Shadow Dragon (Sapphire Dragon)

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  "name": "Shadow Dragon (Sapphire Dragon)",
  "page": 215,
  "__prop": "legendaryGroup",
  "source": "FTD",
  "_isCopy": true,
  "_templates": [
    {
      "name": "Shadow Dragon",
      "source": "FTD"
    }
  ],
  "lairActions": [
    "On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair actions; the dragon can't take the same lair action two rounds in a row:",
    {
      "type": "list",
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "Awesome Thunder",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "A thunderous detonation of sound that can be heard up to 300 feet away surrounds one creature in the lair that the dragon can see. That creature must succeed on a {@dc 15} Constitution saving throw or take 13 ({@damage 3d8}) thunder damage and be {@condition stunned} until the end of its next turn."
        },
        {
          "name": "Beguiling Whisper",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "The dragon telepathically whispers to one creature within range of the dragon's telepathy. The creature must succeed on a {@dc 15} Wisdom saving throw or be {@condition charmed} by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature {@condition charmed} in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn't directly harmful to the creature."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stone Passage",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "The dragon touches a section of stone up to 30 feet in any dimension. The dragon can shape the stone to open or close a passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 10 feet thick."
        }
      ],
      "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"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "name": "Shadow Dragon",
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  ],
  "regionalEffects": [
    "The region surrounding a legendary sapphire dragon's lair is altered by the dragon's magic, creating one or more of the following effects:",
    {
      "type": "list",
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "Crystal Profusion",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows plentiful crystal formations and veins of sapphire gemstones, particularly underground."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stony Sight",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair is a conduit for the dragon's psionic presence. As an action, the dragon can cast the {@spell clairvoyance} spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any natural stone formation in that region."
        },
        {
          "name": "Telepathic Enhancement",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "The dragon's psionic energy enhances the mental powers of other creatures. Any creature capable of telepathic communication has its telepathy range doubled while within 1 mile of the lair. This includes creatures with innate telepathy and magical telepathy such as the {@spell Rary's telepathic bond} spell."
        },
        {
          "name": "Thriving Wildlife",
          "type": "item",
          "entry": "{@creature Giant spider||Giant spiders} (a sapphire dragon's favorite prey) are attracted to the area within 6 miles of the lair and settle there in large numbers."
        }
      ],
      "style": "list-hang-notitle"
    },
    "If the dragon dies, the population of giant spiders in the region returns to normal levels over the course of {@dice 1d10} days. The enhancement of telepathic abilities ends immediately. The existing abundance of crystals and sapphires remains, but new ones form at a normal rate.",
    "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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      "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"
    }
  ],
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  "_versionBase_name": "Sapphire Dragon",
  "_versionBase_source": "FTD",
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