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| + | |name=blue dragon | ||
| + | |symbol={{monsym|blue_dragon}} | ||
| + | |tile=[[Image:Blue dragon.png|Blue dragon]] | ||
| + | |difficulty=20 | ||
| + | |level=15 | ||
| + | |experience=460 | ||
| + | |speed=9 | ||
| + | |AC=-1 | ||
| + | |MR=20 | ||
| + | |align=-7 | ||
| + | |frequency=1 | ||
| + | |genocidable=Yes | ||
| + | |attacks=Breath 4d4 lightning, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4 | ||
| + | |weight=4500 | ||
| + | |nutr=1500 | ||
| + | |size=Gigantic | ||
| + | |resistances=Shock | ||
| + | |resistances conveyed=Shock resistance (100%) | ||
| + | |attributes={{attributes|A blue dragon|fly=1|thick=1|nohands=1|seeinvis=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|magic=1}} | ||
| + | |reference=[[monst.c#line1161]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{monster | ||
| + | |name=baby blue dragon | ||
| + | |symbol={{monsym|baby_blue_dragon}} | ||
| + | |tile=[[Image:Baby blue dragon.png|Baby blue dragon]] | ||
| + | |difficulty=13 | ||
| + | |level=12 | ||
| + | |experience=200 | ||
| + | |speed=9 | ||
| + | |AC=2 | ||
| + | |MR=10 | ||
| + | |align=0 | ||
| + | |frequency=0 | ||
| + | |genocidable=Yes | ||
| + | |attacks=Bite 2d6 | ||
| + | |weight=1500 | ||
| + | |nutr=500 | ||
| + | |size=Huge | ||
| + | |resistances=Shock | ||
| + | |resistances conveyed=None | ||
| + | |attributes={{attributes|A baby blue dragon|fly=1|thick=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|greedy=1|jewels=1}} | ||
| + | |reference=[[monst.c#line1085]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | The '''blue dragon''', {{monsym|blue dragon}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has a younger form in the '''baby blue dragon''', {{monsym|baby blue dragon}}. The blue dragon has [[shock resistance]] both intrinsically and from its scales, and its breath weapon fires rays of lightning. Its corpse provides shock resistance. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Generation== | ||
| + | {{main|Dragon#Generation}} | ||
| + | Players will not see baby blue dragons through normal random [[monster creation]] outside of the [[Oracle]] and [[Sokoban]] levels, and they can also be hatched from dragon [[egg]]s; adult blue dragons start appearing around the midway depths of the dungeon. Blue dragons can be generated in [[throne room]]s as early as dungeon level 15, and may appear when a [[throne]] at this depth or lower is [[loot]]ed.{{reffunc|mkroom.c|courtmon}} Blue dragons can be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. | ||
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| + | Blue dragons have a {{frac|3}} of dropping a set of +0 uncursed [[blue dragon scales]] along with their [[corpse]] ({{frac|20}} if the dragon was [[revive]]d). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | :''See also: [[Dragon#Strategy]]'' | ||
| + | As with all breath attacks, [[reflection]] can protect you, your [[ring]]s and your [[wand]]s against shock damage, but even a reflected ray of lightning will still leave you [[blind]], so take care to cure it as soon as possible, e.g. with a [[unicorn horn]]. Eating a blue dragon after you kill it is worthwhile for the guaranteed shock resistance if you lack any. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | [[NetHack 2.3e]] introduces the blue dragon along with all of the other modern dragon types and their breath weapons, except for silver. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[NetHack 3.0.0]] introduces baby blue dragons alongside the other baby dragons. This version also distinguishes all color dragons, their younger stages and their corpses, and introduces dragon scale mail. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[NetHack 3.1.0]] introduces blue dragon scales along with the other colors, as well as the current method of obtaining dragon scale mail. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
| + | {{encyclopedia|<poem> | ||
| + | In the West the dragon was the natural enemy of man. Although | ||
| + | preferring to live in bleak and desolate regions, whenever it | ||
| + | was seen among men it left in its wake a trail of destruction | ||
| + | and disease. Yet any attempt to slay this beast was a perilous | ||
| + | undertaking. For the dragon's assailant had to contend | ||
| + | not only with clouds of sulphurous fumes pouring from its fire | ||
| + | breathing nostrils, but also with the thrashings of its tail, | ||
| + | the most deadly part of its serpent-like body. | ||
| + | {{right-align|[ Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library) ]}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | "One whom the dragons will speak with," he said, "that is a | ||
| + | dragonlord, or at least that is the center of the matter. It's | ||
| + | not a trick of mastering the dragons, as most people think. | ||
| + | Dragons have no masters. The question is always the same, with | ||
| + | a dragon: will he talk to you or will he eat you? If you can | ||
| + | count upon his doing the former, and not doing the latter, why | ||
| + | then you're a dragonlord." | ||
| + | {{right-align|[ The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin ]}} | ||
| + | </poem>}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | {{nethack-366}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Monsters]] | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 10 May 2021
D blue dragon 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 20 |
| Attacks |
Breath 4d4 lightning, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4 |
| Base level | 15 |
| Base experience | 460 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | -1 |
| Base MR | 20 |
| Alignment | -7 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 4500 |
| Nutritional value | 1500 |
| Size | Gigantic |
| Resistances | Shock |
| Resistances conveyed |
Shock resistance (100%) |
|
A blue dragon:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1161 |
D baby blue dragon 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 13 |
| Attacks |
Bite 2d6 |
| Base level | 12 |
| Base experience | 200 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 10 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 500 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Shock |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A baby blue dragon:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1085 |
The blue dragon, D, is a monster that appears in NetHack. It has a younger form in the baby blue dragon, D. The blue dragon has shock resistance both intrinsically and from its scales, and its breath weapon fires rays of lightning. Its corpse provides shock resistance.
Generation
Players will not see baby blue dragons through normal random monster creation outside of the Oracle and Sokoban levels, and they can also be hatched from dragon eggs; adult blue dragons start appearing around the midway depths of the dungeon. Blue dragons can be generated in throne rooms as early as dungeon level 15, and may appear when a throne at this depth or lower is looted.[1] Blue dragons can be generated if a chaotic spellcaster casts the summon nasties monster spell.
Blue dragons have a 1⁄3 of dropping a set of +0 uncursed blue dragon scales along with their corpse (1⁄20 if the dragon was revived).
Strategy
- See also: Dragon#Strategy
As with all breath attacks, reflection can protect you, your rings and your wands against shock damage, but even a reflected ray of lightning will still leave you blind, so take care to cure it as soon as possible, e.g. with a unicorn horn. Eating a blue dragon after you kill it is worthwhile for the guaranteed shock resistance if you lack any.
History
NetHack 2.3e introduces the blue dragon along with all of the other modern dragon types and their breath weapons, except for silver.
NetHack 3.0.0 introduces baby blue dragons alongside the other baby dragons. This version also distinguishes all color dragons, their younger stages and their corpses, and introduces dragon scale mail.
NetHack 3.1.0 introduces blue dragon scales along with the other colors, as well as the current method of obtaining dragon scale mail.
Encyclopedia entry
In the West the dragon was the natural enemy of man. Although
preferring to live in bleak and desolate regions, whenever it
was seen among men it left in its wake a trail of destruction
and disease. Yet any attempt to slay this beast was a perilous
undertaking. For the dragon's assailant had to contend
not only with clouds of sulphurous fumes pouring from its fire
breathing nostrils, but also with the thrashings of its tail,
the most deadly part of its serpent-like body.
"One whom the dragons will speak with," he said, "that is a
dragonlord, or at least that is the center of the matter. It's
not a trick of mastering the dragons, as most people think.
Dragons have no masters. The question is always the same, with
a dragon: will he talk to you or will he eat you? If you can
count upon his doing the former, and not doing the latter, why
then you're a dragonlord."
