Stormcrown Archdragon (Spellcaster)
Level 21Attacks
Abilities
A stormcrown dragon can detect the movement of nearby creatures through vibration and air movement. This precise sense works only against creatures and objects that moved in the previous round.
100 feet. DC 37 will
Trigger The dragon is targeted by an attack or spell
Effect The dragon uses the displaced air or magical trajectory of the attack as a channel for its electrical energy. The dragon attempts a storm bolt Strike against the attacker, regardless of range.
Requirements The dragon's last action was to use Draconic Frenzy or Cast a Spell with the air or electricity trait and they're in an area of stormy weather
Effect The dragon directs a bolt of lightning at a creature within 100 feet, dealing 5d12 electricity damage with a DC 44 reflex save.
When the dragon spends an action to Hover while in stormy weather, they become Concealed until they move or until the beginning of their next turn, whichever comes first.
Frequency once per day
Requirements The dragon must be outdoors and aboveground
Effect The dragon exhales a massive bolt of lightning directly upward to create a terrible storm centered on the dragon. Strong winds blow in a 120-foot emanation that lasts for 10 minutes; this creates greater difficult terrain for both flying creatures and creatures on the ground. Creatures in the area except for the dragon take a –2 circumstance penalty to Acrobatics and Perception checks and a –4 circumst
The dragon exhales a massive bolt of lightning at one creature within 100 feet, dealing 12d12 electricity damage with a DC 44 reflex save. The lightning then arcs to a creature of the dragon's choice within 60 feet of the previous target with the same effect. The dragon can't target the same creature more than once, and they must have line of effect to all targets. The bolt can continue to arc this way until the dragon runs out of targets or until a target critically succeeds at their save. The
The stormcrown dragon doesn't fall if they don't Fly during their turn, and they're unaffected by strong winds or similar effects unless they choose to be.
Whenever a creature critically fails a save against one of the stormcrown dragon's abilities that deals electricity damage, that creature is also permanently Deafened.
Heralds of—and heralded by—the primal forces of thunder and lightning, stormcrown dragons meld the majesty of fierce storms and mighty dragons. Driven by emotion and curiosity, these mercurial dragons can change from friend to foe or threatening to thoughtful in mere moments.
While no strangers to the personality traits for which dragons are well-known—pride, imperiousness, desire for lovely things, and so on—stormcrown dragons are by nature gregarious, even jovial. Indeed, these dragons often mingle with local communities or extend invitations for everything from raucous feasts to elegant soirees. To offend a stormcrown dragon, however, is most unwise. Insults to the dragon's hospitality or friendship, assertions of authority, and demands on them are all likely to elicit a tempestuous response, in every sense of the word. Cursed metamorphosis is a personal favorite of older stormcrown dragons for the disrespectful and demanding, forcing shapes on them more befitting their insignificance. A stormcrown dragon's fury often passes as suddenly as it arises, however, particularly when dulled by a suitable display of contrition.