Building an undead dragon

[hey895]

How should I go about this? I'm trying to create an undead dragon and I know for sure there will be a lynch there to control the dragon and make it be undead. I'm sure not entirely sure how to go about stats.

[Lady-J]

what cr you looking to make it ill see what i can do to help

[Amanuensis]

Check out the ravener template

[hey895]

Lady-J wrote:

what cr you looking to make it ill see what i can do to help

CR 12

[Lady-J]

hey895 wrote:

Lady-J wrote:

what cr you looking to make it ill see what i can do to help

CR 12

ok gimi a little bit and ill see what i can throw together

[Lady-J]

got most of the basics done just need to go in and do the math and adjust some numbers here and there to make it more of a cr 12 creature

[Lady-J]

shadow dragon:

Juvenile shadow Dragon
CR 12
XP 19,200
Male juvenile shadow dragon
LE large undead dragon(negative energy)
Init +7; Senses dragon senses,darkvision 300 ft; Perception +20 Aura frightful presence (120 ft., DC 23)
DEFENSE
AC 35, touch 12, flat-footed 32 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, +19 natural, -1 size)
hp 175 (13d12+91)
Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +12
Defensive Abilities Immune cold,electricity paralysis, sleep,undead traits fast healing 5, channel resist +4, dr5/good and cold iron and magic

OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)
Melee bite +25 (2d6+16), 2 claws +25 (1d8+11), 2 wings +22 (1d6+5), and tail +22 (1d8+16)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)
Special Attacks breath weapon (40 ft. cone, DC 23, 8d10 negative energy)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th; concentration +15)
At will—detect magic, darkness
Spells Known (CL 3rd; concentration +10, ranged touch +15)
1st (6/day, 5 remaining)—mage armor, ray of enfeeblement, true strike,magic missile
0th (at will)—bleed, ghost sound dc 23, mage hand, open/close, prestidigitation
TACTICS
Before Combat He casts mage armor on himself. This spell is reflected in his stats.
STATISTICS
Str 33, Dex 16, Con -, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 24
Base Atk +13; CMB +25; CMD 38 (42 vs. trip)
Feats Hover, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Power Attack, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claw)
Skills Acrobatics +16, Appraise +20, Bluff +23, Fly +17, Intimidate +23, Pe rception +20, Sense Motive +20, Spellcraft +20
Languages Common, Draconic, Giant,necril,elven
Other Gear amulet of mighty fists +1

the attack calculations are if the dragon is not power attacking may need to lose 1-2 hit die just to make it a little closer to the monster creation guides cr 12 creature but as a dragon i think it should be fine

[Drahliana Moonrunner]

hey895 wrote:

How should I go about this? I'm trying to create an undead dragon and I know for sure there will be a lynch there to control the dragon and make it be undead. I'm sure not entirely sure how to go about stats.

Simple... you take a base dragon's stats, and apply the template cooresponding to the type of undead you want, skeletal, ghoulish, vampiric, lich, spectre, etc. The template will add a given CR to the dragon.

So decide on the CR of the encounter, choose the template and see how much it adds to it. than for your base dragon, choose one with CR-X, X being the template's CR value.