# Pseudodragon

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Pseudodragons are a species of dragon-like creatures in dNetHack, which can eventually grow to rival the true dragons in size and power. Some half-dragon roles start with pseudodragons as pets.

Contents

1 Tiny pseudodragon
2 Pseudodragon
3 Riding pseudodragon
4 Large pseudodragon
5 Winged pseudodragon
6 Huge pseudodragon
7 Gigantic pseudodragon
8 Mythology

Tiny pseudodragon

D tiny pseudodragon File:Tiny pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Bite 1d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d1 half-dragon breath

D tiny pseudodragon File:Tiny pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Bite 1d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d1 half-dragon breath

Base level

2

Base experience

20

Speed

9

Base AC

6

Base MR

0

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

tiny

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A tiny pseudodragon:

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Pseudodragon

D pseudodragon File:Pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 1d6 physical, Breath weapon 1d2 half-dragon breath

D pseudodragon File:Pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 1d6 physical, Breath weapon 1d2 half-dragon breath

Base level

4

Base experience

44

Speed

9

Base AC

4

Base MR

1

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

small

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A pseudodragon:

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Riding pseudodragon

D riding pseudodragon File:Riding pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Bite 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d3 half-dragon breath

D riding pseudodragon File:Riding pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

8

Attacks

Bite 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d3 half-dragon breath

Base level

6

Base experience

81

Speed

9

Base AC

2

Base MR

2

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

medium

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A riding pseudodragon:

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Large pseudodragon

D large pseudodragon File:Large pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Bite 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d4 half-dragon breath

D large pseudodragon File:Large pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Bite 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d4 half-dragon breath

Base level

10

Base experience

221

Speed

9

Base AC

0

Base MR

4

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

large

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A large pseudodragon:

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Winged pseudodragon

D winged pseudodragon File:Winged pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

18

Attacks

Bite 2d6 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d6 half-dragon breath

D winged pseudodragon File:Winged pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

18

Attacks

Bite 2d6 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d6 half-dragon breath

Base level

14

Base experience

352

Speed

9

Base AC

−2

Base MR

8

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

large

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A winged pseudodragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Huge pseudodragon

D huge pseudodragon File:Huge pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

24

Attacks

Bite 2d6 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d8 half-dragon breath

D huge pseudodragon File:Huge pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

24

Attacks

Bite 2d6 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Breath weapon 1d8 half-dragon breath

Base level

20

Base experience

596

Speed

9

Base AC

−4

Base MR

16

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

huge

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A huge pseudodragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Gigantic pseudodragon

D gigantic pseudodragon File:Gigantic pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

34

Attacks

Bite 3d6 physical, Claw 3d4 physical, Claw 3d4 physical, Breath weapon 4d8 half-dragon breath

D gigantic pseudodragon File:Gigantic pseudodragon.png

Difficulty

34

Attacks

Bite 3d6 physical, Claw 3d4 physical, Claw 3d4 physical, Breath weapon 4d8 half-dragon breath

Base level

30

Base experience

1190

Speed

9

Base AC

−6

Base MR

32

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

150

Nutritional value

150

Size

gigantic

Resistances

Resistances conveyed

A gigantic pseudodragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 can be tamed by feeding.
 wanders randomly.

 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can be seen through infravision.

 cannot be tamed.

Mythology
Pseudodragons are a creation of Dungeons &amp; Dragons. They resemble true dragons superficially, but are usually far smaller and far more docile, which makes them suitable as familiars (pets) for wizards. They do not usually grow to the sizes they can have in dNetHack.