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An '''amphibious''' creature is one that is equally at home on land and in water, and so there is no penalty to that creature for moving or fighting in water, and can travel through deep water. Most notably, [[list of merfolk|merfolk]] fall into this category, as do a number of other [[Shoals]] and [[Swamp]] monsters, such as [[sea snake]]s and [[alligator]]s.  Player species that are amphibious are [[Merfolk]], [[Octopode]]s, gray [[Draconian]]s and [[Barachi]]m.
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An '''amphibious''' creature is one that is equally at home on land and in water. They have no penalty to that creature for moving or fighting in water, can travel through [[deep water]], and are immune to [[drowning]]. Most notably, [[list of merfolk|merfolk]] fall into this category, as do a number of other [[Shoals]] and [[Swamp]] monsters like [[sea snake]]s and [[alligator]]s.   
  
Note that this is not the same thing as drowning resistance: all [[unbreathing]] player and monster [[species]] are also resistant to drowning, which in practice means they take less damage from [[primal wave]].
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Player species that are amphibious are [[Merfolk]], [[Octopode]]s, grey [[Draconian]]s, and [[Barachi]]m.  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
*Barachim, a new amphibious player species, were added in [[0.20]].
 
*Barachim, a new amphibious player species, were added in [[0.20]].

Latest revision as of 21:37, 15 January 2024

Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

An amphibious creature is one that is equally at home on land and in water. They have no penalty to that creature for moving or fighting in water, can travel through deep water, and are immune to drowning. Most notably, merfolk fall into this category, as do a number of other Shoals and Swamp monsters like sea snakes and alligators.

Player species that are amphibious are Merfolk, Octopodes, grey Draconians, and Barachim.

History

  • Barachim, a new amphibious player species, were added in 0.20.