Shadow Dragon (Bronze Dragon)

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Each creature within a 20-foot radius centered on that point must make a {@dc 15} Constitution saving throw or take 5 ({@damage 1d10}) thunder damage and be {@condition deafened} until the end of its next turn." ] }, { "name": "Additional Lair Actions", "type": "entries", "source": "FTD", "entries": [ "At your discretion, a legendary ({@creature Adult Bronze Dragon||adult} or {@creature Ancient Bronze Dragon||ancient}) bronze dragon can use one or more of the following additional lair actions while in its lair:", { "type": "list", "items": [ { "name": "Ocean's Call", "type": "item", "entry": "The dragon conjures a swarm of spectral dolphins. Each creature in the water within 120 feet of the dragon must succeed on a {@dc 15} Dexterity saving throw or take 5 ({@damage 1d10}) slashing damage; then the swarm vanishes." }, { "name": "Salt Burst", "type": "item", "entry": "The dragon chooses a point it can see in the lair. The air in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point bursts with abrasive salt crystals. Each creature in that area must succeed on a {@dc 15} Dexterity saving throw or take 10 ({@damage 3d6}) slashing damage." }, { "name": "Whelming Water", "type": "item", "entry": "The dragon causes a strong current to course through the water in its lair. The dragon chooses any number of creatures it can see that are standing or swimming in water within 120 feet of it. Each chosen creature must succeed on a {@dc 15} Strength saving throw or be knocked {@condition prone}." } ], "style": "list-hang-notitle" } ] }, { "name": "Additional Lair Action", "type": "entries", "entries": [ "Shadow dragons have access to the lair actions usable by untransformed dragons of the same kind. The effects of these actions might be cosmetically altered, seeming darker, gloomier, and more subdued. They might also deal necrotic damage instead of other damage types. At your discretion, a legendary (adult or ancient) shadow dragon can use the following additional lair action while in its lair:", { "type": "list", "items": [ { "name": "Banish Light", "type": "item", "entry": "Any nonmagical source of illumination within a 60-foot-radius sphere centered on the dragon is snuffed out, and any spell that creates light within that same area is dispelled." } ], "style": "list-hang-notitle" } ] } ], "_copy_templates": [ { "name": "Shadow Dragon", "source": "FTD" } ], "regionalEffects": [ "The region containing a legendary bronze dragon's lair is warped by the dragon's magic.", { "type": "list", "items": [ "Once per day, the dragon can alter the weather in a 6-mile radius centered on its lair. The dragon doesn't need to be outdoors; otherwise the effect is identical to the {@spell control weather} spell.", "Underwater plants within 6 miles of the dragon's lair take on dazzlingly brilliant hues.", "Within its lair, the dragon can set illusory sounds, such as soft music and strange echoes, so that they can be heard in various parts of the lair." ] }, "If the dragon dies, changed weather reverts to normal, as described in the spell, and the other effects fade in {@dice 1d10} days.", { "name": "Additional Regional Effects", "type": "entries", "source": "FTD", "entries": [ "Any of these effects might appear in the area around a bronze dragon's lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the {@i Monster Manual}:", { "type": "list", "items": [ { "name": "Phantom Escort", "type": "item", "entry": "Ghostly naval ships from an ancient armada appear, escorting well-meaning creatures in need of the dragon's help toward the dragon's lair." }, { "name": "Underwater Pursuit", "type": "item", "entry": "Sailors glimpse the shadowy, illusory form of a dragon in the depths below them, keeping pace with their vessel." }, { "name": "Unfailing Faithfulness", "type": "item", "entry": "Sapient creatures that spend a year within 10 miles of the dragon's lair find it nearly impossible to break a promise." } ], "style": "list-hang-notitle" } ] }, "When a shadow dragon establishes a lair on the Material Plane, the region around the lair takes on some of the characteristics of the Shadowfell, creating one or more of the following effects:", { "type": "list", "items": [ { "name": "Brooding Despair", "type": "item", "entry": "Creatures within 1 mile of the dragon's lair that have an Intelligence score of 5 or higher feel forlorn and hopeless." }, { "name": "Dying Light", "type": "item", "entry": "Light is diminished within 6 miles of the dragon's lair, {@quickref Vision and Light|PHB|2||lightly obscuring} the land in gloomy shadows." }, { "name": "Gloomy Portals", "type": "item", "entry": "Some caves, caverns, pits, and other places of deep gloom within 1 mile of the dragon's lair form portals to the Shadowfell, allowing creatures from that plane to dwell nearby." } ], "style": "list-hang-notitle" } ], "_versionBase_hash": "bronze%20dragon_mm", "_versionBase_name": "Bronze Dragon", "additionalSources": [ { "source": "FTD" } ], "_versionBase_source": "MM", "_versionBase_isVersion": true }