Golden dragon

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golden dragon D
HP	90-127
HD	18
XP	4175
Speed	10
AC	15
EV	7
Will	192
Attack1	40 (bite: plain)
Attack2	20 (claw: plain)
Attack3	20 (trample: plain)
Resistances	rF+, rC+, rElec, rPois+, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Dragon Slaying
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Huge
Type	dragon, golden dragon
Flags	Fake spells Flees Flying See invisible Warm-blooded Silence immune

A great winged dragon covered in shining golden scales. Legends say that their blood runs both hot and cold, and is venomous to boot. “You do not come dramatically, with dragons That rear up with my life between their paws And dash me butchered down beside the wagons” -Philip Larkin, “To Failure”. 1949

For a list of all dragons, see list of dragons.

Useful Info

Golden dragons are extremely powerful dragons that can breathe fire, cold, or poisonous clouds. Butchering their corpses may leave behind gold dragon hides which can be enchanted, creating gold dragon armour, one of the most resilient (but heaviest) armours in the game. Golden dragons appear in the Realm of Zot, as well as the last floors of the Vaults and the Dungeon.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Bolt of Fire (3d27)
Slot2	Bolt of Cold (3d27)
Slot3	none
Slot4	none
Slot5	Poisonous Cloud (3d11)
Slot6	none

Tips & Tricks

• If you have low AC, keep out of melee with your fire, cold, and poison resistances up (conservation certainly helps too).
• It resists all elements, but its EV and AC are low enough that you can overpower it with physical, negative energy, or irresistible Conjurations (Orb of Destruction, Lehudib's Crystal Spear, etc.). Even elemental Conjurations can break through its resistances if they have enough power behind them.