Fire drake: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:57, 12 October 2026

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

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

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fire drake k
HP	18-48
HD	Hit dice::6
XP	Monster experience::342
Speed	12 {{#set:Monster speed=12}}
AC	Monster AC::3
EV	Monster evasion::12
MR	20 {{#set:Monster magic resistance=20}}
Attack¹	8 (bite)
Max Chunks	Monster max chunks::9
Type of Meat	Clean
Resistances	rF+
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal}}}}
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large}}}}
Type	drake, fire drake
Flags	Flying

A small but dangerous dragon, puffing clouds of smoke.

Useful Info

Fire drakes are one of the lesser kinds of dragon, but they're still one of the more dangerous creatures one can encounter in the Lair since they are fast and have a fiery breath attack that does 3d12 fire damage.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot¹	Fire Breath (3d12)	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

If you have a source of fire resistance available, use it. At low levels, that breath can deal a serious amount of damage.

History

Fire drakes were replaced by rime drakes in 0.18.

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+{{obsolete}}
-{{monster
+{{list of|dragons}}
-|name=fire drake
+{{#set:Monster glyph=<span class="nhsym" style="color: #ff5555">k</span><noinclude>
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-|tile=[[File:Fire drake.png]]
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-|flags={{Fake spells flag}}<br>{{Flees flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}<br>{{Flying flag}}<br>{{!sil flag}}
+!colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;"|fire drake&emsp;<span class="nhsym" style="color: #ff5555">k</span><noinclude>
-|resistances={{Fire resistance}}
+</noinclude>&emsp;[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|32px]]
-|vulnerabilities=None
+|-
-|max_chunks=6
+! style="width:80px;" | [[Hit points|HP]]
-|meat={{Contaminated corpse}}
+| style="width:150px;" | 18-48
-|xp=183
+|-
-|holiness={{Natural}}
+! [[Hit dice|HD]]
-|magic_resistance=24
+| [[Hit dice::6]]
-|hp_range=21-45
+|-
-|armour_class=3
+! [[XP]]
-|evasion=12
+| [[Monster experience::342]]
-|habitat=Land
+|-
-|speed= 12
+! [[Movement|Speed]]
-|size={{Large}}
+| 12 {{#set:Monster speed={{#invoke:String|first_word|12}}}}
-|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
+|-
-|attack1=8 ({{Bite type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
+! [[Armour class|AC]]
-|attack2=
+| [[Monster AC::3]]
-|attack3=
+|-
-|attack4=
+! [[Evasion|EV]]
-|hit_dice=6
+| [[Monster evasion::12]]
-|intelligence={{Animal intelligence}}
+|-
-|genus=drake
+! [[Magic resistance|MR]]
-|species=fire drake
+| 20 {{#set:Monster magic resistance={{#invoke:String|fix_magic_resistance|20}}}}
-}}
+{{if|8 ([[Attack type|bite]][[Category:Bite type]])|
+{{#!:|-
+! Attack<sup>1</sup>
+| 8 ([[Attack type|bite]][[Category:Bite type]])
+}}}}
+{{if||
+{{#!:|-
+! Attack<sup>2</sup>
+|
+}}}}
+{{if||
+{{#!:|-
+! Attack<sup>3</sup>
+|
+}}}}
+{{if||
+{{#!:|-
+! Attack<sup>4</sup>
+|
+}}}}
+|-
+! [[Corpse|Max Chunks]]
+| [[Monster max chunks::9]]
+|-
+! [[Corpse|Type of Meat]]
+| [[:Category: Clean corpse|Clean]][[Category:Clean corpse]]
+|-
+! [[Resistance]]s
+| [[Fire|rF+]][[Category:Fire resistance]]
+|-
+! [[Vulnerability|Vulnerabilities]]
+| None
+|-
+! [[Habitat]]
+| Land
+|-
+! [[Monster intelligence|Intelligence]]
+| [[:Category:Animal intelligence|Animal]][[Category:Animal intelligence]]}}}}
+|-
+! [[Item usage|Uses]]
+| [[:Category:Uses nothing|Uses nothing]][[Category:Uses nothing]]
+|-
+! [[Holiness]]
+| [[:Category: Natural holiness|Natural]][[Category:Natural holiness]]
+|-
+! [[Size]]
+| [[:Category: Large monsters|Large]][[Category:Large monsters]]}}}}
+|-
+! [[Type]]
+| drake, fire drake
+|-
+! Flags
+| [[Flying]][[Category:Flying]]
+|}
+</div>[[Category:Monsters]]
+{| style="background:#f5faff; border:1px solid #cedff2; width:auto; margin: 0px 5%; margin-bottom:1.25em; font-style:italic;  text-align:left; color:#000; padding:1.5em 1em;"
+|-
+|
+| style="width: 100%;" | A small but dangerous dragon, puffing clouds of smoke.
+|}<noinclude>
+</noinclude>
-<!--monster-bot-end-->
+==Useful Info==
+'''Fire drakes''' are one of the lesser kinds of [[list of dragons|dragon]], but they're still one of the more dangerous creatures one can encounter in [[the Lair]] since they are fast and have a fiery breath attack that does 3d12 [[fire]] damage.
-{{Flavour|A small dragon, puffing clouds of smoke.}}
+==Spells==
+[[Category:Spellcaster]]<div style="margin: 1.0em; margin-top:0; margin-right:0; padding: 0px; float: left; border:none;">
+{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0; width:28em;"
+! colspan="3" style="font-size:larger;" | Spell set I
+|-
+! align="left" | Slot<sup>1</sup>
+| [[Fire Breath]] (3d12)
+| [[Spell slot flags|Natural flag]]
+|-
+|}</div><div style="clear:both;"></div>
-==Useful info==
+==Tips & Tricks==
+*If you have a source of fire resistance available, use it. At low levels, that breath can deal a serious amount of damage.
-'''Fire drakes''' are one of the most dangerous creatures in the [[Lair]]. They're fast, have a fiery breath that does 3d12 damage, and retreat when severely wounded. They may randomly stop retreating and immediately breathe fire.
+==History==
+Fire drakes were replaced by [[rime drake]]s in [[0.18]].
-==Tips and tricks==
-Drop your scrolls before fighting it if you don't have conservation or preservation. Otherwise, they're not immune to poison, so you can confuse them with [[Mephitic Cloud]] or poison them to death.