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{{flavour|The scales of a gold dragon. It is much heavier than most dragon scale armours, and grants its wearer resistance to poison, fire and cold.}}
 
{{flavour|The scales of a gold dragon. It is much heavier than most dragon scale armours, and grants its wearer resistance to poison, fire and cold.}}
  
'''Gold dragon scales''' are one of the heaviest body armours in the game (tied with [[crystal plate armour]]), providing excellent physical defense as well as resistance to [[fire]], [[cold]], and [[poison]]. Unfortunately, they require very high [[strength]] to wear effectively, and the armour's [[encumbrance rating]] is massive enough to make casting spells, [[dodging]], and [[stealth]] very difficult, if not outright impossible.  
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'''Gold dragon scales''' are one of the heaviest body armours in the game, tied with [[crystal plate armour]]. While these scales offer less AC than crystal plate, it offers a resistance to [[fire]], [[cold]], and [[poison]]. Since the [[encumbrance]] is so high, casting, dodging, and stealth are very difficult.
  
This item has a 1/3 chance to generate when you slay a [[golden dragon]].
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This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a [[golden dragon]]. [[Parghit]] always wears a highly enchanted set of these scales.
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
Although three guaranteed resistances, excellent [[AC]], and high enchant rating may sound tempting, realize that few [[species]] can naturally have enough strength to wear this armour comfortably. Ruining your [[ev]]asion and spellcasting may not be worth the tradeoff.  
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With 3 resistances and excellent AC, a set of gold dragon scales is a strong choice for any high-[[strength]] melee brute. However, the chances of finding one before [[Zot]] are very low. A +10 [[plate armour]] of fire resistance or so will outperform a +0 GDS. You could wait to enchant your gear, but the time spent waiting for GDS is time that your [[scrolls of enchant armour]] are doing nothing.
  
These scales are particularly well-suited to [[troll]]s and [[ogre]]s, who have the natural strength to wear gold dragon armour, already have evasion penalties due to their large size, and enjoy finding multiple resistances on a single piece of equipment. However, any character who would already wear heavy armour and has enough [[scrolls of enchant armour]] to spare (assuming you had previously enchanted body armour) will appreciate its full protection.
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If you do get one in a timely manner, though, it's very good for heavy melee characters. Parghit always drops a set with good enchantment, which is often worth using. Dodgers, casters, and ranged weapon users will find these too heavy to effectively use, at least for a 3 rune game.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 12:29, 20 July 2023

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Name Gold dragon scales
Size to wear All
Armour Class 12
Encumbrance rating 23
Maximum Enchantment +12
Grants rF+, rC+, rPois
Time to Wear 5


The scales of a gold dragon. It is much heavier than most dragon scale armours, and grants its wearer resistance to poison, fire and cold.

Gold dragon scales are one of the heaviest body armours in the game, tied with crystal plate armour. While these scales offer less AC than crystal plate, it offers a resistance to fire, cold, and poison. Since the encumbrance is so high, casting, dodging, and stealth are very difficult.

This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay a golden dragon. Parghit always wears a highly enchanted set of these scales.

Desirability

With 3 resistances and excellent AC, a set of gold dragon scales is a strong choice for any high-strength melee brute. However, the chances of finding one before Zot are very low. A +10 plate armour of fire resistance or so will outperform a +0 GDS. You could wait to enchant your gear, but the time spent waiting for GDS is time that your scrolls of enchant armour are doing nothing.

If you do get one in a timely manner, though, it's very good for heavy melee characters. Parghit always drops a set with good enchantment, which is often worth using. Dodgers, casters, and ranged weapon users will find these too heavy to effectively use, at least for a 3 rune game.

History

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