Dragon-scaled armor - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, etc.

2026-05-27T02:30:48Z

potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-19T02:46:44Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

2026-02-09T04:11:00Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* NetHack Fourk */ rephrase

2026-02-08T22:00:32Z

‎NetHack Fourk: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-10-07T19:13:38Z

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Umbire the Phantom: variant template

2025-01-29T21:05:58Z

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2025-01-29T21:05:34Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ copyedit

2024-11-15T19:27:21Z

‎EvilHack: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-08-30T12:00:26Z

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Umbire the Phantom: small bits of smithing

2024-07-23T16:30:36Z

small bits of smithing

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 ===xNetHack===
-Dragon scales in xNetHack convey their extrinsic(s), 3 base AC, and no [[MC]] - melding the scales to a set of armor adds the scales' 3 AC to it along with the extrinsics. A blessed scroll blesses the resulting armor and repairs all erosion, but the process never makes the armor erodeproof. A non-cursed scroll retains the original body armor's [[enchantment]], while a cursed scroll will subtract one point of enchantment and curse the armor. Reading the scroll while confused will polymorph the [[hero]] into the relevant color dragon, regardless of any worn body armor.
+Dragon scales in xNetHack convey their extrinsic(s), 3 base AC, and no [[MC]]: melding the scales to a set of armor adds the scales' 3 AC to it along with the extrinsics. A blessed scroll blesses the resulting armor and repairs all erosion, but the process never makes the armor erodeproof. A non-cursed scroll retains the original body armor's [[enchantment]], while a cursed scroll will subtract one point of enchantment and curse the armor. Reading the scroll while confused will polymorph the [[hero]] into the relevant color dragon, regardless of any worn body armor.
-xNetHack inherits [[gold dragon]]s and their [[gold dragon scales|scales]] from [[NetHack 3.7.0]], as well as the secondary extrinsics that most dragon scales and dragon-scaled armor convey:
+xNetHack inherits [[gold dragon]]s and [[Gold dragon scales|their scales]] from [[NetHack 3.7.0]], as well as the secondary extrinsics that most dragon scales and dragon-scaled armor convey:
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 |Shadow||[[ultravision]], darkness source||confers sleep and drain resistance
 |-
-|Shimmering||[[displacement]]||confers [[stun]] resistance
+|Shimmering||[[Displacement (property)|displacement]]||confers [[stun]] resistance
 |-
 |Silver||reflection||confers cold resistance

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 ==Description==
-Across all variants, [[dragon scales]] occupy the [[cloak]] slot rather than the [[body armor]] slot, and reading a [[scroll of enchant armor]] will always cause worn dragon scales to meld into the [[hero]]'s currently-worn set of body armor, adding the conferred extrinsic [[properties]] of the dragon scales to that armor. If the hero is wearing dragon scales but no body armor, the dragon scales will instead meld into their skin, [[polymorph]]ing them into a [[dragon]] of the same color - as in ''NetHack'', the scales are preserved upon the hero returning to normal form.
+Across all variants, [[dragon scales]] occupy the [[cloak]] slot rather than the [[body armor]] slot, and reading a [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn dragon scales while the [[hero]] is also wearing body armor will meld the scales into that armor, adding the conferred extrinsic [[properties]] of the dragon scales to that armor. If the hero is wearing dragon scales but no body armor, the dragon scales will instead meld into their skin, [[polymorph]]ing them into a [[dragon]] of the same color&mdash;as in ''NetHack'', the scales are preserved upon the hero returning to normal form.
 Directly [[wishing]] for dragon-scaled armor does not work, requiring the player to craft the armor manually.

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 !Color !! Extrinsics
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-|Black||[[disintegration resistance]], [[drain resistance]]
+|Black||[[disintegration resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[breath weapon]]
 |-
 |Blue||[[shock resistance]], [[automatic searching]]
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 |Silver||[[reflection]]
 |-
-|White||[[cold resistance]], inventory protection from [[water damage]]
+|White||[[cold resistance]], inventory protection from [[water damage]], [[cold]] [[breath weapon]]
 |-
 |Yellow||[[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
 |}
-Red and white dragon scales and scaled armor also grant a [[Fire (element)|fire]] or [[cold]] [[breath weapon]] respectively, which is accessible the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]; this breath weapon is overridden if the player is polymorphed into another [[monster]] with a special ability.
+Breath weapons from red and white dragon scales and dragon-scaled armor are accessible the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]], and will be superseded by the #monster ability of any other [[monster]] that the hero is polymorphed into.
 ===xNetHack===

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 Passive attacks marked with a (!!) can destroy items held by the attacking monster or player if they hit (e.g. the passive white dragon-scaled armor can shatter [[potion]]s), which may hamper their utility in melee combat. However, most passive attacks only trigger around {{frac|3}} (33%) of the time.
-<!-- these are all based on mhitu.c, haven't checked uhitm.c to see if it's symmetrical between players and monsters or not -->
+Passive attacks from black dragon-scaled armor will always hit, and has a {{frac|12}} chance of disintegrating a weapon attacking the player (including gloves on unarmed/claw/touch attacks and boots on kicking attacks); if the weapon is not disintegrated, the attack then has a {{frac|40}} chance of instantly disintegrating the monster. If neither happens, it will just "partially disintegrate" the monster as a regular physical attack.<!-- these are all based on mhitu.c, haven't checked uhitm.c to see if it's symmetrical between players and monsters or not -->
-Gray dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|6}} chance to hit with its cancelling attack, with the usual odds to cancel items.
+Gray dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|6}} chance of its passive cancelling attack triggering, with the usual odds to cancel items.
-Red dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|2}} chance to attempt to burn inventory items if the monster's inventory is not protected from fire damage; if this check succeeds, there are independent {{frac|3}} chances to try to burn a scroll and a potion, and a {{frac|5}} chance to try to burn a spellbook. The monster's weapon has a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of being burned since it's being held outside of the inventory. This all occurs separately of whether the passive attack hits the monster for HP damage.
+Red dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|2}} chance of burning inventory items if the monster's inventory is not protected from fire damage; if this check succeeds, there are independent {{frac|3}} chances of burning scrolls and potions, and a {{frac|5}} chance of burning spellbooks. The monster's weapon has a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of being burned since it's being held outside of the inventory. This all occurs separately of whether the passive attack hits the monster for HP damage.
 Sea dragon-scaled armor will always hit with its wet attack, with the usual odds for rusting items.
-White dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|3}} chance to attempt to shatter potions, independent of whether the attack hits the monster for HP damage.
+White dragon-scaled armor has a {{frac|3}} chance of shattering potions, independent of whether the attack hits the monster for HP damage.
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 [[Category:Dragon armor]]

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 |}
-Red and white dragon scales and scaled armor also grant a fire or cold [[breath weapon]] respectively, which is accessible the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]; this breath weapon is overridden if the player is polymorphed into another [[monster]] with a special ability.
+Red and white dragon scales and scaled armor also grant a [[Fire (element)|fire]] or [[cold]] [[breath weapon]] respectively, which is accessible the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]; this breath weapon is overridden if the player is polymorphed into another [[monster]] with a special ability.
 ===xNetHack===
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 |Orange||sleep resistance||confers free action, passive [[slow]] attack
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-|Red||fire resistance||+1d6 to all melee damage, passive [[fire]] attack
+|Red||fire resistance||+1d6 to all melee damage, passive fire attack
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 |Sea||[[breathless]]ness||confers the ability to [[swim]]
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 |Silver||reflection||confers cold resistance
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-|White||cold resistance||freezes water and lava under foot, passive [[cold]] attack
+|White||cold resistance||freezes water and lava under foot, passive cold attack
 |-
 |Yellow||acid resistance||confers stoning resistance, passive [[acid]] attack

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 |Gold||light source||confers infravision and [[clairvoyance]]
 |-
-|Gray||magic resistance||passive [[cancellation]] attack, 90% chance of cancellation protection
+|Gray||magic resistance||passive [[cancellation]] attack, {{frac|9|10}} chance of cancellation protection
 |-
 |Green||poison resistance||confers sickness resistance, passive [[poison]] attack

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 Across all variants, [[dragon scales]] occupy the [[cloak]] slot rather than the [[body armor]] slot, and reading a [[scroll of enchant armor]] will always cause worn dragon scales to meld into the [[hero]]'s currently-worn set of body armor, adding the conferred extrinsic [[properties]] of the dragon scales to that armor. If the hero is wearing dragon scales but no body armor, the dragon scales will instead meld into their skin, [[polymorph]]ing them into a [[dragon]] of the same color - as in ''NetHack'', the scales are preserved upon the hero returning to normal form.
-Directly wishing for dragon-scaled armor does not work, requiring the player to craft the armor manually.
+Directly [[wishing]] for dragon-scaled armor does not work, requiring the player to craft the armor manually.
 ==Implementation by variant==

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-'''Dragon-scaled armor''' is a set of items that are originally proposed by dtsund and designed as a replacement and re-balancing of [[dragon scale mail]]. Occasionally known as '''dtsund-DSM''', various forms of dragon-scaled armor have appeared in several [[variants]] of ''[[NetHack]]'': The proposal was first implemented into [[NetHack Fourk]], and has seen further usage in [[xNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], and [[Hack'EM]], each with varying minor details about how the new process works. All four variants add secondary effects to most or all colors of dragon-scaled armor, which are also documented here.
+'''Dragon-scaled armor''' is a set of items originally proposed by dtsund and designed as a replacement and re-balancing of [[dragon scale mail]]. Occasionally known as '''dtsund-DSM''', various forms of dragon-scaled armor have appeared in several [[variants]] of ''[[NetHack]]'': The proposal was first implemented into [[NetHack Fourk]], and has seen further usage in [[xNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], and [[Hack'EM]], each with varying minor details about how the new process works. All four variants add secondary effects to most or all colors of dragon-scaled armor, which are also documented here.
 ==Description==
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 |Yellow||[[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
 |}
-Red and white dragon scales and scaled armor also grant a fire or cold [[breath weapon]] respectively, which is accessible the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]. This breath weapon is overridden if the player is polymorphed into another [[monster]] with a special ability.
 ===xNetHack===