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{{flavour|The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.}}
 
{{flavour|The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.}}
 
[[File:Hat_of_pondering.png]] '''''the +3 hat of Pondering'''''
 
[[File:Hat_of_pondering.png]] '''''the +3 hat of Pondering'''''
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[[Ponderousness]] ego<br>
 
[[Ponderousness]] ego<br>
+50 [[MR]] (#)<br>
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+40 [[Willpower]] (Will+)<br>
+5 [[Intelligence|Int]]<br>
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+5 [[Intelligence]]<br>
 
+10 [[MP]]
 
+10 [[MP]]
  
Sometimes (10%) found on [[Gastronok]].
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==Desirability==
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The '''hat of Pondering'''<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|art-data.txt|1154}}</ref> provides great bonuses to spellcasting, and a useful will bonus on top. However, the movement penalty can be dangerous - it makes retreat more difficult. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. mages with spells like [[Swiftness]] or [[Blink]].  
  
==Desirability==
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Characters which are faster or slower than usual have unique interactions with the Hat of Pondering:
The '''hat of Pondering'''<ref>{{source ref|0.23.0|art-data.txt|980}}</ref> provides extremely useful bonuses to any character's spellcasting and magic resistance, but the movement penalty has the potential to be very dangerous, so it very well may not be worth it. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. casters with [[Swiftness]] or [[Controlled Blink]]. It may also be useful to followers of [[Cheibriados]], who are already slow, or inherently fast characters like [[spriggan]]s or [[centaur]]s, who only sacrifice part of their speed advantage.
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*[[Cheibriados]] worshippers, [[Barachim]], and [[Naga]]s are already slower than usual; they don't mind being slower (as much as others).
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*[[Armataur]]s wearing the [[lightning scales]] move fast; having ponderousness puts them back at normal speed.
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*[[Spriggan]]s can still outrun normal-speed monsters, but are unable to outrun [[haste]]d normal-speed monsters. Wearing this hat drops Spriggans from 166% to 142% move speed, making them slower than certain enemies (such as [[centaur]]s, [[juggernaut]]s, [[Mennas]], and [[orbs of fire]]).
  
If you can find a pair of [[boots]] of [[running]], that will counteract the ponderousness. Of course, moving at greater-than-average speed is a very valuable ability -- it's up to you whether the spellcasting boost provided by this artifact is worth remaining at normal walking speed.
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True to its lore, the hat of Pondering is sometimes found on [[Gastronok]] (10% chance).
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 13 September 2024

Version 0.32: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.

Hat of pondering.png the +3 hat of Pondering

+3 hat

Ponderousness ego
+40 Willpower (Will+)
+5 Intelligence
+10 MP

Desirability

The hat of Pondering[1] provides great bonuses to spellcasting, and a useful will bonus on top. However, the movement penalty can be dangerous - it makes retreat more difficult. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. mages with spells like Swiftness or Blink.

Characters which are faster or slower than usual have unique interactions with the Hat of Pondering:

True to its lore, the hat of Pondering is sometimes found on Gastronok (10% chance).

References