Storm dragon

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

storm dragon D
HP	69-140
HD	14
XP	2041
Speed	12
AC	13
EV	10
Will	100
Attack1	25 (bite: plain)
Attack2	15 (claw: plain)
Attack3	15 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rElec+++ rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, storm dragon
Flags	Flying Warm-blooded

A powerful dragon with a hide of thick matte scales almost like blue rubber, and enormous scaly wings crackling with sparks. “On the other hand, Confucius is made to say to his disciples, ‘I know how birds can fly, how fishes can swim, and how animals can run. But the runner may be snared, the swimmer may be hooked, and the flyer may be shot by the arrow. But there is the dragon. I cannot tell how he mounts on the wind through the clouds, and rises to heaven. Today I have seen Lao-tsze, and can only compare him to the dragon.’” -Life of Confucius “This Dragon had Two furious Wings Each one upon each Shoulder; With a Sting in his Tail as long as a Flail, Which made him bolder and bolder. He had long Claws, and in his Jaws Four and forty Teeth of Iron; With a Hide as tough, as any Buff, Which did him round environ.” -“An Excellent Ballad of a most dreadful Combat, fought between Moore of Moore-Hall, and the Dragon of Wantley”, retold by Ambrose Philips, _A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, Or Humorous_. 1723.

Useful Info

Storm dragons are enormous, electricity-themed monsters. One of the beefier members of dragonkind, storm dragons are faster, can take more abuse and can deal more melee damage than their fire- and cold-themed cousins, and their breath attack can be particularly devastating if you lack resistance and let them multizap you. Although they can be very dangerous when encountered out of depth, they tend to only generate in the Depths, the Vaults, and the Realm of Zot.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Lightning Bolt (3d19)	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

Killing a storm dragon may provide storm dragon scales. This provides electricity resistance and strong defense, though at a high enough evasion penalty to make spellcasting very difficult.