Kite shield - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: some last details and sectioneering

2026-05-12T17:09:36Z

some last details and sectioneering

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ still more generation things

2026-05-12T16:51:10Z

‎Generation: still more generation things

Umbire the Phantom: description + copyedit

2026-05-12T14:33:07Z

description + copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2026-05-11T14:44:20Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ yochlol error

2026-05-02T05:14:11Z

‎Generation: yochlol error

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ shield details

2026-05-02T05:13:45Z

‎Description: shield details

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and touch-ups

2026-05-02T05:12:32Z

potholes and touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: template, etc.

2026-04-13T09:01:32Z

template, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ detailing

2026-04-13T08:51:16Z

‎Generation: detailing

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ touch-ups

2026-04-13T08:24:57Z

‎Generation: touch-ups

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 Kite shields make up {{frac|200}} (0.5%) of all armor randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock kite shields. Sea garden shops run by [[yurian]]s in [[Elshava]] can stock [[Shell (material)|shell]] kite shields.
 A kite shield is generated on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level during level creation, where it is randomly placed outside the walls of the central area.
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 Two iron kite shields are always generated on the Mordor Fortress level of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] during level creation: both a black-colored [[Object properties#UnholyD|unholy]] +4 iron kite shield and a blessed [[rustproof]] iron kite shield are placed within the shield-filled [[chest]] in the room that lies beyond the [[throne room]] of the [[ogre emperor]].
-Several monsters can be [[generated with]] kite shields:
+[[Iron golem]]s and [[green-steel golem]]s that are killed leave behind special death drops that include multiple kite shields made of iron or [[green-steel]] respectively.
 * [[Corvian knight]]s have a {{frac|8}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
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 * [[Alrunes]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with an armor set that includes a kite shield.
 * Some [[Player monster (dNetHack)|player monsters]] and related monsters can be generated with kite shields:
-** [[Knight (dNetHack monster)|Knights]] are always generated with kite shields. The [[tame]] knight accompanying a Drow Healer hero at the start of the game is also generated with a kite shield.
+** [[Knight (dNetHack monster)|Knights]] are always generated with kite shields.
 ** [[Valkyrie (dNetHack monster)|Valkyries]], [[awakened valkyrie]]s and [[transcendent valkyrie]]s that are slated for "good" equipment will be given a set of armor that includes a kite shield.
 ** Player monsters generated on the [[Astral Plane]] have an effective {{frac|7|64}} chance (~10.94%) of being given a kite shield that replaces their initial shield.
-** Each kite shield has a {{frac|3}} chance of being erosion-proofed, and otherwise there is a {{frac|2}} chance (effectively {{frac|3}} total) of it being [[greased]]. It has a {{frac|3}} chance of being cursed followed by a {{frac|3}} chance of being blessed, and it will otherwise be uncursed. The kite shield's enchantment has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of ranging from +0 to +4, a {{frac|3|10}} chance of ranging +4 to +7, and will otherwise range from -1 to -3.
+** Except for the Drow Healer's tame knight, each kite shield has a {{frac|3}} chance of being erosion-proofed, and otherwise there is a {{frac|2}} chance (effectively {{frac|3}} total) of it being [[greased]]. It has a {{frac|3}} chance of being cursed followed by a {{frac|3}} chance of being blessed, and it will otherwise be uncursed. The kite shield's enchantment has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of ranging from +0 to +4, a {{frac|3|10}} chance of ranging +4 to +7, and will otherwise range from -1 to -3.
 ==Description==

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 [[Knight/dNetHack|Knights]] that are not [[dwarf Knight]]s start the game with a +0 kite shield.
-Kite shields make up {{frac|200}} (0.5%) of all armor randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock kite shields. Sea garden shops run by [[yurian]]s in [[Elshava]] can stock kite shields that will be made of [[Shell (material)|shell]].
+[[Heroes]] of certain races in roles that start with a kite shield will be given a [[Racial equipment|race-appropriate shield]] instead:
 Several monsters can be [[generated with]] kite shields:
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 * [[Fallen angel]]s that are generated in Gehennom or slated for good equipment have a {{frac|6}} chance each of generating with an armor set that includes either a black-colored iron kite shield or a silver kite shield.
 * [[Alrunes]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with an armor set that includes a kite shield.
 ==Description==

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 * [[King Arthur]] always generates with a blessed +3 kite shield.
 * The [[Rebel Ringleader]] and [[militant cleric]] always generates with a kite shield.
-* [[Mercenaries]] have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a kite shield whose total base [[AC]] is counted towards their target AC.
+* A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of being generated with a buckler whose base [[AC]] counts towards their total target AC.
 * [[Plumach Rilmani]] that generate with a [[mace]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
 * [[Argenach Rilmani]] that generate with a [[broadsword]] have a {{frac|5|6}} chance of generating with an uncursed and fixed [[silver]] kite shield that has an enchantment of at least +3.
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 ==Description==
 While [[worn]], a kite shield grants 2 base [[AC]], 0 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC1]]. Like other shields, kite shields gain no bonus to DR from their [[enchantment]], but add their full enchantment to AC.
 ==Origin==

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 A '''kite shield''' is a type of [[shield]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Item size (dNetHack)|large-sized]] and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]].
-The kite shield is renamed from the [[large shield]] of ''[[NetHack]]'', as dNetHack and its variants have [[Item size (dNetHack)|multiple possible sizes]] for [[armor]] and other items.
+The kite shield is renamed from the [[large shield]] of ''[[NetHack]]'', as dNetHack and its variants have multiple possible sizes for [[armor]] and other items.
 ==Generation==

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 * [[Doom knight]]s always generate with black-colored kite shields.
 * [[Y-cultist fighter]]s have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
-* [[Drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, [[Y-cultist matron]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow form have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
+* [[Drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s and [[Y-cultist matron]]s have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
 * [[Anulo dancer]]s have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
 * [[Sir Aljanor]] always generates with a blessed kite shield that has an enchantment of at least +3.

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-{{armor
+{{dNetHack armor
    |color=metal color
    |name=kite shield
    |slot=shield
    |ac=2
-   |special=[[MC1]]
+   |dr=0
    |weight=100
    |material=iron
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 [[Knight/dNetHack|Knights]] that are not [[dwarf Knight]]s start the game with a +0 kite shield.
-Kite shields make up {{frac|200}} of all armor randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock kite shields. Sea garden shops within Elshava in the [[Mithardir Quest|Mithardir variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]] can sell kite shields as well.
+Kite shields make up {{frac|200}} (0.5%) of all armor randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock kite shields. Sea garden shops within Elshava in the [[Mithardir Quest|Mithardir variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]] can sell kite shields as well.
 Several monsters can [[Monster starting inventory|generate with]] kite shields:

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 * [[Warriors of sunlight]] always generate with uncursed +3 kite shields.
 * [[Erinyes]] that are generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or slated for good equipment have a {{frac|5}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
-* [[Fallen angel]]s generated in Gehennom have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with armor that includes a black-colored iron kite shield, and a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a silver kite shield.
+* [[Fallen angel]]s that are generated in Gehennom or slated for good equipment have a {{frac|6}} chance each of generating with an armor set that includes either a black-colored iron kite shield or a silver kite shield.
-* [[Alrunes]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
+* [[Alrunes]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with an armor set that includes a kite shield.
 ==Description==

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 * [[Deminymph]]s have two different chances of generating with a kite shield.
 ** They have a {{frac|16}} chance of generating with a knight kit that includes a kite shield with an enchantment ranging from +0 to +3.
-** They also have an effective {{frac|3|640}} chance of generating with a drow-themed madperson kit that includes a kite shield with an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3 (with equal probability) - the kite shield has an equal chance of being made of [[mithril]], silver or [[metal]].
+** They also have an effective {{frac|3|640}} chance of generating with a drow-themed madperson kit that includes a kite shield with an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3 (with equal probability)&mdash;the kite shield has an equal chance of being made of [[mithril]], silver or [[metal]].
 * [[Bright walker]]s always generate with kite shields.
 * [[Undead knight]]s always generate with uncursed +0 kite shields that have 1 level of [[erosion]].
 * [[Warriors of sunlight]] always generate with uncursed +3 kite shields.
-* [[Erinyes]] generated in [[Gehennom]] have a {{frac|5}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
+* [[Erinyes]] that are generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or slated for good equipment have a {{frac|5}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
-* [[Fallen angel]]s generated in Gehennom have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a black-colored iron kite shield, and a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a silver kite shield.
+* [[Fallen angel]]s generated in Gehennom have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with armor that includes a black-colored iron kite shield, and a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a silver kite shield.
-* [[Alrunes]] has  a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
+* [[Alrunes]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a kite shield.
 ==Description==