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{{flavour|Breathe a blast of fire at a targeted monster, possibly leaving fire clouds in its wake.}}
 
{{flavour|Breathe a blast of fire at a targeted monster, possibly leaving fire clouds in its wake.}}
 
[[File:Breathe Fire.png]]
 
[[File:Breathe Fire.png]]
Red draconians receive '''Breathe Fire''', which allows you to bellow forth a bolt of flame which leaves a [[cloud]] of fire at its destination.
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Red draconians receive '''Breathe Fire''', which allows you to bellow forth a bolt of flame which leaves a [[cloud]] of fire at its destination. This can be used to place a single cloud of fire at a desired location (by aiming at a floor tile with '''.''')
  
 
{{flavour|Breathe a blast of frost at a targeted monster.}}
 
{{flavour|Breathe a blast of frost at a targeted monster.}}
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{{flavour|Breathe a blast of poison gas at a targeted monster.}}
 
{{flavour|Breathe a blast of poison gas at a targeted monster.}}
 
[[File:Breathe Poison.png]]
 
[[File:Breathe Poison.png]]
Although no characters acquire this naturally, a character with the '''[[Good mutations#Breathe Poison|Breathe Poison]]''' [[mutation]] can launch large [[cloud]]s of [[poison]]ous gas.
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Although no characters acquire this naturally, a [[naga]] with the '''[[Good mutations#Breathe Poison|Breathe Poison]]''' [[mutation]] can launch large [[cloud]]s of [[poison]]ous gas.
  
 
==Monster Version==
 
==Monster Version==
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*Monstrous black draconians and [[storm dragon]]s breathe regular [[Lightning Bolt]]s in place of the uncontrollable havoc player black draconians create.
 
*Monstrous black draconians and [[storm dragon]]s breathe regular [[Lightning Bolt]]s in place of the uncontrollable havoc player black draconians create.
 
*Monstrous mottled draconians and [[mottled dragon]]s have ranged [[Sticky Flame]] breath.
 
*Monstrous mottled draconians and [[mottled dragon]]s have ranged [[Sticky Flame]] breath.
*[[Player ghost]]s of draconians will always have a [[draining]] breath attack, regardless of the character's initial color.
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*[[Player ghost]] and [[Necromutation|lichform]] draconians will always have a [[draining]] breath attack, regardless of the character's initial color.
 
*The [[unique]] draconian [[Tiamat]] can breathe whichever breath attack matches her current color.
 
*The [[unique]] draconian [[Tiamat]] can breathe whichever breath attack matches her current color.
  
 
[[Category:Abilities]]
 
[[Category:Abilities]]

Revision as of 15:54, 9 April 2013

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When draconians reach XL 7, they receive a colour and an associated draconian breath attack. Each colour receives its own unique attack, except for grey draconians (they stop breathing entirely and become immune to certain effects as a result). While these attacks are fairly powerful, they all come with a significant hunger cost and inflict the breath status effect, preventing you from using them repeatedly in combat.

Breathe a blast of fire at a targeted monster, possibly leaving fire clouds in its wake.

Breathe Fire.png Red draconians receive Breathe Fire, which allows you to bellow forth a bolt of flame which leaves a cloud of fire at its destination. This can be used to place a single cloud of fire at a desired location (by aiming at a floor tile with .)

Breathe a blast of frost at a targeted monster.

Breathe Frost.png White draconians receive Breathe Frost, which allows you to bellow forth a bolt of frost which ignores AC and knocks back flying creatures.

Breathe a blast of noxious fumes at a targeted monster.

Breathe Mephitic.png Green draconians receive Breathe Mephitic, which allows you to cough up a noxious trail of Mephitic Clouds, confusing the target and doing very minor damage.

Spit acid at a targeted monster.

Spit Acid.png Yellow draconians receive Spit Acid, which allows you to spit a corrosive glob at an enemy which corrodes their armour and may inflict bleeding.

Release a great discharge of electricity causing an uncontrollable lightning storm.

Breathe Lightning.png Black draconians receive Breathe Lightning, which allows you to generate electricity explosions around you while firing Lightning Bolts in random directions. Very powerful, but impossible to aim and somewhat dangerous to the user.

Breathe a jet of steam at a targeted monster.

Breathe Steam.png Pale draconians receive Breathe Steam, which allows you to issue forth a bank of scalding steam that deals weak damage while also blocking line of sight.

Breathe a blast of power at a targeted monster, possibly removing some of its enchantments.

Breathe Energy.png Purple draconians receive Breathe Energy, which allows you to launch a bolt of irresistible power at a line of enemies, reducing the duration of any magical effects currently on them.

Breathe a blast of sticky flame at a targeted monster. As the name suggests, sticky flame will stick around, so the monster may be covered in flames for several rounds until they eventually go out. It may splash on impact.

Breathe Sticky Flame.png Mottled draconians receive Breathe Sticky Flame, which allows you to splatter an adjacent target with deadly Sticky Flame. May splash onto targets adjacent to the monster you selected!

Special

Breathe a blast of poison gas at a targeted monster.

Breathe Poison.png Although no characters acquire this naturally, a naga with the Breathe Poison mutation can launch large clouds of poisonous gas.

Monster Version

Monstrous dragons and draconians are capable of identical breath attacks which are also determined by their associated element, though there are some exceptions: