Robe of power

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robe of power
Appearance randomized
Slot body armor
AC 1
Special
Base price 50 zm
Weight 40
Material leather

A robe of protection is a type of body armor that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. It is made of leather, and has the randomized appearance of a "colored robe" when unidentified.

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Generation

Master mind flayers have a 110 chance of generating with a robe of power.[1] Aligned priests, high priests, the Arch Priest, and player monster priests may also generate with a robe of power.[2][3]

Description

While worn, the robe of power confers 1 base AC and lowers spellcasting failure rates.

Strategy

While it does not boost spellcasting success to the same rate as a robe does in vanilla NetHack, the robe of power is still quite desirable for Monks seeking out body armor.

Encyclopedia entry

Robes are the only garments, apart from Shirts, ever to have sleeves. They have three uses:
1. As the official uniform of Priests, Priestesses, Monks, Nuns (see Nunnery), and Wizards. The OMT [ Official Management Term ] prescribed for the Robes of Priests and Nuns is that they _fall in severe folds_; of Priestesses that they _float_; and of Wizards that they _swirl_. You can thus see who you are dealing with.
2. For Kings. The OMT here is _falling in stately folds_.
3. As the garb of Desert Nomads. [...]

[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

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