Opposite of energy drain.

[Derren]

For my campaign I need to build a dragon which is the exact opposite of a shadow dragon. Do anyone have an idea what the breath weapon should be opposed to the energy drain from the shadow dragon? If anyone has another good idea what abilities I should use feel free to post.

Btw: What is the opposite of "shadow"? "Light" come´s in mind, but "Light" is more the opposite of "darkness".

 

[LordAO]

Perhaps it could bestow positive levels! Woo hoo!

Or perhaps not...

[QB]Btw: What is the opposite of "shadow"? "Light" come´s in mind, but "Light" is more the opposite of "darkness".[/QB]

What is a shadow? An area of darkness. Thus its opposite would be light.

 

[AGGEMAM]

What is a shadow? An area of darkness. Thus its opposite would be light.

No, shadow is an area of darkness created by the presence of light, without a lightsource shadows is meaningless, so actually nothing is the opposite of shadow, sorry.

 

[LordAO]

All darkness is an absence of light. What is this, philosophy class?

 

[Derren]

Oh oh. Before this becomes an philosophical discussion about light & darkness, I will just make it a light dragon. (My players aren´t that philosophical, so they won´t question it)

 

[AGGEMAM]

What is this, philosophy class?

No, physics class apparently!

Shadow is defined as the area where the light from a light source has been blocked out thereby creating darkness in a defined area.

Without a lightsource there is just darkness, and no shadows.

 

[Oni]

Ideas off the top of my head...


You could make it emit a strong lit, strong enought to cause combat penalties to anyone in the area around it or attacking it, maybe even consider it a form of concealment.

Breath weapon does decent amount of damage, double damage to undead, reflex save for half, seperate reflex save to avoid being blinded for 1d4 minutes.

 

[LordAO]

You could have its breath wepon deal holy damage, similar to flamestrike. Perhaps a sunbeam like effect. (can't help but think of Bahamut oin Final Fantasy) It probably has lots of light spells (Light, Faerie Fire, Daylight, Sunbeam, Sunburst, etc.). It is probably vulnerable to darkness somehow.

 

[Doorf]

Yes darkness is the absence of light. If you are in darknes you are in shadow. Shadow=darkness.
Your dragon should shoot with something like a big area Searing Light with all damage dependances Searing Light has.
More damage to creatures afraid of light, more damage to undeads.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Shadow=darkness.

Basically, you haven't got a clue about basic physics, right?

But the original seems to have gone this way, so I'll stay out of this discussion for now, just don't say gibberish like the quote above.