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Barrage ArchdragonCreature 20
Rare Huge Arcane Dragon Source Draconic Codex pg. 107
Recall Knowledge DC 45 (includes +5 from Rare) • Dragon (Arcana)
Perception +15; ironsense (precise) 30 feet
Languages Common, Draconic
Skills Acrobatics +18, Arcana +21, Athletics +18, Intimidation +18, Survival +21
Str +5, Dex +10, Con +6, Int +5, Wis +7, Cha +6
Ironsense The dragon can detect the presence of iron and other ferrous metals as a precise sense at the listed range.
AC 25; Fort +13, Ref +19, Will +16
HP 440; Immunities force, paralyzed, sleep
Arcane Whirlwind (arcane, aura, force) 15 feet. A vortex of fist-sized balls of pure magic swirls around the dragon. Air within the emanation is difficult terrain for Flying creatures other than the dragon. A creature that enters the aura or begins its turn within the aura takes 8d6 force damage (DC 19 basic Reflex save).Ray Displacement [reaction] (arcane, misfortune) Trigger The dragon is targeted with a ranged spell attack; Effect The dragon creates a field of distorted space between themself and the caster. The creature targeting the barrage dragon must roll the spell attack twice and take the worse result.Shrapnel Splash [reaction] Trigger The dragon is critically hit with a melee weapon or unarmed attack; Effect The dragon's blood forms into hard spheres as it erupts from the wound, battering the attacker. The creature who dealt the triggering damage takes 9d6 bludgeoning damage with a DC 24 basic Reflex save.
Speed 50 feet, fly 120 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +18 [+13/+8] (finesse, magical, reach 15 feet), Damage 4d8+20 piercing plus GrabMelee [one-action] claw +18 [+14/+10] (agile, finesse, magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 4d6+20 slashingMelee [one-action] tail +16 [+11/+6] (magical, reach 20 feet), Damage 4d10+20 bludgeoningRanged [one-action] force ball +18 [+13/+8] (force, range increment 100 feet), Damage 4d10+15 forceDraconic Frenzy [two-actions] The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one tail Strike in any order.Draconic Momentum When the dragon scores a critical hit with a Strike, they recharge Scattershot.Force Pulse [one-action] to [three-actions] (arcane, force) The dragon emits pulses of energy that radiates outward in a 25-foot emanation, dealing 3d8+3 force damage (DC 22 basic Reflex save). For each action spent, a new pulse of energy is created and each subsequent pulse after the first is 5 feet larger than the previous one.Pushing Pulse [two-actions] The barrage dragon performs a 2-action Force Pulse. Each creature who fails its save is pushed 15 feet away from the dragon (30 feet on a critical failure).Scattershot [two-actions] (arcane, force) The dragon exhales a cloud of small balls of pure energy that deal 11d4+11 force damage in a 60-foot cone with no save. The dragon can't use Scattershot again for 1d4 rounds.Unstoppable Onslaught [three-actions] (arcane, force) Frequency once per minute; Effect The barrage archdragon transforms into pure energy and surges across the battlefield. They Fly up to their Speed, and during this movement they have resistance 30 to all damage (except spirit damage). At any point during this movement, the dragon can make up to two claw Strikes; each of these Strikes deals an additional 3d8+3 force damage.
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