Crystal plate mail - Revision history

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 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|e9c58c2fe4277fc64433df3c9a2e8d954fd1d16a}}, crystal plate mail and other glass armor do not instantly shatter, with the cracking being treated as a form of [[erosion]] - a glass piece of armor that has three levels of erosion will be destroyed the next time something would damage it.
-Per {{commit|5e572d3d5f2581d14c29bd0071c6be0d7fbdce5e}}, the weight of crystal plate mail is reduced to 415 aum in order to properly match weight differences between materials.}}
+Per {{commit|d126ae9a4216423d0937750b580110c94d1be337}}, the weight of crystal plate mail is reduced to 415 aum in order to properly match weight differences between materials.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 While worn, crystal plate mail provides 7 base [[AC]] and [[MC2]], similar to [[plate mail]]. As armor made of glass, it is [[fragile]] and can be broken easily unless worn.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|e9c58c2fe4277fc64433df3c9a2e8d954fd1d16a}}, crystal plate mail and other glass armor does not instantly shatter, with the cracking being treated as a form of [[erosion]] - a glass piece of armor that has three levels of erosion will be destroyed the next time something would damage it.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|e9c58c2fe4277fc64433df3c9a2e8d954fd1d16a}}, crystal plate mail and other glass armor do not instantly shatter, with the cracking being treated as a form of [[erosion]] - a glass piece of armor that has three levels of erosion will be destroyed the next time something would damage it.
 ==Strategy==

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 High-ranking mercenaries of a [[Racial monster|race]] that can wear body armor have a chance of generating with crystal plate mail as usual. The [[Paladin (monster)|Paladin]], the [[Infidel]] [[quest nemesis]], will always generate with crystal plate mail.
-The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]]. It is fully indestructible like the Sword is, with the addition of only falling off from [[polymorph]] into a large monster where other armor would be destroyed, and cannot have [[dragon scales]] melded onto it. The Armor of Retribution grants [[acid resistance]] while carried, and while worn it also grants [[disintegration resistance]], extrinsic [[protection]], [[half physical damage]], [[half spell damage]], increases current carrying capacity by 200 aum and maximum carrying capacity by 500 aum, and has a {{frac|7}} chance of knocking back monsters that attack the wearer in melee.
+The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]].
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 High-ranking mercenaries of a [[Racial monster|race]] that can wear body armor have a chance of generating with crystal plate mail as usual. The [[Paladin (monster)|Paladin]], the [[Infidel]] [[quest nemesis]], will always generate with crystal plate mail.
-The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]]. It is fully indestructible like the Sword is, only falling off if it would ordinarily be destroyed, and cannot have [[dragon scales]] melded onto it. The Armor of Retribution grants [[acid resistance]] while carried, and while worn it also grants [[disintegration resistance]], extrinsic [[protection]], [[half physical damage]], [[half spell damage]], increases current carrying capacity by 200 aum and maximum carrying capacity by 500 aum, and has a {{frac|7}} chance of knocking back monsters that attack the wearer in melee.
+The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]]. It is fully indestructible like the Sword is, with the addition of only falling off from [[polymorph]] into a large monster where other armor would be destroyed, and cannot have [[dragon scales]] melded onto it. The Armor of Retribution grants [[acid resistance]] while carried, and while worn it also grants [[disintegration resistance]], extrinsic [[protection]], [[half physical damage]], [[half spell damage]], increases current carrying capacity by 200 aum and maximum carrying capacity by 500 aum, and has a {{frac|7}} chance of knocking back monsters that attack the wearer in melee.
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 ==Strategy==
-Crystal plate mail is the second-best armor in the game that does not inhibit [[spellcasting]] after [[dragon scale mail]], and is immune to erosion. However, it is seldom used in practice primarily due to its weight: roles who would most benefit from it typically lack the [[carrying capacity]] to reliably carry one, since most spellcasting-inclined roles start with low [[strength]]. [[Wizard]]s and other casters that could raise their strength to a sufficient level to consider wearing this armor typically have either: A) a means of obtaining dragon scale mail, or B) a low enough [[AC]] that the additional protection is not worth the weight penalty.
+Crystal plate mail is the second-highest source of AC in the game that does not inhibit [[spellcasting]] after [[dragon scale mail]], and is immune to erosion. However, it is seldom used in practice primarily due to its weight: roles who would most benefit from it typically lack the [[carrying capacity]] to reliably carry one, since most roles tailored for spellcasting start with low [[strength]]. Most [[Wizard]]s and other casters that could raise their strength to a sufficient level to consider wearing crystal plate will either have: A) a means of obtaining dragon scale mail, or B) a low enough [[AC]] that the additional protection is not worth the weight penalty.
 Characters with high strength will usually prefer a [[dwarvish mithril-coat]] until they obtain dragon scale mail, and even wearing an [[elven mithril-coat]] frees up 300 [[aum]] of weight in the inventory while providing only two fewer points of base AC. Characters who do not wish to use metallic armor will usually prefer a [[studded leather armor]]. Players still willing to try out crystal plate mail will have to be diligent in their inventory management to avoid being burdened too often.
-As crystal plate mail is easily broken unless worn, be careful when handling it - in particular, beware of using {{spell of|force bolt}}s or a [[wand of striking]] near a shop selling crystal plate mail, since most early characters will not be able to pay off the [[shopkeeper]] if they break any.
+As crystal plate mail is easily broken unless worn, be careful when handling it: in particular, beware of using {{spell of|force bolt}}s or a [[wand of striking]] near a shop selling crystal plate mail, since most early characters will not be able to pay off the [[shopkeeper]] if they break any.
-Of note is that crystal plate mail has a somewhat irregular base price of 820[[zm]], which should be accounted for when checking armor for enchantments via [[price identification]].
+Of note is that crystal plate mail has an irregular base price of 820[[zm]], which should be accounted for when [[price-identify]]ing armor for enchantments.
 ==History==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], crystal plate mail grants 3 AC and 3 [[DR]] while worn, but does not confer magic cancellation, and its weight is reduced to 170 aum. Crystal plate mail can safely be enchanted to +7 and adds its full enchantment as a bonus to both AC and DR, rather than half to each as with other armor - dNetHack also introduces crystal armor for each part of the body, which has the same traits. For [[Samurai]], crystal plate mail is known as '''"jade o-yoroi"'''.
+In [[dNetHack]], crystal plate mail grants 3 AC and 3 [[DR]] while worn, but does not confer magic cancellation, and its weight is reduced to 170 aum. For [[Samurai]], crystal plate mail is known as '''"jade o-yoroi"'''.
 Crystal plate mail can be found in the second-to-last floor of the [[Windowless Tower]].
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], crystal plate mail is changed considerably: Its weight is reduced to 150 aum, and its base material is [[gemstone]] instead of glass, making it immune to erosion (which includes shattering). It is also immune to disintegration and the revamped [[destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] monster spell, which can now erode armor even if the target has [[magic resistance]]. EvilHack applies a spellcasting penalty to all roles for any worn body armor similar to [[SLASH'EM]], with crystal plate mail as the sole exception.
+In [[EvilHack]], crystal plate mail is changed considerably: Its weight is reduced to 150 aum, and its base material is [[gemstone]] instead of glass, making it immune to erosion (which includes shattering). It is also immune to disintegration and the revamped [[destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] monster spell, which can now erode armor even if the target has [[magic resistance]] or the armor is made of an inherently erosionproof material.
-Dragon scale mail is replaced with dragon-scaled armor in EvilHack as well, and crystal plate mail is among the most enticing armor to merge dragon scales into for casting-focused roles.
+EvilHack applies a spellcasting penalty to all roles for any worn body armor similar to [[SLASH'EM]], with crystal plate mail as the sole exception. Dragon scale mail is replaced with dragon-scaled armor in EvilHack as well, and crystal plate mail is among the most enticing armor to merge dragon scales into.
 High-ranking mercenaries of a [[Racial monster|race]] that can wear body armor have a chance of generating with crystal plate mail as usual. The [[Paladin (monster)|Paladin]], the [[Infidel]] [[quest nemesis]], will always generate with crystal plate mail.
-The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]]. It is fully indestructible like the Sword is, only falling off where other body armor is destroyed, and cannot have [[dragon scales]] melded onto it. The Armor of Retribution grants [[acid resistance]] while carried - while worn, it also grants [[disintegration resistance]], extrinsic [[protection]], [[half physical damage]], [[half spell damage]], increases current carrying capacity by 200 aum and maximum carrying capacity by 500 aum, and has a {{frac|7}} chance of knocking back monsters that attack you in melee.
+The [[Armor of Retribution]] is an intelligent artifact set of crystal plate mail that can only be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining [[The Sword of Annihilation]] and [[Ashmar]]. It is fully indestructible like the Sword is, only falling off if it would ordinarily be destroyed, and cannot have [[dragon scales]] melded onto it. The Armor of Retribution grants [[acid resistance]] while carried, and while worn it also grants [[disintegration resistance]], extrinsic [[protection]], [[half physical damage]], [[half spell damage]], increases current carrying capacity by 200 aum and maximum carrying capacity by 500 aum, and has a {{frac|7}} chance of knocking back monsters that attack the wearer in melee.
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 [[Mercenaries]] with a target [[AC]] of -1 or better (e.g., [[Yendorian Army]] [[lieutenant]]s) have an effective {{frac|4|25}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] crystal plate mail.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|622|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Player monster]] [[Barbarian (player monster)|barbarians]], [[Knight (player monster)|knights]], [[Priest (player monster)|priests]], and [[Valkyrie (player monster)|valkyries]] have an effective {{frac|62}} chance (roughly ~1.61%) of forcing crystal plate mail in place of their initial body armor.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|174|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} for barbarians and other mentioned roles to get random body armor within the range of objects from plate mail to chain mail in objects.c, using normal generation odds}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|201|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=see previous citation}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|215|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=see previous citation}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|242|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=see previous citation}}
+[[Player monster]] [[Barbarian (player monster)|barbarians]], [[Knight (player monster)|knights]], [[Priest (player monster)|priests]], and [[Valkyrie (player monster)|valkyries]] have an effective {{frac|62}} chance (roughly ~1.61%) of forcing crystal plate mail in place of their initial body armor.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|174|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} for barbarians and other mentioned roles to get random body armor within the range of objects from plate mail to chain mail in objects.c, using normal generation odds}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|201|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=body armor for knights}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|215|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=body armor for priests}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|242|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=body armor for valkyries}}
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