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Umbire the Phantom: flag, poison cloud immunity

2025-03-20T23:28:06Z

flag, poison cloud immunity

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice

2025-02-28T20:48:16Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ copyedit

2025-02-28T20:48:00Z

‎EvilHack: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detailing

2025-02-27T00:38:23Z

‎dNetHack: detailing

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ smith it up

2025-02-26T23:24:55Z

‎dNetHack: smith it up

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants / dnh

2025-02-26T23:24:16Z

‎Variants: *dnh

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-02-26T23:20:23Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ cite MR

2025-02-08T14:12:12Z

‎Description: cite MR

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ tweak

2025-02-08T14:08:58Z

‎EvilHack: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: pothole - tested and it's 1:1 with other sleep rays that I can tell

2025-02-08T14:08:34Z

pothole - tested and it's 1:1 with other sleep rays that I can tell

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-'''Randomized breath''' is a [[damage type]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is always associated with the [[breath]] weapon [[attack type]].
+'''Randomized breath''' is a [[damage type]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is always associated with the [[breath]] weapon [[attack type]]. Random breath attacks always use the <tt>'''AD_RBRE'''</tt> damage type flag.
 ==Description==
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 * [[acid]]
-As randomized breath weapons can create magic missiles, monsters with the attack are given intrinsic [[magic resistance]].{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|123|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>resists_magm</tt> function}}
+As randomized breath weapons can create magic missiles, monsters with the attack are given intrinsic [[magic resistance]].{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|123|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>resists_magm</tt> function}} Similarly, since the attack can also create poison clouds, monsters with the attack are immune to the effects of poison clouds.{{refsrc|src/region.c|1004|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 The only monster with a randomized breath weapon is the [[Chromatic Dragon]].

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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[crystal golem]]s have randomized breath weapons that behave the same as that of the Chromatic Dragon.{{refsrc|mthrowu.c|775|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=uses all valid breath types up to <tt>AD_ACID</tt>}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[crystal golem]]s have randomized breath weapons which behave the same as that of the Chromatic Dragon.{{refsrc|mthrowu.c|775|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=uses all valid breath types up to <tt>AD_ACID</tt>}}
 ===UnNetHack===

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[Tiamat (EvilHack)|Tiamat]] retains her randomized breath attack, which uses the following damage types:
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Tiamat (EvilHack)|Tiamat]] retains her randomized breath attack, and the [[Chromatic dragon (EvilHack)|chromatic dragon]] placeholder monster has two random breath weapon attacks. Both instances use the following damage types:
 * magic missile
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 * high-pressure water
 * [[Drain life|dark energy]]
 ==References==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], several monsters have randomized breath weapons. Two of them use randomized breath weapons that select from specific damage types: the [[Chromatic Dragon (dNetHack)|Chromatic Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, frost, lightning, poison, disintegration, and acid, and the [[Platinum Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, disintegration, sleep, and lightning. All other monsters use the same randomly selected damage types as in vanilla ''NetHack'', and some monsters may use the damage type with other attack types, such as weapon attacks.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], several monsters have randomized breath weapons. Two of them use randomized breath weapons that select from specific damage types: the [[Chromatic Dragon (dNetHack)|Chromatic Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, frost, lightning, poison, disintegration, and acid, and the [[Platinum Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, disintegration, sleep, and lightning.
-The other monsters with random breath attacks are:
+Three monsters utilize the damage type for [[weapon]] attacks or [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spells]], and in these instances the attack chooses a random damage type from fire, cold or shock&mdash;for magic attacks, this casts fireball, cone of cold or lightning bolt respectively. The monsters with random "breath" weapon and magic attacks are:
 * {{cyan|D}} [[Shimmering dragon (dNetHack)|shimmering dragon]]
 * {{magenta|E}} [[mortai]]
 * {{brightmagenta|P}} [[flux slime]]

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], several monsters have randomized breath weapons, with some using specific damage types: the [[Chromatic Dragon (dNetHack)|Chromatic Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, frost, lightning, poison, disintegration, and acid; and the [[Platinum Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, disintegration, sleep, and lightning. All other monsters use the same randomly selected damage types as in vanilla ''NetHack'', and some monsters may use the damage type with other attack types, such as weapon attacks.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], several monsters have randomized breath weapons. Two of them use randomized breath weapons that select from specific damage types: the [[Chromatic Dragon (dNetHack)|Chromatic Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, frost, lightning, poison, disintegration, and acid, and the [[Platinum Dragon]] selects randomly from fire, disintegration, sleep, and lightning. All other monsters use the same randomly selected damage types as in vanilla ''NetHack'', and some monsters may use the damage type with other attack types, such as weapon attacks.
 The other monsters with random breath attacks are:

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:20, 26 February 2025
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−	'''Randomized breath''' is a [[damage type]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is always associated with [[breath]] ~~weapons~~.	+	'''Randomized breath''' is a [[damage type]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is always associated with the [[breath]] weapon [[attack type]].

	==Description==		==Description==

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 * fire
 * frost
-* sleeping gas
+* sleep gas
 * disintegration
 * lightning

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 * [[Fire (element)|fire]]
 * [[frost]]
-* [[sleeping gas]]
+* [[sleep gas]]
 * [[disintegration]]
 * [[lightning]]