Mocking Dragon (Young)

Level 8

Creature· dragonLargeRemaster

135

Speed

25 ft.

Perception

+19

Fort

+14

Ref

+19

Will

+16

dragon occult

Immunities fear-effects, paralyzed, sleep

Languages common, draconic

Senses darkvision

Skills deception +18, diplomacy +18, intimidation +18, performance +18, athletics +17, acrobatics +16, society +16, thievery +16

Other Speeds fly 90 ft.

Recall Knowledge DC 24 (arcana)

Attacks

Melee Jaws +19 (magical, reach 10 ft.), Damage 2d10+9 piercing

Melee Claw +19 (agile, magical), Damage 2d6+9 slashing

Melee Tail +17 (magical, reach 15 ft.), Damage 2d8+9 bludgeoning

Melee Spit +17 (acid, magical, propulsive), Damage 2d6+6 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 23 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 Small, Medium, or Large humanoid, or any Tiny animal. 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).

Draconic Frenzy◆◆

The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one tail Strike in any order.

Draconic Momentum

The dragon recharges their Hilarious Exhalation whenever they score a critical hit with a Strike.

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 26 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 26 ref

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.

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.

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.