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Archives of Nethys

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Drake Courser

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Recall Knowledge - Dragon (Arcana): DC 32
Unspecific Lore: DC 30
Specific Lore: DC 27

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Drake CourserCreature 12

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Uncommon CN Large Cold Dragon 
Source Pathfinder #167: Ready? Fight! pg. 13
Variant frost drake
Perception +10; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet, snow vision
Languages Draconic, Tien
Skills Acrobatics +15, Athletics +11, Intimidation +7
Str +5, Dex +7, Con +5, Int -1, Wis +4, Cha +1
Snow Vision Snow doesn't impair a drake courser's vision. It ignores concealment from snowfall.
AC 20; Fort +11, Ref +13, Will +6
HP 230; Immunities cold, paralyzed, unconscious; Weaknesses fire 15
Attack of Opportunity [reaction] Tail only. On a critical hit, the target is knocked prone; if the target was using a move action, its movement ends.
Speed 35 feet, fly 65 feet, swim 35 feet, ice climb 35 feet
Melee [one-action] fangs +13 [+8/+3], Damage 3d12+11 piercing plus 1d6 coldMelee [one-action] tail +13 [+8/+3] (reach 10 feet), Damage 3d10+11 bludgeoning plus KnockdownBattle Dance [two-actions] The drake courser makes two fangs Strikes and one tail Strike in any order. It can replace any of these Strikes with Demoralize or Step.Buffeting Surge [one-action] (move) Frequency three times per day; Effect The drake courser moves up to twice its Speed. It can attempt to Trip with its tail once at any point during its movement.Freezing Mist Breath [two-actions] The drake spits a ball of liquid up to 60 feet that explodes into a 20-foot burst of freezing mist. Those in the burst take 13d6 cold damage (DC 19 basic Reflex save). The mist cakes all surfaces in the area with a sheet of slippery ice that turns the area into difficult terrain for 2d4 rounds. It can't use Freezing Mist Breath again for 1d6 rounds.Ice Climb A drake courser can climb on ice as though it had the listed climb Speed. It ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain from ice and snow and doesn't risk falling when crossing ice.