Dragon-coil talisman - Revision history

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 ===Draconians===
 If you are a [[Draconian]], Dragon Form has the following modifiers:
-*You retain your natural scale colours and Armoured Tail slap. You keep the AC
+*You retain your natural scale colours and Armoured Tail slap.
 *The AC bonus from your scales is retained, but with a -6 AC penalty.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|transform.cc|778}}</ref>
 *Your [[draconian breath weapon|breath weapon]] is retained instead of having Golden Breath.

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 '''Other'''
-*Dragon Form is '''[[Size#Giant|Giant]]'''-sized. This gives a penalty to [[EV]], but you are resistant to [[trample|trampling]], [[constriction]], and [[net]]s.
+*Dragon Form is '''[[Size#Giant|Giant]]'''-sized. This gives a penalty to [[EV]], but you are resistant to [[trample|trampling]] and cannot be [[constricted]] by smaller monsters.
 *Suppresses anatomy [[mutation]]s. Species [[movement speed]] set to 10.
-Dragon Form has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill|HP penalty]], and the AC / Unarmed bonuses scale down alongside . It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.
+Dragon Form has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 17, below which you get an [[Talisman#Skill|HP penalty]], and the AC / Unarmed bonuses scale down alongside it. It has a maximum skill of 25, where skill has no further impact.
 [[Bai Suzhen]] may carry a dragon-coil talisman.
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 ===Draconians===
 If you are a [[Draconian]], Dragon Form has the following modifiers:
-*You retain your natural scale colours and Armoured Tail slap.
+*You retain your natural scale colours and Armoured Tail slap. You keep the AC
 *The AC bonus from your scales is retained, but with a -6 AC penalty.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|transform.cc|778}}</ref>
-*Your [[draconian breath weapon|breath weapon]] is retained instead of having [[Golden Breath]]
+*Your [[draconian breath weapon|breath weapon]] is retained instead of having Golden Breath.
 *Instead of gaining rF+ and rC+, you retain your natural elemental resistances, or lack thereof.
 **You still get rPois, no matter your colour.
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.33]], this talisman was named the '''dragon-blood talisman'''. It transformed non-[[draconian]]s into fire dragons instead of golden dragons, granting rF++ / rC- instead of rF+ / rC+. The breath was Fire Breath, scaled with XL rather than skill, and recharged over time instead of XP. [[Draconian]]s did not recharge their breath faster while in Dragon Form. It also granted more UC base damage and an auxiliary tail slap.
+*Prior to [[0.33]], this talisman was named the '''dragon-blood talisman'''. It transformed non-[[Draconian]]s into fire dragons instead of golden dragons, granting rF++ / rC- instead of rF+ / rC+. The breath was Fire Breath, scaled with XL rather than skill, and recharged over time instead of XP. [[Draconian]]s did not recharge their breath faster while in Dragon Form. It also granted more UC base damage and gave non-Draconians an auxiliary tail slap.
 *Dragon-blood talismans were introduced in [[0.31]], along with talismans themselves. This form was previously implemented as a level 7 Transmutations spell, [[Dragon Form (spell)|Dragon Form]]. Previously, Dragon Form had 38 base damage and a flat 16 AC.

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 **Below minimum: 0 AC (0 skill) - +12 AC (16 skill)
 **Above minimum: +12 AC (17 skill) - +18 AC (25 skill)
-*'''[[Unarmed Combat]] bonus base damage:''' Linearly scales from the following points:
+*'''[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage:''' Linearly scales from the following points:
-**Below minimum: +9 damage (0 skill) - +17 damage (17 skill)
+**Below minimum: 9 damage (0 skill) - 17 damage (17 skill)
-**Above minimum: +17 damage (17 skill) - +27 damage (25 skill)
+**Above minimum: 17 damage (17 skill) - 27 damage (25 skill)
-**'''Note:''' Damage boost including the Claws mutation, which is not displayed in the in-game inventory description.
+**'''Note:''' Damage including the Claws 3 mutation, which is not displayed in the in-game inventory description.
 *[[Fangs]] 5 (11 damage bite [[auxiliary attack]])
 *The off-hand punch is improved by Claws.

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
 *Support magic, like [[Ozocubu's Armour]] or [[Vhi's Electric Charge]], can be very useful to have. Since you're using Unarmed Combat, [[Manifold Assault]] only hits 1/2 targets, but it can still be worth using.
-*Don't forget about the golden breath, a free, moderately powerful ranged attack. It creates a cloud of [[Cloud#Poison|poison gas]] on landing; aim with '''f .''' to optimize your trajectory. Enemies tend to walk through the clouds of poison so long as they continue to move towards you normally, and using golden breath at melee range usually means your enemy will be stuck inside the cloud until it dissipates.
+*Don't forget about the golden breath, a free, moderately powerful ranged attack that creates a cloud of [[Cloud#Poison|poison gas]] through its path.
 *If you can manage to get Dragon Form by the [[Lair]] rune branches, the ability to fly and poison resistance are helpful there. Just watch out for [[silver]] [[javelin]]s in [[Shoals]].
 *Dragon Form's claws are big enough to remove [[hydra]] heads. Use magic/wands/your breath, or consider using a different form in areas like the [[Swamp]].

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 Despite the +50% HP, Dragon Form is quite frail, due to the lack of [[AC]]/[[SH]] and reduction to [[EV]]. Still, the Unarmed Combat boost is quite strong; considering the decent base damage boost, an auxiliary attack, and +10 strength, not a lot of Unarmed Combat skill is required to melee well. Golden Breath is a strong crowd-control option, especially against enemies who are not resistant to poison. The resistances are also OK.
-[[Storm Form]] deals more Unarmed damage and similar average durability, but requires more skill. [[Statue Form]] is more durable and but is slow and deals less Unarmed damage/turn.
+[[Storm Form]] deals more Unarmed damage and similar average durability, but requires more skill. [[Statue Form]] is more durable and does not meld as many armour slots, but is slow and deals less Unarmed damage/turn.
 Although Dragon Form melds [[staves]] and [[int]]-raising gear, you can use magic however you please. Since you won't have armour or shield [[encumbrance]], it might even be easier for you to cast spells than in your natural form.

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 **Below minimum: +9 damage (0 skill) - +17 damage (17 skill)
 **Above minimum: +17 damage (17 skill) - +27 damage (25 skill)
-**'''Note:''' Damage boost including the Claws mutation, which is not displayed in-game.
+**'''Note:''' Damage boost including the Claws mutation, which is not displayed in the in-game inventory description.
-*Two '''[[auxiliary attacks]]''': An off-hand claw attack and Bite 5 (11 dmg)
+*[[Bite]] 5 (11 damage)
 *'''[[Golden Breath]]:''' Active ability. Launch a piercing, range-5 bolt of [[fire]] and [[cold]], leaving clouds of [[Cloud#Poison|poison gas]] in its trajectory. No cost, but has a [[Breath|cooldown]] and charges need to be regained through [[experience]] gain.
 **'''Damage:''' Linearly scales from the following points:

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 ==Strategy==
-Despite the +50% HP, Dragon Form is quite frail, due to the lack of [[AC]]/[[SH]] and reduction to [[EV]]. Still, the Unarmed Combat boost is quite strong; considering the base damage boost , an auxiliary attack, and +10 strength, not too much training into the Unarmed Combat skill is required. Golden Breath is a strong crowd-control option, especially against enemies who are not resistant to poison. The resistances are also OK.
+Despite the +50% HP, Dragon Form is quite frail, due to the lack of [[AC]]/[[SH]] and reduction to [[EV]]. Still, the Unarmed Combat boost is quite strong; considering the decent base damage boost, an auxiliary attack, and +10 strength, not a lot of Unarmed Combat skill is required to melee well. Golden Breath is a strong crowd-control option, especially against enemies who are not resistant to poison. The resistances are also OK.
 [[Storm Form]] deals more Unarmed damage and similar average durability, but requires more skill. [[Statue Form]] is more durable and but is slow and deals less Unarmed damage/turn.