Hat of the Alchemist - Revision history

Hordes at 11:35, 5 July 2024

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2023-10-24T21:29:13Z

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Ge0ff at 13:55, 18 September 2023

2023-09-18T13:55:55Z

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Hordes: version bump

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Hordes at 21:46, 11 March 2023

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Spudwalt at 08:11, 15 July 2021

2021-07-15T08:11:37Z

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 Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutations too. Having all that in one slot is very nice; at the least, it allows you to use gear slots that would otherwise be used to gather resistances. If you have solid defenses, this is an all around great item.
-However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]]. Thus, not all characters will want to wear it:
+However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]]. Thus, not all characters will want to wear it right away:
-*In the early game (early/mid [[Dungeon]], [[Lair]]...), resistances aren't particularly important. The AC can be more helpful than what this hat offers.
+*In the early game (early/mid [[Dungeon]], [[Lair]]...), resistances aren't particularly important, so the AC from a regular helmet can be more helpful than this hat.
-*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in one slot - but the lack of AC hinders them more. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
+*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in one slot, but the lack of AC hinders them more. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
 *If you happen to cover most/all resistances with other [[artefact]]s, this hat may be redundant.

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 ==Desirability==
-Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutations too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
+Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutations too. Having all that in one slot is very nice; at the least, it allows you to use gear slots that would otherwise be used to gather resistances. If you have solid defenses, this is an all around great item.
 However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]]. Thus, not all characters will want to wear it:

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 Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutations too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
-However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]].
+However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]]. Thus, not all characters will want to wear it:
-*In the early-game (early/mid [[Dungeon]], [[Lair]]...), resistances aren't particularly important. The AC can be more helpful than what this hat offers.
+*In the early game (early/mid [[Dungeon]], [[Lair]]...), resistances aren't particularly important. The AC can be more helpful than what this hat offers.
-*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in one slot - but they are also hindered by the lack of AC. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
+*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in one slot - but the lack of AC hinders them more. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
 *If you happen to cover most/all resistances with other [[artefact]]s, this hat may be redundant.

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 ==Desirability==
-Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutation too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
+Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutations too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
 However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]].

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 ==Desirability==
-Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all 6 "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutation too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
+Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all six "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutation too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the least, it saves gear slots for other items. Great item, at least for those with solid [[AC]].
 However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]].
 *In the early-game (early/mid [[Dungeon]], [[Lair]]...), resistances aren't particularly important. The AC can be more helpful than what this hat offers.
-*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in 1 slot - but they are also hindered by the lack of AC. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
+*Species with limited armour slots, like [[Ogre]]s and [[Spriggan]]s, appreciate all the resistances in one slot - but they are also hindered by the lack of AC. [[Octopode]]s may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances rather than this hat.
 *If you happen to cover most/all resistances with other [[artefact]]s, this hat may be redundant.
-Note that other equipment slots can make up for the AC loss. For example, wearing the hat of the Alchemist with a [[ring of protection]] is better than having a +2 hat with a [[ring of willpower]].
+Note that other equipment slots can make up for the AC loss. For example, wearing the hat of the Alchemist with a [[ring of protection]] is better than having a plain +2 hat with a [[ring of willpower]].
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|A dirty hat. It bears signs of surviving many weird explosions, which suggests it may have means of protecting the head inside from the risks involved in alchemy experiments.}}
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 -2 [[hat]]
-[[Fire#Fire_Resistance|rF+]]<br>
+[[Fire resistance|rF+]]<br>
-[[Cold#Cold_Resistance|rC+]]<br>
+[[Cold resistance|rC+]]<br>
-[[Electricity#Electricity_Resistance|rElec]]<br>
+[[Electricity resistance|rElec]]<br>
-[[Poison#Poison_Resistance|rPois]]<br>
+[[Poison resistance|rPois]]<br>
-[[Negative_energy#Negative_energy_Resistance|rN+]]<br>
+[[Negative energy resistance|rN+]]<br>
-+40 [[Will]]<br>
+[[Corrosion resistance|rCorr]]<br>
-[[Mutation|rMut]]<br>
++40 [[willpower]] (Will+)<br>
-[[Acid#Acid_Resistance|rCorr]]<br>
+[[Mutation resistance|rMut]] (66% chance to block mutations)<br>
 ==Desirability==
-The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.26.1|art-data.txt|897}}</ref> is a very desirable [[artefact]] for a character with solid AC, providing practically a full set of resistances. The decision is not so clear for low-AC characters, but they will likely want to at least keep it around for certain situations (such as areas with significant risk of harmful mutations).
+Highly desirable. The '''hat of the Alchemist'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|1009}}</ref> covers all 6 "major" resistances, gives willpower, and it blocks mutation too. Having all that in one slot is very nice - at the ''very'' least, it saves gear slots for other items.
-Species with significant equipment restrictions like [[ogre]]s, [[troll]]s, or [[spriggan]]s can benefit greatly from the wide range of resistances placed in a single armour slot, but they are also the species most likely to have difficulties getting more AC. An [[octopode]] may wish to rely on its abundance of [[ring]] slots for resistances in lieu of taking this hat's AC penalty.
+However, wearing this hat means a net loss of 5-6 AC from a regular, +2 [[helmet]].
 ==History==
 *In [[0.18]], the [[amulet of resist mutation]] was removed, leaving this artifact as one of the few remaining sources of mutation resistance.
-*Prior to [[0.16]], it provided only rF+, rC+, rElec, and MR+, but had a +2 enchantment.
+*Prior to [[0.16]], it provided only rF+, rC+, rElec, and [[MR]]+, but had a +2 enchantment.
 ==References==