Amphibious. The drake can breathe air and water.
Ghastly Illusions. The drake adds it dexterity bonus to it AC. (already included)
Ghastly Appearance. The first time a target sees the Bog Drake, the target must succeed on a DC 15 constitution savings throw or become frightened of the drake for 1 hour.
Ambush. The Bog Drake deals a extra 7(2d6) slashing damage on a surprise attack.
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. It can substitute Acid Belch for Bite.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) acid damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Acid Belch (Recharge 3–6). The Bog Drake belches acid in a 15ft cone. Any target in that area must succeed on a DC 16 dexterity savings throw or take 36(8d8) acid damage. If the same target is hit 2 rounds in a row, their weapon receives a -1 permeant penalty to hit and for damage. The targets armor also receives a permeant -1 on AC.
Snakelike Cowardice: The first time the Acid Drake encounters more than 5 enemies in combat or surprise rounds, the drake can take the disengage action and walk or swim 30 ft.
Description
Bog Drakes are serphant-like, vile creatures. They have two horns extending from their cheekbones, which curve downwards. Their scales are a black with an tint of green, which helps them remain camouflaged in their terrain. their eyes are a dark, olive green, and they posses the ability to belch acid, ruining possessions and armor. Their appearance is ghastly at best, with holes in their wings that mostly render flight, and flesh hanging from their bodies. Often, foes are frightened by the mere sight of it. Besides it appearance, the Bog Drake is not evil, just ugly. Their small size allows them to attack enemies without warning, and then disappear in it swampy homeland. They often wait in murky pools or in thick vegetation for prey to wander by. Bog Drakes are powerful enough to overpower young black dragons, and will attack one in order to gain a new home.
Lair and Lair Actions
Bog Drakes tend to lair in ancient ruins, water-submerged caves, or in hollowed-out trees. They try to make these lairs as tricky to find as possible, and will use its lair actions (see below) to hide it. A typical Bog Drake lair often consists of dead bodies, pools of water, and many, many places to hide. Bog Drakes tend to be inquisitive, which is why they have developed a reputation for attacking unwary adventurers. More often than not, these adventurers are ones that have strayed to close to a bog drake's lair. They treat their lair as a permeant home, and will drag living creatures back into it so that it can have a uninterrupted feast.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the drake takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the drake can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
- Acid pools splash outward at three opponents. each opponent must succeed on a DC 16 dexterity savings throw or be hit by the Acid Splash spell.
- Fog surrounds one opponent. That same opponent must succeed on a DC 16 dexterity savings throw or become blinded until the end of the Bog Drake's turn.
- A vile stench surrounds the Bog Drake in a 5 ft radius. Anyone who is in that radius or enters it must succeed on a DC 16 constitution savings throw or become poisoned. the stench lasts for 2 rounds, or until the Bog drake uses another lair action.
Regional Effects
The region containing a Bog Drake's lair is warped by the drake's magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:
- The land within 6 miles of the lair takes twice as long as normal to traverse, since the plants grow thick and twisted, and the swamps are thick with reeking mud.
- Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally fouled. Enemies of the dragon that drink such water regurgitate it within minutes.
- Fog lightly obscures the land within 6 miles of the lair.
- Creatures that approach the lair are compelled to turn away.
- Wildlife is plentiful despite the gloomy atmosphere.
While encountered in its lair, the Bog Drake has a challenge rating of 10
If the drake dies, all effects fade over 1d100 days.
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