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'''Disintegration resistance''' is very useful, simply for preventing [[instadeath]]s. The [[disintegration]] resistance may be acquired by eating a black (100% chance) or [[Chromatic Dragon|chromatic]] (~17% chance) [[dragon]] [[corpse]] and is accompanied by the message "You feel very firm" or "You feel totally together, man" if you are [[hallucination|hallucinating]]. It simply protects you against the disintegration attack of black dragons and the [[wide-angle disintegration beam]] of angry [[god]]s. The wide-angle beams used by gods will still disintegrate [[armor]].
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'''Disintegration resistance''' is useful for preventing [[instadeath]]s caused by [[disintegration]]. It can be acquired as an intrinsic by eating a [[black dragon]] corpse (100% chance) or the [[Chromatic Dragon]]'s corpse (~17% chance). It can also be obtained by wearing [[black dragon scales]] or [[black dragon scale mail]].
  
In general, if you avoid angering the gods, [[reflection]] is a good enough protection against disintegration breath attacks.
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Disintegration resistance protects against two things: the [[breath]] attack of a [[black dragon]], and the [[wide-angle disintegration beam]] of an angry god. It will also protect your shield, cloak, body armor and shirt from disintegration breath, but not from a wide-angle beam.
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In general, if you avoid angering the gods, [[reflection]] is a good enough protection against disintegration breath attacks. However, it is still a good idea to seek the intrinsic if possible, in case a black dragon attacks you while you are nurse-dancing or attempting to polymorph.
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== Messages ==
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;"You feel very firm."
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:You obtained disintegration resistance by eating a corpse.
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;"You feel totally together, man."
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:You obtained disintegration resistance by eating a corpse, while hallucinating.
  
 
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[[Category:Resistances]]
 
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Revision as of 05:59, 11 October 2008

Disintegration resistance is useful for preventing instadeaths caused by disintegration. It can be acquired as an intrinsic by eating a black dragon corpse (100% chance) or the Chromatic Dragon's corpse (~17% chance). It can also be obtained by wearing black dragon scales or black dragon scale mail.

Disintegration resistance protects against two things: the breath attack of a black dragon, and the wide-angle disintegration beam of an angry god. It will also protect your shield, cloak, body armor and shirt from disintegration breath, but not from a wide-angle beam.

In general, if you avoid angering the gods, reflection is a good enough protection against disintegration breath attacks. However, it is still a good idea to seek the intrinsic if possible, in case a black dragon attacks you while you are nurse-dancing or attempting to polymorph.

Messages

"You feel very firm."
You obtained disintegration resistance by eating a corpse.
"You feel totally together, man."
You obtained disintegration resistance by eating a corpse, while hallucinating.

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