# Dragon (SpliceHack)
The Dragon monsters in SpliceHack are more powerful than in NetHack.

Contents

1 Notable changes
2 Shimmering dragon
3 Violet dragon
4 Ooze dragon
5 Razor dragon
6 Filth dragon
7 Hex dragon
8 Void dragon

Notable changes
Dragons have adjectives that describe their age categories. The level of a dragon determines its age category.
These categories are: "young", "very young", "juvenile", "adult", "mature", "old", "very old", "venerable", "eternal", "antediluvian", and "primeval".
Dragons encountered in the dungeon have an age-category-based chance to have a cool name, like "Buzaulax".
The higher level a dragon is, the more damage its breath weapon will deal.
Different color dragons have slightly different anatomies:
Blue dragons butt with a horn rather than using claws, and are slightly faster. Black dragons are treated as having a pair of horns, which they can butt with. Green dragons stalk the player.
Dragons occasionally roar at the player. This can inflict the afraid status effect, making the player flee from the dragon.
If you can see or hear the dragon, it will frighten you, so you'll need to be both blind and deaf in order to prevent this effect.
Drinking liquid courage dispels the Afraid condition.
In order to offset their powerful abilities, dragons periodically slumber. Running from a dragon and hoping it decides to rest is a valid strategy.
Shimmering dragon

D baby shimmering dragon 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 2d6

D baby shimmering dragon 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 2d6

Base level

4

Base experience

?

Speed

9

Base AC

-4

Base MR

10

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

500

Nutritional value

500

Size

Huge

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A baby shimmering dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 has a thick hide.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

Reference

SpliceHack 1.1.0 monst.c L1914

D shimmering dragon 

Difficulty

25

Attacks

Breath 4d6 magic missiles, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4

D shimmering dragon 

Difficulty

25

Attacks

Breath 4d6 magic missiles, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4

Base level

18

Base experience

?

Speed

9

Base AC

-8

Base MR

20

Alignment

4 (lawful)

Frequency (by normal means)

3 (Rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A shimmering dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 has a thick hide.
 can lay eggs.

 can see invisible creatures.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Reference

SpliceHack 1.1.0 monst.c L1996

Shimmering dragons in SpliceHack are similar to those in SLASH'EM. They have displacement. The adult form of the shimmering dragon breathes magic missiles and has player-style magic resistance, but the baby shimmering dragon does not.

Violet dragon

D baby violet dragon File:Baby violet dragon.png

Difficulty

13

Attacks

Bite 2d6

D baby violet dragon File:Baby violet dragon.png

Difficulty

13

Attacks

Bite 2d6

Base level

12

Base experience

200

Speed

9

Base AC

2

Base MR

10

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

1500

Nutritional value

500

Size

Large

Resistances

sonic

Resistances conveyed

None

A baby purple dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

D violet dragon File:Violet dragon.png

Difficulty

20

Attacks

Breath 4d6 sonic, Bite 3d8, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

D violet dragon File:Violet dragon.png

Difficulty

20

Attacks

Breath 4d6 sonic, Bite 3d8, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

Base level

15

Base experience

460

Speed

9

Base AC

-1

Base MR

20

Alignment

-5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

sonic

Resistances conveyed

None

A purple dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 can lay eggs.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Violet dragons are affiliated with sonic energy. The breath of a purple dragon deals sonic damage, and can shatter glass items, making them dangerous to player inventories. Their scales are one of the few sources of sonic resistance in the game.

Ooze dragon

D ooze dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 acid, Bite 3d8, Engulfing 3d6 acid, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

D ooze dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 acid, Bite 3d8, Engulfing 3d6 acid, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

Base level

25

Base experience

1041

Speed

9

Base AC

-10

Base MR

20

Alignment

-7 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

acid,poison

Resistances conveyed

poison (100%), Cures stoning

A ooze dragon:

 can fly.

 can flow under doors.

 has no hands.

 is acidic to eat.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Ooze dragons are one of the elder dragons of SpliceHack. Although somewhat slow, their powerful attacks, ability to engulf enemies, and amorphous nature make them an excellent polymorph form.

Razor dragon

D razor dragon 

Difficulty

29

Attacks

Bite 4d6, Claw 10d4, Claw 10d4

D razor dragon 

Difficulty

29

Attacks

Bite 4d6, Claw 10d4, Claw 10d4

Base level

25

Base experience

963

Speed

18

Base AC

-10

Base MR

20

Alignment

7 (lawful)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

cold

Resistances conveyed

None

A razor dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 can eat metal.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Razor dragons are an extremely dangerous variety of elder dragon. They are very fast, can deal massive amounts of damage, and take a very long time to kill. Their scales grant speed.

Filth dragon

D filth dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 poison, Bite 3d8, Claw 1d4 disease, Claw 1d4 disease

D filth dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 poison, Bite 3d8, Claw 1d4 disease, Claw 1d4 disease

Base level

25

Base experience

1038

Speed

9

Base AC

-10

Base MR

20

Alignment

-7 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

poison (100%)

A filth dragon:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 regenerates HP quickly.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Filth dragons are elder dragons that are notable for their ability to spread disease. Their scales grant sickness resistance, and are often a target of wishes.

Hex dragon

D hex dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Spell-casting 4d6, Bite 3d8 intrinsic-stealing, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

D hex dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Spell-casting 4d6, Bite 3d8 intrinsic-stealing, Claw 1d4, Claw 1d4

Base level

25

Base experience

995

Speed

9

Base AC

-10

Base MR

80

Alignment

-6 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

causes teleportitis (100%)

A hex dragon:

 can fly.

 can phase through walls.

 has no hands.

 can teleport.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

Hex dragons are dangerous spellcasters, and possess the ability to phase through walls. Their scales grant magic resistance.

Void dragon

D void dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 cold, Bite 3d8, Claw 2d4 disintegration, Claw 2d4 disintegration

D void dragon 

Difficulty

31

Attacks

Breath 4d6 cold, Bite 3d8, Claw 2d4 disintegration, Claw 2d4 disintegration

Base level

25

Base experience

1038

Speed

9

Base AC

-10

Base MR

20

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

4500

Nutritional value

1500

Size

Gigantic

Resistances

disintegration,petrification,cold

Resistances conveyed

None

A void dragon:

 can fly.

 can tunnel through walls.

 does not breathe.

 has no hands.

 does not have a solid form.

 is carnivorous.

 is not a valid polymorphable form.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 likes gold.
 likes gems.

 can pick up magical items.

 never leaves a corpse.

Void dragons are arguably the most deadly monsters in SpliceHack. Their claw attacks can disintegrate items, as well as monsters without disintegration resistance. They do not generate randomly, however.
Void dragons make excellent pets due to their offensive capabilities. Their scales grant disintegration resistance.