Shadow Dragon (Red Dragon)

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  "lairActions": [
    "On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can't use the same effect two rounds in a row:",
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        "Magma erupts from a point on the ground the dragon can see within 120 feet of it, creating a 20-foot-high, 5-foot-radius geyser. Each creature in the geyser's area must make a {@dc 15} Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 ({@damage 6d6}) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.",
        "A tremor shakes the lair in a 60-foot radius around the dragon. Each creature other than the dragon on the ground in that area must succeed on a {@dc 15} Dexterity saving throw or be knocked {@condition prone}.",
        "Volcanic gases form a cloud in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is lightly obscured. It lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round. Each creature that starts its turn in the cloud must succeed on a {@dc 13} Constitution saving throw or be {@condition poisoned} until the end of its turn. While {@condition poisoned} in this way, a creature is {@condition incapacitated}."
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      "name": "Additional Lair Actions",
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        "At your discretion, a legendary ({@creature Adult Red Dragon||adult} or {@creature Ancient Red Dragon||ancient}) red dragon can use one or both of the following additional lair actions while in its lair:",
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            {
              "name": "Noxious Smoke",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "A cloud of thick, dark smoke fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is {@quickref Vision and Light|PHB|2||heavily obscured}. A creature other than the dragon that starts its turn in the cloud or enters it for the first time on its turn must succeed on a {@dc 15} Constitution saving throw or be {@condition poisoned} until the end of its turn. The cloud lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round."
            },
            {
              "name": "Searing Heat",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "Searing heat spreads out in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. Any creature that enters the affected area or starts its turn there must make a {@dc 15} Constitution saving throw, taking 10 ({@damage 3d6}) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The heat lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round."
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        "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 a legendary red dragon's lair is warped by the dragon's magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:",
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      "items": [
        "Small earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon's lair.",
        "Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur.",
        "Rocky fissures within 1 mile of the dragon's lair form portals to the Elemental Plane of Fire, allowing creatures of elemental fire into the world to dwell nearby."
      ]
    },
    "If the dragon dies, these effects fade over the course of {@dice 1d10} days.",
    {
      "name": "Additional Regional Effects",
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      "entries": [
        "Any of these effects might appear in the area around a red dragon's lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the {@i Monster Manual}:",
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            {
              "name": "Desertification",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "Precipitation is almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the dragon's lair, making the land parched and arid and most plant life withered and brown."
            },
            {
              "name": "Fiery Senses",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "The dragon can hear up to 30 feet through any open flame within 1 mile of the dragon's lair."
            },
            {
              "name": "Ominous Flames",
              "type": "item",
              "entry": "Open flames within 6 miles of the dragon's lair are tinged dark red, hiss and crackle constantly, and throw off embers and showers of sparks."
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
    "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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        {
          "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."
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