# Dragon (Planar, Shadow) Young Adult Shadow Dragon <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Young Adult Shadow Dragon</div> <div class="CR">CR 10 (9,600 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** +23 **Aura** frightful presence (150 ft., DC 20), gloom (50 ft.) #### defense **AC** 28, 9 touch, 28 flat-footed (+19 natural, -1 size) **hp** 126 (12d12+48) **Fort** +12, **Refl** +8, **Will** +12 **Feint** 33, **Demoralize** 26 **DR** 5/magic; **SR** 22 **Immune** energy drain, negative energy, paralysis, sleep #### offense **Speed** 80 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor) **Melee** bite +17 (2d6+9), 2 claws +17 (1d8+6), 2 wings +15 (1d6+3), tail slap +15 (1d8+9) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) **Special Attacks** breath weapon (40 ft. cone, DC 19, 10d6 negative energy, usable every 1d4 rounds), enervating breath **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 12th, Concentration +16) > **At will**— _mirror image_ **Sorcerer Spells Known** (CL 3rd, Concentration +7) > **0**— > **1st**— #### statistics **Str** 23, **Dex** 10, **Con** 19, **Int** 18, **Wis** 18, **Cha** 19 **BAB** +12, **CMB** +19, **CMD** 29, **TA** +17, **RTA** +11 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Multiattack]], [[Power Attack]], [[Shape Breath]], [[Spell Focus]] (illusion) **Skills** Appraise +19, Bluff +19, Fly +9, Intimidate +19, Knowledge (arcana) +19, Knowledge (planes) +19, Perception +23, Sense Motive +23, Spellcraft +19, Stealth +13 **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 2nd 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 5 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 50-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 5th-level darkness effect for resolving light and darkness effects. ### 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.