Dragon scale mail - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

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Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 182522 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) implied by "sough-after"

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Undo revision 182522 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) implied by "sough-after"

MrSurvivor1997: /* Strategy */ It’s quintessential overall, especially for the end game.

2025-01-22T20:33:44Z

‎Strategy: It’s quintessential overall, especially for the end game.

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2024-11-19T22:58:42Z

‎UnNetHack: copyedit

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2024-11-09T08:38:22Z

word choice, character(s) => hero(es), expand first two tables

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 !Color !! Extrinsic
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-|[[Shimmering dragon scale mail|Shimmering]]||[[displacement]]
+|[[Shimmering dragon scale mail|Shimmering]]||[[Displacement (property)|displacement]]
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 |[[Deep dragon scale mail|Deep]]||[[drain resistance]]
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 |[[Red dragon scale mail|Red]]||[[fire resistance]]||[[infravision]], [[warning]], [[see invisible]]
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-|[[Shimmering dragon scale mail|Shimmering]]||[[Displacement]]||[[stun resistance]]
+|[[Shimmering dragon scale mail|Shimmering]]||[[Displacement (property)|Displacement]]||[[stun resistance]]
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 |[[Silver dragon scale mail|Silver]]||[[reflection]]||behaves like vanilla reflection (reflects dragonbreath and rays from wands [[Wands Balance Patch|used at Skilled or higher]])

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    |material=dragon hide
 }}
 '''Dragon scale mail''', also known as '''dragon mail''' and commonly abbreviated as '''DSM''', is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[body armor]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of [[dragon hide]].
 ==Generation==
-Dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
+Dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
 Dragon scale mail can be created by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] while wearing a set of [[dragon scales]]: the scales will transform into dragon scale mail of the corresponding color if the scroll enchants them, and a blessed scroll will add one point of enchantment.
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 The most common methods of obtaining dragon scale mail are:
-# Wishing for it directly - dragon scale mail is a common early game wish, especially when a hero finds a random [[wand of wishing]].
+# Wishing for it directly&mdash;dragon scale mail is a common early game wish, especially when a hero finds a random [[wand of wishing]].
 # [[Dragon scales#Acquiring dragon scales|Acquiring dragon scales]] in some manner and making them into mail using a scroll of enchant armor.
 # A lucky player may happen across the bones of a former hero with dragon scale mail in them, though whatever killed that hero will likely be trouble for the finder as well.
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-A glowing dragon will always [[Light source|emit light]] within a 2-square radius of itself - [[glowing dragon scales]] (and [[glowing dragon scale mail]]) do the same while worn. The dragon that produces [[stone dragon scales]] will always have a breath weapon that creates lava.
+A glowing dragon will always [[Light source|emit light]] within a 2-square radius around itself&mdash;[[glowing dragon scales]] (and [[glowing dragon scale mail]]) do the same while worn. The dragon that produces [[stone dragon scales]] will always have a breath weapon that creates lava.
 UnNetHack also makes significant changes to [[Wish#UnNetHack|wishing rules]]: In particular, dragon scale mail and other magical items can only be obtained by a wish from a [[Wand of wishing#UnNetHack|wand of wishing]]; dragon scales are non-magical and can be obtained from any wish source in UnNetHack. Any set of dragon scales or its corresponding mail can be wished for by appearance, e.g. wishing for "guivre scales", or "guivre scale mail" from a wand of wishing, will always work. To wish for dragon armor by its corresponding power, the armor must be formally identified first, e.g. by using a [[scroll of identify]] on dropped dragon scales (which identifies the matching scale mail along with it) or by witnessing the dragon use its breath weapon. The name of the power can then be used in the wish, e.g. "''reflecting'' dragon scale mail".
 ===FIQHack===
-[[FIQHack]] implements the [[Shimmering dragon (FIQHack)|shimmering dragon]] and its scales (and scale mail). Dragon scale mail now weighs 300 aum, and the weight of all worn armor is halved.
+[[FIQHack]] implements the [[Shimmering dragon (FIQHack)|shimmering dragon]] and its scales (and scale mail).
-Dragon scale mail (and corresponding scales) confers additional benefits while worn:
+Dragon scale mail weighs 300 aum, and the weight of all worn armor is halved. Dragon scale mail (and their corresponding scales) confers additional benefits while worn:
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 Uncontrolled [[polymorph]]ing while wearing dragon scale mail will turn the wearer into that color of dragon and revert the mail back to scales.{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Black, gray, and silver dragon scale mail have a base price of 1200[[zm]], and all other types of dragon scale mail have a base cost of 900 zm.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Gold dragon scale mail]] is added per {{commit|5a09a01a13ee4e6e169a7ec0b7e1697ce69a87ac}} along with the corresponding [[gold dragon]]s, and the mail acts as a [[light source]] while worn. Per {{commit|ef1eeed7550e38fa1e4ff0ef608f3c8b55eaa950}}, they and other dragon scale mail types that are not gray or silver grant additional extrinsics while worn - the dragon scale mail extrinsics for 3.7 as of this commit are listed below:}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|5a09a01a13ee4e6e169a7ec0b7e1697ce69a87ac}}, [[gold dragon scale mail]] is added along with the corresponding [[gold dragon]]s, and the mail acts as a [[light source]] while worn.
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 ==Generation==
-Dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
+Dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
-Dragon scale mail can be created by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] while wearing a set of [[dragon scales]]: the scales will transform into dragon scale mail if the scroll enchants them, and a blessed scroll will add one point of enchantment.
+Dragon scale mail can be created by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] while wearing a set of [[dragon scales]]: the scales will transform into dragon scale mail of the corresponding color if the scroll enchants them, and a blessed scroll will add one point of enchantment.
 [[Player monster]]s that are not [[Monk (player monster)|monks]] generated on the [[Astral Plane]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] dragon scale mail as their initial body armor before role-specific replacements.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|156|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=initial body armor for Astral playermons is random DSM, with equal probability for each}}

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 Uncontrolled [[polymorph]]ing while wearing dragon scale mail will turn the wearer into that color of dragon and revert the mail back to scales.{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Black, gray, and silver dragon scale mail have a base price of 1200[[zm]], and all other types of dragon scale mail have a base cost of 900 zm.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Gold dragon scale mail]] is added per {{commit|5a09a01a13ee4e6e169a7ec0b7e1697ce69a87ac}} along with the corresponding dragons, and acts as a [[light source]] while worn. Per {{commit|ef1eeed7550e38fa1e4ff0ef608f3c8b55eaa950}}, they and other dragon scale mail types that are not gray or silver grant additional extrinsics while worn - the dragon scale mail extrinsics for 3.7 as of this commit are listed below:}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Gold dragon scale mail]] is added per {{commit|5a09a01a13ee4e6e169a7ec0b7e1697ce69a87ac}} along with the corresponding [[gold dragon]]s, and the mail acts as a [[light source]] while worn. Per {{commit|ef1eeed7550e38fa1e4ff0ef608f3c8b55eaa950}}, they and other dragon scale mail types that are not gray or silver grant additional extrinsics while worn - the dragon scale mail extrinsics for 3.7 as of this commit are listed below:}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Dragon scale mail is the strongest and most sought-after type of [[armor]] in ''NetHack'': it provides a stellar amount of AC for only 40 units of [[weight]], is made of an intrinsically [[erosion]]-proof material, and does not block [[spellcasting]] - even the least useful dragon scale mail is likely to do much more for a hero than most other body armor. One of the few things it does not provide is [[magic cancellation]], which can be remedied with other armor or items such as a high-MC cloak.
+Dragon scale mail is the strongest and most sought-after type of [[armor]] in ''NetHack'': it provides a stellar amount of AC for only 40 units of [[weight]], is made of an intrinsically [[erosion]]-proof material, and does not block [[spellcasting]] - even the least useful dragon scale mail is likely to do much more for a hero than most other body armor, and it is the most common suit of armor for [[ascension kit]]s. One of the few things it does not provide is [[magic cancellation]], which can be remedied with other armor or items such as a high-MC cloak.
 The most common methods of obtaining dragon scale mail are:
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 # A lucky player may happen across the bones of a former hero with dragon scale mail in them, though whatever killed that hero will likely be trouble for the finder as well.
-When wishing for your preferred dragon scale mail, make sure to spell out and phrase the wish properly, or you may end up with a [[scroll of mail]]. Take care to avoid [[polymorph trap]]s and other sources of polymorph while wearing dragon scale mail, especially if you lack a source of magic resistance: while dragons are decent polymorph forms, the loss of body armor and AC is quite annoying even at best - re-crafting the dragon scale mail will also take another scroll, and scales with an enchantment of +4 or above risk being evaporated entirely.
+When wishing for your preferred dragon scale mail, make sure to spell out and phrase the wish properly, or you may end up with a [[scroll of mail]].
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Overhaul the sections below to reflect DSM changes and extrinsic resistance buffs.}}
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 ===Pets and DSM===
-Humanoid pets, on the other hand, will appreciate certain "off-meta" colors of dragon scale mail more, depending on their own intrinsic resistances:
+For heroes that keep [[pet]]s, intelligent humanoid ones will generally appreciate certain "off-meta" colors of dragon scale mail more, depending on their own intrinsic resistances:
-* [[Mind flayer]] pets are especially vulnerable to passive attacks due to their multiple hit dice, and yellow dragon scale mail in particular may be worth considering for them.
+* [[Mind flayer]] or [[master mind flayer]] pets are especially vulnerable to passive attacks due to their multiple hit dice, and yellow dragon scale mail in particular may be worth considering for them.
-* If you lack a spare reflection source, black dragon scale mail can protect a humanoid pet against a black dragon's breath weapon.
+* If you lack a spare reflection source, black dragon scale mail can protect a humanoid pet against a black dragon's breath weapon, though the hero may still prefer to genocide black dragons instead.
 ==History==