Young Black Dragon

CreatureMMp. 882014SRD

Large dragon, chaotic evil

Armor Class
18 (natural armor)
Hit Points
127 (15d10 + 45)
Speed
fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft., 40 ft.
Challenge
7 (2,900 XP)
STR
19
+4
DEX
14
+2
CON
17
+3
INT
12
+1
WIS
11
+0
CHA
15
+2
Saving Throws
Cha +5, Con +6, Dex +5, Wis +3
Skills
Stealth +5, Perception +6
Damage Immunities
acid
Senses
blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages
Common, Draconic

Traits

Amphibious.

The dragon can breathe air and water.

Actions

Multiattack.

The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

Bite.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) acid damage.

Claw.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Acid Breath 5.

The dragon exhales acid in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 49 (11d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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        "You can customize any dragon's stat block to reflect the dragon's unique character. Minor changes such as those below are easy to make and have no impact on a dragon's challenge rating.",
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            "Most dragons prefer to speak Draconic but learn Common for dealing with allies and minions. But given their high Intelligence and long life span, dragons can easily learn additional languages. You can add languages to a dragon's stat block."
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            "Most dragons are proficient in the {@skill Perception} and {@skill Stealth} skills, and many dragons have additional skill proficiencies. As with languages, you can customize a dragon's skill list (even doubling their proficiency bonus with certain skills) to reflect particular interests and activities. You can also give a dragon tool proficiencies, particularly if the dragon spends time in Humanoid form."
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                    "Impersonating characters or their allies could be a fun trick for a crafty dragon.",
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                  "entries": [
                    "You might decide that dragons in your campaign, being an essential part of the Material Plane, are nearly impossible to destroy. A dragon's life essence might be preserved in the egg from which it first emerged, in its hoard, or in a cavernous hall at the center of the world, just as a lich's essence is hidden in a phylactery.",
                    "If it has an essence-preserving object, a destroyed dragon gains a new body in {@dice 1d10} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the object."
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                  "name": "Special Senses",
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                  "entries": [
                    "Most dragons have {@sense blindsight} and {@sense darkvision}. You might upgrade {@sense blindsight} to {@sense truesight}, or you could give a dragon with a burrowing speed {@sense tremorsense|MM}."
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