Can Blue Dragons burrow through stone?


Rules Questions


Title says it all. Normally, burrow speeds only go through stone when specifically noted, as per Burrow from the d20 srd (since Pathfinder doesn't actually have a burrow entry, as often bemoaned).

However, blue dragons have the earth subtype, which states "most earth creatures can burrow through solid rock". It also states that the creature has tremorsense if it has a burrow speed as well, but that's unimportant to me at the moment.

So, can a blue dragon burrow through stone?

Shadow Lodge

Sure.


You pretty much said it yourself: yes, they can.

Dark Archive

Always could before.


I just couldn't recall a depiction of them actually doing it. Usually the descriptions talk about burrowing through sand in the desert. I agree, by the rules they should. The tremorsense thing is contentions, blindsense doesn't exactly supplant it, but that wasn't my issue either.

Well, mining drill blue dragons it is then!

The Exchange

Look at the universal monster rules for burrow

d20pfsrd wrote:


*Burrow (Ex)
A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot charge or run while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

Format: Burrow 30 ft.; Location: Speed.

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