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mention +2 animal skins, which you can find

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 This item exists as flavour for [[Berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[spriggan berserker]]s) where a robe would be less thematic.
-Berserkers, as melee-focused characters with high [[strength]], should switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, there's usually better options available. A +2 animal skin is better than a +0 robe, at least.
+Berserkers, as melee-focused characters with high [[strength]], should switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, there will usually be better options available. A +2 animal skin is better than a +0 robe, at least.
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 {{armour
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 This item exists as flavour for [[Berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[spriggan berserker]]s) where a robe would be less thematic.
-Berserkers, as melee-focused characters with high [[strength]], should switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, there's usually better options available. A +2 animal skill is better than a +0 robe, at least.
+Berserkers, as melee-focused characters with high [[strength]], should switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, there's usually better options available. A +2 animal skin is better than a +0 robe, at least.
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   |name = Animal skin
   |cost = ?
   |AC = 2
   |EV = 0
   |maxenc = +2
   |weartime = 3
   |size = All
 }}
 {{flavour|A large piece of thick skin covered in fur, cut from the corpse of an animal and worn as a primitive garment. It offers rudimentary protection against harm, but, having never been tanned, it carries a light stench of rotting flesh.

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 {{armour
   |name = Animal skin
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 -Anonymous, in Wells' _A Parody Anthology_, p. 120. 1904.}}
-An '''animal skin''' is a piece of armour that is functionally identical to a [[robe]]: with 2 base AC and no encumbrance.
+An '''animal skin''' is a body armour that is functionally identical to a [[robe]], with 2 base AC and no encumbrance.
-Animal skins are not normally generated with [[ego]]s outside of a few special vaults, such as in [[Ice cave]]s.
+Unlike robes, animal skins are not normally generated with [[ego]]s outside of a few special vaults, such as in [[Ice cave]]s.
 ==Desirability==
-It is functionally identical to a robe, although less likely to have an ego. This item exists as flavour for [[Berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[spriggan berserker]]s) where wearing robes would be less thematic.
+This item exists as flavour for [[Berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[spriggan berserker]]s) where a robe would be less thematic.
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 ==History==
-* Prior to [[0.12]], several monsters ([[sheep]], [[yak]], [[death yak]]) could leave these when [[food|butchered]].
+*Prior to [[0.12]], several monsters ([[sheep]], [[yak]], [[death yak]]) could leave these when [[food|butchered]].
 {{armours}}
 [[Category:Body armour]]

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 -Anonymous, in Wells' _A Parody Anthology_, p. 120. 1904.}}
-An '''animal skin''' is a piece of armour that is functionally identical to a [[robe]]: 2 base AC, no encumbrance rating.
+An '''animal skin''' is a piece of armour that is functionally identical to a [[robe]]: with 2 base AC and no encumbrance.
-Animal skins are not normally generated with egos outside of a few special vaults, such as in [[Ice cave]]s.
+Animal skins are not normally generated with [[ego]]s outside of a few special vaults, such as in [[Ice cave]]s.
 ==Desirability==
 It is functionally identical to a robe, although less likely to have an ego. This item exists as flavour for [[Berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[spriggan berserker]]s) where wearing robes would be less thematic.
-Berserkers, with their high [[strength]] and melee focus, will want to switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, an animal skin is +0 robe; [[leather armour]], light [[dragon scales]], or a robe with an ego are better options.
+Berserkers, with their high [[strength]] and melee focus, will want to switch to a heavier armour almost immediately. For other characters, a +0 animal skin is +0 robe; [[leather armour]], light [[dragon scales]], or a robe with an ego are better options. If you find a +2 animal skin from a [[unique]], it'll be worth using over plain robes/leather armour.

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 {{armour
   |name = Animal skin
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   |AC = 2
   |SV = N/A
-  |EV = +0
+  |EV = 0
   |maxenc = +2
   |weartime = 3
- |skill = Dodging
+  |size = All
   |GDR = 0%
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 ==Desirability==
-It's the same thing as a robe but far less likely to have a good ego. Usually a robe or dragon armour will be preferable.
+It is functionally identical to a robe, although less likely to have an ego, so normally a robe with a good ego or light [[dragon scales]] will be preferable. This item exists as flavour for [[berserker]]s and some enemies (such as [[Pikel]]'s [[slave]]s) where wearing robes would be less thematic.
 ==History==