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{{Flavour|A magical armour, made from the scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from the effects of fire, but renders its wearer more susceptible to the effects of cold.}} | {{Flavour|A magical armour, made from the scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from the effects of fire, but renders its wearer more susceptible to the effects of cold.}} | ||
| − | '''Fire dragon armour''' is a relatively light suit of body [[armour]] which provides reasonable physical defense, a bearable | + | '''Fire dragon armour''' is a relatively light suit of body [[armour]] which provides reasonable physical defense, a bearable encumbrance rating, and excellent [[fire]] resistance (rF++). However, it also penalizes the wear with one rank of [[cold]] vulnerability. While they are extremely rare, you can make your own by [[scroll of enchant armour|enchanting]] a [[fire dragon hide]] butchered off of a [[dragon]] [[corpse]]. |
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| + | Many players consider this the best general-purpose armour: it provides almost as much protection as [[plate armour]], while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ it provides is very useful, and the rC- is usually bearable given that cold attacks are generally rarer and less damaging than fire attacks, with a few [[Antaeus|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 armour, as taking an extra 50% from cold attacks can be quite dangerous. | ||
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Revision as of 09:32, 17 November 2013
| Name | Fire dragon armour |
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| Size to wear | Medium, Large, Big |
| Armour Class | 8 |
| Encumbrance rating | -3 |
| Maximum Enchantment | +8 |
| Grants | rF++, rC- |
| Time to Wear | 5 |
| A magical armour, made from the scales of a fire-breathing dragon. It provides great protection from the effects of fire, but renders its wearer more susceptible to the effects of cold. |
Fire dragon armour is a relatively light suit of body armour which provides reasonable physical defense, a bearable encumbrance rating, and excellent fire resistance (rF++). However, it also penalizes the wear with one rank of cold vulnerability. While they are extremely rare, you can make your own by enchanting a fire dragon hide butchered off of a dragon corpse.
Desirability
Many players consider this the best general-purpose armour: it provides almost as much protection as plate armour, while having an encumbrance rating that will still allow spellcasting. The rF++ it provides is very useful, and the rC- is usually bearable given that cold attacks are generally rarer and less damaging than fire attacks, with a few notable exceptions. Still, it is often best to wait until you have at least one source of cold resistance before wearing fire dragon armour, as taking an extra 50% from cold attacks can be quite dangerous.
History
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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