When fighting in heavily forested swamps and marshes, they try to stay in the water or on the ground trees and leafy canopies limit their aerial maneuverability. Older dragons sometimes capture and question humanoids about stockpiles of gold, silver, and platinum coins before killing them.īlack dragons prefer to ambush their targets, using their surroundings as cover. As the dragon ages, they become larger, thicker, and duller, helping it camouflage itself in swamps and marshes.īlack dragons are especially fond of coins. On hatching, a black dragon’s scales are thin, small, and glossy. This deterioration increases with age and does not harm the dragon. Adding to the skeletal impression is the gradual deterioration of the hide around the base of the horn and the cheekbones. (clumsy), swim 60 ft.īlack dragon are sometimes known as skull dragons because of their skeletal faces. Wyrmling +3 very young +3 young +3 juvenile +4 others -Ħ0 ft., fly 100 ft. Wyrmling 5–6 HD very young 8–9 HD young 11–12 HD juvenile 14–15 HD young adult 17–18 HD adult 20–21 HD mature adult 23–24 HD old 26–27 HD very old 29–30 HD ancient 32–33 HD wyrm 35–36 HD great wyrm 38+ HD Wyrmling 3 very young 4 young 5 juvenile 7 young adult 9 adult 11 mature adult 14 old 16 very old 18 ancient 19 wyrm 20 great wyrm 22 Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2–5) adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, or family (1–2 and 2–5 offspring)