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Portrait of the Young Frost Dragon
Creature · Built-in

Young Frost Dragon

Large Dragon, neutral

  • Boss difficulty
  • CR 5
  • Melee
  • Flying
  • Boss

A wyrm barely grown into its wings, pale as old ice, already guarding a hoard it would die for.

Statistics

Armor Class
16 (scales)
Hit Points
102 (12d10 + 36)
Speed
Walk 40 ft, Fly 80 ft, Swim 30 ft
Challenge
CR 5 · 1800 XP
Size
Large — Takes a 2-by-2 block of map cells.
Saving throws
DEX +4, CON +6, WIS +4
Skills
Perception +4, Stealth +4
Senses
Blindsight 10 ft, Darkvision 60 ft
Languages
Common, Draconic
STR18+4
DEX12+1
CON16+3
INT12+1
WIS12+1
CHA14+2

Attacks

Multiattack

Bite, Claw × 2

Bite Melee

+7 to hit · Reach 10 ft (2 map cells)

Damage: 2d8 + 4 piercing

Claw Melee

+7 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 4 slashing

Abilities

Frost Breath Recharge 5–6

Exhales a cone of cold.

Area
30 ft
Saving throw
Constitution DC 14
On a failed save
Full damage.
On a successful save
Half damage.
Damage
7d6 cold

Hoard Sense At will

GM guidance: knows at once when anything is taken from its hoard.

Defenses

Immunities
Cold

Environment & tags

Environments
Arctic, Mountain
Groups
Dragons, Aquatic
Tags
dragon, frost, hoard, boss