Riptide Drake
Large Dragon · Lawful Evil · CR 11
- Dragon
- Large
- Tier 3
- Evil
Ranges across coastal and underwater; Riptide Drake lists at CR 11 as a large dragon (lawful evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 11
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Lawful Evil
- Speed
- 20, swim 60
- Habitats
- Coastal, Underwater
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Riptide Drake is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in coastal regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Riptide Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Lawful 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
Riptide Drake is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Riptide Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Riptide Drake?
- Riptide Drake is rated CR 11. The rating suits high-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Riptide Drake?
- By creature type, Riptide Drake is a dragon, large size, lawful evil alignment.
- Where does Riptide Drake live?
- Riptide Drake is typically encountered in Coastal, Underwater.