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{{armor
|color=metal color
|name=lantern plate mail
|appearance=glass-set plate mail
|slot=body armor
|ac=5
|special=<ul><li>[[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]</li><li>7 [[DR]]</li></ul>
|cost=650
|weight=225
|material=iron
}}
'''Lantern plate mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] with a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]], and appears as '''glass-set plate mail''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

==Description==
While [[worn]], lantern plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 7 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]], and wearing or [[removing]] lantern plate mail takes five actions. Lantern plate mail is heavy armor and grants no [[dexterity]] bonus to AC.
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 ==Generation==
-Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Normally-generated lantern plate mail will be unlit, and the light has a base duration of {{rn1|500|1000}} turns.
+Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Normally-generated lantern plate mail will be unlit unless otherwise specified, and the light has a base duration of {{rn1|500|1000}} turns.
 A set of lantern plate mail 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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 Some monsters can be [[generated with]] lantern plate mail:
-* [[Sir Aljanor]] is generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail, whose [[enchantment]] will be the higher value between the armor's initial generated enchantment and +3.
+* [[Sir Aljanor]] is generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail whose [[enchantment]] will be a minimum of +3.
 * [[Alliance vanguard]]s are generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail.
 * [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]] is generated with iron lantern plate mail.

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 Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Normally-generated lantern plate mail will be unlit, and the light has a base duration of {{rn1|500|1000}} turns.
-A set of lantern plate mail is randomly placed outside the walls of the central area on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.
+A set of lantern plate mail is generated on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level during level creation, where it is randomly placed outside the walls of the central area.
 Some monsters can be [[generated with]] lantern plate mail:

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    |slot=body armor
    |ac=5
-   |special=<ul><li>[[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]</li><li>7 [[DR]]</li><li>[[Light source|emits light]] in 3-square radius</li></ul>
+   |special=<ul><li>[[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]</li><li>7 [[DR]]</li><li>[[apply]] to [[Light source|emit light]]<br/>in 3-square radius</li></ul>
    |cost=650
    |weight=225
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 ==Generation==
-Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Normally-generated lantern plate mail will be unlit, and the light has a duration of {{rn1|500|1000}} turns.
+Lantern plate mail is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Normally-generated lantern plate mail will be unlit, and the light has a base duration of {{rn1|500|1000}} turns.
-A set of lantern plate mail is generated outside the walls of the central area on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.
+A set of lantern plate mail is randomly placed outside the walls of the central area on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.
 Some monsters can be [[generated with]] lantern plate mail:
-* [[Sir Aljanor]] is generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail whose [[enchantment]] will be the higher value between the armor's generated enchantment and +3.
+* [[Sir Aljanor]] is generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail, whose [[enchantment]] will be the higher value between the armor's initial generated enchantment and +3.
 * [[Alliance vanguard]]s are generated with blessed and lit lantern plate mail.
 * [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]] is generated with iron lantern plate mail.
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 As implied by its name, lantern plate mail has an electric [[lantern]] built into it that can be [[applied]] to turn the lantern on or off: like with normal lanterns, applying cursed lantern plate mail will fail to turn the lantern on {{frac|2}} of the time, and turning on lantern plate mail that belongs to a [[shop]] will incur a [[usage fee]]. [[Monster]]s will apply the lantern of any lantern plate mail they are wearing if they do not have another applicable light source and the armor is not cursed.
-The light from a lantern plate mail covers a 3-square radius around it, and this light is put out automatically put out if the mail is placed into a container, the mail is eaten by a [[metallivore]], the mail is hit by water while being worn (e.g. from a [[rust trap]]), or a hero or monster wearing the mail is subjected to [[engulfing]].
+The light from a lantern plate mail covers a 3-square radius around it, and is put out automatically put out if the mail is placed into a container, the mail is eaten by a [[metallivore]], the mail is hit by water while being worn (e.g. from a [[rust trap]]), or a hero or monster wearing the mail is subjected to [[engulfing]].
 Lantern plate mail can be [[recharged]] indefinitely: [[reading]] a [[scroll of charging]] targeting lantern plate mail will strip it of power if the scroll is cursed, add 750 turns of light up to a maximum of 1500 if the scroll is uncursed, or set the lantern's duration to 1500 turns if the scroll is blessed. A [[maid]] that comes across lantern plate mail with less than 750 turns of light left will recharge it by changing the batteries, adding 750 more turns of light.

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 While [[worn]], lantern plate mail grants 5 base [[AC]], 7 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]], and wearing or [[removing]] lantern plate mail takes five actions. Lantern plate mail is heavy armor and grants no [[dexterity]] bonus to AC.
-As implied by its name, lantern plate mail has an electric [[lantern]] built into it that can be [[applied]] to turn the lantern on or off: like with normal lanterns, applying cursed lantern plate mail will fail to turn the lantern on {{frac|2}} of the time, and applying lantern plate mail that belongs to a [[shop]] will incur a [[usage fee]]. [[Monster]]s will apply the lantern of any lantern plate mail they are wearing if they do not have another applicable light source and the armor is not cursed.
+As implied by its name, lantern plate mail has an electric [[lantern]] built into it that can be [[applied]] to turn the lantern on or off: like with normal lanterns, applying cursed lantern plate mail will fail to turn the lantern on {{frac|2}} of the time, and turning on lantern plate mail that belongs to a [[shop]] will incur a [[usage fee]]. [[Monster]]s will apply the lantern of any lantern plate mail they are wearing if they do not have another applicable light source and the armor is not cursed.
 The light from a lantern plate mail covers a 3-square radius around it, and this light is put out automatically put out if the mail is placed into a container, the mail is eaten by a [[metallivore]], the mail is hit by water while being worn (e.g. from a [[rust trap]]), or a hero or monster wearing the mail is subjected to [[engulfing]].

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-{{armor
+{{dNetHack armor
    |color=metal color
    |name=lantern plate mail
    |appearance='''glass-set plate mail'''
    |slot=body armor
    |ac=5
-   |special=<ul><li>[[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]</li><li>7 [[DR]]</li><li>[[apply]] to [[Light source|emit light]]<br/>in 3-square radius</li></ul>
+  |dr=6
    |cost=650
    |weight=225
    |material=iron
-}}<!--this'll have to do until we can prep a formal dnh armor template-->
+}}
 '''Lantern plate mail''' is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] armor with a built-in [[light source]] that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]], and appears as '''glass-set plate mail''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].

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 The light from a lantern plate mail covers a 3-square radius around it, and this light is put out automatically put out if the mail is placed into a container, the mail is eaten by a [[metallivore]], the mail is hit by water while being worn (e.g. from a [[rust trap]]), or a hero or monster wearing the mail is subjected to [[engulfing]].
-Lantern plate mail can be [[charged]] indefinitely: [[reading]] a [[scroll of charging]] targeting lantern plate mail will strip it of power if the scroll is cursed, add 750 turns of light up to a maximum of 1500 if the scroll is uncursed, or set the lantern's duration to 1500 turns if the scroll is blessed. A [[maid]] that comes across lantern plate mail with less than 750 turns of light left will recharge it by changing the batteries, adding 750 more turns of light.
+Lantern plate mail can be [[recharged]] indefinitely: [[reading]] a [[scroll of charging]] targeting lantern plate mail will strip it of power if the scroll is cursed, add 750 turns of light up to a maximum of 1500 if the scroll is uncursed, or set the lantern's duration to 1500 turns if the scroll is blessed. A [[maid]] that comes across lantern plate mail with less than 750 turns of light left will recharge it by changing the batteries, adding 750 more turns of light.
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack body armor]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack body armor]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack body armor]]