Naga
N Nagas are a class of monsters who have the head of a human and the body of a snake.
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Hatchling
NNNN naga hatchling | |
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Difficulty | 4 |
Attacks |
Bite 1d4 |
Base level | 3 |
Base experience | 28 |
Speed | 10 |
Base AC | 6 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 500 |
Nutritional value | 100 |
Size | Large |
Resistances | Fire (red only), Poison, Acid (black only), Stoning (black only) |
Resistances conveyed |
Fire (10%, red only), Poison (10% red, 20% others) |
A naga hatchling:
A black naga hatchling also:
A red naga hatchling also:
A golden/guardian naga hatchling also:
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Reference | monst.c#line1731 |
Female nagas can lay eggs, which may hatch into hatchlings. The hatchlings do not have any devastating attacks and are mostly harmless.
Red naga
N red naga | |
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Difficulty | 8 |
Attacks |
Bite 2d4, Breath 2d6 fire |
Base level | 6 |
Base experience | 82 |
Speed | 12 |
Base AC | 4 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | -4 (chaotic) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 2600 |
Nutritional value | 400 |
Size | Huge |
Resistances | Fire, Poison |
Resistances conveyed |
Fire (20%), Poison (20%) |
A red naga:
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Reference | monst.c#line1761 |
Be careful not to fight red nagas over ice.
Black naga
N black naga | |
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Difficulty | 10 |
Attacks |
Bite 2d6, Spit acid |
Base level | 8 |
Base experience | 132 |
Speed | 14 |
Base AC | 2 |
Base MR | 10 |
Alignment | 4 (lawful) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 2600 |
Nutritional value | 400 |
Size | Huge |
Resistances | Poison, Acid, Stoning |
Resistances conveyed |
Poison (20%) |
A black naga:
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Reference | monst.c#line1769 |
While all naga corpses convey poison resistance when eaten, black naga corpses are also acidic.
Golden naga
N golden naga | |
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Difficulty | 13 |
Attacks |
Bite 2d6, Magic 4d6 spell-casting |
Base level | 10 |
Base experience | 239 |
Speed | 14 |
Base AC | 2 |
Base MR | 70 |
Alignment | 5 (lawful) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 2600 |
Nutritional value | 400 |
Size | Huge |
Resistances | Poison (20%) |
Resistances conveyed |
Poison |
A golden naga:
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Reference | monst.c#line1778 |
Golden nagas are able to destroy armor, although having a source of magic resistance negates this. They can also curse items in your inventory, the effects of which can be reduced, but not avoided even with magic resistance or half spell damage.
Guardian naga
N guardian naga | |
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Difficulty | 16 |
Attacks | |
Base level | 12 |
Base experience | 295 |
Speed | 16 |
Base AC | 0 |
Base MR | 50 |
Alignment | 7 (lawful) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 2600 |
Nutritional value | 400 |
Size | Huge |
Resistances | Poison |
Resistances conveyed |
Poison (20%) |
A guardian naga:
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Reference | monst.c#line1785 |
Guardian nagas can paralyze you with their bite attack. A ring of free action is handy in this case.
Fighting Nagas
Nagas are considered kebabable, able to be skewered, and you receive a +2 to-hit bonus when using a weapon that uses the spear or javelin skills.
Encyclopedia entry
The naga is a mystical creature with the body of a snake and
the head of a man or woman. They will fiercely protect the
territory they consider their own. Some nagas can be forced
to serve as guardians by a spellcaster of great power.
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