Plate armour - Revision history

Hordes at 07:57, 21 February 2026

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Ge0ff at 17:54, 27 August 2023

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Hordes: typo

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Hordes: shorten a lil', use bullet points

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shorten a lil', use bullet points

Hordes at 03:22, 26 August 2023

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Ge0ff: /* Desirability */ trim a bit

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‎Desirability: trim a bit

Hordes: /* Desirability */

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‎Desirability

Hordes at 01:19, 18 June 2023

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Hordes at 03:22, 5 May 2023

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 ==Desirability==
-Plate is often the heaviest armour available, so it's good for strong melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters won't have better alternatives for a long time.
+Plate is often the heaviest armour available for a long time, so it's good for strong melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters are unlikely to find better alternatives for a while, although they do exist:
-Alternatives do exist:
+*Characters that wish to hybridize into magic will prefer lighter armours, with [[dragon scales]] having good AC:encumbrance ratios.
-*If you want to branch out into a hybrid fighter/caster, you'll want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]].
+*Pure-strength characters will benefit more from [[golden dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]], which provide even more AC.
 *In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain, +0 plate armour.
-Compared to the above, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
 In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effective than plate.

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 Alternatives do exist:
 *If you want to branch out into a hybrid fighter/caster, you'll want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]].
-*Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]], which are heavier, but provide even more AC.
+*Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[golden dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]], which are heavier, but provide even more AC.
 *In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain, +0 plate armour.
 Compared to the above, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.

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 Alternatives do exist:
 *If you want to branch out into a hybrid fighter/caster, you'll want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]].
-*Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]] - heavier, but even more AC.
+*Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]], which are heavier, but provide even more AC.
 *In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain, +0 plate armour.
-Compared to the above, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a more ideal set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
+Compared to the above, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
 In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effective than plate.

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 Alternatives do exist:
-*If you want to branch out into a hybrid fighter/caster, you'll want a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]].
+*If you want to branch out into a hybrid fighter/caster, you'll want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]].
 *Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]] - heavier, but even more AC.
 *In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain, +0 plate armour.
 Compared to the above, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a more ideal set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
-In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effectice than buying plate armour.
+In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effective than plate.
 ==History==

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 ==Desirability==
-Plate armour is often the heaviest armour available, making it a good choice for high-[[strength]] melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters won't have better alternatives for a long time.
+Plate is often the heaviest armour available, so it's good for strong melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters won't have better alternatives for a long time.
-Those who branch into a hybrid fighter/spellcaster role may eventually want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]]. Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]]. In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain +0 plate armour.
+Alternatives do exist:
-Compared to said options, plate armour has the time advantage, since you can find it earlier. Waiting for that better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
+In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effectice than buying plate armour.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|A full suit of solid metal plate: cuirass, pauldrons, vambraces, waist plate and greaves. It provides excellent protection.}}
-'''Plate armour''' is the heaviest common body armour. It provides excellent defense, though at a large cost to your ability to [[spell failure|cast spells]] or [[ev]]ade attacks. You are virtually guaranteed to find at least one suit of this by the time you've cleared the [[Orcish Mines]].
+'''Plate armour''' is the heaviest common body armour, providing excellent defense in exchange for [[encumbrance]] (reducing ability to [[spell failure|cast spells]], [[ev]]ade attacks, and fire [[Ranged Weapons]]). Commonly found on monsters, you are virtually guaranteed to find at least one set by the time you've cleared the [[Orcish Mines]].
 Plate armour is one of two armour types capable of generating with the [[ponderousness]] [[ego]].
 ==Desirability==
-Although not suitable for all characters, plate armour is generally considered to be a good equipment choice. If found with useful properties (such as [[fire resistance]]), a well-enchanted suit of such armour can serve for the entire game. At the very least, heavy fighters won't have better alternatives for a long time.
+Plate armour is often the heaviest armour available, making it a good choice for high-[[strength]] melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters won't have better alternatives for a long time.
 Those who branch into a hybrid fighter/spellcaster role may eventually want to switch to a lighter suit of [[dragon scales]]. Pure-strength characters may eventually end up in [[gold dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]]. In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain +0 plate armour.
 Compared to said options, plate armour has the time advantage, since you can find it earlier. Waiting for that better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.
 ==History==

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 '''Plate armour''' is the heaviest common body armour. It provides excellent defense, although at a large cost to your ability to [[spell failure|cast spells]] or [[ev]]ade attacks. You are virtually guaranteed to find at least one suit of this by the time you've cleared the [[Orcish Mines]].
-Plate armour is unique for being one of two armour types capable of generating with the [[ponderousness]] [[ego]].
+Plate armour is one of two armour types capable of generating with the [[ponderousness]] [[ego]].
 ==Desirability==