Fire dragon scales - Revision history

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Hordes at 16:46, 27 October 2023

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Ge0ff at 21:23, 25 June 2023

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Hordes: /* Desirability */

2023-06-24T01:12:11Z

‎Desirability

Hordes: IDS note

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IDS note

Hordes: cold is pretty common these days

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cold is pretty common these days

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 {{Flavour|The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.}}
-'''Fire dragon scales''' are a moderate weight body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
+'''Fire dragon scales''' are a medium-weight body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
 This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a [[fire dragon]].
 ==Desirability==
-Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour, provided you can offset the rC-. It offers decent defense while still allowing spellcasting.
+Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour, offering decent defense while still allowing spellcasting. However, it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these, in order to offset this armour's rC-; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
 ==History==

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+{{version034}}
 {{armour
   |name        = Fire dragon scales
   |cost        = 755
   |AC          = 8
-  |EV          = 11
+  |EV          = 9
   |maxenc      = +8
   |grants      = rF++, rC-
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 {{Flavour|The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.}}
-'''Fire dragon scales''' are a moderately heavy body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
+'''Fire dragon scales''' are a moderate weight body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
 This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a [[fire dragon]].
 ==Desirability==
-Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour. It offers decent defense, while still allowing spellcasting. The [[fire resistance]] is also helpful, namely against [[orbs of fire]]. However, it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
+Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour, provided you can offset the rC-. It offers decent defense while still allowing spellcasting.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.19]], this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on [[fire dragon hide]]
 *Prior to [[0.10]], this item was known merely as "dragon armour". It was renamed to avoid confusion with other dragon armours.

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+{{version032}}
 {{armour
   |name        = Fire dragon scales

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   |name        = Fire dragon scales
   |cost        = 755
   |AC          = 8
   |EV          = 11

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-{{version030}}
+{{version031}}
 {{armour
   |name        = Fire dragon scales
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   |grants      = rF++, rC-
   |size        = All
 }}
 {{Flavour|The scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from fire, while rendering its wearer more susceptible to cold.}}
-'''Fire dragon scales''' are a moderately heavy body armour, with reasonable defense and a bearable encumbrance. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
+'''Fire dragon scales''' are a moderately heavy body armour. They provide 2 ranks of [[fire resistance]] (rF++), but a rank of [[cold]] vulnerability (rC-).
-This item has a 1/3 chance to generate when you slay a [[fire dragon]], like all other [[dragon scales]].
+This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a [[fire dragon]].
 ==Desirability==
-Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour: they provide almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ they provide is very useful, but it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
+Fire dragon scales are a suitable general purpose armour. It offers decent defense, while still allowing spellcasting. The [[fire resistance]] is also helpful, namely against [[orbs of fire]]. However, it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
 Note that [[ice dragon scales]] offer +1 AC (and +1 max [[enchant]]ment) for the same encumbrance rating. However, you may prefer fire dragon scales for its fire resistance.
 ==History==
-*Before [[0.19]], this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on [[fire dragon hide]]
+*Prior to [[0.19]], this item was known as fire dragon armour. It was obtained from using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on [[fire dragon hide]]
 *Prior to [[0.10]], this item was known merely as "dragon armour". It was renamed to avoid confusion with other dragon armours.

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+! Fire dragon scales || Image
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-| '''Fire dragon scales''' || [[File:Fire dragon armour.png]]
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Fire dragon armour.png]]
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 Fire dragon scales are a suitable general-purpose armour: they provide almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ they provide is very useful, but it's often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
-Note that [[ice dragon scale]]s offers +1 AC (and +1 max [[enchant]]ment), and has the same encumbrance rating. However, you may prefer fire dragon scales for its fire resistance.
+Note that [[ice dragon scales]] offers +1 AC (and +1 max [[enchant]]ment) for the same encumbrance rating. However, you may prefer fire dragon scales for its fire resistance.
 ==History==

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 ==Desirability==
-Fire dragon scales are a suitable general-purpose armour: they provide almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ they provide is very useful, and the rC- is usually bearable given that cold attacks are generally rarer than fire attacks (with a [[Simulacrum (monster)|few]] [[ironbound frostheart|notable]] [[Ice Fiend|exceptions]]). Still, it is often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing fire dragon scales, as taking an extra 50% from cold attacks can be lethal.
+Fire dragon scales are a suitable general-purpose armour: they provide almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ they provide is very useful, but it is often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing these; taking 150% damage from cold attacks can be lethal.
 ==History==