Breath Weapon
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A Breath Weapon is the cone or line shaped weapon exhaled by dragons in the fictional Dungeons & Dragons game. Each type of dragon has a different breath weapon. The Chromatic (evil) dragons have one breath weapon and the Metallic (good) dragons have two. Other dragons and semi-dragons frequently have breath weapons. One example is the Dragon Turtle's cone of steam breath weapon.
[edit] Form
Breath weapons typically come in one of three forms.
- Line: Does damage in a straight line. For example, the Blue dragon's line of lightning.
- Cone: Does damage in a wide cone shape. For example, the Red dragon's cone of fire.
- Cloud: Does damage with a cloud of gas. For example, the Green dragon's cloud of chlorine gas.
[edit] Composition
Breath weapons typically are composed of one of several materials.
- Fire: Magical fire is used by Gold Dragons and Red dragons.
- Electricity: Lightning is exhaled by Blue and Bronze dragons.
- Liquid: The Black dragon exhales a line of acid.
- Gas: The Green dragon's breath weapon is a cloud of chlorine gas.
[edit] Table
| Type | Race | Breath Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| Chromatic | Red | Cone of Fire |
| Chromatic | Blue dragon | Line of Lightning |
| Chromatic | Green dragon | Cone of Acid |
| Chromatic | Black dragon | Line of Acid |
| Chromatic | White dragon | Cone of Cold |
| Metallic | Gold dragon | Cone of Fire, Cone of Weakening |
| Metallic | Silver dragon | Cone of Cold, Cone of Paralysis |
| Metallic | Brass dragon | Line of Fire, Cone of Sleep |
| Metallic | Bronze dragon | Line of Lightning, Cone of Repulsion |
| Metallic | Copper dragon | Line of Acid, Cone of Slow |
