Draconian scorcher: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:39, 19 September 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

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

draconian scorcher q
HP	52-107
HD	16
XP	1216
Speed	10
AC	9
EV	12
Will	60
Attack¹	15 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	draconian, draconian
Flags	Cold-blooded Speaks Evil

A cunning draconian who has mastered the inner secrets of the element of fire. Its scales are sooty from years of magical pyrotechnics.

“Trogdor was a man!
I mean, he was a dragon-man!
Or... maybe he was just a dragon.
...
And the Trogdor comes in the night!”
-The Brothers Chaps, “Trogdor”. 2003.

Useful Info

Draconian scorchers are powerful fire elementalists who tend to blast you and everything around you with overwhelming Fire Magic. Although less capable of dealing massive damage than draconian annihilators, they are still a major threat, as their hellfire attacks can pierce any character's defenses. They are commonly found in the Realm of Zot, and occasionally appear in the Abyss as well. Scorchers typically generate as red draconians, who have a Searing Breath.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Bolt of Fire	3d25	6	Wizard flag
Bolt of Magma	3d25	4	Wizard flag
Fireball	3d26	5	Wizard flag
Hurl Damnation	3d20	6	Wizard flag
Call Down Damnation	3d15	LOS	Wizard flag
Searing Breath	3d21	5	Natural flag, Breath flag

Tips & Tricks

Being adjacent to a scorcher will usually prevent them from casting fireball or hellfire, due to a reluctancy to blow themselves up.

History

Prior to 0.34 these draconians had only 40 Willpower.
Prior to 0.28, classed draconians generated with random colours.
In 0.24, they can use Call Down Damnation when not at low HP.
Prior to 0.16, they could cast Sticky Flame Range instead of Bolt of Magma.
Draconian scorchers, as with the other monster draconians, were added in 0.1.

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-|name=draconian scorcher
-|glyph={{LightRed|d}}
-|tile=[[File:Draconian scorcher.png]]
-|flags={{Spellcaster flag}}<br>{{Actual spells flag}}<br>{{Cold blood flag}}<br>{{Evil flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}
-|resistances={{Fire resistance}}, Varies
-|vulnerabilities={{Dragon slaying vulnerability}}
-|max_chunks=6
-|meat={{Contaminated corpse}}
-|xp=2264
-|holiness={{Natural}}
-|magic_resistance=85
-|hp_range=69 - 90
-|avg_hp=80
-|armour_class=8
-|evasion=12
-|habitat=land
-|speed=10
-|size={{Medium}}
-|item_use={{Starting equipment}}
-|attack1=15 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
-|attack2=
-|attack3=
-|attack4=
-|hit_dice=16
-|base_hp=4
-|extra_hp=2
-|fixed_hp=0
-|intelligence={{High intelligence}}
-|genus=draconian
-|species=draconian
-}}
-{{Flavour|Before you stands a draconian. Its scales are sooty black from years of magical pyrotechnics.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-'''Draconian scorchers''' are powerful [[fire elementalist]]s armed with [[whip]]s. In addition to whatever resistances they may have from its hue, scorchers are also extremely resistant to [[fire]].
+'''Draconian scorchers''' are powerful [[fire elementalist]]s who tend to blast you and everything around you with overwhelming [[Fire Magic]]. Although less capable of dealing massive damage than [[draconian annihilator]]s, they are still a major threat, as their [[hellfire]] attacks can pierce any character's defenses. They are commonly found in [[the Realm of Zot]], and occasionally appear in [[the Abyss]] as well. Scorchers typically generate as [[red draconian]]s, who have a [[Searing Breath]].
-Spells: [[Bolt of Fire]] (3d25), [[Sticky Flame]] (3d6, ranged), [[Fireball]] (3d26), [[Hellfire]] (3d20), [[Hellfire Burst]] (3d15)
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-[[Conservation]] and rF+++ are recommended.
+Being adjacent to a scorcher will usually prevent them from casting fireball or hellfire, due to a reluctancy to blow themselves up.
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.34]] these draconians had only 40 Willpower.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], classed draconians generated with random colours.
+*In [[0.24]], they can use [[Call Down Damnation]] when not at low HP.
+*Prior to [[0.16]], they could cast [[Sticky Flame Range]] instead of [[Bolt of Magma]].
+*Draconian scorchers, as with the other [[List of draconians|monster draconians]], were added in [[0.1]].