Smoke Dragon

Opponent

Image
Combat Name	The dragon
Hit Points	96-100
Stats	Perception: Reflexes: Strength: Will: 15
Power	Melee: Ranged: Fire: Etheric: Stealth: Evasion: Unopposed: 1-9
Defense	Melee: 5 Ranged: Fire: Etheric: Stealth: Reactive:
Traits	Flying, Powerful Wings
Awards	10 XP If you have defeated it, you get sparkling glass claws with the Metroplex Day Rewards the day after.

Encountered

The Waterfront on Metroplex Day while etheric (after using smoky firework?)

After you have defeated this opponent, you do not seem to be able to encounter it again.

Notes

Against most techniques, all damage is blocked:

<You attack>, but your attack passes through the smoke dragon's form.

Or, vs. any Smoky Technique*:

<You attack>. Your attack slams into the dragon with surprising solidity.

* Except Gas Grenade gets blocked with a special message due to Powerful Wings.

Attacks

Info

Technique	Chain	Power	Dam	Type	Notes
Hardening Claws	3	12 - 15 (o), 14 - 23 (u)		Melee
Ember Drift	4	24 - 26 (o), 27 - 33 (u)		Fire	(normal) Gives <damage> turns of Breathing Embers
''		Nothing			(with air filter)
Beat Wings	5			Evasion (M)
Illuminating Fires	6	Nothing			(breathing in)
''		33 - 46 (o)		Fire	(breathing out)
''		80ish		Fire	(breathing out, unopposed (?))
This opponent has +1-9(?) Power to all techniques when Unopposed.

Note: The first time the dragon uses Illuminating Fires, it breathes in, doing no damage. The second time it uses it, it breathes out for big fire damage. This sequence can repeat multiple times.

Text

Technique	Text
Hardening Claws	Its claws momentarily harden, slashing down into you for x damage.
Ember Drift	Normally: Its smoky form drifts around you, dealing x damage as you take a ragged breath full of embers. With Air Filter: Its smoky form drifts around you, but you trust in your air filter and are not disappointed.
Beat Wings	The dragon beats its wings, flying above your reach. <You attack>, but the dragon remains just outside your reach.
Illuminating Fires	Breathing in: The dragon breathes deep, fire illuminating its smoky form from within. Breathing out, opposed: The dragon exhales a gout of flame to scorch you for x damage. Breathing out, unopposed (?): The dragon floats high above you, breathing a torrent of fire down for x damage.

Chains

Chain		Chance
3:4:5:6	Hardening Claws:Ember Drift:Beat Wings:Illuminating Fires	1/6
5:6	Beat Wings:Illuminating Fires	1/6
6	Illuminating Fires	1/6
6:5	Illuminating Fires:Beat Wings	1/6
6:5:4	Illuminating Fires:Beat Wings:Ember Drift	1/6
6:5:4:3	Illuminating Fires:Beat Wings:Ember Drift:Hardening Claws	1/6