Deep dragon (dNetHack) - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom moved page Deep wyrm to Deep dragon (dNetHack): name has long since changed, so leaving redirect

Ardub23 at 20:49, 4 September 2019

2019-09-04T20:49:31Z

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Breath weapon]] 2d8 [[life drain]], Bite 4d13 [[life drain]], Claw 4d6 physical, Claw 4d6 physical, Tail slap 4d13 physical
+  |attacks=[[Breath weapon]] 2d8 [[Drain life (monster attack)|life drain]], [[Bite attack|bite]] 4d13 life drain, [[Claw attack|claw]] 4d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 4d6 physical, [[tail slap]] 4d13 physical
   |weight=4500
   |nutr=1500
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 A deep dragon has a life-draining [[breath weapon]], a powerful life-draining [[Bite attack|bite]], two strong [[claw attack]]s, and a powerful tail slap that occurs each global turn and targets an opponent adjacent to the deep dragon. Deep dragons possess [[magic resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[drain resistance]].
-A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaff]]ing its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of also granting the same effect as quaffing an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the consumer's level by 1 and boosting their [[HP]] and [[energy]]&mdash;the corpse always grants this effect if its blood has been drained by a blood-drinker. The deep dragon's blood can also be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
+A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]]&ndash;or else [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]]&ndash;has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of also granting the same effect as quaffing an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the consumer's level by 1 and boosting their [[HP]] and [[energy]]. A deep dragon corpse always grants this effect if its blood has been drained by a blood-drinker, while a potion of deep dragon blood can be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated deep dragons are created hostile, and are not a valid form for polymorph. A baby deep dragon can [[grow up]] into a deep dragon.
+Randomly generated deep dragons are created hostile, and are not a valid polymorph form. A baby deep dragon can [[grow up]] into a deep dragon.
 Deep dragons may appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by an [[orc of the ages of stars]].

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 A '''deep dragon''', {{magenta|D}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Known in previous versions as a '''deep wyrm''', the deep dragon is a type of [[Dragon (monster attribute)|dragon]] that has much higher effective [[AC]] and [[DR|damage reduction]] than other adult [[Dragon (dNetHack)|dragons]], and has very strong [[life drain]]ing abilities. All 21 of a deep dragon's AC points are in the natural category, and it has 8 points of natural damage reduction.
-A deep dragon is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]] and capable of [[tunnel]]ing&mdash;like many other dragons, it is [[carnivorous]], can [[see invisible]] and has a [[strong]], quadrupedal and [[thick-skinned]] form with wings, an elongated head and forelimbs that can manipulate objects. The deep dragon will seek out [[gold]], [[gems]] and other [[magical item]]s to collect, and is not [[oviparous]] since they are considered to be immortal and unchanging (though [[Baby deep dragon (dNetHack)|younger forms]] naturally still exist).
+A deep dragon is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]] and capable of [[tunnel]]ing&mdash;like many other dragons, it is [[carnivorous]], can [[see invisible]] and has a [[strong]], quadrupedal and [[thick-skinned]] form with wings, an elongated head and forelimbs that can manipulate objects. The deep dragon will seek out [[gold]], [[gems]] and other [[magical item]]s to collect, and it is not [[oviparous]] since they are considered to be immortal and unchanging (though [[Baby deep dragon (dNetHack)|their younger forms]] can still exist naturally).
-A deep dragon has a life-draining [[breath]] weapon, a powerful life-draining bite, two strong claw attacks, and a powerful tail slap that occurs each global turn and targets an opponent adjacent to the deep dragon. Deep dragons possess [[magic resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[drain resistance]].
+A deep dragon has a life-draining [[breath weapon]], a powerful life-draining [[Bite attack|bite]], two strong [[claw attack]]s, and a powerful tail slap that occurs each global turn and targets an opponent adjacent to the deep dragon. Deep dragons possess [[magic resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[drain resistance]].
-A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaff]]ing its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of granting the same effect as an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the eater's level by 1 and boosting [[HP]] and [[energy]]&mdash;the corpse always grants this effect if its blood has been drained by a blood-drinker. The deep dragon's blood can also be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
+A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaff]]ing its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of also granting the same effect as quaffing an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the consumer's level by 1 and boosting their [[HP]] and [[energy]]&mdash;the corpse always grants this effect if its blood has been drained by a blood-drinker. The deep dragon's blood can also be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
 ==Generation==

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 Deep dragons can appear among the monsters randomly generated by either [[sitting]] on a [[throne]] or [[looting]] it while the hero is [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).
-Deep dragons have a {{frac|3}} chance of dropping a set of uncursed +0 [[Deep dragon scales (dNetHack)|deep dragon scales]] upon death along with their corpse (which is guaranteed to drop under normal circumstances, e.g. they are not [[disintegrated]]), and the chance is reduced to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was [[revived]]&mdash;if the dragon is [[Stoning|turned to stone]], their statue will contain scales with the same probabilities.
+Deep dragons have a {{frac|3}} chance of dropping a set of uncursed +0 [[Deep dragon scales (dNetHack)|deep dragon scales]] upon death along with their corpse, which is guaranteed to drop under normal circumstances (e.g. they are not [[disintegrated]]), and the chance is reduced to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was [[revived]]&mdash;if the dragon is [[Stoning|turned to stone]], their statue will contain scales with the same probabilities.
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 {{otheruses|the monster in dNetHack and its variants|the monster in other variants|deep dragon}}
 A '''deep dragon''', {{magenta|D}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Known in previous versions as a '''deep wyrm''', the deep dragon is a type of [[Dragon (monster attribute)|dragon]] that has much higher effective [[AC]] and [[DR|damage reduction]] than other adult [[Dragon (dNetHack)|dragons]], and has very strong [[life drain]]ing abilities. All 21 of a deep dragon's AC points are in the natural category, and it has 8 points of natural damage reduction.
 A deep dragon is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]] and capable of [[tunnel]]ing&mdash;like many other dragons, it is [[carnivorous]], can [[see invisible]] and has a [[strong]], quadrupedal and [[thick-skinned]] form with wings, an elongated head and forelimbs that can manipulate objects. The deep dragon will seek out [[gold]], [[gems]] and other [[magical item]]s to collect, and is not [[oviparous]] since they are considered to be immortal and unchanging (though [[Baby deep dragon (dNetHack)|younger forms]] naturally still exist).

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 A deep dragon has a life-draining [[breath]] weapon, a powerful life-draining bite, two strong claw attacks, and a powerful tail slap that occurs each global turn and targets an opponent adjacent to the deep dragon. Deep dragons possess [[magic resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[drain resistance]].
-A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaff]]ing its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has the same effect as an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the eater's level by 1 and boosting [[HP]] and [[energy]]&mdash;the deep dragon's blood can also be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
+A deep dragon is [[poisonous]] to consume, and eating a deep dragon [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaff]]ing its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of granting the same effect as an uncursed [[potion of gain level]], increasing the eater's level by 1 and boosting [[HP]] and [[energy]]&mdash;the corpse always grants this effect if its blood has been drained by a blood-drinker. The deep dragon's blood can also be used as a substitute for the potion of gain level in [[alchemy]].
 ==Generation==
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 Deep dragons can appear among the monsters randomly generated by either [[sitting]] on a [[throne]] or [[looting]] it while the hero is [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).
-Deep dragons have a {{frac|3}} chance of dropping a set of uncursed +0 [[Deep dragon scales (dNetHack)|deep dragon scales]] upon death unless [[disintegrated]], and the chance is reduced to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was [[revived]]&mdash;if the dragon is [[Stoning|turned to stone]], their statue will contain scales with the same probabilities.
+Deep dragons have a {{frac|3}} chance of dropping a set of uncursed +0 [[Deep dragon scales (dNetHack)|deep dragon scales]] upon death along with their corpse (which is guaranteed to drop under normal circumstances, e.g. they are not [[disintegrated]]), and the chance is reduced to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was [[revived]]&mdash;if the dragon is [[Stoning|turned to stone]], their statue will contain scales with the same probabilities.
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 {{variant-343}}

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 {{otheruses|the monster in dNetHack and its variants|the monster in other variants|deep dragon}}
-A '''deep dragon''', {{magenta|D}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Known in previous versions as a '''deep wyrm''', the deep dragon is a type of [[Dragon (monster attribute)|dragon]] that has much higher effective [[AC]] and [[DR|damage reduction]] than the other [[Dragon (dNetHack)|dragons]] in its [[monster class]], and has very strong [[life drain]]ing abilities. All 21 of a deep dragon's AC points are in the natural category, and it has 8 points of natural damage reduction.
+A '''deep dragon''', {{magenta|D}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. Known in previous versions as a '''deep wyrm''', the deep dragon is a type of [[Dragon (monster attribute)|dragon]] that has much higher effective [[AC]] and [[DR|damage reduction]] than the other adult [[Dragon (dNetHack)|dragons]] in [[Dragon (dNetHack)|the same monster class]], and has very strong [[life drain]]ing abilities. All 21 of a deep dragon's AC points are in the natural category, and it has 8 points of natural damage reduction.
 A deep dragon is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]] and capable of [[tunnel]]ing&mdash;like many other dragons, it is [[carnivorous]], can [[see invisible]] and has a [[strong]], quadrupedal and [[thick-skinned]] form with wings, an elongated head and forelimbs that can manipulate objects. The deep dragon will seek out [[gold]], [[gems]] and other [[magical item]]s to collect, and is not [[oviparous]] since they are considered to be immortal and unchanging.

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 {{monster
-  |name=deep wyrm
+  |name=deep dragon
   |symbol={{magenta|D}}
   |tile=
-  |difficulty=25
+  |difficulty=31
-  |level=20
+  |level=22
-  |experience=796
+  |experience=1095
   |speed=9
-  |AC=&minus;4
+  |AC=-11
   |MR=20
-  |align=&minus;6
+  |align=-6
   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Beam 2d8 [[life drain]], Bite 2d8 [[life drain]], Claw 3d4 physical, Claw 3d4 physical
+  |attacks=[[Breath weapon]] 2d8 [[life drain]], Bite 4d13 [[life drain]], Claw 4d6 physical, Claw 4d6 physical, Tail slap 4d13 physical
   |weight=4500
   |nutr=1500
   |size=gigantic
-  |resistances=[[poison]], [[level drain]]
+  |resistances=[[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[magic resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[acid]]
+  |resistances conveyed=[[gain level]]
-  |attributes={{attributes
+  |attributes={{attributes|A deep dragon|fly=1|tunnel=1|amphibious=1|breathless=1|thick=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|carnivore=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|nasty=1|strong=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|magic=1|drain=1}}
- |A deep wyrm|=
+  |reference=
 }}
-Eating the corpse of a deep wyrm is beneficial, similar to eating a wraith corpse. Be careful about choking to death, as they are much more filling!
+{{otheruses|the monster in dNetHack and its variants|the monster in other variants|deep dragon}}
-{{clear}}
-== Deep wyrmling ==
+==Generation==
-{{monster
+Deep dragons may appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by an [[orc of the ages of stars]].
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]

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