Should Great Wyrms of Thunder have resistances?

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  • debo
    Veteran
    • Oct 2011
    • 2402

    Should Great Wyrms of Thunder have resistances?

    I'm playing 3.3.2 and I just got in a scrap with a Great Wyrm of Thunder. I realize they only breathe sound (not lightning -- hi, Storm Wyrms), but because of the name, I was sort of surprised to find that it didn't resist lightning when I hit it.

    When I probed it, I discovered that it only resists bright light and rock remover. The spoilers from 3.1.2 (on this site) confirm that it's been like this for a while now.

    Is this intentional or just an oversight? Forgive me, b/c I don't know what the original rationale was behind the design of this family of monsters, but I just thought it was a bit weird.

    Not that my Rogue is complaining
    Glaurung, Father of the Dragons says, 'You cannot avoid the ballyhack.'
  • Derakon
    Prophet
    • Dec 2009
    • 9022

    #2
    If I recall correctly, all dragons only resist what they breathe. I don't think this is a bad state of affairs.

    Perhaps the GWoThunder could stand to be renamed, since the name makes one think of lightning but the goal was to make you think of loud sounds.

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    • Narvius
      Knight
      • Dec 2007
      • 589

      #3
      Great Wyrm of a Space Shuttle Taking Off?
      If you can convincingly pretend you're crazy, you probably are.

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      • Prismatic
        Scout
        • Apr 2008
        • 32

        #4
        Great Sonic Wyrm?

        Great Wyrm of Sound? Of Sonics?

        I kind of like Great Wyrm of Resonance, but that might be a little harder to guess the first time you see it.

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        • Djabanete
          Knight
          • Apr 2007
          • 576

          #5
          If it can't be Thunder, I'd vote for Cacophony.

          Great Wyrm of Cacophony.

          Edit: First time I killed a Great Wyrm of Thunder, I had lightning immunity but no sound resistance. I thought I was well-prepared (Seeker Arrows of Slay Dragon to boot) but it turns out I was just lucky. I only figured it out when I started wondering why there were 2 Great Wyrms that breathed lightning but none that breathed sound.
          Last edited by Djabanete; November 22, 2011, 21:30.

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          • Prismatic
            Scout
            • Apr 2008
            • 32

            #6
            Originally posted by Djabanete
            If it can't be Thunder, I'd vote for Cacophony.

            Great Wyrm of Cacophony.
            I like that one too, how did I miss that word?

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            • Djabanete
              Knight
              • Apr 2007
              • 576

              #7
              I also like Resonance and Dissonance.

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              • debo
                Veteran
                • Oct 2011
                • 2402

                #8
                A Great Wyrm of Tumult?

                A Great Wyrm of HEAVY METAL?
                Glaurung, Father of the Dragons says, 'You cannot avoid the ballyhack.'

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                • debo
                  Veteran
                  • Oct 2011
                  • 2402

                  #9
                  Dissonance is my favorite so far
                  Glaurung, Father of the Dragons says, 'You cannot avoid the ballyhack.'

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                  • bio_hazard
                    Knight
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 649

                    #10
                    I'd probably choose Resonance out of the above, but I'll throw these out there

                    Clarion

                    Deafening

                    Noise

                    Discord

                    Vibration

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                    • Magnate
                      Angband Devteam member
                      • May 2007
                      • 5110

                      #11
                      Great Wyrm of Noise has to win the does-what-it-says-on-the-tin prize here ...
                      "Been away so long I hardly knew the place, gee it's good to be back home" - The Beatles

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                      • Djabanete
                        Knight
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 576

                        #12
                        Great Wyrms of Perplexity aren't called Great Wyrms of Confusion, though

                        Perplexity and Cacophony make a good pair. Eh, eh?

                        Originally posted by debo
                        A Great Wyrm of Tumult?

                        A Great Wyrm of HEAVY METAL?
                        Yes, Angband naming is very logical: Death Drakes breathe nether and Death Metal Drakes breathe sound

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                        • Malak Darkhunter
                          Knight
                          • May 2007
                          • 730

                          #13
                          Great Bloated Wyrm- minus-10 speed, and poisonis gas damage!

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                          • Derakon
                            Prophet
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 9022

                            #14
                            Cacophony is my pick from the suggestions. Sound needn't resonate, after all -- that implies to me that when the wyrm breathes sound, it's a pure tone, probably at a very low wavelength.

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                            • Timo Pietilä
                              Prophet
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 4096

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Narvius
                              Great Wyrm of a Space Shuttle Taking Off?
                              Great Wyrm of LRAD?

                              Great Wyrm of Nails in a Blackboard?

                              Great Wyrm of Brown Note?

                              Great Wyrm of Screaming Brat?

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