Pontiff's crown
| [ pontiff's crown | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | filigreed faceless helm |
| Slot | helm |
| Base size | small |
| AC | 2 |
| DR | 5 |
| MC | 0 |
| Magical item? | no |
| Properties |
|
| Base price | 300 zm |
| Default weight | 90 |
| Base material | gold |
A pontiff's crown is a type of helm that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. Its default material is gold, and it appears as a filigreed faceless helm when unidentified. The crown's material is always displayed when its identified appearance is known.
Generation
Pontiff's crowns are not randomly generated, though they can be wished for or found in bones.
The Bastard of the Boreal Valley is always generated with a pontiff's crown.
Description
While worn, a pontiff's crown grants 2 base AC, 5 base DR, and wearing or taking off a pontiff's crown takes two actions.
A worn pontiff's crown covers the wearer's entire head and face: this "faceless" behavior completely prevents them from eating, quaffing, or applying items to their face (including putting on or removing items such as lenses) if the crown is cursed or they do not have a free hand, and it will always block their bite attacks and tentacle attacks, but it will also block any intelligence drain attacks or similar attacks that target the wearer's head.
Origin
The pontiff's crown is derived from the design of Pontiff Sulyvahn, a boss found in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley in the 2016 video game Dark Souls III.
