Shadow Dragon (Race)

==Level Class, & Kits==
Dragons do not take a Class, instead they have to take a Dragon Kit instead. Only one kit can be taken.
* Dragon PC
* Dragon Mage
* Dragon Priest
* Dragon Sage
Dragons cannot level up until they have both the experience and the required age.Experience and Advancement (CWS)
 Shadow Dragon Age, XP & Hit DiceThe Western Wyrms (Article)
Level	Category 	Age (in years)	XP 	Hit Dice
H 	Hatchling 	0 	0 	7
1 	Hatchling 	0-5 	64,000 	7
2 	Very young 	6-15 	250,000 	9
3 	Young 	16-25 	750,000 	11
4 	Juvenile 	26-50 	1.250.000	13
5 	Young adult 	51-100 	1,500,000	14
6 	Adult 	101-200 	1,750,000	15
7 	Mature adult	201-400 	2,000,000	16
8 	Old 	401-600 	2,250,000	17
9 	Very old 	601-800 	2,500,000	18
10 	Venerable 	801–1,000 	2,750,000	19
11 	Wyrm 	1,001-1,200 	3,000,000	20
12 	Great Wyrm 	1,200+ 	3,250,000	21
==Hit Dice & THAC0==
* Age of the Shadow Dragon determines the hit-dice number (see table above)
* The Kit the Dragon chooses determines the size of the hit-dice
** Dragon PC - D8
** Dragon-cleric - D8
** Dragon-mage - D6
* THAC0Basic Combat Rules (CWS)
** Dragon PC: Warrior's THAC0 (level = age class)
** Dragon-priest: Priest THAC0 (level = age class)
** Dragon-mages: Wizard THAC0 (level = age class)
==Proficiencies==
 Shadow Dragon Proficiency Slots
Combat Proficiencies	Combat Proficiencies	Noncombat Proficiencies	Noncombat Proficiencies	#/Level
Initial 	#/Level 	Penalty 	Initial 	#/Level
4 	2/3 	-4 	3 	1
===Combat Proficiencies===
* Lookup Table 13: Dragon Proficiencies - Table A, to choose
* Combat modifier is equal to the Age Class of the Dragon.
Physical Attacks: 
A shadow dragon's claws cause 1d6 points of damage, plus its combat modifier. Its bite uses 3d6 damage, plus modifier.
Breath Weapon: 
A shadow dragon's breath weapon is a cloud of blackness that is 40 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 20 feet high. Creatures caught in the cloud are blinded for one melee round and lose (round up) of their life energy (levels or Hit Dice); a successful saving throw vs. breath weapon reduces the loss to (round up). The life energy loss persists for a variable number of turns, shown on the table above. Negative plane protection spells prevent this life energy loss. A character who is reduced to 0 or fewer levels lapses into a coma for the duration of the cloud's effect. A shadow dragon casts spells and uses its magical abilities at 6th level plus its combat modifier. (See "Shadow Dragon Information by Age Class" table, at bottom of article, for damage.)Shadow Dragon (Creature)
===Noncombat Proficiencies===
* Bonus: Appraising
* Lookup Table 13: Dragon Proficiencies - Table B, to choose
** Dragon Noncombat Proficiencies share names with non-dragon ones, but they do work differently. Lookup the "Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms Setting" section of each Noncombat Proficiencies to see how they work.
==Spell Slots==
The "Shadow Dragon Information by Age Class" table at the bottom of this article lists the spell slots at each age class. 
If certain kits are selected, they replace the default spell slot table.
==Shadow Dragon Abilities==
Special Abilities:Shadow Dragon (Creature)
* can communicate with any intelligent creature (17% chance at hatchling, 5% increase at each new age category);
* Shadow dragons are born immune to energy draining and with the ability to hide in shadows with 40% chance of success;
* this ability increases 5% per age category to a maximum of 95%.
Innate Abilities:Shadow Dragon (Creature)
:Juvenile: mirror image three times a day (1d4+1 images).
:Adult: dimension door twice a day.
:Old: non-detection three times a day.
:Venerable: shadow walk once a day.
:Great wyrm: create shadows three times a day.
: Create shadows creates a mass of leaping shadows with a radius of 100 yards, duration one hour. All magical {and normal}light and darkness sources are negated for as long as they remain in the radius. Creatures able to hide in shadows can do so in these magical shadows even if under direct observation. Shadow dragons and other creatures from the plane of Shadow can move and attack normally while hiding in these shadows, effectively giving them improved invisibility. A successful dispel magic spell banishes the shadows.)
==Common Dragon Abilities==
* Communicate with Intelligent Creatures
* Lair Clairaudience
* Dragon Sense
* Dragon Fear
* Wealth Options: Each dragon starts play with a single item in its bonded hoard. This item, a gem or lump of precious metal appropriate to the dragon's type, starts with a value of 1,000 gold pieces multiplied by the hatchling's Hit Dice total. Part of the item is consumed during incubation, so that when the hatchling emerges from its egg, the item is reduced in value. This reduction is equal to the total of the hatchling's Strength and Constitution scores multiplied by 100 gp.
* Dragons vs Weapons Immune Creatures: Dragons can hit creatures that are immune to normal and certain magical weapons, depending on the dragons' Hit Dice total. This is outlined on the table that follows.
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Dragon'sHit Dice	Can Hit CreaturesRequiring
4-5 	+1 weapon or better
6-7 	+2 weapon or better
8-9 	+3 weapon or better
10+ 	+4 weapon or better
==Shadow Dragon Information by Age Class==
 Shadow Dragon Information by Age ClassShadow Dragon (Creature)
AgeClass	CombatModifier	FearRadius	Fear SaveModifier	Body Lgt. (feet)	Tail Lgt. (feet)	AC 	Breath Wpn.	Spells (W/P) 	MR
1 	+1 	Nil 	Nil 	1-4 	1-3 	-1 	1d4+1 	Nil 	5%
2 	+2 	Nil 	Nil 	4-11 	3-8 	-2 	1d4+2 	Nil 	10%
3 	+3 	Nil 	Nil 	11-18 	8-13 	-3 	2d4+1 	Nil 	15%
4 	+4 	Nil 	Nil 	18-23 	13-18 	-4 	2d4+2 	2 	20%
5 	+5 	15 yards 	+2 (+6) 	23-29 	18-23 	-5 	3d4+1 	2 2 	25%
6 	+6 	20 yards 	+3 (+7) 	29-36 	23-28 	-6 	3d4+2 	2 2 2 	30%
7 	+7 	25 yards 	+1 (+5) 	36-42 	28-33 	-7 	4d4+1 	2 2 2 2/1 	35%
8 	+8 	30 yards 	0 (+4) 	42-48 	33-38 	-8 	4d4+2 	2 2 2 2 2/2 	40%
9 	+9 	35 yards 	-1 (+3) 	48-55 	38-43 	-9 	5d4+1 	2 2 2 2 2 2/3 	45%
10 	+10 	40 yards 	-2 (+2) 	55-61 	43-48 	-10	5d4+2 	4 2 2 2 2 2/3 1	50%
11 	+11 	45 yards 	-3 (+1) 	61-67 	48-53 	-11	6d4+1 	4 4 2 2 2 2/3 2	55%
12 	+12 	50 yards 	-4 (0) 	67-74 	53-58 	-12	6d4+2 	4 4 4 2 2 2/3 3	60%
== References ==
Category:Dragons
Category:Player Character Races
Category:Council of Wyrms Races