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* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' breath weapons are their own attack type and are commonly seen on dragons and other monsters. Notably the [[All Trolls Are Different|Trolls]], who have stomach acid strong enough to dissolve stone and steel, and will not hesitate to "pre-digest" you in battle. |
* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' breath weapons are their own attack type and are commonly seen on dragons and other monsters. Notably the [[All Trolls Are Different|Trolls]], who have stomach acid strong enough to dissolve stone and steel, and will not hesitate to "pre-digest" you in battle. |
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** Most Trolls use this as a melee attack, which seems reasonable; then there's the Troll King, whose attack has the same range as a throwing axe. Projectile vomit, anyone? |
** Most Trolls use this as a melee attack, which seems reasonable; then there's the Troll King, whose attack has the same range as a throwing axe. Projectile vomit, anyone? |
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has the iconic spell [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=129548 Firebreathing], which grants this power to a creature. Many creatures have similar abilities, especially draconic creatures of [[Kill It with Fire|the color red]]. |
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has the iconic spell [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212115635/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=129548 Firebreathing], which grants this power to a creature. Many creatures have similar abilities, especially draconic creatures of [[Kill It with Fire|the color red]]. |
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** The ability is so common and iconic, in fact, that when a player says a creature "has firebreathing" it's immediately understood by most experienced players exactly what that means, word-for-word. It's also a fairly powerful ability as well. |
** The ability is so common and iconic, in fact, that when a player says a creature "has firebreathing" it's immediately understood by most experienced players exactly what that means, word-for-word. It's also a fairly powerful ability as well. |
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*** And yet, for some reason, the developers seem reticent to actually make "firebreathing" a keyword, so its not actually the official name of the ability (the ability doesn't have a name). |
*** And yet, for some reason, the developers seem reticent to actually make "firebreathing" a keyword, so its not actually the official name of the ability (the ability doesn't have a name). |
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