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Despite its mundane nature, this is actually one of the newest items in the game, having been introduced along with the [[touchstone]] in [[NetHack 3.4.0]]. The buglist indicates that it resolves the incongruity of human [[Yendorian army|soldier]]s being generated with [[elven cloak]]s. | Despite its mundane nature, this is actually one of the newest items in the game, having been introduced along with the [[touchstone]] in [[NetHack 3.4.0]]. The buglist indicates that it resolves the incongruity of human [[Yendorian army|soldier]]s being generated with [[elven cloak]]s. | ||
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| + | In slashem, this cloak stays the same, but because of higher [[MC]] of other armors, almost any cloak is preferable to this one: higher magic cancellation is well worth a point of AC. The only exception might be for a character who already has MC 2 or MC 3, perhaps from a [[cornuthaum]](MC2 in slash'em) or [[mithril-coat]](MC3 in slash'em), in which case the cloak is preferable to a [[dwarvish cloak|dwarvish]] or [[orcish cloak]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 10 December 2015
[ leather cloak 
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| Appearance | leather cloak |
| Slot | cloak |
| AC | 1 |
| Special | |
| Base price | 40 zm |
| Weight | 15 |
| Material | leather |
A leather cloak provides MC1 and one point of AC, but has no special abilities.
Strategy
This cloak is strictly superior to the more common dwarvish and orcish cloaks, which provide the same MC but no AC. Any type of magical cloak, including the fairly common elven cloak, will still be superior to this, providing the same or better AC and MC, plus some special abiltiies.
History
Despite its mundane nature, this is actually one of the newest items in the game, having been introduced along with the touchstone in NetHack 3.4.0. The buglist indicates that it resolves the incongruity of human soldiers being generated with elven cloaks.
SLASH'EM
In slashem, this cloak stays the same, but because of higher MC of other armors, almost any cloak is preferable to this one: higher magic cancellation is well worth a point of AC. The only exception might be for a character who already has MC 2 or MC 3, perhaps from a cornuthaum(MC2 in slash'em) or mithril-coat(MC3 in slash'em), in which case the cloak is preferable to a dwarvish or orcish cloak.
