Mocking Dragon (Ancient, Spellcaster)

Level 17

Creature· dragonUncommonGargantuanRemaster

325

Speed

40 ft.

Perception

+32

Fort

+27

Ref

+32

Will

+29

dragon occult

Immunities fear-effects, paralyzed, sleep

Languages common, draconic

Senses darkvision

Skills intimidation +36, performance +36, deception +34, diplomacy +34, athletics +33, society +33, acrobatics +32, thievery +32

Other Speeds fly 180 ft.

Recall Knowledge DC 38 (arcana)

Attacks

Melee Jaws +33 (magical, reach 10 ft.), Damage 3d12+17 piercing

Melee Claw +33 (agile, magical), Damage 3d8+17 slashing

Melee Tail +31 (magical, reach 15 ft.), Damage 3d10+17 bludgeoning

Melee Spit +31 (acid, magical, propulsive), Damage 3d6+13 acid

Abilities

+2 Status to All Saves vs. Occult

Graceless Domain

90 feet. A creature who enters or begins its turn in the area must attempt a DC 35 will save. Regardless of the result of the saving throw, the creature is temporarily immune to the graceless domain aura for 1 minute. The dragon can exclude creatures from this aura.

Critical Success The creature is unaffected.

Success For 1 round, the first time the creature rolls an Athletics, Acrobatics, or Performance skill check, it must roll twice and take the worse result.

Failure For 1 minute, t

Change Shape◆

The dragon takes on the appearance of any Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, or Huge animal, beast, or humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage bonuses with their Strikes, but might change the damage type their Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).

Hilarious Exhalation◆◆

The dragon unleashes their breath in one of two ways. The dragon can't use Hilarious Exhalation again for .

•Laughing Gas (emotion, mental) The dragon breaths a cloud of mood-altering gas in a 30-foot cone. This has the effect of Laughing Fit (DC 38 will) with a duration of 1 round.
•Slippery Puddle The dragon expels a glob of viscous goo at a solid surface at a range of 60 feet. This creates a 15-foot burst with the area effect of Grease (DC 38 ref

Humiliating Mark

On a critical hit, the dragon's claws inflict Outcast's Curse on the target as if they had rolled a success.

Improved Vex

Requirements The dragon's last action was a successful tail Strike

Effect The mocking dragon attempts a Dirty Trick against the target of their tail Strike. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty.

Insistent Heckling

The dragon can targets within 90 feet. Targets become immune to the mocking dragon's attempts to Demoralize them for 1 minute after each attempt.

Creatures Demoralized by the ancient mocking dragon are Stupefied 1 while they are frightened.

Jeer at Failure↺

Trigger A foe within 90 feet becomes Prone or critically fails on a Strike

Effect The mocking dragon laughs dismissively at the foe, attempting an Intimidation check to the creature. They do not take a penalty if the creature doesn't understand their language.