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PFS StandardAncient Omen Dragon

Fate is a fickle matter on Golarion. Even with prophecy broken on the world, there are ways to look to the immediate future or acquire a vague sense of long-term events. Omen dragons are bound to see the future—nebulous though it might be—at all times. Visions of the future hound them like a quiet song that never stops playing in their minds. While an omen dragon can focus on or ignore the music of fate at any time, the song plays all the same. At a glance, omen dragons resemble other occult dragons in appearance, save for the mirror-like interior membrane of their wings. An omen dragon's wings offer glimpses into the future. These glimpses are cloudy and vague, but generally correct, if only technically. Omen dragons have a natural compulsion to share the futures they see. These dragons have no compunctions about what the visions show and share their knowledge equally with innocent villagers as they do with wicked tyrants.

Recall Knowledge - Dragon (Arcana): DC 37
Unspecific Lore: DC 35
Specific Lore: DC 32

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Ancient Omen DragonCreature 16

Uncommon Huge Dragon Occult 
Source Monster Core pg. 125
Perception +29; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Aklo, Common, Draconic, Fey, Jotun
Skills Acrobatics +28, Athletics +30, Diplomacy +29, Fortune-Telling Lore +33, Lore +31 (any one subcategory), Occultism +33, Society +31
Str +8, Dex +6, Con +7, Int +9, Wis +7, Cha +5
AC 38; Fort +27, Ref +28, Will +29; +2 status to all saves vs. occult
HP 280; Immunities confused, doomed, paralyzed, sleep
Untethered to Fate The dragon can choose to negate any fortune or misfortune effects that would affect them; other creatures remain affected normally.Challenge Fate [reaction] (misfortune, occult) Trigger The dragon is targeted by an attack; Effect This fate is not set in stone. The attacker rolls the triggering attack twice and uses the worse result.
Speed 60 feet, fly 180 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +30 [+25/+20] (magical, reach 15 feet), Damage 3d8+14 piercing plus 1d8 mentalMelee [one-action] claw +30 [+26/+22] (agile, magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 3d6+14 slashing plus 1d8 mentalMelee [one-action] tail +28 [+23/+18] (magical, reach 20 feet), Damage 3d8+14 bludgeoning plus 1d8 mentalMelee [one-action] wing +28 [+24/+20] (agile, magical, reach 15 feet), Damage 2d8+14 slashing plus 1d8 mentalOccult Innate Spells DC 39; 8th retrocognition; 7th ill omen (at will), mindlink (at will), true target (×2); Cantrips (8th) guidance
Destiny Breath [two-actions] (mental, occult) The dragon breathes a translucent mist of potentialities that overwhelms creatures with visions of possible features, dealing 15d6 mental damage in a 40-foot cone (DC 39 Will save). A creature that fails its save is slowed 1 for 1 round (or slowed 2 on a critical failure) as it struggles with the visions. The dragon can't use Destiny Breath again for 1d4 rounds.Draconic Frenzy [two-actions] The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one wing Strike in any order.Draconic Momentum The dragon recharges their Destiny Breath whenever they score a critical hit with a Strike.Impending Fate The dragon's attacks bring their foes closer to their eventual fates. When the dragon critically hits with a Strike or a creature critically fails against the dragon's Destiny Breath, the creature becomes doomed 1, or increases its doomed value by 1 if it was already doomed.Prophetic Wings The dragon or any ally can glimpse into the future through the dragon's wings in a process that requires 10 minutes of concentration. This casts a 8th-rank augury spell, except that the wings can predict results up to 1 day into the future and the dragon always speaks a few cryptic words related to the result of the prediction. The dragon can use their wings in this way only once per hour, and a given creature can seek a future in the wings only once per week.
A creature can also choose to predict events up to 1 month into the future—the dragon can view a month ahead in their own wings only once per day.
A creature can also choose to predict events up to 1 year into the future—the dragon can view a year ahead in their own wings only once per day.Walk the Timelines [two-actions] (occult) Frequency once per hour; Effect The dragon splits themself into two versions with different fates. Each copy Strides or Fliesfrom the dragon's current space, then takes a single action. If the actions are both attacks, they use the same multiple attack penalty and count as one attack toward the dragon's multiple attack penalty. After both actions, the dragon chooses one of the two locations as their actual destination and the other version of themself disappears.

All Monsters in "Dragon, Omen"

NameLevel
Adult Omen Dragon11
Ancient Omen Dragon16
Young Omen Dragon7

Dragon, Omen

Source Monster Core pg. 123
Fate is a fickle matter on Golarion. Even with prophecy broken on the world, there are ways to look to the immediate future or acquire a vague sense of long-term events. Omen dragons are bound to see the future—nebulous though it might be—at all times. Visions of the future hound them like a quiet song that never stops playing in their minds. While an omen dragon can focus on or ignore the music of fate at any time, the song plays all the same. At a glance, omen dragons resemble other occult dragons in appearance, save for the mirror-like interior membrane of their wings. An omen dragon's wings offer glimpses into the future. These glimpses are cloudy and vague, but generally correct, if only technically. Omen dragons have a natural compulsion to share the futures they see. These dragons have no compunctions about what the visions show and share their knowledge equally with innocent villagers as they do with wicked tyrants.

Dragon

Related Groups Dragon, Adamantine, Dragon, Conspirator, Dragon, Diabolic, Dragon, Empyreal, Dragon, Fortune, Dragon, Horned, Dragon, Mirage
Dragons come in myriad forms, with many having magical abilities or connections to magic. Some dragons draw greater power from magic than others, allowing them to manifest abilities or alter their physiques with prolonged exposure to magic. These dragons become more powerful as they age and strengthen their connections with their magical origins. Scholars debate the classification of these dragons, with some preferring the name magical dragons and others using traditional dragons due to their connection to specific magical traditions. Regardless of their names, these dragons share a number of characteristics: their ability to tap into magical energies, intensified might and cunning as they grow older, and an inclination to hoard vast amounts of treasure and wealth.

Draconic Spellcasters

Each dragon features a sidebar on spellcasting dragons of that type. To make a dragon spellcaster, remove the dragon's Draconic Frenzy and Draconic Momentum abilities, and give them the spells outlined in their sidebar. You can swap out any number of these with other spells, provided you keep the same number of spells for each rank. You might also want to increase the dragon's Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier by 1 or 2 to reflect their mastery of magic.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Gurvallinn

The omen dragon Gurvallinn has become a common sight in the Eye of Dread region of Avistan. The reemergence of the lich Tar-Baphon brought about many dangers for the region. Gurvallinn, beset by countless portents, travels between the nations of the region to share his visions with locals, though many of these warnings are vague, making acting on the information difficult.

Sidebar - Locations Omen Dragon Lairs

Omen dragons maintain multiple lairs, as if different futures require a distinct lair. Each lair has a smaller hoard than that of a typical dragon, but these hoards seem to be more impactful. In addition to riches, an omen dragon hoards items of significance. These could be fabled weapons, cures for a plague yet to happen, or other items that the dragon has seen in a vision and recognizes as important. Many desperate travelers make the journey to these lairs in hopes of finding the miraculous item that will solve their problems. Omen dragons are open to sharing these items, but if the dragon is unsure of the item's purpose, the visitor needs to assure the dragon of the item's fate and not some unforeseen future possibility.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Omen Dragon Spellcasters

Omen dragon spellcasters tend to cast the following spells.

Young Omen Dragon

Occult Prepared Spells DC 25, attack +17; 3rd dream message, hypercognition; 2nd clear mind, status, stupefy; 1st command, fear, protection; Cantrips (3rd) daze, detect magic, know the way, message, read aura

Adult Omen Dragon

Occult Prepared Spells DC 30, attack +22; As young omen dragon, plus 5th locate, wave of despair; 4th clairvoyance, confusion, read omens; 3rd locate; Cantrips (5th) daze, detect magic, know the way, message, read aura

Ancient Omen Dragon

Occult Prepared Spells DC 39, attack +31; As adult omen dragon, plus 7th never mind, visions of danger, warp mind; 6th repulsion, scrying, truesight; 5th sending; Cantrips (7th) daze, detect magic, know the way, message, read aura