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Dagon

CR 28.00 Outsider CE Huge

Description

Dagon is the demon lord of deformity, the sea, and sea monsters. He rules an Abyssal realm that consists of an immense ocean dotted above with strange and horrible islands and marked below with countless deep sea trenches and sunken cities. Dagon is 35 feet long, with the lower body of an eel, a horrific visage that evokes images of deep sea predators, and four long tentacles in place of arms.

Dagon almost always uses Power Attack in combat, taking a -9 penalty on all attack rolls but gaining a +18 bonus on damage rolls. He is never encountered without a large number of aquatic demons or monsters at his side that he uses as pawns in battles, often simply commanding them to attack foes while he hangs back in the shadows and observes the fight with his cold eyes. Immense sharks, hezrous, carnivorous whales, krakens, and shoggoths are the demon lord's favored minions.

Dagon began life not as a demon lord but as a powerful qlippoth—the reasons for his transformation into a demon lord are not understood by mortal scholars, but there is certainly no love lost between Dagon and the qlippoth race.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 676 (33d10+495); regeneration 30 (deific or mythic)
AC: 46, touch 31, flat-footed 39 (+4 deflection, +7 Dex, +15 natural, +12 profane, –2 size)
Speed: 40 ft., swim 120 ft.
Init: +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., detect good, detect law, true seeing; Perception +55
Melee: bite +48 (6d6+17/19–20 plus grab), 4 tentacles +43 (2d6+8/19–20 plus grab)
Space: 15 ft.
Reach: 15 ft. (30 ft. with tentacle)
BAB: +33
CMB: +52 (+56 bull rush, +54 disarm, +56 grapple, +54 trip)
CMD: 87 (89 vs. bull rush, 89 vs. disarm, can't be tripped)
Fort: +37
Ref: +24
Will: +33
DR: 20/cold iron, epic, and good
SR: 39
Defensive Abilities: Abyssal resurrection, freedom of movement
Racial Modifiers: +8 Perception

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Breath Weapon — Once every 1d4 rounds as a standard action, Dagon can exhale a 60-foot cone of inky blackness. Underwater, this cone manifests as black ink, while above water it manifests as a thick cloud. Creatures in the area have their vision obscured as if they were in complete darkness. Darkvision does not allow someone to see through the ink or smoke, but true seeing does. The ink or smoke persists for 1d4 rounds, but dissipates in 1 round in areas with aquatic currents or winds. Any creature in the breath weapon's area is exposed to the breath weapon's poison (see below) and must succeed at a DC 41 Will save or gain 2 negative levels as its memories and knowledge leach away (this is a mind-affecting effect). Any creature that enters the ink or cloud, or ends its turn inside it, must succeed at another Will save (at a +4 bonus) to avoid further level loss and poisoning. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Command Aquatic Creature — Dagon can command aquatic creatures to do his bidding as a move action, either via using his ability to speak with animals or via telepathy. This affects all aberrations, animals, magical beasts, oozes, and vermin within 300 feet that have the aquatic subtype (Will DC 36 negates). This functions like mass suggestion, but can affect mindless creatures. Dagon can suggest obviously harmful or suicidal acts (though non-mindless creatures gain a +10 bonus on their saving throws against these suggestions). The commanded course of activity can have a duration of up to 1 hour. If Dagon issues a new command to a creature, the previous command is discarded. Once a creature succeeds at its save against this effect, it is immune to further commands from Dagon for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

constrict (2d6+25)

fast swallow

Poison — Breath weapon—contact; save Fort DC 41; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d6 Con drain and confused for 1 round; cure 3 consecutive saves.

swallow whole (transformation, AC 17, 67 hp)

Special Qualities

compression

demon lord traits

Feats

Awesome Blow, Bleeding Critical, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Craft Wondrous Item, Critical Focus, Greater Bull Rush, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (tentacle), Improved Critical (tentacle), Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Improved Vital Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (greater dispel magic), Vital Strike

Special Abilities

Bleeding Critical from Feat

Whenever you score a critical hit with a slashing or piercing weapon, your opponent takes 2d6 points of bleed damage (see Conditions) each round on his turn, in addition to the damage dealt by the critical hit. Bleed damage can be stopped by a DC 15 Heal skill check or through any magical healing. The effects of this feat stack.

Combat Expertise from Feat

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +1 dodge bonus to your Armor Class. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every +4 thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the dodge bonus increases by +1. You can only choose to use this feat when you declare that you are making an attack or a full-attack action with a melee weapon. The effects of this feat last until your next turn.

Combat Reflexes from Feat

You may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.

Craft Wondrous Item from Feat

You can create a wide variety of magic wondrous items. Crafting a wondrous item takes 1 day for each 1,000 gp in its price. To create a wondrous item, you must use up raw materials costing half of its base price. See the magic item creation rules in Magic Items for more information.You can also mend a broken wondrous item if it is one that you could make. Doing so costs half the raw materials and half the time it would take to craft that item.

Critical Focus from Feat

You receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made to confirm critical hits.

Greater Bull Rush from Feat

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Bull Rush. Whenever you bull rush an opponent, his movement provokes attacks of opportunity from all of your allies (but not you).

Improved Bull Rush from Feat

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a bull rush combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to bull rush you.

Improved Critical from Feat

When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.

Improved Critical from Feat

When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Improved Trip from Feat

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a trip combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to trip a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to trip you.

Improved Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack three times and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon special abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Lightning Reflexes from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Reflex saving throws.

Power Attack from Feat

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Skills

Acrobatics +40 (+44 when jumping), Bluff +46, Intimidate +46, Knowledge (arcana) +45, Knowledge (geography) +42, Knowledge (history) +42, Knowledge (nature) +45, Knowledge (planes) +45, Knowledge (religion) +42, Perception +55, Sense Motive +47, Spellcraft +45, Stealth +35, Swim +61, Use Magic Device +43

Spells

spell-like abilities:

Constant—Detect Good, Constant—Detect Law, Constant—Freedom Of Movement, Constant—Speak With Animals, Constant—True Seeing, Constant—Unholy Aura, At will—Astral Projection, At will—Blasphemy, At will—Control Water, At will—Control Weather, At will—Desecrate, At will—Dispel Magic, Greater, At will—Teleport, Greater, At will—Shapechange, At will—Telekinesis, At will—Unhallow, At will—Unholy Blight, 3/day—Dispel Magic, Greater, 3/day—Insanity, 3/day—Symbol Of Insanity, 3/day—Vortex, 1/day—Storm Of Vengeance, 1/day—Time Stop, 1/day—Tsunami

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: CE
Size: Huge
Environment: any oceans (Abyss)
Organization: solitary (unique)
Treasure: triple
Languages: Abyssal, Aquan, Celestial, Common, Draconic; speak with animals (aquatic animals only), telepathy 300 ft.
Source: Bestiary 4

Sources Used in This Record

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Uses feat: Bleeding Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Combat Expertise (Feat)

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Uses feat: Combat Reflexes (Feat)

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Uses feat: Craft Wondrous Item (Feat)

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Uses feat: Critical Focus (Feat)

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Uses feat: Greater Bull Rush (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Bull Rush (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Trip (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Vital Strike (Feat)

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Uses feat: Lightning Reflexes (Feat)

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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)

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Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)

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Knows spell: Detect Good (Spell)

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Knows spell: Detect Law (Spell)

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Knows spell: Freedom Of Movement (Spell)

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Knows spell: Speak With Animals (Spell)

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Knows spell: True Seeing (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unholy Aura (Spell)

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Knows spell: Astral Projection (Spell)

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Knows spell: Blasphemy (Spell)

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Knows spell: Control Water (Spell)

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Knows spell: Control Weather (Spell)

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Knows spell: Desecrate (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Teleport, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Shapechange (Spell)

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Knows spell: Telekinesis (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unhallow (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unholy Blight (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Insanity (Spell)

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Knows spell: Symbol Of Insanity (Spell)

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Knows spell: Vortex (Spell)

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Knows spell: Storm Of Vengeance (Spell)

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Knows spell: Time Stop (Spell)

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Knows spell: Tsunami (Spell)

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