Storm Queen's shield
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| A disc of crackling metal, created by a woman whose cunning artifice and crafty politics once united a continent. Most of her surviving inventions are closely guarded by various royals, ostensible proof of their claim to be her true successor, but this early prototype slipped through their fingers. |
the +5 Storm Queen's shield
+5 kite shield
When it blocks an attack, there's a 33% chance to electrocute the attacker (3d7 damage, ignoring 1/2 AC).[1][2] This works up to 3 tiles away.
rElec
Allows flight
Desirability
The Storm Queen's shield[3], as just a +5 kite shield of rElec, would already be a great find for many characters. The extra retaliation damage - which few monsters resist - only makes it better. A good item for any shield-using character, though some may prefer a highly enchanted tower shield instead.
History
- The Storm Queen's shield was added in 0.30.
References
- ↑ art-func.h:541 (0.30.1)
- ↑ fineff.cc:511 (0.30.1)
- ↑ art-data.txt:1789 (0.30.1)
