Does a creature killed by a Shadow Dragon's Shadow Breath become undead?
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Regarding Shadow Dragons, the Monster Manual (p. 85) states:
Any damage-dealing breath weapon possessed by the dragon deals
necrotic damage instead of its original damage type. A humanoid
reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow
rises from its corpse and acts immediately after the dragon in the
initiative count. The shadow is under the dragon's control.
Does this necessarily mean that the humanoid becomes the undead shadow? It should clearly state that, if that is the case. This matters in case the party wishes to raise the character from the dead via a revivify or raise dead spell.
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Regarding Shadow Dragons, the Monster Manual (p. 85) states:
Any damage-dealing breath weapon possessed by the dragon deals
necrotic damage instead of its original damage type. A humanoid
reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow
rises from its corpse and acts immediately after the dragon in the
initiative count. The shadow is under the dragon's control.
Does this necessarily mean that the humanoid becomes the undead shadow? It should clearly state that, if that is the case. This matters in case the party wishes to raise the character from the dead via a revivify or raise dead spell.
dnd-5e undead dragons
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I found the answer myself after further searching. I decided to answer my own question instead of deleting.
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– mdrichey
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Thank you! That’s the preferred way to handle that situation.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:09
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Regarding Shadow Dragons, the Monster Manual (p. 85) states:
Any damage-dealing breath weapon possessed by the dragon deals
necrotic damage instead of its original damage type. A humanoid
reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow
rises from its corpse and acts immediately after the dragon in the
initiative count. The shadow is under the dragon's control.
Does this necessarily mean that the humanoid becomes the undead shadow? It should clearly state that, if that is the case. This matters in case the party wishes to raise the character from the dead via a revivify or raise dead spell.
dnd-5e undead dragons
edited Jan 17 at 22:54
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Regarding Shadow Dragons, the Monster Manual (p. 85) states:
Any damage-dealing breath weapon possessed by the dragon deals
necrotic damage instead of its original damage type. A humanoid
reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow
rises from its corpse and acts immediately after the dragon in the
initiative count. The shadow is under the dragon's control.
Does this necessarily mean that the humanoid becomes the undead shadow? It should clearly state that, if that is the case. This matters in case the party wishes to raise the character from the dead via a revivify or raise dead spell.
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I found the answer myself after further searching. I decided to answer my own question instead of deleting.
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– mdrichey
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Thank you! That’s the preferred way to handle that situation.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:09
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I found the answer myself after further searching. I decided to answer my own question instead of deleting.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 19:08
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Thank you! That’s the preferred way to handle that situation.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:09
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6
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I found the answer myself after further searching. I decided to answer my own question instead of deleting.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 19:08
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I found the answer myself after further searching. I decided to answer my own question instead of deleting.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 19:08
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Thank you! That’s the preferred way to handle that situation.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:09
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Thank you! That’s the preferred way to handle that situation.
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The undead shadow is literally the humanoid's actual shadow, turned into an undead monster. It is not the humanoid's soul itself.
The Monster Manual entry for the Shadow states:
If a creature from which a shadow has been created somehow returns to
life, its undead shadow senses the return. The shadow might seek its
"parent" to vex or slay. Whether the shadow pursues its living
counterpart, the creature that birthed the shadow no longer casts one
until the monster is destroyed.
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
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– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
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– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
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No, the humanoid is just dead.
The shadow rises from the corpse. The corpse doesn't become a shadow, it just appears out of it.
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
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The undead shadow is literally the humanoid's actual shadow, turned into an undead monster. It is not the humanoid's soul itself.
The Monster Manual entry for the Shadow states:
If a creature from which a shadow has been created somehow returns to
life, its undead shadow senses the return. The shadow might seek its
"parent" to vex or slay. Whether the shadow pursues its living
counterpart, the creature that birthed the shadow no longer casts one
until the monster is destroyed.
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answered Jan 15 at 19:09
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
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– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
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– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
add a comment |
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The undead shadow is literally the humanoid's actual shadow, turned into an undead monster. It is not the humanoid's soul itself.
The Monster Manual entry for the Shadow states:
If a creature from which a shadow has been created somehow returns to
life, its undead shadow senses the return. The shadow might seek its
"parent" to vex or slay. Whether the shadow pursues its living
counterpart, the creature that birthed the shadow no longer casts one
until the monster is destroyed.
edited Jan 15 at 19:50
V2Blast
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answered Jan 15 at 19:09
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
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– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
3
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
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– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The undead shadow is literally the humanoid's actual shadow, turned into an undead monster. It is not the humanoid's soul itself.
The Monster Manual entry for the Shadow states:
If a creature from which a shadow has been created somehow returns to
life, its undead shadow senses the return. The shadow might seek its
"parent" to vex or slay. Whether the shadow pursues its living
counterpart, the creature that birthed the shadow no longer casts one
until the monster is destroyed.
edited Jan 15 at 19:50
V2Blast
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answered Jan 15 at 19:09
mdricheymdrichey
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The undead shadow is literally the humanoid's actual shadow, turned into an undead monster. It is not the humanoid's soul itself.
The Monster Manual entry for the Shadow states:
If a creature from which a shadow has been created somehow returns to
life, its undead shadow senses the return. The shadow might seek its
"parent" to vex or slay. Whether the shadow pursues its living
counterpart, the creature that birthed the shadow no longer casts one
until the monster is destroyed.
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V2Blast
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V2Blast
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
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– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
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– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
3
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
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– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
add a comment |
2
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
$endgroup$
– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
$endgroup$
– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
3
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
$endgroup$
– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
2
2
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Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
$endgroup$
– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
$begingroup$
Does it give advantage to stealth-checks or anything if one doesn't have a shadow?
$endgroup$
– Deduplicator
Jan 15 at 21:59
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
$endgroup$
– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
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@Deduplicator I'd ask that as its own question.
$endgroup$
– mdrichey
Jan 15 at 23:51
3
3
$begingroup$
This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
$endgroup$
– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
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This paints Peter Pan in a more grim light...
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– Lux Claridge
Jan 16 at 14:58
add a comment |
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No, the humanoid is just dead.
The shadow rises from the corpse. The corpse doesn't become a shadow, it just appears out of it.
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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No, the humanoid is just dead.
The shadow rises from the corpse. The corpse doesn't become a shadow, it just appears out of it.
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
$endgroup$
11
$begingroup$
Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
$endgroup$
– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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No, the humanoid is just dead.
The shadow rises from the corpse. The corpse doesn't become a shadow, it just appears out of it.
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
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No, the humanoid is just dead.
The shadow rises from the corpse. The corpse doesn't become a shadow, it just appears out of it.
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
answered Jan 15 at 19:02
Karolis LKarolis L
3026
3026
11
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
$endgroup$
– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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11
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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11
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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Even when correct, an answer is always better when it includes support for its conclusion.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 15 at 19:11
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