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{{armor
|color=magenta
|name=chromatic dragon scales
|slot=body armor
|ac=1
|special=<ul><li>[[fire resistance]]</li><li>[[cold resistance]]</li><li>[[shock resistance]]</li><li>[[sleep resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li><li>[[disintegration resistance]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[petrification|petrification resistance]]</li><li>[[reflection]]</li><li>[[magic resistance]]</li></ul>
|cost=1500
|weight=40
|material=dragon hide
|reference=
}}

'''Chromatic dragon scales''' are a type of [[body armor]] that appear in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are made of [[dragon hide]] like all [[dragon scales]].

==Generation==
Chromatic dragon scales are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]]; [[wish]]ing for them with will give the character a random set of dragon scales instead.

[[Tiamat]] is guaranteed to drop chromatic dragon scales alongside her corpse upon death. A [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] (i.e. always) has a {{frac|6}} chance of dropping chromatic dragon scales upon death, and this chance is decreased to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was revived.

==Description==
While worn, chromatic dragon scales confer 1 base AC and several properties: [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[reflection]], and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn chromatic dragon scales convert them into [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].

Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing chromatic dragon scales will turn the wearer into a chromatic dragon - in practice, only [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at yourself will do this. This is one of the only ways in the game for a character or monster to polymorph into a chromatic dragon.

==Strategy==
Chromatic dragon scales are very hard to obtain, but are well worth the trouble for the chance to make them into chromatic dragon scale mail, which is easily one of the best non-artifact armors in the game.
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 Chromatic dragon scales are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]]; [[wish]]ing for them with will give the character a random set of dragon scales instead.
-[[Tiamat]] is guaranteed to drop chromatic dragon scales alongside her corpse upon death. A [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] (i.e. always) has a {{frac|6}} chance of dropping chromatic dragon scales upon death if it has not been [[Turn_undead_(disambiguation)|revived]]. Prior to version 6.0.0, revived chromatic dragons also had a {{frac|20}} chance to drop scales.
+[[Tiamat]] is guaranteed to drop chromatic dragon scales alongside her corpse upon death. A [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] (i.e. always) has a {{frac|6}} chance of dropping chromatic dragon scales upon death, and will never drop scales if revived via [[undead turning]].
 ==Description==

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    |reference=
 }}
 '''Chromatic dragon scales''' are a type of [[body armor]] that appear in [[UnNetHack]]. They are made of [[dragon hide]] like all [[dragon scales]].
 ==Generation==
-Chromatic dragon scales are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]]; [[wish]]ing for them with will give the character a random set of dragon scales instead.
+Chromatic dragon scales are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]]&mdash;[[wish]]ing for them will give the [[hero]] a random set of dragon scales instead.
-[[Tiamat]] is guaranteed to drop chromatic dragon scales alongside her corpse upon death. A [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] (i.e. always) has a {{frac|6}} chance of dropping chromatic dragon scales upon death, and will never drop scales if revived via [[undead turning]].
+[[Chromatic Dragon|Tiamat]] is guaranteed to drop chromatic dragon scales alongside her [[corpse]] [[Death drop|upon death]], and will never drop a second set if she is [[revived]]. A [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] (i.e. always) has a {{frac|6}} chance dropping a set of uncursed +0 chromatic dragon scales upon death, and the chance is reduced to {{frac|20}} if the dragon was revived.
 ==Description==
-While worn, chromatic dragon scales confer 1 base AC and several properties: [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[reflection]], and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn chromatic dragon scales convert them into [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
+While [[worn]], chromatic dragon scales grant 1 base [[AC]] and several properties: [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[reflection]], and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn chromatic dragon scales convert them into [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
-Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing chromatic dragon scales will turn the wearer into a chromatic dragon - in practice, only [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at yourself will do this. This is one of the only ways in the game for a character or monster to polymorph into a chromatic dragon.
+Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing chromatic dragon scales or scale mail will turn the wearer into a chromatic dragon. In practice, only a hero or monster [[quaffing]] a [[potion of polymorph]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at themselves or (for the hero only) casting the {{+ of|polymorph}} spell on themselves while wearing the scales or scale mail will cause this&mdash;it is one of the few ways available to polymorph into a chromatic dragon, and doing so while wearing chromatic dragon scale mail will also revert them to scales.
 ==Strategy==

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    |slot=body armor
    |ac=1
-   |special=<ul><li>[[fire resistance]]</li><li>[[cold resistance]]</li><li>[[shock resistance]]</li><li>[[sleep resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li><li>[[disintegration resistance]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[petrification|petrification resistance]]</li><li>[[reflection]]</li><li>[[magic resistance]]</li></ul>
+   |special=<ul><li>[[fire resistance]]</li><li>[[cold resistance]]</li><li>[[shock resistance]]</li><li>[[sleep resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li><li>[[disintegration resistance]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[stoning resistance]]</li><li>[[reflection]]</li><li>[[magic resistance]]</li></ul>
    |cost=1500
    |weight=40