Draft:Scale mail
| ] | |
| Type | Body armor |
|---|---|
| Normal absorption | 4 |
| Defense contribution | p − 2 |
| Weight | 400 |
| Julie's price (Au) | 600 |
| Base value (Au) | 300 |
| Generation level | 4 |
Scale mail is body armor with the absorption and weight of chain mail but a smaller defense penalty. In the infobox, p is the individual suit's enchantment.[1]
Generation
Scale mail can be found among randomly generated treasure, including the random possessions of treasure-bearing monsters, and may appear in Knight's Pawn Shop. A noncursed acquirement effect can create body armor; a blessed effect lets you select this type, but the resulting item's blessing and enchantment still follow its own generation rules.[2][3][4][5]
Julie's sells a fully identified, uncursed +0 suit for 600 Au.[6]
Description
Wear it in the Armor slot. Its normal-damage absorption is 4; its contribution to defense is your enchantment minus 2. These are different protections: enchantment makes you harder to hit but does not increase absorption. See Defense and protection for the damage floor, burden and attacks that bypass armor.[7][8]
It has no additional worn magical power. Its familiar appearance identifies the type, but a random find can still conceal its enchantment and curse. A cursed suit sticks when worn; full identification lets you judge the individual item before that commitment.[9][10][11]
Strategy
Compared with +0 chain mail, the 600 Au shop suit costs 200 Au more for one extra defense, not extra absorption. Partial plate costs 300 Au more and absorbs another point, but loses that defense advantage. Scale is a reasonable middle choice when avoiding hits and their secondary effects matters alongside reducing ordinary damage.
Compare all body armor and shields when assembling your defenses.
References
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 266.
- ↑ item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 7–41.
- ↑ lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 382–393.
- ↑ site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 1043–1052.
- ↑ effect1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 707–722.
- ↑ site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 164–231.
- ↑ aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 281–350.
- ↑ aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 498–513.
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 266.
- ↑ inv.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 221–278.
- ↑ inv.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 1354–1358.