Homebrew Young Dragon Species Details
Every culture has its own mythology of dragons — terrifying serpentine monsters that trigger some of humankind’s oldest and most primitive fears. In modern tales dragons are also keenly intelligent, long-lived, and magical. They lead lesser monsters, breathe elemental destruction upon those who displease them, and even demand sacrifices from mere mortals. These are the traits of power, in all its forms. Even the dragon’s hoarding of wealth is a representation of a form of power. From a human perspective, dragons are the pinnacle of evolution and the supreme creatures on the material plane. Dragons agree with this assessment.
Young Dragon Traits
Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragons.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1, and you Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
The lifecycle of a dragon has a magical component. You are a young dragon between 100 and 300 years old. Dragons increase in size slowly over hundreds of years eventually becoming gargantuan if they live long enough. A dragon’s natural lifespan is around 1200 years although some live much longer.
Alignment
Dragons tend to the extremes of alignment based on their subtype. You are not typical of your race and may choose any alignment.
Size
As a young dragon your size is large and you will continue to grow with time, becoming huge around 300 years old, and gargantuan around 500 years old.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a flying speed of 40 feet as well.
Draconic Ancestry
You have a dragon breath weapon and resistance. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.
Draconic Ancestry
| Dragon | Damage Type | Breath Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| Black | Acid | 5 by 35 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Blue | Lightning | 5 by 35 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Brass | Fire | 5 by 35 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Bronze | Lightning | 5 by 35 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Copper | Acid | 5 by 35 ft. line (Dex. save) |
| Gold | Fire | 20 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Green | Poison | 20 ft. cone (Con. save) |
| Red | Fire | 20 ft. cone (Dex. save) |
| Silver | Cold | 20 ft. cone (Con. save) |
| White | Cold | 20 ft. cone (Con. save) |
Breath Weapon
You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your draconic ancestry. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 4d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 6d6 at 6th level, 8d6 at 11th level, and 10d6 at 16th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
Dragon Hide
You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.
Darkvision
You have darkvision to 60 feet.
Bite
You are proficient with your bite. It is a natural melee weapon that deals 1d8 plus strength modifier piercing damage.
Shapechange
You have begun to master your innate magical abilities and as such you can as an action polymorph yourself into any medium or small humanoid you have seen.
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Posted Nov 27, 2025I feel like it's missing the special movement speeds like swimming, for some.