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{{armor
|color=gray
|name=gray dragon scales
|cost=700
|slot=body armor
|ac=3
|weight=40
|material=dragon hide
}}
'''Gray dragon scales''' are a type of [[dragon scales]] that might be dropped by a [[gray dragon]]. They provide [[magic resistance]].

Dragon scales have a relatively poor [[AC]], but can be turned into powerful [[dragon scale mail]] by [[scroll of enchant armor|enchanting]] them.

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 While worn, gray dragon scales confer 3 base [[AC]] and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn gray dragon scales will convert them into [[gray dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
-Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdasg;in practice, only a [[hero]] or [[monster]] [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at themselves will do this.
+Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, only a [[hero]] or [[monster]] [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at themselves will do this.
 ==Strategy==

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 Gray dragon scales are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
-A [[gray dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] behind on death (i.e. always, unless killed by [[disintegration]]) have a {{frac|3}} chance of leaving behind dragon scales, while a dragon revived by the [[wand of undead turning]] or [[spell of turn undead]] only has a {{frac|20}} chance to leave behind scales.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=scalegen}} Gray dragon scales dropped this way are always generated +0 and uncursed.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|328|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[gray dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] behind on death (i.e. always, unless killed by [[disintegration]]) have a {{frac|3}} chance of leaving behind dragon scales, while a dragon [[revived]] by the [[wand of undead turning]] or the {{+ of|turn undead}} spell only has a {{frac|20}} chance to leave behind scales.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=scalegen}} Gray dragon scales dropped from the death of a gray dragon are always generated +0 and uncursed.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|328|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
 While worn, gray dragon scales confer 3 base [[AC]] and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn gray dragon scales will convert them into [[gray dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
-Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - in practice, only [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at yourself will do this.
+Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdasg;in practice, only a [[hero]] or [[monster]] [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at themselves will do this.
 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Dragon scales#Strategy}}
-Gray dragon scales are one of the two most coveted types, with the other being [[silver dragon scales]], and both are used to create what is generally considered the best form of body armor available. Most characters will prefer either type for their dragon mail, though there are other instances where another color may be sought out - for details on what makes gray the most preferable color for a given character, see the [[Gray dragon scale mail#Strategy|strategy section]] of the article on gray dragon scale mail.
+Gray dragon scales are one of the two most coveted types, with the other being [[silver dragon scales]], and both are used to create what is generally considered the best form of body armor available. Most heroes will prefer either type for their dragon mail, though there are other instances where another color may be sought out&mdash;for details on what makes gray the most preferable color for a given character, see the [[Gray dragon scale mail#Strategy|strategy section]] of the article on gray dragon scale mail.
 ==History==
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 In some variants, dragon scale mail is phased out in favor of dragon-scaled armor, whose implementation is based on a proposal by dtsund. Instead of being made into mail of its own, dragon scales are treated as a [[cloak]], and reading a scroll of enchant armor melds them onto a worn set of body armor, generally augmenting that armor by adding its AC and conferred extrinsic properties to it. Dragon-scaled armor is implemented in [[NetHack Fourk]], [[xNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], and [[Hack'EM]].
-Some variants also give gray dragon scale mail additional properties while worn, and may even introduce other forms of gray dragon scale armor - due to already being a powerful item, they may be less commonly given properties compared to other colors. Variants that implement partial intrinsics and/or [[object properties]] may also make other colors of dragon mail more worthwhile.
+Some variants also give gray dragon scale mail additional properties while worn, and may even introduce other forms of gray dragon scale armor&mdash;due to already being a powerful item, they may be less commonly given properties compared to other colors. Variants that implement partial intrinsics and/or [[object properties]] systems may also make other colors of dragon mail more worthwhile.
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], dragon scales and dragon scale mail have randomized powers and [[Randomized appearance|appearances]] in each game - to [[wish]] for dragon armor or scales by its corresponding power, either type of 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.
+In [[UnNetHack]], dragon scales and dragon scale mail have randomized powers and [[Randomized appearance|appearances]] in each game&mdash;to [[wish]] for dragon armor or scales by its corresponding power, either type of 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.
-Gray dragon scales are effectively replaced by '''magic dragon scales''', which confer only 1 base AC like all dragon scales in UnNetHack.
+Gray dragon scales are effectively replaced by '''magic dragon scales''', which grant only 1 base AC while worn like all dragon scales in UnNetHack.
 ===dNetHack===
 {{main|Dragon armor (dNetHack)}}
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], worn gray dragon scales additionally confer [[half spell damage]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], worn gray dragon scales additionally grant [[half spell damage]].
 [[dNetHack artifacts#The Steel Scales of Kurtulmak|The Steel Scales of Kurtulmak]] are a [[lawful]] [[artifact]] set of grey dragon scales that serve as the [[crowning]] gift for lawful [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]]: they favor [[Kobold (monster attribute)|kobolds]], thus blasting any gnomish character they are gifted to (as well as any character not in kobold form), and have a base [[Object materials (dNetHack)|material]] of [[iron]] instead of dragonhide. While worn, The Steel Scales of Kurtulmak grant [[reflection]] and [[half physical damage]], in addition to the magic resistance and half spell damage of the base item, and penalize spellcasting due to their material; they weigh 300 aum, and can be made into dragon scale mail or a shield as normal. If The Steel Scales are gifted via crowning, the [[riding]] skill is unrestricted to Expert level.
 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], gray dragon scales are one of the few sets of dragon scales to not confer additional properties while worn, as in SporkHack. They also weigh 300 aum like all dragon scales in FIQHack (which is halved while worn).
+In [[FIQHack]], gray dragon scales are one of the few sets of dragon scales to not grant additional properties while worn, as in SporkHack. They also weigh 300 aum like all dragon scales in FIQHack (which is halved while worn).
 ==References==

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 While worn, gray dragon scales confer 3 base [[AC]] and [[magic resistance]]. Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant armor]] that targets worn gray dragon scales will convert them into [[gray dragon scale mail]], with a blessed scroll adding a point of [[enchantment]].
-Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales.{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Uncontrolled [[polymorph]] while wearing gray dragon scales will turn the wearer into a gray dragon, and doing so while wearing the scale mail will additionally revert them to scales{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|498|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|501|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|518|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - in practice, only [[quaff]]ing a [[potion of polymorph]] or [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] at yourself will do this.
 ==Strategy==

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 {{main|Dragon armor (dNetHack)}}
 In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], worn gray dragon scales additionally confer [[half spell damage]].
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 {{armor
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-Dragon scales have a relatively poor [[AC]], but can be turned into powerful [[dragon scale mail]] by [[scroll of enchant armor|enchanting]] them.
+'''Gray dragon scales''' are a type of [[body armor]] that appear in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are made of [[dragon hide]] like all [[dragon scales]].
-== References ==
+==Generation==
-* See [[Dragon scales]] for more detailed information on obtaining dragon scales and converting them into dragon scale mail.
+A [[gray dragon]] that leaves a [[corpse]] behind on death (i.e. always, unless killed by [[disintegration]]) have a {{frac|3}} chance of leaving behind dragon scales, while a dragon revived by the [[wand of undead turning]] or [[spell of turn undead]] only has a {{frac|20}} chance to leave behind scales.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=scalegen}} Gray dragon scales dropped this way are always generated +0 and uncursed.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|328|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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