Editing Shadow Dragon (section)

==Publication History==
They go back incredibly far, having first appeared in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition's [[Monster Manual]] II. They then made the jump to 2nd edition in the Monstrous Compendium [[Greyhawk]] Appendix, with lore from that being reprinted in 1993's [[Monster Manual|Monstrous Manual]]. In 3rd edition, like several other [[Greyhawk]] monsters, they migrated to the [[Forgotten Realms]], first appearing in "Monsters of Faerun" before being reprinted, sans Realms-specific notes, in the 3e [[Draconomicon]].

In 4th edition, the Shadow Dragon resurfaced in the [[Draconomicon]]: [[Chromatic Dragon]]s, here being a branch of the chromatic family that adapted to life in the [[Shadowfell]].

Finally, in 5th edition, it hit the big time and graduated to a debut appearance, showing up in the [[Monster Manual]] of this edition. Here, however, they lost their status as a unique dragon species and were instead reinterpreted as a template, based on a "true dragon" (Chromatic, Metallic, etc) spending too long in the [[Shadowfell]] and being corrupted into a partially shadow-based version of their former selves. This transformations makes the Dragon stealthier, highly resistant to damage while in darkness, and sensitive to sunlight, while granting it a breath weapons that animates those it slays into undead shadows.