Ancient Flame Dragon
Gargantuan Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 24
- Dragon
- Gargantuan
- Tier 4
- Evil
Ancient Flame Dragon at CR 24 is logged as a gargantuan dragon; alignment chaotic evil. Habitat: mountain, ruins, and underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 24
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Gargantuan
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40, climb 40, fly 80
- Habitats
- Mountain, Ruins, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Ancient Flame Dragon is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in mountain regions. It is gargantuan-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Ancient Flame Dragon is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Ancient Flame Dragon is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). Dragons in D&D canon trace to Bahamut and Tiamat, with each lineage having its own founding myth. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Ancient Flame Dragon
- What is the challenge rating of Ancient Flame Dragon?
- Ancient Flame Dragon has a challenge rating of 24. It fits the very top of the level ladder.
- What type of creature is Ancient Flame Dragon?
- By creature type, Ancient Flame Dragon is a dragon, gargantuan size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Ancient Flame Dragon live?
- In the bestiary, Ancient Flame Dragon appears in Mountain, Ruins, Underground.