Celestial dragon
| D celestial dragon (No tile) | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 34 |
| Attacks |
Scream 16d4 sonic, Bite 4d8 phsyical, Claw 4d6 physical, Claw 4d6 physical, Spell-casting 4d4 clerical |
| Base level | 30
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| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | -6 |
| Base MR | 50 |
| Alignment | -4 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 4500 |
| Nutritional value | 5000 |
| Size | Gigantic |
| Resistances | fire resistance, cold resistance, sleep resistance, shock resistance, acid resistance, stoning resistance |
| Resistances conveyed | sleep resistance (+50%), shock resistance (+50%) |
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A celestial dragon:
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| Reference | EvilHack 0.8.4 - monst.c, line 1888 |
A celestial dragon, D, is a type of monster that appears in EvilHack. The celestial dragon is a type of dragon that has enhanced regeneration and is one of the few neutral dragons that can be encountered. Like other dragons, celestial dragons are also strong, carnivorous, oviparous, thick-skinned, can see invisible, and are capable of flight - they will also seek out gold, gems and magical items to pick up.
In lieu of a breath weapon, a celestial dragon has a powerful sonic scream attack that can instantly kill glass golems, and also has a strong bite attack, two strong claw attacks, and can cast one clerical monster spell during each of its turns. Celestial dragons possess fire resistance, cold resistance, sleep resistance, shock resistance, acid resistance, and stoning resistance.
Eating a celestial dragon corpse or tin grants +50% (1⁄2) additional shock resistance and sleep resistance.
Generation
Celestial dragons are not randomly generated, and normally-created celestial dragons are always hostile. A baby celestial dragon can grow up into a celestial dragon.
Celestial dragons are not a valid form for polymorph - heroes and monsters that polymorph while wearing celestial dragon scales or celestial-scaled armor will turn into blue dragons instead.
Two hostile celestial dragons are always generated in Purgatory at level creation, with one guarding the exterior of the palace and the other inside. A celestial dragon egg is hidden in an alcove next to the palace on the north side of the level, with a 1⁄2 chance of a second being included. A hostile celestial dragon is always generated on the Astral Plane at level creation.
Celestial dragons have a 1⁄3 chance of dropping a set of uncursed +0 celestial dragon scales upon death unless disintegrated, and the chance is reduced to 1⁄20 if the dragon was revived.
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.
[ 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."
[ The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin ]
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