# Dragon (Planar, Shadow) Adult Shadow Dragon <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Adult Shadow Dragon</div> <div class="CR">CR 11 (12,800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Draconomicon pg. 191</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Large Dragon (extraplanar) **Init** +4 **Senses** dragon senses, see in darkness; **Perception** +26 **Aura** frightful presence (180 ft., DC 22), gloom (60 ft.) #### defense **AC** 31, 9 touch, 31 flat-footed (+22 natural, -1 size) **hp** 161 (14d12+70) **Fort** +14, **Refl** +9, **Will** +14 **Feint** 36, **Demoralize** 29 **DR** 5/magic; **SR** 24 **Immune** energy drain, negative energy, paralysis, sleep #### offense **Speed** 80 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor) **Melee** bite +20 (2d6+10 plus 6 cold), 2 claws +20 (1d8+7), 2 wings +18 (1d6+3), tail slap +18 (1d8+10) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) **Special Attacks** breath weapon (40 ft. cone, DC 22, 12d6 negative energy, usable every 1d4 rounds), enervating breath **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 14th, Concentration +19) > **At will**— _dimension door_, _mirror image_ **Sorcerer Spells Known** (CL 5th, Concentration +10) > **0**— > **1st**— > **2nd**— #### statistics **Str** 25, **Dex** 10, **Con** 21, **Int** 20, **Wis** 20, **Cha** 21 **BAB** +14, **CMB** +22, **CMD** 32, **TA** +20, **RTA** +13 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Hover]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Multiattack]], [[Power Attack]], [[Shape Breath]], [[Spell Focus]] (illusion) **Skills** Appraise +22, Bluff +22, Fly +11, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (arcana) +22, Knowledge (planes) +22, Knowledge (religion) +22, Perception +26, Sense Motive +26, Spellcraft +22, Stealth +15 **Languages** Aklo, Common, Draconic, Undercommon **SQ** shadow blend #### Special Abilities ### Breath Weapon (Su) Although it deals negative energy damage, a shadow dragon's breath weapon does not heal undead creatures. ### Dispel Light (Su) The gloom that surrounds a shadow dragon dispels the light around it. Any light effect of 3rd level or lower within the shadow dragon's gloom aura is automatically dispelled. ### Enervating Breath (Su) Instead of a cone of negative energy, a shadow dragon can breathe a cone of enervating energy. Creatures in the area of effect must succeed on a Fortitude save or gain 6 negative levels. A successful save halves the numbers of negative levels gained. ### Gloom (Su) The shadows lengthen around a shadow dragon, leeching the color and light in 60-foot radius. The aura of gloom does not lower illumination by itself, but it does suppress light effects and prevents nonmagical light sources from increasing the light level. This is a 6th-level darkness effect for resolving light and darkness effects. ### Jaws of Death (Su) An adult or older shadow dragon deals cold damage equal to its age category with its bite attack. ### Shadow Blend (Su) A shadow dragon can disappear into the shadows. In conditions of dim illumination or darker, the shadow dragon is invisible. #### Ecology **Environment:** Any (Plane of Shadow) **Organization** Solitary (1 dragon, any age), clutch (1d4+1 wyrmlings, very young, young, or juveniles or young adults), family (pair of mature adults and 1d4+1 offspring) **Treasure** Triple **Advancement** By age category Shadow dragons are sly and devious creatures with ties to the Plane of Shadow. Shadow dragons have translucent scales and dark bodies, giving them an indistinct appearance; from a distance, they seem to be nothing but a foreboding mass of shadows. ### Combat Shadow dragons prefer to attack from hiding, employing their shadow blend ability. They use illusion spells to confuse and misdirect their foes.