Flame shield

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Appearance dark red shield
Slot shield
AC 2
Special
Base price 300 zm
Weight 50
Material iron

A flame shield is a type of shield that appears in SporkHack. It is made of iron, and appears as a dark red shield when unidentified.

Generation

Flame shields make up 1500 (0.2%) of all armor that is randomly generated on the ground, in general shops or as death drops. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock flame shields.

Description

While worn, a flame shield grants 2 base AC and fire resistance. Despite its material, the flame shield is not considered bulky armor, although it still applies the same level of spellcasting penalty as most other shields due to its weight of 50 aum.[1]

Strategy

The flame shield is fairly valuable for heroes that want to maintain maximum protection against sources of fire damage and have not yet built up enough intrinsic fire resistance from eating corpses. Identification of the shield is trivial due to its unique unidentified appearance.

References

  1. src/spell.c in SporkHack 0.7.0, line 1313-L1323: extra shield penalty only applies for shields heavier than 30 aum