Shadow Dragon (Lunar Dragon)

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  "lairActions": [
    {
      "name": "Additional Lair Action",
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      "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:",
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            {
              "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."
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  "regionalEffects": [
    "The region containing an ancient or adult lunar dragon's lair is warped by the dragon's magic, which produces one or more of the following effects:",
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      "items": [
        {
          "name": "Black Frost",
          "type": "item",
          "entries": [
            "A thin layer of black frost covers the ground, which kills all ordinary plants growing within 6 miles of the lair if the dragon is ancient, or within 3 miles if the dragon is an adult."
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Haunting Moan",
          "type": "item",
          "entries": [
            "A haunting sound gets louder or fainter (dragon's choice) the closer one gets to the lair. The moan is audible 6 miles from the lair if the dragon is ancient, or 3 miles if the dragon is an adult."
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Moon Devils",
          "type": "item",
          "entries": [
            "Swirling funnels of dust and frost known as moon devils crisscross the area within 1 mile of the lair, intercepting other creatures they encounter. A moon devil is a free-willed air elemental that deals cold damage instead of bludgeoning damage."
          ]
        }
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    },
    "If the dragon dies, the moaning stops, the moon devils dissipate, and the black frost disappears over the course of {@dice 1d10} days, allowing plant life in the area to recover.",
    "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:",
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      "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."
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        {
          "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."
        }
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