A Drake Miscellany

STG401 Greysca4e Series

New heroic-tier drakes - HerdDrake, both wild and

domesticated Vermin Drake, two-

legged, winged drakeswith breath from theirdraconic forebears

The small, but tough anddeadly, Shelldrake

Lizardrake swarms:annoying, pint-sized,flaming pests

Stonemunchers: slow butlethal stone-burrowers

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A Drake MiscellanyContents

Introduction...................................3

HerdDrake......................................3Wild HerdDrake..............................3Domesticated HerdDrake................4HerdDrake Tactics...........................5HerdDrake Lore...............................5

Lizardrake Swarm.........................5<Draketype> Table ............................5

Lizardrake Swarm Tactics..............6Lizardrake Swarm Lore..................6Example Lizardrake Swarms..........6Lizardrake Metaswarm....................6

Shell Drake.....................................7Shelldrake Tactics...........................7Shelldrake Lore................................7

Stonemunchers..............................8Stonemuncher Tactics....................9Stonemuncher Lore.........................9A Note for Dungeon Masters..........9

Vermin Drake..............................10Vermin Drake Tactics...................11Vermin Drake Lore.......................11Sample Vermin Drake..................12

Drake Magic Items.......................12Armour..........................................12

Example armour..................................12Weapons........................................12Hands Slot Item............................13Head Slot Item..............................13Arm Slot Items..............................13Feet/Neck Slot Items.....................13Potions..........................................13

Index.............................................14

CreditsAuthor/Concept

Tim BancroftIllustrations

HarshProofing/Editing/Playtesting

Ben Jones, Jamie Watson, Larissa Tonkin, Lloyd Thomas, NickTownsend, Rosemary, Stephen Jarvis

Additional AcknowledgementsIllustrations taken from Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures:

1,087 Renderings from Historic Sources, Author Richard Huber, Dover 1981Enworld/morrus and others for the 4e-Icons font.

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 4th Edition PLAYER’S HANDBOOK, writtenby Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and James Wyatt; DUNGEON MASTER’SGUIDE, written by James Wyatt; and MONSTER MANUAL, written byMike Mearls, Stephen Schubert and James Wyatt © 2008 Wizards of theCoast, Inc. All rights reserved.

DnD Greysca4es: A Drake Miscellany (PDF/eBook Sourcebook)

Author: Tim BancroftReference: STG401ISBN: 978-1-906130-14-5 2nd Printing, including errataPublished by: Sceaptune Games, PO Box 63, Tidworth, SP9 7ZX, UKhttp://www.sceaptunegames.co.uk/

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IntroductionDrakes, in all their forms, are a nuisance to many wilder-ness societies. But to many small adventuring bands theycan be much more than a nuisance, at times verging on thedeadly dangerous. Whatever their origins, drakes breedtrue and abundantly and, if not checked or controlled,quickly become a terrifying plague.

This supplement details a range of new drakes for enhanc-ing your DUNGEONS & DRAGONS™ 4TH EDITION adven-tures. With these drakes, the characters will be tested,surprised and perhaps even alarmed!

About DnD Greysca4esThis is a series of PDF-only source books intended for usewith the Dungeons and Dragons™ 4E Role PlayingGame. To save production and printing costs, they areproduced in greyscale where possible, and can even bereproduced two-up on a single A4 sheet in booklet style(if you’re struggling, do get in touch with SceaptuneGames). Powers are produced separately, in colour, sothey need not be printed out with the main booklet.

If you would like to use anything printed here in your ownsupplements for Dungeons and Dragons 4E, do get intouch.

Copyright InformationA Drake Miscellany PDF/eBook © 2008 SceaptuneGames. All rights reserved. This material is protectedunder the copyright laws of the United Kingdom. Repro-duction of this work by any means without the writtenpermission of the publisher is expressly forbidden. Allsignificant characters, names, places, items, art and textherein are copyright Sceaptune Games. This product is awork of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, places,organisations and events is purely coincidental.

Automatic PermissionsPrior permission is granted to reproduce the monsterstatistic blocks printed here in regional or core, officiallyauthorised, RPGA Living adventures and scenarios pro-viding reference is made to the title, author and publisherof the source.

HerdDrakeThese tough two-legged, heavily armoured creatures areused by wretches as food. Resembling dark-coloured,two-legged, long-tailed and armoured dinosaurs, theyoccasionally use their two small front claws for support orfor clearing scrub or ground cover to get at their food.Though they have a savage bite, herddrake are vegetarianherd animals and generally avoid conflict unless theiryoung or lead bull are threatened, in which case they fightto the death to protect them.

HerdDrake are often domesticated by those races able tocapture them when young and tame them. The riskinvolved in herding such lumbering animals is great,however, so it is normally only carried out by those in direneed or on the frontiers of civilisation.

WILD HERDDRAKEThough the wild and domesticated HerdDrake generallyreact in the same way, except towards their drakeherds,the wild herddrake are typically older, larger and moreferocious. The HerdDrake infant listed here can alsorepresent a domesticated juvenile or infant.

Wild HerdDrake Level 5 SoldierLarge natural beast (reptile) XP 200Initiative +4 Senses Perception +4HP 66; Bloodied 33AC 23*; Fortitude 21, Reflex 17, Will 19Resist 5 force, poisonSpeed 8 M Bite (standard; at-will) Reach 2; +12 vs. AC; 1d10+4 damage m Barge (standard; at-will) +10 vs. Reflex; 1d8+4 damage and the target is

pushed 1 square and knocked prone. Shift into thespace the target vacated.

m Tail Slap (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent misses an attack against the herdrake) +10 vs. Reflex; 1d10+4 damage. m Stomp (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent falls prone) +8 vs. Reflex; 3d8+4 damage against the prone op-

ponent. Move 2-3 squares, one of which must beover one of the target’s squares, the other 2 of whichcan be in any direction. You must finish in a vacantspace.

Alignment unaligned Languages –Skills Endurance +11Str 18 (+6) Dex 10 (+2) Wis 14 (+4)Con 18 (+6) Int 3 (-2) Cha 10 (+2)*+2 AC from heavily-armoured scales

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Wild HerdDrake infant/ Domestic HerdDrake juvenile Level 3 MinionMedium natural beast (reptile) XP 38Initiative +3 Senses Perception +2HP 1; a minion takes no damage from missed attacks.AC 20*; Fortitude 16, Reflex 13, Will 14Resist 2 force, poisonSpeed 6 M Bite (standard; at-will) +10 vs. AC; 1d8+3 damage m Nudge (standard; at-will) +8 vs. Reflex; 1d6+3 damage and the target is

pushed 1 square. Shift into the space the target va-cated.

m Stomp (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent falls prone) +6 vs. Reflex; 2d6+3 damage against the prone op-

ponent. Move 2 to 3 squares, one of which must beover one of the target’s squares, the other 2 of whichcan be in any direction. You must finish in a vacantspace.

Alignment unaligned Languages –Skills Endurance +9Str 16 (+4) Dex 10 (+1) Wis 12 (+2)Con 16 (+4) Int 3 (-3) Cha 10 (+1)*+1 AC from armoured scales

Wild HerdDrake Lead Bull Level 6 Elite SoldierLarge natural beast (reptile) XP 500Initiative +5 Senses Perception +5HP 148; Bloodied 74AC 24*; Fortitude 21, Reflex 15, Will 19Resist 5 force, poisonSaving Throws +2Speed 8Action Points 1 M Bite (standard; at-will) ** Reach 2; +13 vs. AC; 2d6+4 damage M Charge ‘n Barge (move; at-will) ** Move up to 3 squares and make an attack against an

adjacent opponent; +11 vs. Reflex; 2d8+4 damageand the target is pushed 2 squares and knockedprone. Shift into the space the target vacated.

m Tail Slap (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent misses an attack against the herddrake) +11 vs. Reflex; 2d8+4 damage. m Stomp (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent falls prone) +9 vs. Reflex; 3d10+4 damage against the prone

opponent. Move 2 to 3 squares, one of which mustbe over one of the target’s squares, the other 2 ofwhich can be in any direction. You must finish in avacant space.

Alignment unaligned Languages –Skills Endurance +12Str 19 (+7) Dex 11 (+3) Wis 15 (+5)Con 19 (+7) Int 4 (+0) Cha 11 (+3)*+2 AC from heavily-armoured scales** A herddrake bull can make two attacks on its turn.

DOMESTICATED HERDDRAKEThough they resemble their wild brethren, domesticatedherddrake are much smaller and younger. Their juvenilescan be represented by the Infant herddrake describedabove, whilst

Domesticated HerdDrake Level 4 SoldierMedium natural beast (reptile) XP 175Initiative +4 Senses Perception +4HP 56; Bloodied 28AC 22*; Fortitude 17, Reflex 14, Will 17Resist 5 force, poisonSpeed 6 M Bite (standard; at-will) +11 vs. AC; 1d8+4 damage m Barge (standard; at-will) +9 vs. Reflex; 1d6+4 damage and the target is

pushed 1 square and knocked prone. Shift into thespace the target vacated.

m Stomp (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent falls prone) +7 vs. Reflex; 3d6+4 damage against the prone op-

ponent. Move 3 squares, one of which must be overone of the target’s squares, the other 2 of which canbe in any direction. You must finish in a vacantspace.

Alignment unaligned Languages –Skills Endurance +10Str 16 (+5) Dex 10 (+2) Wis 16 (+4)Con 16 (+5) Int 3 (-2) Cha 10 (+2)*+2 AC from heavily-armoured scales

Domesticated HerdDrake infant Level 2 MinionSmall natural beast (reptile) XP 31Initiative +3 Senses Perception +3HP 1; a minion takes no damage from missed attacks.AC 19*; Fortitude 14, Reflex 12, Will 14Speed 5 M Bite (standard; at-will) +9 vs. AC; 1d8+3 damage m Nudge (standard; at-will) +7 vs. Reflex; 1d6+3 damage and the target is

pushed 1 square. Shift into the space the target va-cated.

m Stomp (immediate reaction; when an adjacent opponent falls prone) +5 vs. Reflex; 1d10+3 damage against the prone

opponent. Move 3 squares, one of which must beover one of the target’s squares, the other 2 of whichcan be in any direction. You must finish in a vacantspace.

Alignment unaligned Languages –Skills Endurance +10Str 14 (+3 Dex 10 (+1) Wis 14 (+3)Con 15 (+3) Int 3 (-3) Cha 10 (+1)*+1 AC from armoured scales

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