The Mighty Smaug

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themightysmag002

Tag

TheMightySmaug

Race

Dragon

Appearance

Appearance #1643

Class(es)

Fighter 60/Dragon 40

HP

11,600

CR

567.0

Faction

Hostile (id 1)

Conversation

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Where to find

Placed directly

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Classes

One of the last great dragons of Middle-earth, Smaug is the main antagonist in The Hobbit who had previously laid waste to the town of Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all its treasure. He was already centuries old during this and over 200 years more passed before the events of The Hobbit. The book recounts the tale of a party of dwarves (a few of the original residents of the Lonely Mountain and their descendants) and a hobbit to recapture the mountain and kill the dragon. Smaug is described as reddish-gold and was said in accounts of the Red Book that he was of great size. In the book he is sometimes named Smaug the Golden or Smaug the Magnificent. Smaug was intimately familiar with every last item within his hoard, and instantly noticed the theft of a relatively inconsequential cup by Bilbo Baggins. According to Tolkien, his rage was that kind which "is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy lose something they have long had but never before used or wanted." This theft of a cup, Smaug's knowledge of every item in the hoard, and the dragon's ensuing rampage all echo the story of Beowulf, on which Tolkien was a noted expert and which he described as one of his "most valued sources" for The Hobbit.[1] Among the items in Smaug's possession were the Arkenstone, and a number of mithril mail shirts, one of which was given as a gift to Bilbo by Thorin Oakenshield, the company's leader. In The Lord of the Rings, set years later, the shirt saved Bilbo's relative Frodo from injury multiple times. Smaug's belly was crusted in gems and gold, which rendered him almost invulnerable. However, when Bilbo met him in his lair, he discovered a bare patch on his left breast. When Bilbo told his Dwarf companions about Smaug's weakness, he was overheard by the thrush that roosted by the mountain's secret door. The thrush in turn told Bard the Bowman of Esgaroth. When Smaug attacked the town, Bard shot his Black Arrow into Smaug's left breast, the armour's weak spot, killing him. After Smaug's death, Thorin and Company claimed the treasure as theirs by birthright. This created a conflict with Bard and the Elven king Thranduil of Mirkwood, who each wanted a portion of the gold as reimbursement for all the damage Smaug had caused their kingdoms over the years. Thorin refused to share the treasure as long as they stood in arms before his gate, and declared war on both of them. Conflict was avoided by the arrival of the Goblin and Warg army, and the Dwarves decided to ally with the Elves and Men to fight this greater evil in what was known as the Battle of Five Armies, during which Thorin was mortally wounded.

Combat

Saves shown = stored bonus + ability mod + item bonuses (Saving Throw Bonus: Specific); class-table progression and feat bonuses (Great Fortitude, etc.) are applied at runtime.

Abilities & combat properties

Dodge AC and save bonuses are factored into the main combat stats above. Dodge AC stacks (cap +20); haste adds +4 more (separate). All other same-type bonuses do not stack — only the highest is shown. Regeneration stacks without limit. Immunities marked (racial) are granted by the creature's racial type by the engine, not by its equipment.

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Equipment

Inventory (14)

Feats (41)

• Aura of Courage
• Battle Training vs. Giants
• Battle Training vs. Goblins
• Battle Training vs. Orcs
• Battle Training vs. Reptilians
• Blind-Fight
• Cleave
• Darkvision
• Defensive Awareness (3)
• Devastating Critical (creature)
• Devastating Critical (unarmed strike)
• Epic Fighter
• Epic Prowess
• Epic Weapon Focus (creature weapon)
• Epic Weapon Focus (unarmed strike)
• Epic Weapon Specialization (creature weapon)
• Epic Weapon Specialization (unarmed strike)
• Evasion
• Fearless
• Great Cleave
• Great Dexterity X
• Immunity To Sleep
• Improved Critical (unarmed strike)
• Improved Evasion
• Improved Initiative
• Improved Knockdown
• Keen Sense
• Monster Uncanny Reflex
• Opportunist
• Overwhelming Critical (creature weapon)
• Overwhelming Critical (unarmed strike)
• Power Attack
• Resist Disease
• Sap
• Spring Attack
• Stunning Fist
• Superior Initiative
• Venom Immunity
• Weapon Finesse
• Weapon Proficiency (creature)
• Weapon Specialization (unarmed strike)

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