Noble's dress - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ drow healer quest, correction on yochlol

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‎Generation: drow healer quest, correction on yochlol

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Umbire the Phantom: template + touch-ups

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ evaporation details, etc.

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 * [[A'salom]] is always generated with a +0 noble's dress.
-* [[Mother (monster)|Mother]], the [[Drow Noble quest]] leader and mother of the drow Noble, is always generated with an [[erosion]]-proofed +5 noble's dress bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
+* [[Mother (monster)|Mother]], the [[Drow Noble quest]] leader and mother of the drow Noblewoman heroine, is always generated with an [[erosion]]-proofed +5 noble's dress bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
-* The [[sister]]s of the drow Noble that act as the Drow Noble [[quest guardian]]s are always generated with erosion-proofed +0 noble's dresses bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
+* The [[sister]]s of the drow Noblewoman heroine that act as the Drow Noble [[quest guardian]]s are always generated with erosion-proofed +0 noble's dresses bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
 * [[Drow matron]]s and [[drow matron-mother]]s have a {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with noble's dresses that have the symbol of Lolth engraved on them.
 * Female [[myrkalfr]] are always generated with white [[plastic]] [[reflective]] noble's dresses that bear the symbol of the Last Bastion.

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 Two noble's dresses are randomly placed on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] during level creation, where they are among the items buried in the [[secret corridor]]s.
 Several monsters are [[generated with]] noble's dresses:
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 * [[Mother (monster)|Mother]], the [[Drow Noble quest]] leader and mother of the drow Noble, is always generated with an [[erosion]]-proofed +5 noble's dress bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
 * The [[sister]]s of the drow Noble that act as the Drow Noble [[quest guardian]]s are always generated with erosion-proofed +0 noble's dresses bearing the symbol of the hero's house.
-* [[Drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow form have a {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with noble's dresses that have the symbol of [[Lolth (dNetHack)|Lolth]] engraved on them.
+* [[Drow matron]]s and [[drow matron-mother]]s have a {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with noble's dresses that have the symbol of Lolth engraved on them.
 * Female [[myrkalfr]] are always generated with white [[plastic]] [[reflective]] noble's dresses that bear the symbol of the Last Bastion.
 * [[Parasitized gynoid]]s have a {{frac|9}} chance of generating with an armor set that includes a plastic noble's dress.

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    |mc=3
    |magical=no
-   |special=<ul><li>+1 [[charisma]]</li><li>[[enchantment]]-based bonus<br/>to charisma if not covered<br/>with a [[cloak]]</li><li>gradually evaporates in [[light]]</li><li>bears a drow house's crest</li></ul>
+   |special=<ul><li>+1 [[charisma]]</li><li>adds [[enchantment]] to charisma<br/>if worn without [[body armor]]</li><li>gradually evaporates in [[light]]</li><li>bears a drow house's crest</li></ul>
    |cost=2000
    |weight=40

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|<The armor> complements your figure nicely.|You put on a noble's dress and obtained a charisma bonus from the worn armor.}}
+{{message|<The dress> complements your figure nicely.|You put on a noble's dress and obtained a charisma bonus from the worn armor.}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack body armor]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack body armor]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack body armor]]

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    |color=black
    |name=noble's dress
-   |appearance='''armored dress'''
+   |appearance=armored dress
    |slot=body armor
    |size=large

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-{{armor
+{{dNetHack armor
    |color=black
    |name=noble's dress
    |appearance='''armored dress'''
    |slot=body armor
    |ac=4
-   |special=<ul><li>[[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]]</li><li>4 [[DR]]</li></ul>
+  |dr=4
    |cost=2000
    |weight=40
    |material=shadowsteel
-}}<!--this'll have to do until we can prep a formal dnh armor template-->
+}}
 A '''noble's dress''', also known as an '''armored black dress''' or '''droven dress''', is a type of [[body armor]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Item size (dNetHack)|large-sized]] armor that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[shadowsteel]], and appears as an '''armored dress''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
-[[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] [[hero]]es start the game with knowledge of the noble's dress, and drow heroines in [[role]]s that start with a [[gentlewoman's dress]] are instead given a noble's dress, though there are no roles where this substitution applies. Female [[drow Noble]]s are always generated with a +2 noble's dress.
+[[Drow Noble]]women start each game with a +2 noble's dress. Other [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] [[heroes]] that are not [[Madpeople]] start the game with knowledge of the noble's dress&mdash;drow heroines in [[role]]s that start with a [[gentlewoman's dress]] are instead given a noble's dress, though there are no roles where this substitution applies.
 Noble's dresses are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]. Noble's dresses can be forged by [[shadowsmith]]s.
-Two noble's dresses are randomly placed among the items buried in the [[secret corridor]]s on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]].
+Two noble's dresses are randomly placed on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] during level creation, where they are among the items buried in the [[secret corridor]]s.
 Several monsters are [[generated with]] noble's dresses:
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 * Female [[myrkalfr]] are always generated with white [[plastic]] [[reflective]] noble's dresses that bear the symbol of the Last Bastion.
 * [[Parasitized gynoid]]s have a {{frac|9}} chance of generating with an armor set that includes a plastic noble's dress.
-* [[Carcosan courtier]]s have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a noble's dress if they are created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]), and have a {{frac|8}} chance otherwise.
+* [[Carcosan courtier]]s have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a noble's dress if they are created in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest), and have a {{frac|8}} chance otherwise.
 * [[Deminymph]]s that are randomly generated outside of the [[Drow Healer quest]] or the [[Lost Cities]] have an effective {{frac|320}} chance of being given a Dreamlands noble kit with a noble's dress that has an [[enchantment]] ranging from +1 to +3, a random drow house's symbol and a {{frac|40}} chance of being made into an [[artifact]].<!--standard for dnh - armor and tools have halved odds--> The symbol has a {{frac|10}} chance of belonging to Pen'a, a {{frac|3|10}} chance of being Eilistraee's symbol, and will otherwise belong to a random fallen drow house.
 * [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|Vampire ladies]] generated in the future are always generated with [[copper]] noble's dresses that have an enchantment ranging from +3 to +6.
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 A hero [[reading]] a noble's dress in their [[inventory]] will inspect any symbols engraved on the armor: as drow armor this symbol will usually be the crest of a drow family's house, though [[hallucination]] will naturally display symbols that are completely random and sometimes non-existent, and certain individual noble's dresses also have a chance of displaying specific hallucinatory [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] to a hallucinating hero.
-As shadowsteel armor, the noble's dress may gradually [[erode]] during each turn that the wearer spends in [[lit]] squares, with the chance of erosion being significantly reduced if they have a cloak that grants MC3, and erosion from light will not occur if they have [[invisibility]]&mdash;erosion-proofed noble's dresses will gradually self-repair any evaporation from light while the wearer is not invisible and remains in an unlit square. If a noble's dress is completely evaporated by light exposure, it will be turned into a [[plain dress]] instead of being destroyed (representing the shadowsteel crumbling away from the fabric).
+As shadowsteel armor, the noble's dress may gradually erode during each turn that the wearer spends in [[lit]] squares, with the chance of erosion being significantly reduced if they have a cloak that grants MC3, and erosion from light will not occur if they have [[invisibility]]&mdash;erosion-proofed noble's dresses will gradually self-repair any evaporation from light while the wearer is not invisible and remains in an unlit square. If a noble's dress is completely evaporated by light exposure, it will be turned into a [[plain dress]] instead of being destroyed (representing the shadowsteel crumbling away from the fabric).
 ==Messages==

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 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], a noble's dress grants 4 base [[AC]], 4 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]], and wearing or [[removing]] a noble's dress takes five actions. The noble's dress is medium armor and grants a halved [[dexterity]] bonus to AC. A hero wearing a noble's dress gains a flat +1 bonus to [[charisma]], along with applying another bonus equal to its enchantment if the dress is not covered up by a [[cloak]].
+While [[worn]], a noble's dress grants 4 base [[AC]], 4 base [[DR]] and [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]], and wearing or [[removing]] a noble's dress takes five actions. As medium armor, wearing a noble's dress grants an AC bonus equal to {{sfrac|([[dexterity]] - 11)|4}} (rounded down). A hero wearing a noble's dress gains a flat +1 bonus to [[charisma]], along with applying another charisma bonus equal to the armor's enchantment if the dress is not covered up by a worn [[cloak]].
-A hero [[reading]] a noble's dress in their inventory will inspect any symbols engraved on the armor: as drow armor this symbol will usually be the crest of a drow family's house, though [[hallucination]] will naturally display symbols that are completely random and sometimes non-existent, and certain individual noble's dresses also have a chance of displaying specific hallucinatory [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] to a hallucinating hero.
+A hero [[reading]] a noble's dress in their [[inventory]] will inspect any symbols engraved on the armor: as drow armor this symbol will usually be the crest of a drow family's house, though [[hallucination]] will naturally display symbols that are completely random and sometimes non-existent, and certain individual noble's dresses also have a chance of displaying specific hallucinatory [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] to a hallucinating hero.
-As shadowsteel armor, the noble's dress has a chance of evaporating in lit squares, with the chance being reduced if the wearer has MC3 or [[invisibility]]&mdash;erode-proofed noble's dresses will automatically repair partial evaporation while the wearer remains in an unlit square.
+As shadowsteel armor, the noble's dress may gradually [[erode]] during each turn that the wearer spends in [[lit]] squares, with the chance of erosion being significantly reduced if they have a cloak that grants MC3, and erosion from light will not occur if they have [[invisibility]]&mdash;erosion-proofed noble's dresses will gradually self-repair any evaporation from light while the wearer is not invisible and remains in an unlit square. If a noble's dress is completely evaporated by light exposure, it will be turned into a [[plain dress]] instead of being destroyed (representing the shadowsteel crumbling away from the fabric).
 ==Messages==