Plasteel gauntlets

For the item in SLASH'EM, see plasteel gloves.

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Appearance	hard white gauntlets
Slot	gloves
Base size	small
AC	2
DR	3
MC	1
Magical item?	no
Future tech?	yes
Properties	(none)
Base price	50 zm
Default weight	15
Base material	plastic

Plasteel gauntlets are a type of gloves that appear in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. They have an base-material of plastic and appear as hard white gauntlets when unidentified.

Generation

Human Anachrononauts start each game with an uncursed +0 pair of plasteel gauntlets.

Several quest levels contain plasteel gauntlets:

• 2 pairs of uncursed +0 plasteel gauntlets are generated in the bottom right storage room inside the bastion on the Anachrononaut quest home level. Each pair of plasteel gauntlets only has a ¹⁄₄ chance of being generated for Androids in their quest.
• 2 pairs of uncursed plasteel gauntlets are generated in the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest locate levels.
• 2 pairs of uncursed plasteel gauntlets are generated on the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest "filler B" levels.
• 6 pairs of uncursed plasteel gauntlets are generated in the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest goal levels, which may be embedded in the walls.

Plasteel gauntlets do not randomly generate, and a hero who isn't a Tourist cannot wish for them, though they may still be found in bones.

Several monsters can be generated with a pair of plasteel gauntlets if they are created in the future.

• parasitized knights are always generated with a pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +4 to +6.
• troopers have a ⁹⁄₁₀ chance of being generated with a non-cursed pair of plasteel gauntlets. These gauntlets will receive an additional enchantment ranging from +0 to +3. Otherwise, they are generated with a non-cursed gray pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +4 to +7.
• parasitized gynoids have two possible sets of equipment which include plasteel gauntlets. Each of these has a ¹⁄₉ chance of being generated.
• Dwarven monsters generated during level creation are always given a non-cursed gray pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +4 to +7.
• carcosan courtiers have a ¹⁄₅ chance of being generated with a yellow +5 pair of plasteel gauntlets.
• Nazgul are always generated with a black unholy pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +1 to +7.
• For Incantifier Kensei, gray fungal towers generated in the Kensei quest during level creation have a ¹⁄₂ chance of being generated with a pair of plasteel gauntlets.
• death knights are always generated with a black unholy healing pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +3 to +6.
• master liches generated in the future are always generated with a black unholy healing pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +3 to +6.
• arch-liches generated in the future are always generated with a black unholy healing pair of plasteel gauntlets with an enchantment ranging from +3 to +6.
• Anachrononaut player monsters generated on the Astral Plane are always created with a pair of plasteel gauntlets.

Description

While worn, a pair of plasteel gauntlets grants 2 base AC and 3 DR to the hand slot, MC1, and takes two actions to wear or take off. Plasteel gauntlets only slightly interfere with spellcasting.

History

Four pieces of plasteel equipment —helm, body armor, gloves, and boots—are added in the standalone Jedi patch for SLASH'EM, which is also incorporated into the base game of SlashTHEM. These make up the iconic armor of the stormtrooper and, along with a heavy machine gun or submachine gun and ammunition, are part of their automatic starting inventory in the patch.

Origin

Plasteel is a fictional material from the Star Wars series. It is, as its name suggests, a compound of plastic and steel. More precisely, it is a plastic reinforced with the fictional alloy durasteel. The Imperial Stormtroopers' armor is made of thin plates of plasteel, lightweight but providing adequate protection against physical damage.

Plasteel is also the name of a durable steel compound in the Dune universe, as well as a real-life composite of steel and fiberglass used to make automobile chassis.