Its parchment-colored scales rustling like dry leaves, this dragon seems unusually attentive, as if always on the lookout.
| Adult Occult Dragon |
CR 10 |
XP 9,600
NG Large dragon
Init +1; Senses appraising sight, dragon senses; Perception +25
Aura frightful presence (180 ft., DC 19), protective aura (20 ft.)
DEFENSE
AC 28, touch 10, flat-footed 27 (+1 Dex, +18 natural, –1 size)
hp 138 (12d12+60)
Fort +13, Ref +9, Will +14
DR 5/magic; Immune paralysis, sleep; SR 21
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor)
Melee bite +18 (2d6+10), 2 claws +18 (1d8+7), 2 wings +16 (1d6+3), tail slap +16 (1d8+10)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)
Special Attacks breath weapon (40-ft. cone, DC 21, 12d6 cold or fire)
Psychic Magic (CL 12th; concentration +17)
9 PE—augury (2 PE), blood biography (3 PE), forbid action (1 PE; DC 16), invisibility (2 PE), mending (0 PE)
Psychic Spells Known (CL 7th; concentration +12)
3rd (5/day)—gaseous form, mental barrier II
2nd (7/day)—hideous laughter (DC 15), protection from arrows, suggestion (DC 17)
1st (8/day)—burst of adrenaline, burst of insight, interrogation (DC 16), mage armor, sleep (DC 16)
0 (at-will)—detect magic, detect psychic significance, grave words, mage hand, message, read magic, resistance
STATISTICS
Str 24, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 20, Wis 18, Cha 17
Base Atk +12; CMB +20; CMD 31 (35 vs. trip)
Feats Deceitful, Flyby Attack, Iron Will, Multiattack, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Appraise +20, Bluff +22, Diplomacy +18, Disguise +19, Fly +10, Knowledge (arcana, history, planes, religion) +20, Perception +25, Sense Motive +19
Languages Aklo, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal
SQ change shape
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Appraising Sight (Ex)
An occult dragon can appraise items by sight as a free action.
Change Shape (Su)
A juvenile or older occult dragon can assume any humanoid form of its size or smaller an unlimited number of times per day as if using polymorph.
Protective Aura (Su)
A very young or older occult dragon has an aura that acts as a magic circle against evil, law, or chaos as a 20-foot emanation.
Psychic Magic (Sp)
An adult occult dragon has the following psychic spells—forbid action (1 PE), mending (0 PE); augury (2 PE), blood biography (3 PE), invisibility (2 PE)
