northrundicandus
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If Darkness=no light
And Shadow=no light
Then it follows Shadow=Darkness
And Shadow=no light
Then it follows Shadow=Darkness
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James McMurray
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The ELH has a prismatic dragon that might work for you. Its breath weapon is a prismatic spray.
If that's too powerful, you could have the thing's breath start off with just a couple of possible rays, and gain more as it ages, until it gets all 7 rays, then automatically hits with two, three, etc.
If that's too powerful, you could have the thing's breath start off with just a couple of possible rays, and gain more as it ages, until it gets all 7 rays, then automatically hits with two, three, etc.
Darkness does not equal Shadow.
Darkness is the complete absence of light.
Shadow is a mixture of darkness and light. It's not complete darkness because you still have a bit of light coming in around the edges of whatever is casting the shadow. It is generally dim, not dark. It's twilight.
If the light source is completely blocked, then you aren't getting an area of shadow, you are getting an area of darkness.
As for the opposite of the Shadow dragon, you could call it an Ambient Dragon. It radiates an "ambient light" effect that dispels any shadows or darkness within a certain radius of the dragon. The soft light seems to come from all directions with the radius of effect.
You could give it a positive energy breath weapon that causes the targets to heal, and when they go over their maximum hit points (extra hit points are temporary hit points) they begin getting cancerous growths that interfere with their movement. When their hit points are doubled, they die...
Darkness is the complete absence of light.
Shadow is a mixture of darkness and light. It's not complete darkness because you still have a bit of light coming in around the edges of whatever is casting the shadow. It is generally dim, not dark. It's twilight.
If the light source is completely blocked, then you aren't getting an area of shadow, you are getting an area of darkness.
As for the opposite of the Shadow dragon, you could call it an Ambient Dragon. It radiates an "ambient light" effect that dispels any shadows or darkness within a certain radius of the dragon. The soft light seems to come from all directions with the radius of effect.
You could give it a positive energy breath weapon that causes the targets to heal, and when they go over their maximum hit points (extra hit points are temporary hit points) they begin getting cancerous growths that interfere with their movement. When their hit points are doubled, they die...
Grazzt
Demon Lord
Since shadow dragons deal negative energy with their breath, have the "opposite" deal positive energy that ADDS temporary hit points to a person affected by its breath weapon. When the creature's hp reach double their normal total, the creature explodes in a violent burst of energy. Otherwise the hp disappear in say 1 minute or whatever. This mimics the effects of the Positive Energy Plane.
Base the "damage" progression on an existing dragon's breath weapon and go from there.
Edit: Ambient dragon (as Caliban suggested above) could use the prismatic spray breath weapon of the prismatic dragon. A Light Dragon could use heat (not fire, but a cone of superheated air).
Base the "damage" progression on an existing dragon's breath weapon and go from there.
Edit: Ambient dragon (as Caliban suggested above) could use the prismatic spray breath weapon of the prismatic dragon. A Light Dragon could use heat (not fire, but a cone of superheated air).
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