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How to get a dragon special breath attack
By "Special breath attack" I mean breath weapons with effects you can find in some True Dragons like a sleep gas for brass dragon, a parlyzing effect for the silver dragon etc...
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How to handle breath weapon recharge when combat is interrupted?
I have a question about monster abilities that recharge, like a dragon’s breath weapon. Is the ability considered “charged” on the first round of combat, no roll required?
If the answer to that is “...
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How/when does an ability like a dragon's breath weapon recharge, if it's listed as "Recharge 5–6"?
Dragon breath weapons used to be simple: 3 uses per day. They magically recharged at either midnight or dawn, depending on your DM.
As I read through the dragon section, I see new (to me) info on ...
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Is there an in-setting explanation for how dragons breathe fire?
I'm currently in the process of writing a new campaign setting in which many classical mythical creatures have been rendered extinct for various reasons, one such creature is the dragon.
My initial ...
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Would an anti-magic zone affect a dragon's breath weapon? [duplicate]
One of my players has a special crystal that emits an anti-magic zone 5-feet around them. It was just picked up so they're trying to figure out what to do with the crystal. Suddenly they are ...
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Can a dragon use its multiattack and its breath weapon in the same turn, or is it a choice between the two?
In the Monster Manual, it states that a dragon can use a multiattack of Frightful Presence, then a bite and two claw attacks.
Can it use its breath weapon in the same turn? Or does it use its breath ...
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How do I determine a Shadow Dragon's Breath Save DC?
From the Shadow Dragon template, it would appear that the Shadow Breath has the same damage and save as the original dragon's breath weapon, as no change is stated in the template:
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Can a dragon's breath weapon pass through Leomund's Tiny Hut?
Leomund's tiny hut can protect against magic, objects, and creatures from entering.
A dragon's breath weapon is not considered magical, but has to be an object at least - which should be blocked by ...
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What happens when a creature wielding an Aegis of the Raven Queen gets breathed on by a fire-breathing dragon?
I know this looks very similar to this question, but I asked it to indirectly solve what I'm about to ask now (a bad idea).
The Aegis of the Raven Queen (from the module "CCC-BWM-03 A Tale of Two ...
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What happens if a creature draws a Frost Brand sword when breathed upon by a fire-breathing dragon?
Frost brand weapons have the following property if attuned:
When you draw this weapon, you can extinguish all nonmagical flames within 30 feet of you. This property can be used no more than once ...
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How do you determine the area of effect of a flying dragon’s breath weapon? [closed]
When a dragon is flying over its target, how do you determine the area of effect on the ground? If it is breathing straight down, a 60' cone could create a 60' diameter circle, but that's not very ...
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Fey Ancestry says "Magic can't put you to sleep" and Brass Dragon has the ability to "exhales sleep gas". Does the breath weapon affect elves?
I always assumed that elves/half elves were just immune to sleep effects, but re-reading Fey Ancestry, it says "magic can't put you to sleep".
Brass Dragons and Kamadans (Tomb of Annihilation p225) ...
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Did dragon breath ability change between different TSR D&D/AD&D editions?
In most Dragonlance books (Chronoicles+Legends), dragon breath attacks are classified per color/metal. Although confusing, especially with metallic dragons and their dual weapon, it makes sense.
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Do you reroll a dragon's breath weapon recharge time after each breath attack?
Dragon breath weapons have a recharge time. For example, a very young black dragon can use its breath weapon every 1d4 rounds.
Do you re-roll the recharge time each time you use the breath weapon? Or ...
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Are a Bronze Dragon's breath attacks' cooldowns shared?
A Bronze Dragon has two different breath weapons: a Line of Lightning, and a Repulsion Gas. The breath weapons of Dragons always come with a certain cooldown period.
I was wondering if using one of ...
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Is a green dragon's breath weapon "poison" for the purposes of "advantage on saves against poison"
A green dragon has a breath weapon that deals poison damage. In addition to the MM entry, this is an example given in the PHB Description of Damage types:
Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas ...
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