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'''Leather gloves''', known as '''yugake''' to [[Samurai]], are the most basic kind of [[gloves]].
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'''Leather gloves''' are a type of [[gloves]] that appear in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are known as '''yugake''' to [[Samurai]], and have a [[randomized appearance]] when unidentified.
  
==Generation ==
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==Generation==
 
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[[Monk]]s start each game with a +2 pair of leather gloves, [[Healer]]s start each game with a +1 pair of leather gloves, and [[Knight]]s start the game with a +0 pair of leather gloves. [[Barbarian]]s, Samurai and [[Valkyrie]]s start the game with knowledge of the pair of leather gloves' randomized appearance.
Monks start with a +2 pair of leather gloves, and [[healers]] start with a +1 pair.
 
 
 
== Identification ==
 
 
 
Leather gloves can be easily [[price identification|price-identified]] because they cost much less than the other gloves with [[randomized appearance]]. Martial [[role]]s such as [[barbarian]]s, [[knight]]s, [[monk]]s, [[samurai]], and [[valkyrie]]s start the game with this item already identified.  
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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While lacking in perks compared to the [[gauntlets of dexterity]] or [[gauntlets of power]], simple leather gloves are still more than sufficient enough to last you through the game: any pair of gloves is enough to prevent most [[footrice]]-related deaths (e.g. moving over a footrice corpse while [[blind]] or attacking a live one bare-handed), as well as allowing you to wield footrice corpses as weapons. If you have settled on them as your long-term gloves, you may consider using [[enchant armor]] scrolls on them before other armor, since they cannot be lost to unexpected [[polymorph]] (e.g, from a [[polymorph trap]]).
  
Acquisition of some kind of gloves or gauntlets is a key middle-game objective, as wearing something on your hands prevents a number of [[cockatrice]]-related deaths (walking over a corpse while blind, attacking a live cockatrice without a wielded weapon, etc.).
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==Identification==
 
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Leather gloves are trivial to distinguish via [[price identification]], due to having a lower base cost than other randomized gloves (8[[zm]] versus 50).  
Leather gloves are a good candidate for early [[enchant armor]] scrolls because they are unlikely to be replaced at that point, and cannot be destroyed by a [[polymorph trap]].
 
 
 
==Encyclopedia entry (for yugake)==
 
  
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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The following entry only appears for "yugake":
 
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Japanese leather archery gloves.  Gloves made for use while
 
Japanese leather archery gloves.  Gloves made for use while
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battle had thumbs reinforced with a double layer of leather.
 
battle had thumbs reinforced with a double layer of leather.
 
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Revision as of 12:50, 23 July 2023

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leather gloves
Appearance random
Slot gloves
AC 1
Special (none)
Base price 8 zm
Weight 10
Material leather

Leather gloves are a type of gloves that appear in NetHack. They are known as yugake to Samurai, and have a randomized appearance when unidentified.

Generation

Monks start each game with a +2 pair of leather gloves, Healers start each game with a +1 pair of leather gloves, and Knights start the game with a +0 pair of leather gloves. Barbarians, Samurai and Valkyries start the game with knowledge of the pair of leather gloves' randomized appearance.

Strategy

While lacking in perks compared to the gauntlets of dexterity or gauntlets of power, simple leather gloves are still more than sufficient enough to last you through the game: any pair of gloves is enough to prevent most footrice-related deaths (e.g. moving over a footrice corpse while blind or attacking a live one bare-handed), as well as allowing you to wield footrice corpses as weapons. If you have settled on them as your long-term gloves, you may consider using enchant armor scrolls on them before other armor, since they cannot be lost to unexpected polymorph (e.g, from a polymorph trap).

Identification

Leather gloves are trivial to distinguish via price identification, due to having a lower base cost than other randomized gloves (8zm versus 50).

Encyclopedia entry

The following entry only appears for "yugake":

Japanese leather archery gloves. Gloves made for use while
practicing had thumbs reinforced with horn. Those worn into
battle had thumbs reinforced with a double layer of leather.

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