# Dragon (Planar, Shadow) Mature Adult Shadow Dragon <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Mature Adult Shadow Dragon</div> <div class="CR">CR 12 (19,200 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** +28 **Aura** frightful presence (210 ft., DC 23), gloom (70 ft.) #### defense **AC** 34, 9 touch, 34 flat-footed (+25 natural, -1 size) **hp** 184 (16d12+80) **Fort** +15, **Refl** +10, **Will** +15 **Feint** 38, **Demoralize** 31 **DR** 10/magic; **SR** 27 **Immune** energy drain, negative energy, paralysis, sleep #### offense **Speed** 80 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor) **Melee** bite +23 (2d6+12 plus 7 cold), 2 claws +23 (1d8+8), 2 wings +21 (1d6+4), tail slap +21 (1d8+12) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) **Special Attacks** breath weapon (40 ft. cone, DC 23, 14d6 negative energy, usable every 1d4 rounds), enervating breath **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 16th, Concentration +21) > **At will**— _dimension door_, _mirror image_ **Sorcerer Spells Known** (CL 7th, Concentration +12) > **0**— > **1st**— > **2nd**— > **3rd**— #### statistics **Str** 27, **Dex** 10, **Con** 21, **Int** 20, **Wis** 20, **Cha** 21 **BAB** +16, **CMB** +25, **CMD** 35, **TA** +23, **RTA** +15 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Hover]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Multiattack]], [[Power Attack]], [[Shape Breath]], [[Spell Focus]] (illusion), [[Spreading Breath]] **Skills** Appraise +24, Bluff +24, Fly +13, Intimidate +24, Knowledge (arcana) +24, Knowledge (planes) +24, Knowledge (religion) +24, Perception +28, Sense Motive +28, Spellcraft +24, Stealth +17 **Languages** Aklo, Common, Draconic, Necril, 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 7 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 70-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 7th-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.