Glowing dragon scale mail - Revision history

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same treatment as the scales article

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Note on wishing

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{{armor
|color=yellow
|name=glowing dragon scale mail
|slot=body armor
|ac=5
|special=<ul><li>[[light source]]</li></ul>
|cost=900
|weight=40
|material=dragon hide
|reference={{refsrc|src/objects.c|347|unnethack=1986}}}}
{{armor
|color=yellow
|name=glowing dragon scales
|slot=body armor
|ac=9
|special=<ul><li>[[light source]]</li></ul>
|cost=500
|weight=40
|material=dragon hide
|reference={{refsrc|src/objects.c|365|unnethack=1986}}}}
'''Glowing dragon scale mail''' is one of two new [[DSM|dragon scale mails]] added in [[UnNetHack]]. By default, glowing dragon scales and glowing dragon scale mail function as [[light source]]s {{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|619|unnethack=1986}}.

Prior to version 5.0.0, the glowing dragon's scales conferred [[petrification resistance]]. As of version 5.0.0, however, the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, so the resistance conferred by glowing dragon scales depends on the breath type assigned to the glowing dragon.

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Dragon armor]]
[[Category:UnNetHack]]

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 ==History==
-In early versions of UnNetHack, glowing dragon scales and scale mail always grant [[stoning resistance]] while worn. This is changed in version 5.0.0, where the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, including the resistances granted by each dragon's scales.
+In early versions of UnNetHack, glowing dragon scales and scale mail always grant [[stoning resistance]] while worn. This is changed in version 5.1.0, where the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, including the resistances granted by each dragon's scales.
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:UnNetHack dragon armor]]
 [[Category:DynaHack dragon armor]]

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 ==Generation==
-Glowing dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for using a [[wand of wishing]] or found in [[bones]].
+Glowing dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, but can be [[wish]]ed for using a [[wand of wishing]], or else found in [[bones]].
 Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn [[glowing dragon scales]] will convert them into mail, with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].

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	Prior to version 5.0.0, the glowing dragon's scales conferred [[petrification resistance]]. As of version 5.0.0, however, the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)\|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, so the resistance conferred by glowing dragon scales depends on the breath type assigned to the glowing dragon.		Prior to version 5.0.0, the glowing dragon's scales conferred [[petrification resistance]]. As of version 5.0.0, however, the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)\|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, so the resistance conferred by glowing dragon scales depends on the breath type assigned to the glowing dragon.
		+
		+	Note that in UnNetHack, dragon scale mail is considered a [[magical item]], so it cannot be wished for, according to the [[Wish#UnNetHack\|rules for wishing in UnNetHack]]. Dragon scales, however, are acceptable. A note in the source code{{refsrc\|src/objects.c\|334\|unnethack=1986}} explains that this is because magic (a [[scroll of enchant armor]]) is required to produce the mail, but the scales are produced "naturally". Also, it is possible to wish for the scales that produce a specific resistance only if the appearance of that type is known, but it is possible to wish for scales from any dragon regardless of whether its resistance is known. Because "glowing dragon" is an appearance, glowing dragon scales can be wished for without knowing what resistance they give.

	== References ==		== References ==

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    |slot=body armor
    |ac=5
-   |special=<ul><li>[[light source]]</li></ul>
+   |special=<ul><li>[[light source]]</li><li>random resistance (see article)</li></ul>
-   |cost=900
+   |cost=900/1200
    |weight=40
    |material=dragon hide
-  |reference={{refsrc|src/objects.c|347|unnethack=1986}}}}
+}}
-{{armor
+'''Glowing dragon scale mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]&mdash;in [[DynaHack]], it is known as '''gold dragon scale mail'''. They are made of [[dragon hide]] like all [[dragon scale mail]].
-  |color=yellow
-  |name=glowing dragon scales
+==Generation==
-  |slot=body armor
+Glowing dragon scale mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for using a [[wand of wishing]] or found in [[bones]].
-  |ac=1
-  |special=<ul><li>[[light source]]</li></ul>
+Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn [[glowing dragon scales]] will convert them into mail, with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
-Prior to version 5.0.0, the glowing dragon's scales conferred [[petrification resistance]]. As of version 5.0.0, however, the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, so the resistance conferred by glowing dragon scales depends on the breath type assigned to the glowing dragon.
+==Description==
-Note that in UnNetHack, dragon scale mail is considered a [[magical item]], so it cannot be wished for, according to the [[Wish#UnNetHack|rules for wishing in UnNetHack]]. Dragon scales, however, are acceptable. A note in the source code{{refsrc|src/objects.c|334|unnethack=1986}} explains that this is because magic (a [[scroll of enchant armor]]) is required to produce the mail, but the scales are produced "naturally". Also, it is possible to wish for the scales that produce a specific resistance only if the appearance of that type is known, but it is possible to wish for scales from any dragon regardless of whether its resistance is known. Because "glowing dragon" is an appearance, glowing dragon scales can be wished for without knowing what resistance they give.
+==Strategy==
-== References ==
+In other words, it is possible to wish for the scales (or the scale mail) of a particular dragon by the ''name'' of that dragon without any of the above being necessary, but the armor will not always grant the same primary property between games&mdash;glowing dragon scales (and by extension scale mail) are something of an exception, in that they will always be a light source in addition to their randomized property. This makes the scales generally useful across games and worthwhile as a wish candidate to manually create glowing dragon scale mail from, especially if they happened to also randomize into [[magic dragon scales]] or [[reflecting dragon scales]].
-[[Category:Dragon armor]]
+==History==
-[[Category:UnNetHack]]
+In early versions of UnNetHack, glowing dragon scales and scale mail always grant [[stoning resistance]] while worn. This is changed in version 5.0.0, where the breath types and resistances of all dragons (except the [[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]]) are randomized, including the resistances granted by each dragon's scales.