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Ravener

CR 22.00 Undead CE Gargantuan

This immense skeletal dragon rears up to its full, towering height, bones glowing and shimmering with vile green energy.

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Description

Most evil dragons spend their lifetimes coveting and amassing wealth, but when the end draws near, some come to realize that all the wealth in the world cannot forestall death. Faced with this truth, most dragons vent their frustration on the countryside, ravaging the world before their passing. Yet some seek a greater solution to the problem and decide instead to linger on, hoarding life as they once hoarded gold. These foul wyrms attract the attention of dark powers, and through the blackest of necromantic rituals are transformed into undead dragons known as raveners.

Although its body quickly rots away, a ravener does not care for the needs of the flesh. It seeks only to consume life, be it from wild animals, would-be dragonslayers, or even other dragons. A ravener is often on the move, changing lairs frequently as its territories become devoid of life.

The ravener presented here is built from a red dragon wyrm.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 337 (27d8+216)
AC: 45, touch 9, flat-footed 45 (+4 deflection, -1 Dex, +36 natural, -4 size)
Speed: 40 ft., fly 250 ft. (clumsy)
Init: +3
Melee: bite +40 (4d6+24/17-20), 2 claws +40 (2d8+16/19-20), tail slap +38 (2d8+24/19-20), 2 wings +38 (2d6+8/19-20)
Space: 20 ft.
Reach: 15 ft. (20 ft. with bite)
BAB: +27
CMB: +48
CMD: 57 (61 vs. trip)
Fort: +23
Ref: +14
Will: +23
DR: 20/good
SR: 33
Defensive Abilities: channel resistance +4, soul ward (27 hp)

Proficiencies

Weapons: Simple

Special Attacks

breath weapon (60-ft. cone, DC 31, 22d10 fire and 2 negative levels)

crush

manipulate flames

melt stone

soul consumption

soul magic

tail sweep

Feats

Cleave, Critical Focus, Greater Vital Strike, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Iron Will, Improved Vital Strike, Iron Will, Multiattack, Power Attack, Quicken Spell, Staggering Critical, Stunning Critical, Vital Strike

Special Abilities

Cleave from Feat

As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can make an additional attack (using your full base attack bonus) against a foe that is adjacent to the first and also within reach. You can only make one additional attack per round with this feat. When you use this feat, you take a –2 penalty to your Armor Class until your next turn.

Critical Focus from Feat

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

Greater 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 four times 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.

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 Iron Will from Feat

Once per day, you may reroll a Will save. You must decide to use this ability before the results are revealed. You must take the second roll, even if it is worse.

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.

Iron Will from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Will 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.

Quicken Spell from Feat

Casting a quickened spell is a swift action. You can perform another action, even casting another spell, in the same round as you cast a quickened spell. A spell whose casting time is more than 1 round or 1 full-round action cannot be quickened.A quickened spell uses up a spell slot four levels higher than the spell's actual level. Casting a quickened spell doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity.

Staggering Critical from Feat

Whenever you score a critical hit, your opponent becomes staggered for 1d4+1 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. The DC of this Fortitude save is equal to 10 + your base attack bonus. The effects of this feat do not stack. Additional hits instead add to the duration.

Stunning Critical from Feat

Whenever you score a critical hit, your opponent becomes stunned for 1d4 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces this to staggered for 1d4 rounds. The DC of this Fortitude save is equal to 10 + your base attack bonus. The effects of this feat do not stack. Additional hits instead add to the duration.

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

Appraise +37, Bluff +37, Diplomacy +37, Fly +13, Intimidate +45, Knowledge (arcana) +37, Knowledge (history) +37, Knowledge (religion) +34, Perception +45, Sense Motive +37, Spellcraft +37, Stealth +25

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Detect Magic, At will—Find The Path, At will—Pyrotechnics, At will—Suggestion, At will—Wall Of Fire

sorcerer spells known:

9th—Energy Drain, 9th—Time Stop, 9th—Wish, 8th—Dimensional Lock, 8th—Horrid Wilting, 8th—Maze, 7th—Forcecage, 7th—Teleport, Greater, 7th—Spell Turning, 6th—Chain Lightning, 6th—Dispel Magic, Greater, 6th—True Seeing, 5th—Cone Of Cold, 5th—Dominate Person, 5th—Feeblemind, 5th—Wall Of Force, 4th—Charm Monster, 4th—Confusion, 4th—Invisibility, Greater, 4th—Solid Fog, 3rd—Displacement, 3rd—Haste, 3rd—Slow, 3rd—Vampiric Touch, 2nd—Detect Thoughts, 2nd—False Life, 2nd—Mirror Image, 2nd—See Invisibility, 2nd—Web, 1st—Mage Armor, 1st—Magic Missile, 1st—Ray Of Enfeeblement, 1st—Shield, 1st—True Strike, 0—Arcane Mark, 0—Detect Magic, 0—Mage Hand, 0—Mending, 0—Message, 0—Prestidigitation, 0—Ray Of Frost, 0—Read Magic, 0—Touch Of Fatigue

Details

Type: Undead
Alignment: CE
Size: Gargantuan
Environment: warm mountains
Organization: solitary
Treasure: triple
Senses: blindsense 120 ft., darkvision 240 ft., smoke vision; Perception +45
Languages: Abyssal, Aklo, Common, Draconic, Elven, Giant, Infernal
Source: Bestiary 2

Sources Used in This Record

61 House/Core

Uses feat: Cleave (Feat)

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Uses feat: Critical Focus (Feat)

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Uses feat: Greater Vital Strike (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 Iron Will (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Improved Vital Strike (Feat)

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Uses feat: Iron Will (Feat)

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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)

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Uses feat: Quicken Spell (Feat)

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Uses feat: Staggering Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Stunning Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)

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Knows spell: Detect Magic (Spell)

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Knows spell: Find The Path (Spell)

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Knows spell: Pyrotechnics (Spell)

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Knows spell: Suggestion (Spell)

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Knows spell: Wall Of Fire (Spell)

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Knows spell: Energy Drain (Spell)

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Knows spell: Time Stop (Spell)

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Knows spell: Wish (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dimensional Lock (Spell)

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Knows spell: Horrid Wilting (Spell)

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Knows spell: Maze (Spell)

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Knows spell: Forcecage (Spell)

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Knows spell: Teleport, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Spell Turning (Spell)

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Knows spell: Chain Lightning (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: True Seeing (Spell)

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Knows spell: Cone Of Cold (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dominate Person (Spell)

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Knows spell: Feeblemind (Spell)

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Knows spell: Wall Of Force (Spell)

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Knows spell: Charm Monster (Spell)

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Knows spell: Confusion (Spell)

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Knows spell: Invisibility, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Solid Fog (Spell)

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Knows spell: Displacement (Spell)

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Knows spell: Haste (Spell)

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Knows spell: Slow (Spell)

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Knows spell: Vampiric Touch (Spell)

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Knows spell: Detect Thoughts (Spell)

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Knows spell: False Life (Spell)

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Knows spell: Mirror Image (Spell)

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Knows spell: See Invisibility (Spell)

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Knows spell: Web (Spell)

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Knows spell: Mage Armor (Spell)

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Knows spell: Magic Missile (Spell)

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Knows spell: Ray Of Enfeeblement (Spell)

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Knows spell: Shield (Spell)

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Knows spell: True Strike (Spell)

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Knows spell: Arcane Mark (Spell)

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Knows spell: Detect Magic (Spell)

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Knows spell: Mage Hand (Spell)

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Knows spell: Mending (Spell)

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Knows spell: Message (Spell)

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Knows spell: Prestidigitation (Spell)

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Knows spell: Ray Of Frost (Spell)

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Knows spell: Read Magic (Spell)

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Knows spell: Touch Of Fatigue (Spell)

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