of their lives trying to increase their hoards.
• Dragonsight. All dragons have the spell as an Innate power (spell description on creature sheet).
• Fire breath. The dragon may exhale fire in a cone up to its Physique x 4 metres’ length, doing its Physique x 2 points of health damage per Action. Affected flammables ignite and burn, possibly doing further damage. Metal armour causes victims to take an additional d6 points of damage from the heat.
• Scaly skin. The dragon’s skin is covered in powerful scales, lowering its base Defense by 20.
• Vain. The dragon takes its appearance very seriously, and spends much time grooming itself. It may be susceptible to flattery.