Magma Dragon (Young, Spellcaster)

columns: 2
forcecolumns: true
layout: Basic Pathfinder 2e Layout
source: "Pathfinder Bestiary 2"
name: "Magma Dragon (Young, Spellcaster)"
level: "Creature 9"
rare_03: [[Uncommon]]
alignment: ""
size: "Large"
trait_01: [[chaotic]]
trait_02: [[dragon]]
trait_03: [[elemental]]
trait_04: [[fire]]
modifier: 18
perception:
  - name: "Perception"
    desc: "+18; Darkvision, Scent (Imprecise) 60 Feet"
languages: "Common, Draconic, Pyric"
skills:
  - name: "Skills"
    desc: "Acrobatics: +16, Athletics: +19, Deception: +14, Intimidation: +18, Nature: +15, Stealth: +16, Survival: +18"
abilityMods: [6, 1, 4, 0, 3, 3]
speed: 30 feet,  fly 100 feet,  swim 30 feet
sourcebook: "_Pathfinder Bestiary 2_"
ac: 28
armorclass:
  - name: AC
    desc: "28; __Fort__ +19, __Ref__ +16, __Will__ +18"
hp: 175
health:
  - name: ""
  - name: HP
    desc: "175; __Immunities__  fire,  paralyzed,  sleep; __Weaknesses__ cold 10"
abilities_top:
  - name: ""
 
abilities_mid:
  - name: ""
  - name: "[[Bestiary Ability Glossary/Frightful Presence|Frightful Presence]]"
    desc: " (aura,emotion,fear,mental) 90 feet. DC 24 Will check\n* * *\n\nA creature that first enters the area must attempt a Will save.\n\nRegardless of the result of the saving throw, the creature is temporarily immune to this monster's Frightful Presence for 1 minute.\n* * *\n\n**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected by the presence.\n\n**Success** The creature is [[Conditions/Frightened|Frightened 1]].\n\n**Failure** The creature is [[Conditions/Frightened|Frightened 2]].\n\n**Critical Failure** The creature is [[Conditions/Frightened|Frightened 4]]."
 
  - name: "Wing Deflection"
    desc: "`pf2:r`  **Trigger** The dragon is targeted with an attack\n* * *\n\n**Effect** The dragon raises a wing, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. If the dragon is Flying, they descend 10 feet after the attack."
 
attacks:
  - name: ""
 
  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Jaws"
    desc: "+21 (fire, reach 10 feet)\n__Damage__  2d10 + 10 piercing 2d6 fire"
 
  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Claw"
    desc: "+21 (agile)\n__Damage__  2d10 + 10 slashing"
 
  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Tail"
    desc: "+19 (reach 15 feet)\n__Damage__  2d12 + 10 bludgeoning"
 
  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Horns"
    desc: "+19 (reach 10 feet)\n__Damage__  1d10 + 10 piercing"
 
  - name: "Primal Prepared Spells"
    desc: "DC 28, attack +20; __4th __  _[[Spells/Mountain Resilience|Stoneskin]]_, _[[Spells/Wall of Fire|Wall of Fire]]_; __3rd __  _[[Spells/Haste|Haste]]_, _[[Spells/Slow|Slow]]_, _[[Spells/Stinking Cloud|Stinking Cloud]]_; __2nd __  _[[Spells/Revealing Light|Glitterdust]]_, _[[Spells/Mist|Obscuring Mist]]_, _[[Spells/Sound Body|Restore Senses]]_; __1st __  _[[Spells/Air Bubble|Air Bubble]]_, _[[Spells/Grease|Grease]]_, _[[Spells/Vanishing Tracks|Pass Without Trace]]_\n__Cantrips__  __(4th)__ _[[Spells/Detect Magic|Detect Magic]]_, _[[Spells/Prestidigitation|Prestidigitation]]_, _[[Spells/Produce Flame|Produce Flame]]_, _[[Spells/Read Aura|Read Aura]]_, _[[Spells/Tangle Vine|Tanglefoot]]_"
 
  - name: "Primal Innate Spells"
    desc: "DC 26, attack +18; __4th __  _[[Spells/Breathe Fire|Burning Hands (At Will)]]_\n__Cantrips__  __(4th)__ _[[Spells/Produce Flame|Produce Flame]]_"
 
  - name: "Breath Weapon"
    desc: "`pf2:2` (fire,primal) The dragon breathes a blast of magma that deals 5d6 fire damage and 3d12 bludgeoning damage in a 30-foot cone (DC 28 Reflex check save).\n\nThey can't use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds."
 
  - name: "Magma Swim"
    desc: "  A magma dragon's swim Speed functions only when the dragon is swimming through magma or molten lava."
 

name: Magma Dragon (Young, Spellcaster)
creatures:
  - 1: Magma Dragon (Young, Spellcaster)

Magma dragons have a reputation among other dragons for being unpredictable and brash. Their temperament and tendency for violent outbursts ensure that the typical magma dragon lives a solitary life, with hatchlings often bickering or fighting to establish dominance among themselves before they leave the nest. A magma dragon always has a reason for their outbursts and can always justify their sudden turns in mood, yet they rarely feel the need to do so.

Magma dragons build lairs within volcanically active mountains or deep underground amid vast lakes of bubbling magma. As with all true dragons, magma dragons keep hoards of treasure, but the nature of their searing lairs limits the type of valuables they collect to metals, gems, and items capable of resisting the heat of a volcano’s core.