Lizard, Fire [1723]

Climat/Terrain	Any warm land
Organisation	Solitary
Fréquence	Très rare
Diète	Carnivore
Cycle d'activité	Day
Intelligence	1 - Intelligence animale
Trésor	B,Q(×10),S,T
Alignement	Neutre Absolu
Nombres	1-4
Classe d'armure	3
Mouvement	Au sol : 9'' Vol : - Classe de vol : Nage : Enfouissement : Web :
Dés de vie	10
Thac0	11
Nbre d'attaques	3
Dommage / attaques	1-8/1-8/2-16
Attaques spéciales	See below
Défenses spéciales	See below
Résistance à la magie	Nil
Taille	G - gargantuan ( 25+' ) (30’)
Morale	11-12 - Stable
Valeur en XP	3000 xp

Commentaires : Fire lizards resemble wingless red dragons and are sometimes called “false dragons”. They are gray-colored with mottled red and brown back and reddish undersides. Hatchlings are light gray in color, and darken as they age.

Combat : Fire lizards attack with a combination of raking claws and bite. They can simultaneously breathe a fiery cone 5 feet wide at the mouth, 10 feet wide at the end, and 15 feet long which inflicts 2-12 points of fire-based damage (half if saving throw vs. breath weapon is made). Fire lizards are immune to fire-based attacks.

Habitat / Société : Fire lizards prefer subterranean lairs but come out every fortnight to hunt fresh game. Prey is hauled back to the lair for a leisurely meal; the debris forms the treasure trove. Fire lizards are slow moving and sleep 50% of the time. Their lairs may have 1-4 eggs (10% chance, market value 5,000 gp each). Hatchlings immediately leave to hunt on their own. Shiny objects attract fire lizards; gems and metals form the bulk of treasure found in their dens.

Ecologie : Fire lizards are perhaps an ancestral dragon type or offshoot of a common ancestor. Real dragons avoid these “false dragons”, which live to be 50-100 years old. Fire lizard eggs are worth 5,000 gp, hatchlings 7,500 gp.