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'''Resistances''' protect you against several harmful effects that you may encounter in the dungeon. A resistance can be either intrinsic, meaning a natural resistance, or extrinsic, meaning a resistance gained by [[wear]]ing or [[wield]]ing a certain item. Many intrinsic resistances can only be gained by [[polymorphing]] into a certain creature, which is not very convenient.
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'''Resistances''' protect you against several harmful effects that you may encounter in the dungeon. A resistance can be either [[intrinsic]], meaning a natural resistance, or [[extrinsic]], meaning a resistance gained by [[wear]]ing or [[wield]]ing a certain item. Many intrinsic resistances can only be gained by [[polymorphing]] into a certain creature, which is not very convenient.
  
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There are eight or nine different resistances, depending on whether you count reflection as one of them. Each resistance maps into a [[dragon]] of certain color — a dragon of that color has that resistance as intrinsic. The resistances are:
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==Intrinsic resistances==
  
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*[[Acid resistance]] (yellow)
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One of the most common ways to gain intrinsic resistances is through the eating corpses. Of special note are dragon corpses, as they are guaranteed to give resistances based on their color as specified below, with the exception of yellow, gray and silver. Other monsters also provide intrinsic resistances if their corpses are eaten, details of which can be found in the individual monster descriptions.
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*[[Cold resistance]] (white)
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*[[Disintegration resistance]] (black)
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==Extrinsic resistances==
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*[[Fire resistance]] (red)
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Extrinsic resistance is obtained, by definition, through items. [[Dragon scale mail]] and the lower [[dragon scale]]s provide reliable methods for many resistances. [[Artifact]]s also often provide resistances, some of which are hard to obtain otherwise.
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*[[Magic resistance]] (gray)
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*[[Poison resistance]] (green)
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==Summary==
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*[[Reflection]] (silver)
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A non-exhaustive table of the resistances and methods to obtain them is as follows:
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*[[Shock resistance]] (blue)
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*[[Sleep resistance]] (orange)
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{| class="prettytable"
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!Resistance !! Dragon corpse !! Dragon scales !! Item !! Polymorph form
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|[[Acid resistance]] || ''None'' || Yellow || [[Alchemy smock]] || Any acidic-corpse monster (e.g. [[acid blob]])
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|[[Cold resistance]] || White || White || ''Many'' || Many "cold" monsters
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|[[Disintegration resistance]] || Black || Black || None || Only (baby) black dragons
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|[[Fire resistance]] || Red || Red || ''Many'' || Many "hot" monsters
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|[[Magic resistance]] || ''None'' || Gray || [[Cloak of magic resistance]]<br>Many [[Quest artifact]]s || &nbsp;
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|[[Poison resistance]] || Green || Green || Ring of poison resistance || Many "poisonous" monsters
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|[[Shock resistance]] || Blue || Blue || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|[[Sleep resistance]] || Orange || Orange || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|[[Hallucination]] resistance || ''None'' || ''None'' || [[Excalibur]] || &nbsp;
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|[[Level drain]] resistance || ''None'' || ''None'' || [[Stormbringer]] || Any undead
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|[[Stoning]] resistance || ''None'' || ''None'' || &nbsp; || Stone based creatures (e.g. [[gargoyle]]s, [[stone golem]]s)
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|[[Sliming]] resistance || ''None'' || ''None'' || &nbsp; || [[Green slime]]
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|}
  
 
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Revision as of 23:48, 11 December 2008

Resistances protect you against several harmful effects that you may encounter in the dungeon. A resistance can be either intrinsic, meaning a natural resistance, or extrinsic, meaning a resistance gained by wearing or wielding a certain item. Many intrinsic resistances can only be gained by polymorphing into a certain creature, which is not very convenient.

Intrinsic resistances

One of the most common ways to gain intrinsic resistances is through the eating corpses. Of special note are dragon corpses, as they are guaranteed to give resistances based on their color as specified below, with the exception of yellow, gray and silver. Other monsters also provide intrinsic resistances if their corpses are eaten, details of which can be found in the individual monster descriptions.

Extrinsic resistances

Extrinsic resistance is obtained, by definition, through items. Dragon scale mail and the lower dragon scales provide reliable methods for many resistances. Artifacts also often provide resistances, some of which are hard to obtain otherwise.

Summary

A non-exhaustive table of the resistances and methods to obtain them is as follows:

Resistance Dragon corpse Dragon scales Item Polymorph form
Acid resistance None Yellow Alchemy smock Any acidic-corpse monster (e.g. acid blob)
Cold resistance White White Many Many "cold" monsters
Disintegration resistance Black Black None Only (baby) black dragons
Fire resistance Red Red Many Many "hot" monsters
Magic resistance None Gray Cloak of magic resistance
Many Quest artifacts		  
Poison resistance Green Green Ring of poison resistance Many "poisonous" monsters
Shock resistance Blue Blue    
Sleep resistance Orange Orange    
Hallucination resistance None None Excalibur  
Level drain resistance None None Stormbringer Any undead
Stoning resistance None None   Stone based creatures (e.g. gargoyles, stone golems)
Sliming resistance None None   Green slime
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