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With the exception of the chromatic dragon, each dragon has a breath weapon, elemental resistance(s) and color randomly assigned to each of them at the start of a game, making it impossible to predict breath type based on name or color. The list above gives the default appearances and types of each dragon - all dragons use the {{brown|D}} and are given a different-colored glyph once identified, and dragons of the same name or color within a game are always of the same type. Dragons are auto-identified upon witnessing their breath attack, and identifying one dragon also identifies all dragons of that type (including babies), as well as their scales and scale mail; the reverse also applies for identifying dragon scales and dragon scale mail. The stats of the dragons themselves are identical to the dragons of ''NetHack''. | With the exception of the chromatic dragon, each dragon has a breath weapon, elemental resistance(s) and color randomly assigned to each of them at the start of a game, making it impossible to predict breath type based on name or color. The list above gives the default appearances and types of each dragon - all dragons use the {{brown|D}} and are given a different-colored glyph once identified, and dragons of the same name or color within a game are always of the same type. Dragons are auto-identified upon witnessing their breath attack, and identifying one dragon also identifies all dragons of that type (including babies), as well as their scales and scale mail; the reverse also applies for identifying dragon scales and dragon scale mail. The stats of the dragons themselves are identical to the dragons of ''NetHack''. | ||
| − | The glowing dragon is a form of dragon that [[Light source|emits light]], and their scales and scale mail | + | The glowing dragon is a form of dragon that [[Light source|emits light]], and their scales and scale mail also act as light sources in addition to the random property they are assigned (as explained [[#Common traits|below]]). Both variants also add [[lava]] breath as a possible breath weapon for dragons: lava breath deals heavy fire damage, melts through [[wall]]s instead of rebounding like other breath weapons, and creates a square of lava where the breath ray terminates. |
Below is a table that lists the names given to dragons and their scale types, alongside the default set of properties, breath weapon and color associated with each one: | Below is a table that lists the names given to dragons and their scale types, alongside the default set of properties, breath weapon and color associated with each one: | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 28 June 2024
In UnNetHack and DynaHack, the dragon monster class is significantly changed from NetHack.
List of dragons
The following dragons are present in UnNetHack and DynaHack:
- Adult dragons:
- D tatzelworm, or magic dragon
- D amphitere, or reflecting dragon
- D draken, or fire dragon
- D lindworm, or ice dragon
- D sarkany, or sleep dragon
- D sirrush, or disintegration dragon
- D leviathan, or electric dragon
- D wyvern, or poison dragon
- D glowing dragon (gold dragon in DynaHack), or stone dragon
- D guivre, or acid dragon
- D chromatic dragon
- Baby dragons:
- D tatzelworm, or baby magic dragon
- D amphitere, or baby reflecting dragon
- D draken, or baby fire dragon
- D lindworm, or baby ice dragon
- D sarkany, or baby sleep dragon
- D sirrush, or baby disintegration dragon
- D leviathan, or baby electric dragon
- D wyvern, or baby poison dragon
- D baby glowing dragon (gold dragon in DynaHack), or stone dragon
- D guivre, or baby acid dragon
Common traits
With the exception of the chromatic dragon, each dragon has a breath weapon, elemental resistance(s) and color randomly assigned to each of them at the start of a game, making it impossible to predict breath type based on name or color. The list above gives the default appearances and types of each dragon - all dragons use the D and are given a different-colored glyph once identified, and dragons of the same name or color within a game are always of the same type. Dragons are auto-identified upon witnessing their breath attack, and identifying one dragon also identifies all dragons of that type (including babies), as well as their scales and scale mail; the reverse also applies for identifying dragon scales and dragon scale mail. The stats of the dragons themselves are identical to the dragons of NetHack.
The glowing dragon is a form of dragon that emits light, and their scales and scale mail also act as light sources in addition to the random property they are assigned (as explained below). Both variants also add lava breath as a possible breath weapon for dragons: lava breath deals heavy fire damage, melts through walls instead of rebounding like other breath weapons, and creates a square of lava where the breath ray terminates.
Below is a table that lists the names given to dragons and their scale types, alongside the default set of properties, breath weapon and color associated with each one:
| Dragon | Breath | Intrinsics | Scale properties | Corpse properties (adults only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tatzelworm (magic dragon) | magic missile | magic resistance | magic resistance | none |
| amphitere (reflecting dragon) | cold | cold resistance | reflection | none |
| draken (fire dragon) | fire | fire resistance | fire resistance | fire resistance |
| lindworm (ice dragon) | cold | cold resistance | cold resistance | cold resistance |
| sarkany (sleep dragon) | sleep | sleep resistance | sleep resistance | sleep resistance |
| sirrush (disintegration dragon) | disintegration | disintegration resistance | disintegration resistance | disintegration resistance |
| leviathan (electric dragon) | lightning | shock resistance | shock resistance | shock resistance |
| wyvern (poison dragon) | poison | poison resistance | poison resistance | poison resistance |
| glowing dragon (stone dragon) | lava | stoning resistance | stoning resistance | none |
| guivre (acid dragon) | acid | acid resistance, stoning resistance | acid resistance | cures stoning |
Chromatic dragons
The chromatic dragon is a rare and non-unique form of dragon that has the resistances and breath weapons of all dragons, similar to the Chromatic Dragon of NetHack (who is known as Tiamat in these variants); their scales and scale mail grant the same properties. Chromatic dragons are similar to other adult dragons in stature and attributes, but do not have a baby form.
