Archaic plate mail - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ tweak

2026-04-13T08:51:34Z

‎Generation: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole

2026-04-08T10:44:31Z

‎Generation: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ more touch-ups

2026-04-04T03:22:54Z

‎Generation: more touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2026-04-04T02:26:13Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2026-04-01T20:14:59Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: snip

2025-11-13T21:00:59Z

snip

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit, todo

2025-11-11T16:36:51Z

some copyedit, todo

Umbire the Phantom: assessor is G_NOCORPSE

2025-05-16T04:34:48Z

assessor is G_NOCORPSE

Klepto: apahanctonan assessors do technically leave corpses, just not theirs.

2025-05-15T03:51:32Z

apahanctonan assessors do technically leave corpses, just not theirs.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

2025-05-11T19:36:18Z

‎Description: pothole

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 Archaic plate mail can be generated in the [[magic item vault]]s that appear within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair during level creation if it appears as the second Abyss level.
-Several monsters can [[generate with]] archaic plate mail.
+Several monsters (including [[statue]]s) can [[generate with]] archaic plate mail.
 * [[Ancient naga]]s, [[Throne Archon]]s, [[Ghaele Eladrin]], [[Clockwork automaton (monster)|clockwork automata]], and [[formian taskmaster]]s are always generated with archaic plate mail that fits their body shape.
-* Certain [[statue]]s in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] can be generated with archaic plate mail inside:
+* Certain statues in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] can be generated with archaic plate mail inside:
 ** Statues of [[colossal clockwork war-machine]]s each have gigantic-sized cursed archaic plate mail that has an [[enchantment]] equal to the product of two d3 rolls (i.e. d3*d3 or +1 to +9) and up to two levels of corrosion. The pile of items around the statue has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing archaic plate mail as well.
 ** Statues of clockwork automata each have cursed archaic plate mail that has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of being given an enchantment equal to the highest between its normal roll and the ''sum'' of 2 d3 rolls (i.e. +2 to +6), along with up to two levels of corrosion.

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 [[Hellish seal]]s that contain a [[Jrt Netjer]] may have archaic plate mail generated inside.
-Archaic plate mail can be generated in the [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vaults]] that appear within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair during level creation if it appears as the second Abyss level.
+Archaic plate mail can be generated in the [[magic item vault]]s that appear within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair during level creation if it appears as the second Abyss level.
 Several monsters can [[generate with]] archaic plate mail.

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 Half-dragon [[Madpeople]] that started the game as male will have a +2 [[silver]] archaic plate mail of [[Brilliance (object property)|brilliance]] generated among their belongings in the [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the goal level of the [[Madperson quest]] during level creation.
-The piles of wreckage found in the Law Quest each have a {{frac|2}} chance of containing large archaic plate mail that is [[Erosion|thoroughly corroded]].
+The piles of wreckage found in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] each have a {{frac|2}} chance of containing large archaic plate mail that is [[Erosion|thoroughly corroded]].
 [[Hellish seal]]s that contain a [[Jrt Netjer]] may have archaic plate mail generated inside.
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 * [[Ancient naga]]s, [[Throne Archon]]s, [[Ghaele Eladrin]], [[Clockwork automaton (monster)|clockwork automata]], and [[formian taskmaster]]s are always generated with archaic plate mail that fits their body shape.
 * Certain [[statue]]s in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] can be generated with archaic plate mail inside:
-** Statues of [[colossal clockwork war-machine]]s each have gigantic-sized cursed archaic plate mail that has an [[enchantment]] equal to d3*d3 and up to two levels of [[corrosion]]. The pile of items around the statue has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing archaic plate mail as well.
+** Statues of [[colossal clockwork war-machine]]s each have gigantic-sized cursed archaic plate mail that has an [[enchantment]] equal to the product of two d3 rolls (i.e. d3*d3 or +1 to +9) and up to two levels of corrosion. The pile of items around the statue has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing archaic plate mail as well.
-** Statues of clockwork automata each have cursed archaic plate mail that has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of being given an enchantment equal to the highest between its normal roll and (d3+d3), along with up to two levels of [[corrosion]].
+** Statues of clockwork automata each have cursed archaic plate mail that has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of being given an enchantment equal to the highest between its normal roll and the ''sum'' of 2 d3 rolls (i.e. +2 to +6), along with up to two levels of corrosion.
 * [[Guardian naga]]s and [[guardian naga hatchlings]] have a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating with snakeleg archaic plate mail.
 * [[Hygieian Archon]]s generated with endgame equipment always generate with blessed silver archaic plate mail that has the holy [[object property]].

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 [[Hellish seal]]s that contain a [[Jrt Netjer]] may have archaic plate mail generated inside.
-Archaic plate mail can appear in the [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vaults]] generated within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair during level creation if it appears as the second Abyss level.
+Archaic plate mail can be generated in the [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vaults]] that appear within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair during level creation if it appears as the second Abyss level.
 Several monsters can [[generate with]] archaic plate mail.
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 * [[Baalzebub (dNetHack)|Baalzebub]] always generates with cursed +7 [[Gold (material)|gold]] archaic plate mail that is made to fit his body shape and size.
-[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s leave behind a special [[death drop]] upon death that includes 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail.
+[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s that are destroyed leave behind a special [[death drop]] that includes 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail.
 ==Description==

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-{{armor
+{{dNetHack armor
    |color=copper color
    |name=archaic plate mail
    |appearance=archaic black mail
    |slot=body armor
    |ac=5
-   |special=<ul><li>[[MC3]]</li><li>5 [[DR]]</li></ul>
+   |dr=5
    |cost=400
    |weight=200
    |material=copper
 }}
-'''Archaic plate mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is the equivalent to [[bronze plate mail]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and some other [[variant]]s, and is renamed to accommodate the [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object materials]] system. Archaic plate mail is huge-sized heavy armor that is made of [[copper]].
+'''Archaic plate mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is the equivalent to [[bronze plate mail]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and some other [[variant]]s, and is renamed to accommodate the [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object materials]] system. Archaic plate mail is [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] armor that is made of [[copper]].
 [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]] know archaic plate mail as '''''jodai no katchu'''''.
 ==Generation==
-Male [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] [[Noble]]s start the game with [[Enchantment|+1]] archaic plate mail.
+[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Noble/dNetHack|Noblemen]] start the game with +1 archaic plate mail.
-Archaic plate mail makes up {{frac|50}} (2%) of body armor randomly generated on the ground, in [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock archaic plate mail, as can the sand-walker's shops in [[Elshava]].
+Archaic plate mail makes up {{frac|50}} (2%) of body armor randomly generated on the ground, in [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock archaic plate mail, as can the sand-walker's shops in [[Elshava]].
-Several monsters can generate with archaic plate mail.
+Half-dragon [[Madpeople]] that started the game as male will have a +2 [[silver]] archaic plate mail of [[Brilliance (object property)|brilliance]] generated among their belongings in the [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the goal level of the [[Madperson quest]] during level creation.
-* [[Ancient naga]]s, [[Throne Archon]]s, [[Ghaele Eladrin]], [[Clockwork automaton (monster)|clockwork automata]], and [[formian taskmaster]]s are [[always generated with]] archaic plate mail that fits their body shape.
+The piles of wreckage found in the Law Quest each have a {{frac|2}} chance of containing large archaic plate mail that is [[Erosion|thoroughly corroded]].
 * Certain [[statue]]s in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] can be generated with archaic plate mail inside:
-** Statues of [[colossal clockwork war-machine]]s each have gigantic-sized cursed archaic plate mail that has an enchantment equal to d3*d3 and up to two levels of [[corrosion]]. The pile of items around the statue has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing archaic plate mail as well.
+** Statues of [[colossal clockwork war-machine]]s each have gigantic-sized cursed archaic plate mail that has an [[enchantment]] equal to d3*d3 and up to two levels of [[corrosion]]. The pile of items around the statue has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing archaic plate mail as well.
 ** Statues of clockwork automata each have cursed archaic plate mail that has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of being given an enchantment equal to the highest between its normal roll and (d3+d3), along with up to two levels of [[corrosion]].
 * [[Guardian naga]]s and [[guardian naga hatchlings]] have a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating with snakeleg archaic plate mail.
-* [[Hygieian Archon]]s generated with endgame equipment always generate with blessed [[silver]] archaic plate mail that has the holy [[object property]].
+* [[Hygieian Archon]]s generated with endgame equipment always generate with blessed silver archaic plate mail that has the holy [[object property]].
 * [[Graha Deva]]s are always generated with +7 corrosion-proofed archaic plate mail.
 * [[Mahadeva]]s are always generated with +9 corrosion-proofed archaic plate mail.
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 * [[Naome]] always generates with cursed +4 archaic plate mail that is always made of copper.
 * [[Baalzebub (dNetHack)|Baalzebub]] always generates with cursed +7 [[Gold (material)|gold]] archaic plate mail that is made to fit his body shape and size.
 [[Aphanactonan assessor]]s leave behind a special [[death drop]] upon death that includes 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail.
 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], archaic plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 5 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]. As heavy armor, it does not grant any [[dexterity]] bonuses.
+While [[worn]], archaic plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 5 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]. Wearing or [[taking off]] archaic plate mail takes 5 actions total. As heavy armor, it does not grant any [[dexterity]] bonuses.
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 Archaic plate mail can appear in the [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vaults]] generated within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair if it appears as the second Abyss level.
-[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse of their own]] upon death, and instead leave behind a special [[death drop]] of 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail, a [[floating eye]] [[corpse]] and several [[Eyeball (dNetHack)|eyeballs]].
+[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s leave behind a special [[death drop]] upon death that includes 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail.
 ==Description==

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 Archaic plate mail can appear in the [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vaults]] generated within the [[Avatar of Lolth]]'s lair if it appears as the second Abyss level.
-[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s can leave behind 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail upon death as a special [[death drop]] along with the corpse of a [[floating eye]] and several eyeballs.
+[[Aphanactonan assessor]]s [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse of their own]] upon death, instead having a special [[death drop]] of 2-8 sets of +4 copper archaic plate mail, a [[floating eye]] [[corpse]] and several [[eyeball]]s.
 ==Description==

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 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], archaic plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 5 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]. As heavy armor, it does not grant any dexterity bonus.
+While [[worn]], archaic plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 5 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]. As heavy armor, it does not grant any [[dexterity]] bonus.
 Wearing or [[taking off]] archaic plate mail takes 5 actions total.