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STRATEGIES AND
TACTICS
An aspect of Bahamut begins combat
by breathing on foes. It then charges
and bites the enemy who seems most
wounded by the attack. Thereafter, it
makes full attacks as it can until its
breath weapon recharges, then uses its
Tempest Breath feat to knock down
Medium foes and blow away smaller
enemies. If necessary, an aspect of
Bahamut starts the cone within its space
to catch several adjacent foes.
SAMPLE ENCOUNTER
Although Bahamut grants his aspect
to aid his followers, the King of Good
Dragons does not intervene beyond
sending his emissary. Thus, when an
aspect is dominated by evil, even good
creatures can find themselves battling
Bahamut’s likeness.
Dominated Aspect (EL 13): Summoned
by a worshiper’s planar ally spell,
an aspect of Bahamut was subsequently
dominated by an evil sorcerer. Tasked by the
sorcerer to turn good dragons against a human
settlement, the dominated aspect has won the aid of a gullible
juvenile silver dragon. Now, both attack a city of humans ill
prepared to fight creatures that should be their friends.
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ASPECT OF BAHAMUT LORE
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (arcana) and Knowledge
(religion) can learn more about aspects of Bahamut. When a
character makes a skill check, the following lore is revealed,
including the information from lower DCs.
Knowledge (Arcana)
DC Result
22 The dragon deity Bahamut can send its aspect to aid
worshipers.
27 An aspect of Bahamut can breathe a cone of cold and
is immune to cold damage.
Knowledge (Religion)
DC Result
22 Bahamut, the primary deity of metallic dragons, can
send its aspect to aid worshipers. If Bahamut deems
their need great enough, clerics of Bahamut can
summon an aspect with a planar ally spell.
27 Bahamut is a force for good, but he rarely becomes
directly involved in any conflict.
32 If Bahamut’s aspect is present, it was likely sent to
combat the wickedness of Tiamat, the primary deity of
evil dragons.
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ECOLOGY
An aspect of Bahamut doesn’t
contribute to the ecology of an area
because it rarely remains there for
longer than a few days. If it stays longer
for some reason, the aspect retains
a true dragon’s ability to go for long
periods without food and survive on
minerals alone if necessary.
Environment: Bahamut’s aspect
appears wherever his worshipers’ need
is greatest.
Typical Physical Characteristics:
An aspect of Bahamut appears
as a long, sinuous dragon covered in
silver-white scales that sparkle and
gleam even in the dimmest light.
Some describe the aspect’s catlike
eyes as the color of a midsummer sky,
while others insist that they’re a frosty
indigo, like the heart of a glacier. Perhaps
the two merely reflect the Platinum Dragon’s
shifting moods.
SOCIETY
An aspect of Bahamut acts in all ways as the
deity would, garnering the same respect and
reverence as if Bahamut himself had appeared. Although
all good dragons pay homage to Bahamut, gold, silver, and
brass dragons hold him in particularly high regard.
An aspect of Bahamut brooks no excuses for evil acts.
In spite of this, it can be among the most compassionate
beings in the multiverse, showing limitless empathy for the
downtrodden, the dispossessed, and the helpless. The aspect
urges Bahamut’s followers to promote the cause of good, but it
prefers to let them fight their own battles whenever possible.
To Bahamut, it is better to offer information, healing, or a safe
refuge than to carry others’ burdens directly.
Clerics of Bahamut, whether dragons, half-dragons, or
other beings attracted to Bahamut’s philosophy, strive to take
constant but subtle action on behalf of good, intervening
wherever they are needed but trying to do as little harm as
possible in the process. Many gold, silver, and brass dragons
maintain simple shrines to Bahamut in their lairs, usually
nothing more elaborate than Bahamut’s symbol scribed on
a wall.
TYPICAL TREASURE
Despite its draconic nature, an aspect of Bahamut does not
typically carry or hoard treasure. On exceedingly rare occasions,
it might be tasked with carrying a particularly potent
item to one of Bahamut’s most fervent worshipers, or it might
guard the treasure of a more powerful good dragon that went
on a mission for the deity.
Illus. by W. England
CHAPTER 4
DRACONIC
BEASTS
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