Draft:Cloak of wool
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| Type | Cloak |
|---|---|
| Base value (Au) | 15 |
| Item level | 0 |
| Weight | 30 |
| Unidentified appearance | Random cloak appearance |
| Cursed name | Cloak of wool |
A cloak of wool is the mundane cloak. It grants neither a magical status nor an armor bonus, but can serve as an expendable outer layer against effects that damage a cloak before body armor.[1]
Generation
Wool is an item-level-0 cloak in ordinary random generation, including the repeatable monster-possession pool. It can also appear in the pawn shop or through acquirement. New ordinary copies are +0, with the usual cloak blessing roll. Their unidentified appearance is shuffled just like that of a magical cloak; a tattered appearance does not establish that the item is wool.[2]
Description
Wearing it in the Cloak slot adds no Def or Arm and produces no magical benefit. Blessing does not create a power, and enchantment does not turn its pluses into armor absorption. A cursed copy still becomes stuck when worn, despite having no special cursed effect.[3]
Disintegration directed at the wearer destroys the cloak before considering body armor or the unprotected character. An acid cloud also damages a cloak before armor. Ordinary item damage can spend positive enchantment before destroying the item, but wool's generation level of zero gives it no success on the level-based blessed-item resistance check.[4]
Strategy
A known noncursed wool cloak is inexpensive insurance for more valuable body armor in those specific encounters. It is not a substitute for acid immunity or a magical cloak's combat protection. With a better cloak available, weigh its useful power against the risk of losing it to an outer-layer hazard.
Spending scarce enchantment solely to improve wool does not increase ordinary armor protection. Its low base value also makes paid identification for resale unattractive unless the information has another use; identifying an unknown cloak can instead uncover a much more valuable type.
References
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 306; aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 281–350; effect3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 375–392; effect3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 476–500.
- ↑ item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 7–41; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 235–243; lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 376–393; site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 1043–1054; effect1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 731–745; omega.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 446–461.
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 306; aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 281–350; inv.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 1345–1454.
- ↑ effect3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 375–392; effect3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 476–500; aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 454–484.