Gauntlets (EvilHack)

For the various types of 'gauntlets' that have secondary effects when worn, see gloves.

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Appearance	random
Slot	gloves
AC	1
Special	(none)
Base price	50 zm
Weight	30
Material	iron

Gauntlets are a type of gloves that appear in EvilHack and Hack'EM. Their base object material is iron, and they have a randomized appearance when unidentified.

Generation

All Knights that are not elven or drow begin the game with a pair of +0 gauntlets that may be blessed; elven Knights will be given leather gloves instead, while drow Knights are given dark elven gloves. Barbarians, Knights, Monks, Samurai, and Valkyries start the game with knowledge of a pair of gauntlets' randomized appearance.

Gauntlets can appear in the preset kits of various player monsters and racial monsters, particularly centaur and giant ones, and can also generate in the kits of NPC monks.

Gauntlets can be created at a forge by combining a mace and a helmet.

Description

When worn, gauntlets grant at least 1 point of base AC and possibly more depending on their specific material; they also incur a -2 to-hit penalty when shooting from a bow.

Gauntlets can be combined with other items at a forge to make the following:

• Combining a pair of gauntlets with a dwarvish short sword will create a pair of dwarvish boots.
• Combining a pair of gauntlets with an orcish short sword will create a pair of orcish boots.

Strategy

Plain gauntlets are usually not susceptible to burning and rotting unlike leather gloves, unless the gauntlets are made of bone or wood - metallic gauntlets will also interfere with spellcasting, making those in particular more ideal for martial-focused roles and other builds that are not as reliant on using bows or casting around hostile monsters.

Encyclopedia entry

A type of armored glove designed to protect the wrist and hand,
usually made of metal or hardened leather and intended to be
worn as part of a full suit of armor.