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title: Arnaud, the BookWyrm
description: ''
tags: ''
systems: []
renderer: legacy
theme: 5ePHB
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# Arnaud, the BookWyrm
A light burns in the stacks of the University library. Somewhere in the dusty depths, a lone scholar works into the night. As you approach, you hear the sounds of excitited scribbling and the occasional "Yes, of course!". You round the corner. A long tail wraps around the stacks of tomes littering the floor, the golden light of the lantern glittering off the silver scales. The scholar's face swivels towards you, eyes bright behind the thick bottle glasses. "I've found it!" he cries, absently toppling an ink bottle. "The discovery of a lifetime, and you, my new friend, are here to share it with me!"
### The Child Scholar
Arnaud is the smallest hatchling out of his clutch, and as soon as he was able, left to immerse himself in the turbulence of the mortal races. While others of his flight collect relics and historical items, his draconic greed is for knowledge itself. Although he is barely out of his eighties and still considered quite a child, he is already an expert in several fields, specifically relating to draconic history.
### The Runt
Arnaud is definitely not a typical dragon. He lacks the straight physical prowess of others of his kind, and even his breath weapon lacks the punch it should have. His friends suspect that his weak physical form is one of the reasons he's taken up a life of dedicated scholarship.
### A Quirky Appearance
Half of Arnaud's quirks are due to a total disregard for the opinions of others, but the other half are part of a constructed personality. Arnaud is highly intelligent, and is very aware that image plays a major role in social interaction. He has learned to shapechange much earlier than most other silver dragons, and has gone out of his way to make sure that several of his personal posessions, such as his glasses and messenger bag, stay with him in every form.
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In dragon form, Arnaud appears as a slightly smaller than normal dragon, with the typical bluish-silver scales of his age. He wears thick, round glasses that fasten behind his head, and a satchel-type bag that shrinks and expands to fit whatever form he is in.
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In humanoid form, Arnaud appears as a silver dragonborn, as he considers it to be the most appropriate form. On the rare occasion that a dragonborn would not be appropriate, he appears as a white-skinned elf. He is always slightly shorter than normal, with white/silver skin and hair. He usually wears scholar's robes and sandals - ignoring the weather or terrain - and always has his glasses and messenger bag. He frequently carries a long, non-magical wooden staff covered in artistic carvings.
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> ## Arnaud
>*Large dragon, lawful good*
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> - **Armor Class** 16 (natural armor)
> - **Hit Points** 112(16d10 + 32)
> - **Speed** 30 ft, fly 60 ft.
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>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|11 (+0)|10 (+0)|14 (+2)|23 (+6)|19 (+4)|21 (+5)|
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> - **Saving Throws** Dex +4, Int +10, Wis +8, Cha +9
> - **Skills** Arcana +10, Insight +8, History +10, Perception +12
> - **Damage Immunities** cold
> - **Senses** blindsight 30 ft, darkvision 120 ft, passive Perception 22
> - **Languages** Common, Draconic, Elvish, Dwarvish, Gnomic, Halfling
> - **Challenge** 9 (5000 XP)
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>***Shapechanger***. Arnaud can use his action to polymorph into a medium humanoid, or back into his true form. While in Humanoid form, damage he deals with his bite or claws is halved. Anything he is wearing is transformed with him, but nothing he is carrying does.
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>***Spellcasting***: Arnaud is an 11th level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (Spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). Arnaud has the following spells prepared:
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>- Cantrips (at will):5 Chill Touch, Mage Hand, Message, Ray of Frost, Thaumaturgy
>- 1st level (4 slots): Armor of Agathys, Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Expeditious Retreat, Ice Knife, Identify,
>- 2nd level (3 slots): Zone of Truth
>- 3rd level (3 slots): Catnap, Dispel Magic, Haste, Nondetection, Tongues
>- 4th level (3 slots): Divination, Ice Storm, Leomund's Secret Chest, Polymorph
>- 5th level (2 slots): Cone of Cold, Contact Other Plane
>- 6th level (1 slot): Globe of Invulnerability
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> ***Legendary Resistance (1/Day).*** If Arnaud fails a saving throw, he can choose to >succeed instead.
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> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack***. Arnaud makes two attacks: one with his bite and one with his claws, or two claws.
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>***Bite***. *Melee Weapon Attack*: +4 to hit, reach 10 feet, one target. Hit: 10 (2d10) piercing damage.
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>***Claw.*** Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d6) slashing damage.
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>***Cold Breath (recharge 5-6).*** Arnaud exhales an icy blast in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (6d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
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> ### Reactions
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>***Uncanny Dodge***. When Arnaud is hit by a an attack from an attacker he can see, he can use his reaction to halve that attacks damage against himself.
