Dwarvish roundshield
[ dwarvish roundshield 
| |
|---|---|
| Appearance | large round shield |
| Slot | shield |
| AC | 2 |
| Special | (none) |
| Base price | 10 zm |
| Weight | 100 |
| Material | iron |
A dwarvish roundshield is a type of shield that appears in NetHack. It is made of iron and appears as a large round shield when unidentified.
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Generation
Player dwarves start the game with knowledge of the dwarvish roundshield - a commented-out line of code would give any dwarven character that started the game with a small shield a dwarvish roundshield instead.[1]
In addition to random generation, general shops and used armor dealerships can sell dwarvish roundshields.
Live dwarves that are generated with a dwarvish short sword and dwarvish iron helm have a 1⁄2 chance of generating with a dwarvish roundshield.[2]
Description
When worn, a dwarvish roundshield grants 2 base AC and hinders spellcasting. Apart from its generation, it functionally identical to a large shield.
Strategy
The dwarvish roundshield is likely to be the first 2 AC shield encountered, especially in the Gnomish Mines. It is very heavy compared to most shields and provides no special properties, but can suffice as a means of additional AC until a lighter shield becomes available, such as a small shield, shield of reflection, or elven shield.
Players attempting a dwarvish racial ascension will likely want a dwarvish roundshield, but otherwise it is unlikely to see long-term use.
History
The dwarvish roundshield first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Variants
Some variants may give dwarves (including dwarven characters) an AC bonus for wearing a dwarvish roundshield.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, upgrading a dwarvish roundshield will produce a large shield and vice versa.
SporkHack
In SporkHack, the dwarvish roundshield grants +1 AC to dwarves that wear them, including dwarven characters.
UnNetHack
In UnNetHack, the dwarvish roundshield grants +1 AC to dwarves that wear them, including dwarven characters.
dNetHack
In dNetHack and notdNetHack, the dwarvish roundshield grants 3 AC, 0 DR and MC1 while worn, and its weight is reduced to 80 aum.
Both variants also include a standard roundshield that shares the unidentified appearance of a "round shield" with the dwarvish roundshield, whose appearance is changed since items can occur in various sizes corresponding to the size of monsters (e.g. a roundshield can be "large", "tiny" or "huge").
EvilHack
In EvilHack, the dwarvish roundshield grants +1 AC to dwarves that wear them, including dwarven characters.
A dwarvish roundshield can be created at a forge by combining a dwarvish helm and a large shield; a dwarvish roundshield can be combined with chain mail to create dwarvish chain mail.
Ashmar is an unaligned artifact dwarvish roundshield made of mithril that can only be created at a forge by combining the artifact weapons Ogresmasher and Trollsbane. While worn, it confers half physical damage, hungerless regeneration, acid resistance, and extrinsic protection - it also sets the player's constitution to 25, and prevents the wearer from being knocked backwards. Additionally, if Ashmar deflects an attack, it has a 1⁄4 chance of knocking the attacker back.
Hack'EM
In Hack'EM, the dwarvish roundshield grants +1 AC to dwarves that wear them, including dwarven characters.
Upgrading a dwarvish roundshield will produce an orcish shield, and vice versa. Forging recipes are the same as in EvilHack.
References
- ↑ src/u_init.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 227: Race-based substitutions for initial inventory
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 372: default dwarvish armor
