Lab coat
A lab coat is a type of cloak that appears in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. It is made of cloth, and appears as a white coat when unidentified.
Generation
Lab coats make up 1⁄100 (1%) of all cloaks randomly generated on the ground, in shops or as death drops. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock lab coats.
Doctor Frankenstein is always generated with a lab coat.
Description
When worn, a lab coat grants acid resistance, poison resistance and MC3.[1]
Strategy
The lab coat is a strict upgrade from the alchemy smock, providing the same extrinsics with better magic cancellation. Like the alchemy smock, it is a great aid in obtaining intrinsic poison resistance without suffering any stat loss; once you become poison-resistant (or start as a poison-resistant race or role), you may prefer a cloak of protection or a cloak of magic resistance.
The lab coat becomes becomes one of the best choices for a cloak in the late game, due to the presence of very powerful acidic monsters such as the giant shoggoth. Heroes that have another source of magic resistance should strongly consider a lab coat for their cloak slot and grease it if they desire—the oilskin cloak is largely superseded by the ring of free action in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM for protection against drowning attacks.
Origin
A white coat, also known as a laboratory coat or lab coat, is a knee-length overcoat or smock worn by professionals in the medical field or by those involved in laboratory work. The coat protects their street clothes and also serves as a simple uniform. The garment is made from white or light-colored cotton, linen, or cotton polyester blend, allowing it to be washed at high temperature and making it easy to see if it is clean—materials like cotton are also generally more absorbent. Like the word "suit", the phrase "white coat" is sometimes used as a metonym to denote the wearer, such as a scientist working in a high-tech company.
Most white coats usually have long sleeves to provide further coverage against accidental spills, and some have buttons or elastic at the end to secure them around the wrist so that they do not hang into containers of chemicals or tip over lab equipment. Higher-quality coats use snap-on buttons that are easier to quickly undo in an emergency, making them more preferable for laboratory work.
