Ancient Shadow Dragon

Armor Class 21

Hit Points 296 (16d20+128)🎲

Speed 40 ft., swim 40 ft., fly 80 ft., climb 40 ft.

Skills

Senses darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 20

Languages Common, Draconic, one more

Challenge Rating 24

Actions

sizeGargantuan

typeDragon

group

alignment

strength_save

dexterity_save10

constitution_save15

intelligence_save10

wisdom_save10

charisma_save

perception

damage_vulnerabilities

damage_resistancesacid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; damage from nonmagical weapons

damage_immunitiesnecrotic, poison

condition_immunitiesfatigue, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, poisoned, prone, restrained

cr24

reactionsname: Lash Out (While Bloodied),desc: When a creature the dragon can see hits it with a melee weapon attack, the dragon makes a claw attack against the attacker.

legendary_desc

legendary_actionsname: The dragon can take 3 legendary actions,desc: Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creatures turn. It regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.,name: Corrupting Presence,desc: Each creature of the dragons choice within 120 feet and aware of it must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or gain a level of strife. Once a creature has passed or failed this saving throw, it is immune to the dragons Corrupting Presence for the next 24 hours.,name: Lurk,desc: If the dragon is in dim light or darkness, it magically becomes invisible until it attacks, causes a creature to make a saving throw, or enters an area of bright light. It can't use this ability if it has taken radiant damage since the end of its last turn.,name: Slip Through Shadows,desc: If the dragon is in dim light or darkness, it magically teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space that is also in dim light or darkness. The dragon can't use this ability if it has taken radiant damage since the end of its last turn.,name: Horrid Whispers (Costs 2 Actions),desc: A creature that can hear the dragon makes a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature takes 18 (4d8) psychic damage, and the dragon regains the same number of hit points.

special_abilitiesname: Evil,desc: The dragon radiates an Evil aura.,name: Incorporeal Movement,desc: The dragon can move through other creatures and objects. It takes 17 (3d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.,name: Legendary Resistance (3/Day),desc: When the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. When it does, it becomes more solid, losing its Incorporeal trait and its damage resistances, until the end of its next turn.,name: Essence Link,desc: The essence dragon is spiritually linked to a specific area or landmark. The dragon gains no benefit from a long rest when more than 1 mile away from its linked area. If the dragon dies, the area it is linked to loses its vital essence until it forms a new essence dragon, which can take centuries. When a creature first enters an area that has lost its vital essence in this way, they gain a level of fatigue and a level of strife. This fatigue and strife can be removed only by completing a long rest outside the area.,name: Innate Spellcasting,desc: The dragons spellcasting ability is Charisma (save DC 23). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components. 3/day each:darkness, detect evil and good, bane, create undead, 1/day:hallow, magic jar

spell_list

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