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{{tool
|color=metal color
|name=runed barding
|cost=900
|weight=175
|material=metal
}}

'''Runed barding''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is a set of [[barding]] that has a base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] of [[metal]].

[[Ithilmar]] is an [[artifact]] set of runed barding.

==Generation==
Runed barding is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]] levels.

==Description==
A [[hero]] can [[apply]] runed barding to a [[pet]] that is eligible for [[riding]] to equip them with it, though they can resist as with an applied saddle - the hero can enchant their steed's barding by reading a [[scroll of enchant armor]] while mounted on the steed; a prompt will appear to confirm whether or not the steed's barding is the intended target.

While worn, runed barding grants 6 base [[AC]].

==Strategy==
Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain, and is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]].

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is body armour for war horses.
The practice of armoring horses was first extensively developed in
antiquity in the eastern kingdoms of Parthia and Pahlava, and
after the conquests of Alexander the Great it made its way into
European military practices via the Seleucid Empire and later
Byzantine Empire. Though its historical roots lie in antiquity in
the regions of what was once the Persian Empire, barded horses have
become a symbol of the late European Middle Ages chivalry and the
era of knights.
[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Runed barding offers the same additional level of longevity for steeds: its head coverage can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]] like other barding, it prevents the steed from being unceremoniously eaten alive and digested, and it offers more AC at a much lower weight of 125 [[aum]]. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones.
+Runed barding offers the same additional level of longevity for steeds: its head coverage can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]] like other barding, it prevents the steed from being unceremoniously eaten alive and digested, and it offers more AC at a much lower weight of 125 [[aum]]. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 	become a symbol of the late European Middle Ages chivalry and the
 	era of knights.
-		[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
+|[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
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 A [[hero]] can [[apply]] runed barding to a [[pet]] that is eligible for [[riding]] to equip them with it, though they can resist as with an applied saddle - the hero can enchant their steed's barding by reading a [[scroll of enchant armor]] while mounted on the steed; a prompt will appear to confirm whether or not the steed's barding is the intended target.
-While worn, runed barding grants 6 base [[AC]].
+While worn, runed barding grants 6 base [[AC]] and covers the steed's head as a [[helm]] does, and additionally prevents [[instadeath]] from [[digestion attack]]s the same as [[spiked barding]].
 ==Strategy==
-Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding at a much lower weight of 125 [[aum]]. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones - plain runed barding is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]], to speak nothing of Ithilmar covering all those bases and more.
+Runed barding offers the same additional level of longevity for steeds: its head coverage can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]] like other barding, it prevents the steed from being unceremoniously eaten alive and digested, and it offers more AC at a much lower weight of 125 [[aum]]. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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    |name=runed barding
    |cost=900
-   |weight=175
+   |weight=125
    |material=metal
 }}
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 ==Strategy==
-Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones, and is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]].
+Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding at a much lower weight of 125 [[aum]]. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones - plain runed barding is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]], to speak nothing of Ithilmar covering all those bases and more.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 '''Runed barding''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is a set of [[barding]] that has a base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] of [[metal]].
-[[Ithilmar]] is an [[artifact]] set of runed barding.
+Runed barding is the [[base item]] type for the [[artifact]] [[Ithilmar]].
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
-Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain, and is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]].
+Runed barding offers the same additional level of survivability for steeds from AC and head coverage that can block the [[illness]]-inducing bite of a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombie]], and offers more AC than other types of barding. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones, and is not likely to supersede the [[digestion]]-proofing from [[spiked barding]] or the ray protection from [[barding of reflection]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==